win_copy: added remote and content options (#21546)

* win_copy: added remote and content options

* readded comment about original_basename accidentally removed

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_copy.ps1

@@ -24,77 +24,136 @@ $check_mode = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "_ansible_check_mode" -type "b
 $src = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "src" -type "path" -failifempty $true
 $dest = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "dest" -type "path" -failifempty $true
 $force = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "force" -type "bool" -default $true
-$original_basename = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "original_basename" -type "str" -failifempty $true
+$original_basename = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "original_basename" -type "str"
+
+# original_basename gets set if src and dest are dirs
+# but includes subdir if the source folder contains sub folders
+# e.g. you could get subdir/foo.txt
 
 $result = @{
-    changed = $FALSE
-    original_basename = $original_basename
+    changed = $false
     src = $src
     dest = $dest
 }
 
-# original_basename gets set if src and dest are dirs
-# but includes subdir if the source folder contains sub folders
-# e.g. you could get subdir/foo.txt
-
 if (($force -eq $false) -and (Test-Path -Path $dest)) {
     $result.msg = "file already exists"
     Exit-Json $result
 }
 
-# detect if doing recursive folder copy and create any non-existent destination sub folder
-$parent = Split-Path -Path $original_basename -Parent
-if ($parent.length -gt 0)
-{
-    $dest_folder = Join-Path $dest $parent
-    New-Item -Path $dest_folder -Type Directory -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
-}
+Function Copy-Folder($src, $dest) {
+    if (Test-Path -Path $dest) {
+        if (-not (Get-Item -Path $dest -Force).PSIsContainer) {
+            Fail-Json $result "If src is a folder, dest must also be a folder. src: $src, dest: $dest"
+        }
+    } else {
+        try {
+            New-Item -Path $dest -ItemType Directory -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
+            $result.changed = $true
+        } catch {
+            Fail-Json $result "Failed to create new folder $dest $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
+    }
 
-# if $dest is a dir, append $original_basename so the file gets copied with its intended name.
-if (Test-Path -Path $dest -PathType Container)
-{
-    $dest = Join-Path -Path $dest -ChildPath $original_basename
+    foreach ($item in Get-ChildItem -Path $src) {
+        $dest_path = Join-Path -Path $dest -ChildPath $item.PSChildName
+        if ($item.PSIsContainer) {
+            Copy-Folder -src $item.FullName -dest $dest_path
+        } else {
+            Copy-File -src $item.FullName -dest $dest_path
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-$orig_checksum = Get-FileChecksum ($dest)
-$src_checksum = Get-FileChecksum ($src)
-
-If ($src_checksum.Equals($orig_checksum))
-{
-    # if both are "3" then both are folders, ok to copy
-    If ($src_checksum.Equals("3"))
-    {
-       # New-Item -Force creates subdirs for recursive copies
-       New-Item -Path $dest -Type File -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
-       Copy-Item -Path $src -Destination $dest -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
-       $result.changed = $true
-       $result.operation = "folder_copy"
+Function Copy-File($src, $dest) {
+    if (Test-Path -Path $dest) {
+        if ((Get-Item -Path $dest -Force).PSIsContainer) {
+            Fail-Json $result "If src is a file, dest must also be a file. src: $src, dest: $dest"
+        }
+    }
+
+    $src_checksum = Get-FileChecksum -Path $src
+    $dest_checksum = Get-FileChecksum -Path $dest
+    if ($src_checksum -ne $dest_checksum) {
+        try {
+            Copy-Item -Path $src -Destination $dest -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
+            $result.changed = $true
+        } catch {
+            Fail-Json $result "Failed to copy file $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
     }
 
+    # Verify the file we copied is the same
+    $dest_checksum_verify = Get-FileChecksum -Path $dest
+    if (-not ($check_mode) -and ($src_checksum -ne $dest_checksum_verify)) {
+        Fail-Json $result "Copied file does not match checksum. src: $src_checksum, dest: $dest_checksum_verify. Failed to copy file from $src to $dest"
+    }
 }
-ElseIf (-Not $src_checksum.Equals($orig_checksum))
-{
-    If ($src_checksum.Equals("3"))
-    {
-        Fail-Json $result "If src is a folder, dest must also be a folder"
+
+Function Get-FileSize($path) {
+    $file = Get-Item -Path $path -Force
+    $size = $null
+    if ($file.PSIsContainer) {
+        $dir_files_sum = Get-ChildItem $file.FullName -Recurse
+        if ($dir_files_sum -eq $null -or ($dir_files_sum.PSObject.Properties.name -contains 'length' -eq $false)) {
+            $size = 0
+        } else {
+            $size = ($dir_files_sum | Measure-Object -property length -sum).Sum
+        }
+    } else {
+        $size = $file.Length
     }
-    # The checksums don't match, there's something to do
-    Copy-Item -Path $src -Destination $dest -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
 
-    $result.changed = $true
-    $result.operation = "file_copy"
+    $size
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path -Path $src)) {
+    Fail-Json $result "Cannot copy src file: $src as it does not exist"
+}
+
+# If copying from remote we need to get the original folder path and name and change dest to this path
+if ($original_basename) {
+    $parent_path = Split-Path -Path $original_basename -Parent
+    if ($parent_path.length -gt 0) {
+        $dest_folder = Join-Path -Path $dest -ChildPath $parent_path
+        try {
+            New-Item -Path $dest_folder -Type directory -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
+            $result.changed = $true
+        } catch {
+            Fail-Json $result "Failed to create directory $($dest_folder): $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
+        $dest = Join-Path $dest -ChildPath $original_basename
+    }
 }
 
-# Verify before we return that the file has changed
-$dest_checksum = Get-FileChecksum($dest)
-If (-Not $src_checksum.Equals($dest_checksum) -And -Not $check_mode)
-{
-    Fail-Json $result "src checksum $src_checksum did not match dest_checksum $dest_checksum, failed to place file $original_basename in $dest"
+# If the source is a container prepare for some recursive magic
+if ((Get-Item -Path $src -Force).PSIsContainer) {
+    if (Test-Path -Path $dest) {
+        if (-not (Get-Item -Path $dest -Force).PSIsContainer) {
+            Fail-Json $result "If src is a folder, dest must also be a folder. src: $src, dest: $dest"
+        }
+    }
+
+    $folder_name = (Get-Item -Path $src -Force).Name
+    $dest_path = Join-Path -Path $dest -ChildPath $folder_name
+    Copy-Folder -src $src -dest $dest_path
+    if ($result.changed -eq $true) {
+        $result.operation = "folder_copy"
+    }
+} else {
+    Copy-File -src $src -dest $dest
+    if ($result.changed -eq $true) {
+        $result.operation = "file_copy"
+    }
+    $result.original_basename = (Get-Item -Path $src -Force).Name
+    $result.checksum = Get-FileChecksum -Path $src
 }
 
-$info = Get-Item $dest
-$result.size = $info.Length
-$result.src = $src
-$result.dest = $dest
+if ($check_mode) {
+    # When in check mode the dest won't exit, just get the source size
+    $result.size = Get-FileSize -path $src
+} else {
+    $result.size = Get-FileSize -path $dest
+}
 
 Exit-Json $result

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_copy.py

@@ -29,30 +29,48 @@ module: win_copy
 version_added: "1.9.2"
 short_description: Copies files to remote locations on windows hosts.
 description:
-     - The C(win_copy) module copies a file on the local box to remote windows locations.
+- The C(win_copy) module copies a file on the local box to remote windows locations.
 options:
-  src:
+  content:
     description:
-      - Local path to a file to copy to the remote server; can be absolute or relative.
-        If path is a directory, it is copied recursively. In this case, if path ends
-        with "/", only inside contents of that directory are copied to destination.
-        Otherwise, if it does not end with "/", the directory itself with all contents
-        is copied. This behavior is similar to Rsync.
-    required: true
+    - When used instead of C(src), sets the contents of a file directly to the
+      specified value. This is for simple values, for anything complex or with
+      formatting please switch to the template module.
+    version_added: "2.3"
   dest:
     description:
-      - Remote absolute path where the file should be copied to. If src is a directory,
-        this must be a directory too. Use \\ for path separators.
+    - Remote absolute path where the file should be copied to. If src is a
+      directory, this must be a directory too.
+    - Use \ for path separators or \\ when in "double quotes".
     required: true
   force:
     version_added: "2.3"
     description:
-      - If set to C(yes), the remote file will be replaced when content is different than the source.
-      - If set to C(no), the remote file will only be transferred if the destination does not exist.
+    - If set to C(yes), the remote file will be replaced when content is
+      different than the source.
+    - If set to C(no), the remote file will only be transferred if the
+      destination does not exist.
     default: True
     choices:
     - yes
     - no
+  remote_src:
+    description:
+    - If False, it will search for src at originating/master machine, if True
+      it will go to the remote/target machine for the src.
+    default: False
+    choices:
+    - True
+    - False
+    version_added: "2.3"
+  src:
+    description:
+    - Local path to a file to copy to the remote server; can be absolute or
+      relative. If path is a directory, it is copied recursively. In this case,
+      if path ends with "/", only inside contents of that directory are copied
+      to destination. Otherwise, if it does not end with "/", the directory
+      itself with all contents is copied. This behavior is similar to Rsync.
+    required: true
 author: "Jon Hawkesworth (@jhawkesworth)"
 '''
 
@@ -60,13 +78,27 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Copy a single file
   win_copy:
     src: /srv/myfiles/foo.conf
-    dest: C:\Temp\foo.conf
-
+    dest: c:\Temp\foo.conf
 - name: Copy files/temp_files to c:\temp
   win_copy:
     src: files/temp_files/
-    dest: C:\Temp\
+    dest: c:\Temp
+- name: Copy a single file where the source is on the remote host
+  win_copy:
+    src: C:\temp\foo.txt
+    dest: C:\ansible\foo.txt
+    remote_src: True
+- name: Copy a folder recursively where the source is on the remote host
+  win_copy:
+    src: C:\temp
+    dest: C:\ansible
+    remote_src: True
+- name: Set the contents of a file
+  win_copy:
+    dest: C:\temp\foo.txt
+    content: abc123
 '''
+
 RETURN = r'''
 dest:
     description: destination file/path
@@ -80,23 +112,22 @@ src:
     sample: /home/httpd/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1423796390.97-147729857856000/source
 checksum:
     description: sha1 checksum of the file after running copy
-    returned: success
+    returned: success, src is a file
     type: string
     sample: 6e642bb8dd5c2e027bf21dd923337cbb4214f827
 size:
     description: size of the target, after execution
-    returned: changed (single files only)
+    returned: changed (src is a file or remote_src == True)
     type: int
     sample: 1220
 operation:
     description: whether a single file copy took place or a folder copy
-    returned: changed (single files only)
+    returned: changed
     type: string
     sample: file_copy
 original_basename:
     description: basename of the copied file
-    returned: changed (single files only)
+    returned: changed, src is a file
     type: string
     sample: foo.txt
 '''
-

test/integration/targets/win_copy/tasks/main.yml

@@ -16,20 +16,27 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-- name: record the output directory
-  set_fact: output_file={{win_output_dir}}/foo.txt
+- name: remove win_output_dir
+  win_file: 
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}"
+    state: absent
+
+- name: recreate win_output_dir
+  win_file: 
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}"
+    state: directory
 
 - name: copy an empty file
   win_copy:
     src: empty.txt
-    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}/empty.txt"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\empty.txt"
   register: copy_empty_result
 
 - name: check copy empty result
   assert:
     that:
-      - copy_empty_result|changed
-      - copy_empty_result.checksum == 'da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709'
+    - copy_empty_result|changed
+    - copy_empty_result.checksum == 'da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709'
 
 - name: stat the empty file
   win_stat:
@@ -39,8 +46,8 @@
 - name: check that empty file really was created
   assert:
     that:
-      - stat_empty_result.stat.exists
-      - stat_empty_result.stat.size == 0
+    - stat_empty_result.stat.exists
+    - stat_empty_result.stat.size == 0
 
 - name: copy an empty file again
   win_copy:
@@ -51,244 +58,462 @@
 - name: check copy empty again result
   assert:
     that:
-      - not copy_empty_again_result|changed
-      - copy_empty_again_result.checksum == 'da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709'
+    - not copy_empty_again_result|changed
+    - copy_empty_again_result.checksum == 'da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709'
 
 - name: initiate a basic copy
-#- name: initiate a basic copy, and also test the mode
-#  win_copy: src=foo.txt dest={{output_file}} mode=0444
-  win_copy: src=foo.txt dest={{output_file}}
+  win_copy:
+    src: foo.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
   register: copy_result
 
-- debug: var=copy_result
+- name: check that the basic copy of the file was created
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+  register: copy_result_stat
 
-#- name: check the presence of the output file
-- name: check the mode of the output file
-  win_file: name={{output_file}} state=file
-  register: file_result_check
+- name: check basic copy result
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - copy_result|changed
+    - copy_result.checksum == 'c79a6506c1c948be0d456ab5104d5e753ab2f3e6'
+    - copy_result_stat.stat.exists == True
 
-- debug: var=file_result_check
+- name: initiate a basic copy again
+  win_copy:
+    src: foo.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+  register: copy_result_again
 
+- name: check basic copy result again
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not copy_result_again|changed
+    - copy_result_again.checksum == 'c79a6506c1c948be0d456ab5104d5e753ab2f3e6'
 
-#- name: assert the mode is correct
-#  assert:
-#    that:
-#      - "file_result_check.mode == '0444'"
+- name: copy file that exists on remote but checksum different and force is False
+  win_copy:
+    src: empty.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    force: False
+  register: copy_result_no_force_different
+
+- name: get stat on remote file for assertion
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+  register: copy_result_no_force_different_stat
 
-- name: assert basic copy worked
+- name: check that nothing changed when not forcing file and dest exists
   assert:
     that:
-      - "'changed' in copy_result"
-#      - "'dest' in copy_result"
-#      - "'group' in copy_result"
-#      - "'gid' in copy_result"
-      - "'checksum' in copy_result"
-#      - "'owner' in copy_result"
-#      - "'size' in copy_result"
-#      - "'src' in copy_result"
-#      - "'state' in copy_result"
-#      - "'uid' in copy_result"
-
-- name: verify that the file was marked as changed
+    - not copy_result_no_force_different|changed
+    - copy_result_no_force_different_stat.stat.checksum == 'c79a6506c1c948be0d456ab5104d5e753ab2f3e6'
+
+- name: copy file that doesn't exist on remote and force is False
+  win_copy:
+    src: empty.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\no_force.txt"
+    force: False
+  register: copy_result_no_force
+
+- name: get stat on remote file for assertion
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\no_force.txt"
+  register: copy_result_no_force_stat
+
+- name: check that there was a change when not forcing file and dest does not exist
   assert:
     that:
-      - "copy_result.changed == true"
+    - copy_result_no_force|changed
+    - copy_result_no_force_stat.stat.exists == True
+    - copy_result_no_force_stat.stat.checksum == 'da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709'
 
-- name: verify that the file checksum is correct
+- name: make an output subdirectory
+  win_file:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    state: directory
+
+- name: test recursive copy to directory
+  win_copy:
+    src: subdir
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+  register: recursive_copy_result
+
+- name: get stats on files within sub directory
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    recurse: True
+  register: recurse_find_results
+
+- name: assert recursive copy worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - recursive_copy_result|changed
+    - recurse_find_results.examined == 7 # checks that it found 4 folders and 3 files
+
+- name: test recursive copy to directory again
+  win_copy:
+    src: subdir
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+  register: recursive_copy_result_again
+
+- name: assert recursive copy worked
   assert:
     that:
-      - "copy_result.checksum == 'c79a6506c1c948be0d456ab5104d5e753ab2f3e6'"
+    - not recursive_copy_result_again|changed
 
-- name: check the stat results of the file
-  win_stat: path={{output_file}}
-  register: stat_results
+- name: create file with content
+  win_copy:
+    content: abc
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: content_result
 
-- debug: var=stat_results
+- name: get stat on creating file with content
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: content_stat
 
-- name: assert the stat results are correct
+- name: assert content copy worked
   assert:
     that:
-      - "stat_results.stat.exists == true"
-#      - "stat_results.stat.isblk == false"
-#      - "stat_results.stat.isfifo == false"
-#      - "stat_results.stat.isreg == true"
-#      - "stat_results.stat.issock == false"
-      - "stat_results.stat.checksum == 'c79a6506c1c948be0d456ab5104d5e753ab2f3e6'"
-
-- name: overwrite the file via same means
-  win_copy: src=foo.txt dest={{output_file}}
-  register: copy_result2
-
-- name: assert that the file was not changed
+    - content_result|changed
+    - content_stat.stat.exists == True
+    - content_stat.stat.checksum == 'a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d'
+
+- name: create file with content again
+  win_copy:
+    content: abc
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: content_result_again
+
+- name: assert content copy again didn't change
   assert:
     that:
-      - "not copy_result2|changed"
+    - not content_result_again|changed
 
-# content system not available in win_copy right now
-#- name: overwrite the file using the content system
-#  win_copy: content="modified" dest={{output_file}}
-#  register: copy_result3
-#
-#- name: assert that the file has changed
-#  assert:
-#     that:
-#       - "copy_result3|changed"
-#       - "'content' not in copy_result3"
+- name: copy file with different content
+  win_copy:
+    content: 123
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: content_different_result
 
-# test recursive copy
+- name: get stat on file with different content
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: content_different_stat
 
-- name: set the output subdirectory
-  set_fact: output_subdir={{win_output_dir}}/sub/
+- name: assert different content copy worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - content_different_result|changed
+    - content_different_stat.stat.checksum == '40bd001563085fc35165329ea1ff5c5ecbdbbeef'
 
-- name: make an output subdirectory
-  win_file: name={{output_subdir}} state=directory
+- name: copy remote file
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foobar.txt"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: remote_file_result
 
-- name: test recursive copy to directory
-#  win_copy: src=subdir dest={{output_subdir}} directory_mode=0700
-  win_copy: src=subdir dest={{output_subdir}}
-  register: recursive_copy_result
+- name: get stat on new remote file
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foobar.txt"
+  register: remote_file_stat
+
+- name: assert remote copy worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - remote_file_result|changed
+    - remote_file_result.size == 8
+    - remote_file_result.src == '{{win_output_dir|regex_replace('\\', '\\\\')}}\\foo.txt'
+    - remote_file_result.dest == '{{win_output_dir|regex_replace('\\', '\\\\')}}\\foobar.txt'
+    - remote_file_result.checksum == 'c79a6506c1c948be0d456ab5104d5e753ab2f3e6'
+    - remote_file_result.operation == 'file_copy'
+    - remote_file_result.original_basename == 'foo.txt'
+    - remote_file_stat.stat.exists == True
+    - remote_file_stat.stat.checksum == 'c79a6506c1c948be0d456ab5104d5e753ab2f3e6'
+
+- name: copy remote file again
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foobar.txt"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: remote_file_result_again
+
+- name: assert remote copy again did not change
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not remote_file_result_again|changed
+
+- name: copy remote folder
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub2"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: remote_folder_result
+
+- name: get stat on new remote folder contents
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub2"
+    recurse: True
+  register: remote_folder_stat
+
+- name: assert remote copy worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - remote_folder_result|changed
+    - remote_folder_result.size == 11
+    - remote_folder_result.src == '{{win_output_dir|regex_replace('\\', '\\\\')}}\\sub'
+    - remote_folder_result.dest == '{{win_output_dir|regex_replace('\\', '\\\\')}}\\sub2'
+    - remote_folder_result.operation == 'folder_copy'
+    - remote_folder_stat.examined == 8 # 5 folders 3 files
+
+- name: copy remote folder again
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub2"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: remote_folder_result_again
+
+- name: assert remote copy again did not change
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not remote_folder_result_again|changed
+
+- name: fail to copy when source doesn't exist
+  win_copy:
+    src: false-file
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\fale-file.txt"
+  register: fail_missing_source
+  failed_when: fail_missing_source.msg != "Unable to find 'false-file' in expected paths."
+
+- name: fail when copying remote src file when src doesn't exist
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\fake.txt"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\real.txt"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: fail_remote_missing_src
+  failed_when: "fail_remote_missing_src.msg != 'Cannot copy src file: ' + win_output_dir + '\\\\fake.txt as it does not exist'"  
 
-- debug: var=recursive_copy_result
+- name: fail when copying remote src folder to file
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: fail_remote_folder_to_file
+  failed_when: "'If src is a folder, dest must also be a folder. src' not in fail_remote_folder_to_file.msg"
 
-- name: check that a file in a directory was transferred
-  win_stat: path={{win_output_dir}}/sub/subdir/bar.txt
-  register: stat_bar
+- name: fail when copying remote src file to folder
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: fail_remote_file_to_folder
+  failed_when: "'If src is a file, dest must also be a file. src' not in fail_remote_file_to_folder.msg"
 
-- name: check that a file in a deeper directory was transferred
-  win_stat: path={{win_output_dir}}/sub/subdir/subdir2/baz.txt
-  register: stat_bar2
+- name: run check mode copy new file
+  win_copy:
+    src: foo.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo-check.txt"
+  register: check_copy_file
+  check_mode: yes
 
-- name: check that a file in a directory whose parent contains a directory alone was transferred
-  win_stat: path={{win_output_dir}}/sub/subdir/subdir2/subdir3/subdir4/qux.txt
-  register: stat_bar3
+- name: get stat on new file
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo-check.txt"
+  register: check_stat_file
 
-- name: assert recursive copy things
+- name: assert check would change but file doesn't exist
   assert:
     that:
-      - "stat_bar.stat.exists"
-      - "stat_bar2.stat.exists"
-      - "stat_bar3.stat.exists"
-
-- name: stat the recursively copied directories
-  win_stat: path={{win_output_dir}}/sub/{{item}}
-  register: dir_stats
-  with_items:
-    - "subdir"
-    - "subdir/subdir2"
-    - "subdir/subdir2/subdir3"
-    - "subdir/subdir2/subdir3/subdir4"
-
-# can't check file mode on windows so commenting this one out.
-#- name: assert recursive copied directories mode
-#  assert:
-#    that:
-#      - "{{item.stat.mode}} == 0700"
-#  with_items: "{{dir_stats.results}}"
-
-
-# errors on this aren't presently ignored so this test is commented out.  But it would be nice to fix.
-#
+    - check_copy_file|changed
+    - check_stat_file.stat.exists == False
 
-# content param not available in win_copy
-#- name: overwrite the file again using the content system, also passing along file params
-#  win_copy: content="modified" dest={{output_file}}
-#  register: copy_result4
-
-#- name: assert invalid copy input location fails
-#  win_copy: src=invalid_file_location_does_not_exist dest={{win_output_dir}}/file.txt
-#  ignore_errors: True
-#  register: failed_copy
-
-# owner not available in win_copy, commenting out
-#- name: copy already copied directory again
-#  win_copy: src=subdir dest={{output_subdir | expanduser}} owner={{ansible_ssh_user}}
-#  register: copy_result5
-
-#- name: assert that the directory was not changed
-#  assert:
-#    that:
-#      - "not copy_result5|changed"
-
-# content not available in win_copy, commenting out.
-# issue 8394
-#- name: create a file with content and a literal multiline block
-#  win_copy: |
-#    content='this is the first line
-#    this is the second line
-#
-#    this line is after an empty line
-#    this line is the last line
-#    '
-#    dest={{win_output_dir}}/multiline.txt
-#  register: copy_result6
-
-#- debug: var=copy_result6
-
-#- name: assert the multiline file was created correctly
-#  assert:
-#    that:
-#      - "copy_result6.changed"
-#      - "copy_result6.dest == '{{win_output_dir|expanduser}}/multiline.txt'"
-#      - "copy_result6.checksum == '1627d51e7e607c92cf1a502bf0c6cce3'"
-
-# test overwriting a file as an unprivileged user (pull request #8624)
-# this can't be relative to {{win_output_dir}} as ~root usually has mode 700
-
-#- name: create world writable directory
-  #win_file: dest=/tmp/worldwritable state=directory mode=0777
-
-#- name: create world writable file
-#  win_copy: dest=/tmp/worldwritable/file.txt content="bar" mode=0666
-
-#- name: overwrite the file as user nobody
-#  win_copy: dest=/tmp/worldwritable/file.txt content="baz"
-#  become: yes
-#  become_user: nobody
-#  register: copy_result7
-
-#- name: assert the file was overwritten
-#  assert:
-#    that:
-#      - "copy_result7.changed"
-#      - "copy_result7.dest == '/tmp/worldwritable/file.txt'"
-#      - "copy_result7.checksum == '73feffa4b7f6bb68e44cf984c85f6e88'"
-
-#- name: clean up
-#  win_file: dest=/tmp/worldwritable state=absent
-
-# test overwritting a link using "follow=yes" so that the link
-# is preserved and the link target is updated
-
-#- name: create a test file to symlink to
-#  win_copy: dest={{win_output_dir}}/follow_test content="this is the follow test file\n"
-#
-#- name: create a symlink to the test file
-#  win_file: path={{win_output_dir}}/follow_link src='./follow_test' state=link
-#
-#- name: update the test file using follow=True to preserve the link
-#  win_copy: dest={{win_output_dir}}/follow_link content="this is the new content\n" follow=yes
-#  register: replace_follow_result
+- name: run check mode copy existing file
+  win_copy:
+    src: foo.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+  register: check_copy_file_existing
+  check_mode: yes
 
-#- name: stat the link path
-#  win_stat: path={{win_output_dir}}/follow_link
-#  register: stat_link_result
-#
-#- name: assert that the link is still a link
-#  assert:
-#    that:
-#    - stat_link_result.stat.islnk
-#
-#- name: get the md5 of the link target
-#  shell: checksum {{win_output_dir}}/follow_test | cut -f1 -sd ' '
-#  register: target_file_result
+- name: assert check wouldn't change existing file
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not check_copy_file_existing|changed
+
+- name: run check mode copy existing file with force False
+  win_copy:
+    src: empty.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    force: False
+  register: check_copy_existing_no_force
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: assert check wouldn't change existing file
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not check_copy_existing_no_force|changed
+
+- name: run check mode copy new file with force False
+  win_copy:
+    src: empty.txt
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\no-force-check.txt"
+    force: False
+  register: check_copy_no_force
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get stat on new file
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\no-force-check.txt"
+  register: check_copy_no_force_stat
+
+- name: assert check wouldn't create file but change registered
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - check_copy_no_force|changed
+    - check_copy_no_force_stat.stat.exists == False
+
+- name: run check mode copy new folder
+  win_copy:
+    src: subdir
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub-check"
+  register: check_copy_folder
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get stat on new folder
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub-check"
+  register: check_stat_folder
+
+- name: assert check would change but folder doesn't exist
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - check_copy_folder|changed
+    - check_stat_folder.stat.exists == False
+
+- name: run check mode copy existing folder
+  win_copy:
+    src: subdir
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+  register: check_copy_folder_existing
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: assert check wouldn't change existing file
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not check_copy_folder_existing|changed
+
+- name: run check mode copy new contents
+  win_copy:
+    content: abc
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content-check.txt"
+  register: check_content_file
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get stat on content file
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content-check.txt"
+  register: check_stat_content
+
+- name: assert check would change but content file doesn't exist
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - check_content_file|changed
+    - check_stat_content.stat.exists == False
+
+- name: run check mode copy existing contents
+  win_copy:
+    content: 123
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: check_content_file_existing
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: assert check wouldn't change exisitng content file
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not check_content_file_existing|changed
+
+- name: run check mode copy new contents
+  win_copy:
+    content: abc
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: check_different_content_file
+
+- name: get stat on check mode file with different content
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\content.txt"
+  register: check_different_content_stat
+
+- name: assert check content changed but file wasn't touched
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - check_different_content_file|changed
+
+- name: run check mode copy new file remote src
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo-check.txt"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: check_copy_file_remote
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get stat on new file
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo-check.txt"
+  register: check_stat_file_remote
 
-#- name: assert that the link target was updated
-#  assert:
-#    that:
-#    - replace_follow_result.checksum == target_file_result.stdout
+- name: assert check would change but file doesn't exist
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - check_copy_file_remote|changed
+    - check_stat_file_remote.stat.exists == False
+
+- name: run check mode copy existing file remote src
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\foo.txt"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: check_copy_file_remote_existing
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: assert check would change but file doesn't exist
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not check_copy_file_remote_existing|changed
+
+- name: run check mode copy new folder remote src
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub-check"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: check_copy_folder_remote
+  check_mode: yes
 
-- name: clean up sub
-  win_file: path={{win_output_dir}}/sub state=absent
+- name: get stat on new file
+  win_stat:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub-check"
+  register: check_stat_folder_remote
+
+- name: assert check would change but folder doesn't exist
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - check_copy_folder_remote|changed
+    - check_stat_folder_remote.stat.exists == False
+
+- name: run check mode copy existing folder remote src
+  win_copy:
+    src: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub"
+    dest: "{{win_output_dir}}\\sub2"
+    remote_src: True
+  register: check_copy_folder_remote_existing
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: assert check wouldn't change existing folder
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not check_copy_folder_remote_existing|changed
 
-- name: clean up foo.txt
-  win_file: path={{win_output_dir}}/foo.txt state=absent
+- name: cleanup output dir
+  win_file:
+    path: "{{win_output_dir}}"
+    state: absent