made sure they all look in files/vars/template dirs also when executed in play and not only from task

lib/ansible/plugins/action/assemble.py

@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         elif self._task._role is not None:
             src = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'files', src)
         else:
-            # the source is local, so expand it here
+            src = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._loader.get_basedir(), 'files', src)
-            src = self._loader.path_dwim(os.path.expanduser(src))
 
         _re = None
         if regexp is not None:

lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             if self._task._role is not None:
                 source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'files', source)
             else:
-                source = self._loader.path_dwim(source)
+                source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._loader.get_basedir(), 'files', source)
 
         # A list of source file tuples (full_path, relative_path) which will try to copy to the destination
         source_files = []

lib/ansible/plugins/action/include_vars.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         if self._task._role:
             source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'vars', source)
         else:
-            source = self._loader.path_dwim(source)
+            source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._loader.get_basedir(), 'vars', source)
 
         if os.path.exists(source):
             (data, show_content) = self._loader._get_file_contents(source)

lib/ansible/plugins/action/patch.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         if self._task._role is not None:
             src = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'files', src)
         else:
-            src = self._loader.path_dwim(src)
+            src = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._loader.get_basedir(), 'files', src)
 
         # create the remote tmp dir if needed, and put the source file there
         if tmp is None or "-tmp-" not in tmp:

lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         if self._task._role is not None:
             source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'files', source)
         else:
-            source = self._loader.path_dwim(source)
+            source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._loader.get_basedir(), 'files', source)
 
         # transfer the file to a remote tmp location
         tmp_src = self._connection._shell.join_path(tmp, os.path.basename(source))

lib/ansible/plugins/action/synchronize.py

@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
     def _get_absolute_path(self, path):
         if self._task._role is not None:
             original_path = path
-            path = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'files', path)
+
+            if self._task._role is not None:
+                path = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'files', path)
+            else:
+                path = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._loader.get_basedir(), 'files', path)
+
             if original_path and original_path[-1] == '/' and path[-1] != '/':
                 # make sure the dwim'd path ends in a trailing "/"
                 # if the original path did

lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             if self._task._role is not None:
                 source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'templates', source)
             else:
-                source = self._loader.path_dwim(source)
+                source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._loader.get_basedir(), 'templates', source)
 
         # Expand any user home dir specification
         dest = self._remote_expand_user(dest, tmp)

lib/ansible/plugins/action/unarchive.py

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                 if self._task._role is not None:
                     source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(self._task._role._role_path, 'files', source)
                 else:
-                    source = self._loader.path_dwim(source)
+                    source = self._loader.path_dwim_relative(tself._loader.get_basedir(), 'files', source)
 
         remote_checksum = self._remote_checksum(tmp, dest, all_vars=task_vars)
         if remote_checksum != '3':