apk: Add support for updating virtual packages (#2686)

Fixes: #2389

lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/apk.py

@@ -114,6 +114,23 @@ def query_latest(module, name):
         return False
     return True
 
+def query_virtual(module, name):
+    cmd = "%s -v info --description %s" % (APK_PATH, name)
+    rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=False)
+    search_pattern = "^%s: virtual meta package" % (name)
+    if re.search(search_pattern, stdout):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+def get_dependencies(module, name):
+    cmd = "%s -v info --depends %s" % (APK_PATH, name)
+    rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=False)
+    dependencies = stdout.split()
+    if len(dependencies) > 1:
+        return dependencies[1:]
+    else:
+        return []
+
 def upgrade_packages(module):
     if module.check_mode:
         cmd = "%s upgrade --simulate" % (APK_PATH)
@@ -128,29 +145,40 @@ def upgrade_packages(module):
 
 def install_packages(module, names, state):
     upgrade = False
-    uninstalled = []
+    to_install = []
+    to_upgrade = []
     for name in names:
-        if not query_package(module, name):
+        # Check if virtual package
-            uninstalled.append(name)
+        if query_virtual(module, name):
-        elif state == 'latest' and not query_latest(module, name):
+            # Get virtual package dependencies
-            upgrade = True
+            dependencies = get_dependencies(module, name)
-    if not uninstalled and not upgrade:
+            for dependency in dependencies:
+                if state == 'latest' and not query_latest(module, dependency):
+                    to_upgrade.append(dependency)
+        else:
+            if not query_package(module, name):
+                to_install.append(name)
+            elif state == 'latest' and not query_latest(module, name):
+                to_upgrade.append(name)
+    if to_upgrade:
+        upgrade = True
+    if not to_install and not upgrade:
         module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="package(s) already installed")
-    names = " ".join(uninstalled)
+    packages = " ".join(to_install) + " ".join(to_upgrade)
     if upgrade:
         if module.check_mode:
-            cmd = "%s add --upgrade --simulate %s" % (APK_PATH, names)
+            cmd = "%s add --upgrade --simulate %s" % (APK_PATH, packages)
         else:
-            cmd = "%s add --upgrade %s" % (APK_PATH, names)
+            cmd = "%s add --upgrade %s" % (APK_PATH, packages)
     else:
         if module.check_mode:
-            cmd = "%s add --simulate %s" % (APK_PATH, names)
+            cmd = "%s add --simulate %s" % (APK_PATH, packages)
         else:
-            cmd = "%s add %s" % (APK_PATH, names)
+            cmd = "%s add %s" % (APK_PATH, packages)
     rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=False)
     if rc != 0:
-        module.fail_json(msg="failed to install %s" % (names))
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to install %s" % (packages))
-    module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="installed %s package(s)" % (names))
+    module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="installed %s package(s)" % (packages))
 
 def remove_packages(module, names):
     installed = []