ansible-test - Fix container error handling. (#78739)

changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-podman-create-retry.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ansible-test - Always remove containers after failing to create/run them.
+                   This avoids leaving behind created containers when using podman.

test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/containers.py

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def run_support_container(
         if current_container_id:
             publish_ports = False  # publishing ports is pointless if already running in a docker container
 
-    options = (options or []) + ['--name', name]
+    options = (options or [])
 
     if start:
         options.append('-d')
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def run_support_container(
     else:
         display.info('Starting new "%s" container.' % name)
         docker_pull(args, image)
-        support_container_id = docker_run(args, image, options, create_only=not start, cmd=cmd)
+        support_container_id = docker_run(args, image, name, options, create_only=not start, cmd=cmd)
         running = start
         existing = False
 

test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py

@@ -287,13 +287,14 @@ def docker_cp_to(args: EnvironmentConfig, container_id: str, src: str, dst: str)
 def docker_run(
         args: EnvironmentConfig,
         image: str,
+        name: str,
         options: t.Optional[list[str]],
         cmd: t.Optional[list[str]] = None,
         create_only: bool = False,
 ) -> str:
     """Run a container using the given docker image."""
-    if not options:
-        options = []
+    options = list(options or [])
+    options.extend(['--name', name])
 
     if not cmd:
         cmd = []
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ def docker_run(
         except SubprocessError as ex:
             display.error(ex.message)
             display.warning('Failed to run docker image "%s". Waiting a few seconds before trying again.' % image)
+            docker_rm(args, name)  # podman doesn't remove containers after create if run fails
             time.sleep(3)
 
     raise ApplicationError('Failed to run docker image "%s".' % image)