VMware: Add check mode support to module vmware_host_acceptance (#46260)

* Improve module description
* Add check mode support

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host_acceptance.py

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
 DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: vmware_host_acceptance
-short_description: Manage acceptance level of ESXi host
+short_description: Manage the host acceptance level of an ESXi host
 description:
-- This module can be used to manage acceptance level of an ESXi host.
+- This module can be used to manage the host acceptance level of an ESXi host.
+- The host acceptance level controls the acceptance level of each VIB on a ESXi host.
 version_added: '2.5'
 author:
 - Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
@@ -139,9 +140,12 @@ class VMwareAccpetanceManager(PyVmomi):
                 host_image_config_mgr = host.configManager.imageConfigManager
                 if host_image_config_mgr:
                     try:
-                        host_image_config_mgr.UpdateHostImageAcceptanceLevel(newAcceptanceLevel=self.acceptance_level)
+                        if self.module.check_mode:
+                            self.hosts_facts[host.name]['level'] = self.acceptance_level
+                        else:
+                            host_image_config_mgr.UpdateHostImageAcceptanceLevel(newAcceptanceLevel=self.acceptance_level)
+                            self.hosts_facts[host.name]['level'] = host_image_config_mgr.HostImageConfigGetAcceptance()
                         host_changed = True
-                        self.hosts_facts[host.name]['level'] = host_image_config_mgr.HostImageConfigGetAcceptance()
                     except vim.fault.HostConfigFault as e:
                         self.hosts_facts[host.name]['error'] = to_native(e.msg)
 
@@ -176,6 +180,7 @@ def main():
         required_if=[
             ['state', 'present', ['acceptance_level']],
         ],
+        supports_check_mode=True
     )
 
     vmware_host_accept_config = VMwareAccpetanceManager(module)

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

@@ -61,3 +61,21 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - host_acceptance_facts.facts is defined
+
+- name: Change acceptance level of given hosts in check mode
+  vmware_host_acceptance:
+    hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    username: "{{ user }}"
+    password: "{{ passwd }}"
+    esxi_hostname: "{{ host1 }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    acceptance_level: vmware_certified
+    state: present
+  register: host_acceptance_facts_check_mode
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- debug: var=host_acceptance_facts_check_mode
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - host_acceptance_facts_check_mode.facts is defined