Much requested feature -- allows relative imports of content within roles or relative to any task or handler include (../templates for template ../files for copy)

lib/ansible/playbook/play.py

@@ -56,9 +56,14 @@ class Play(object):
         self.vars_prompt      = ds.get('vars_prompt', {})
         self.playbook         = playbook
         self.vars             = self._get_vars()
-        self.vars_files       = ds.get('vars_files', [])
         self.basedir          = basedir
+        self.roles            = ds.get('roles', None)
+
+        ds = self._load_roles(self.roles, ds)
+        self.vars_files       = ds.get('vars_files', [])
+
         self._update_vars_files_for_host(None)
+
         self._ds = ds         = utils.template(basedir, ds, self.vars)
 
         hosts = ds.get('hosts')
@@ -82,12 +87,11 @@ class Play(object):
         self.serial           = int(ds.get('serial', 0))
         self.remote_port      = self.remote_port
         self.any_errors_fatal = ds.get('any_errors_fatal', False)
-        self.roles            = ds.get('roles', None)
-
 
         load_vars = {}
         if self.playbook.inventory.basedir() is not None:
             load_vars['inventory_dir'] = self.playbook.inventory.basedir();
+
         self._tasks      = self._load_tasks(self._ds.get('tasks', []), load_vars)
         self._handlers   = self._load_tasks(self._ds.get('handlers', []), load_vars)
 
@@ -100,10 +104,65 @@ class Play(object):
 
         if self.sudo_user != 'root':
             self.sudo = True
+        
 
     # *************************************************
 
-    def _load_tasks(self, tasks, vars={}, additional_conditions=[]):
+    def _load_roles(self, roles, ds):
+
+
+        # a role is a name that auto-includes the following if they exist
+        #    <rolename>/tasks/main.yml
+        #    <rolename>/handlers/main.yml
+        #    <rolename>/vars/main.yml
+        # and it auto-extends tasks/handlers/vars_files as appropriate if found
+
+        if roles is None:
+            return ds
+        if type(roles) != list:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("value of 'roles:' must be a list")
+
+        new_tasks = []
+        new_handlers = []
+        new_vars_files = []
+        for orig_path in roles:
+            path = utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, orig_path)
+            if not os.path.isdir(path):
+                path2 = utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, os.path.join(self.basedir, 'roles', orig_path))
+                if not os.path.isdir(path2):
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("cannot find role in %s or %s" % (path, path2))
+                path = path2
+            task      = utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, os.path.join(path, 'tasks', 'main.yml'))
+            handler   = utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, os.path.join(path, 'handlers', 'main.yml'))
+            vars_file = utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, os.path.join(path, 'vars', 'main.yml'))
+            if os.path.isfile(task):
+                new_tasks.append(dict(include=task))
+            if os.path.isfile(handler):
+                new_handlers.append(dict(include=handler))
+            if os.path.isfile(vars_file):
+                new_vars_files.append(vars_file)
+
+        tasks = ds.get('tasks', None)
+        handlers = ds.get('handlers', None)
+        vars_files = ds.get('vars_files', None)
+        if type(tasks) != list:
+            tasks = []
+        if type(handlers) != list:
+            handlers = []
+        if type(vars_files) != list:
+            vars_files = []
+        tasks.extend(new_tasks)
+        handlers.extend(new_handlers)
+        vars_files.extend(new_vars_files)
+        ds['tasks'] = tasks
+        ds['handlers'] = handlers
+        ds['vars_files'] = vars_files
+ 
+        return ds
+
+    # *************************************************
+
+    def _load_tasks(self, tasks, vars={}, additional_conditions=[], original_file=None):
         ''' handle task and handler include statements '''
 
         results = []
@@ -116,6 +175,9 @@ class Play(object):
                 raise errors.AnsibleError("expecting dict; got: %s" % x)
             task_vars = self.vars.copy()
             task_vars.update(vars)
+            if original_file:
+                task_vars['_original_file'] = original_file
+
             if 'include' in x:
                 tokens = shlex.split(x['include'])
                 items = ['']
@@ -147,7 +209,7 @@ class Play(object):
                         mv[k] = utils.template(self.basedir, v, mv)
                     include_file = utils.template(self.basedir, tokens[0], mv)
                     data = utils.parse_yaml_from_file(utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, include_file))
-                    results += self._load_tasks(data, mv, included_additional_conditions)
+                    results += self._load_tasks(data, mv, included_additional_conditions, original_file=include_file)
             elif type(x) == dict:
                 results.append(Task(self,x,module_vars=task_vars, additional_conditions=additional_conditions))
             else:

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             for fn in inject.get('first_available_file'):
                 fn = utils.template(self.runner.basedir, fn, inject)
                 fn = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, fn)
+                if not os.path.exists(fn) and '_original_file' in inject:
+                    fn = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'files', fn, self.runner.basedir, check=False)
                 if os.path.exists(fn):
                     source = fn
                     found = True
@@ -76,7 +78,11 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             source = tmp_content
         else:
             source = utils.template(self.runner.basedir, source, inject)
-            source = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, source)
+            if '_original_file' in inject:
+                source = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'files', source, self.runner.basedir)
+            else:
+                source = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, source)
+
 
         local_md5 = utils.md5(source)
         if local_md5 is None:

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py

@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ class ActionModule(object):
         # look up the files and use the first one we find as src
 
         if 'first_available_file' in inject:
+
             found = False
             for fn in self.runner.module_vars.get('first_available_file'):
                 fnt = utils.template(self.runner.basedir, fn, inject)
                 fnd = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, fnt)
+                if not os.path.exists(fnd) and '_original_file' in inject:
+                    fnd = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'templates', fnd, self.runner.basedir, check=False)
                 if os.path.exists(fnd):
                     source = fnt
                     found = True
@@ -66,6 +69,12 @@ class ActionModule(object):
                 return ReturnData(conn=conn, comm_ok=False, result=result)
         else:
             source = utils.template(self.runner.basedir, source, inject)
+                
+            if '_original_file' in inject:
+                source = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'templates', source, self.runner.basedir)
+            else:
+                source = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, source)
+
 
         if dest.endswith("/"):
             base = os.path.basename(source)

lib/ansible/utils/__init__.py

@@ -195,11 +195,27 @@ def path_dwim(basedir, given):
     '''
 
     if given.startswith("/"):
-        return given
+        return os.path.abspath(given)
     elif given.startswith("~"):
-        return os.path.expanduser(given)
+        return os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(given))
     else:
-        return os.path.join(basedir, given)
+        return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(basedir, given))
+
+def path_dwim_relative(original, dirname, source, playbook_base, check=True):
+    ''' find one file in a directory one level up in a dir named dirname relative to current '''
+    # (used by roles code)
+
+    basedir = os.path.dirname(original)
+    template2 = os.path.join(basedir, '..', dirname, source)
+    source2 = path_dwim(basedir, template2)
+    if os.path.exists(source2):
+        return source2
+    obvious_local_path = path_dwim(playbook_base, source)
+    if os.path.exists(obvious_local_path):
+        return obvious_local_path
+    if check:
+        raise errors.AnsibleError("input file not found at %s or %s" % (source2, obvious_local_path))
+    return source2 # which does not exist
 
 def json_loads(data):
     ''' parse a JSON string and return a data structure '''