ansible-test: async deployment w/ vcenter provider (#59984)

ansible-test: async deployment w/ vcenter provider

So far, `ansible-test`'s vcenter provider was trigger by a blocking POST
call. Since the depoyment take a lot of time (> 8m), we decided to use
an async call instead and poll the API server until the deployment
is ready.

test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/cloud/vcenter.py

@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ class VcenterProvider(CloudProvider):
         self.vmware_test_platform = os.environ.get('VMWARE_TEST_PLATFORM', '')
         self.aci = None
         self.insecure = False
-        self.endpoint = ''
-        self.hostname = ''
-        self.port = 443
         self.proxy = None
 
     def filter(self, targets, exclude):
@@ -105,11 +102,11 @@ class VcenterProvider(CloudProvider):
         self._set_cloud_config('vmware_test_platform', self.vmware_test_platform)
         if self.vmware_test_platform == 'govcsim':
             self._setup_dynamic_simulator()
+        elif self.vmware_test_platform == 'worldstream':
+            self._setup_dynamic_baremetal()
         elif self._use_static_config():
             self._set_cloud_config('vmware_test_platform', 'static')
             self._setup_static()
-        elif self.vmware_test_platform == 'worldstream':
-            self._setup_dynamic_baremetal()
         else:
             self._setup_dynamic_simulator()
 
@@ -200,10 +197,12 @@ class VcenterProvider(CloudProvider):
         aci = self._create_ansible_core_ci()
 
         if not self.args.explain:
-            response = aci.start()
             self.aci = aci
+            aci.start()
+            aci.wait(iterations=160)
 
-            config = self._populate_config_template(config, response)
+            data = aci.get().response_json.get('data')
+            config = self._populate_config_template(config, data)
             self._write_config(config)
 
     def _create_ansible_core_ci(self):
@@ -221,9 +220,6 @@ class VcenterProvider(CloudProvider):
             'vmware_proxy_port': '8080'})
         parser.read(self.config_static_path)
 
-        self.endpoint = parser.get('DEFAULT', 'vcenter_hostname')
-        self.port = parser.get('DEFAULT', 'vcenter_port')
-
         if parser.get('DEFAULT', 'vmware_validate_certs').lower() in ('no', 'false'):
             self.insecure = True
         proxy_host = parser.get('DEFAULT', 'vmware_proxy_host')
@@ -231,29 +227,6 @@ class VcenterProvider(CloudProvider):
         if proxy_host and proxy_port:
             self.proxy = 'http://%s:%d' % (proxy_host, proxy_port)
 
-        self._wait_for_service()
-
-    def _wait_for_service(self):
-        """Wait for the vCenter service endpoint to accept connections."""
-        if self.args.explain:
-            return
-
-        client = HttpClient(self.args, always=True, insecure=self.insecure, proxy=self.proxy)
-        endpoint = 'https://%s:%s' % (self.endpoint, self.port)
-
-        for i in range(1, 30):
-            display.info('Waiting for vCenter service: %s' % endpoint, verbosity=1)
-
-            try:
-                client.get(endpoint)
-                return
-            except SubprocessError:
-                pass
-
-            time.sleep(10)
-
-        raise ApplicationError('Timeout waiting for vCenter service.')
-
 
 class VcenterEnvironment(CloudEnvironment):
     """VMware vcenter/esx environment plugin. Updates integration test environment after delegation."""

test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/core_ci.py

@@ -306,16 +306,22 @@ class AnsibleCoreCI:
             )
         else:
             response_json = response.json()
-
             status = response_json['status']
-            con = response_json['connection']
+            con = response_json.get('connection')
 
+            if con:
                 self.connection = InstanceConnection(
                     running=status == 'running',
                     hostname=con['hostname'],
                     port=int(con.get('port', self.port)),
                     username=con['username'],
                     password=con.get('password'),
+                    response_json=response_json,
+                )
+            else:  # 'vcenter' resp does not have a 'connection' key
+                self.connection = InstanceConnection(
+                    running=status == 'running',
+                    response_json=response_json,
                 )
 
         if self.connection.password:
@@ -329,9 +335,9 @@ class AnsibleCoreCI:
 
         return self.connection
 
-    def wait(self):
+    def wait(self, iterations=90):  # type: (t.Optional[int]) -> None
         """Wait for the instance to become ready."""
-        for _iteration in range(1, 90):
+        for _iteration in range(1, iterations):
             if self.get().running:
                 return
             time.sleep(10)
@@ -597,19 +603,20 @@ class SshKey:
 
 class InstanceConnection:
     """Container for remote instance status and connection details."""
-    def __init__(self, running, hostname, port, username, password):
+    def __init__(self,
-        """
+                 running,  # type: bool
-        :type running: bool
+                 hostname=None,  # type: t.Optional[str]
-        :type hostname: str
+                 port=None,  # type: t.Optional[int]
-        :type port: int
+                 username=None,  # type: t.Optional[str]
-        :type username: str
+                 password=None,  # type: t.Optional[str]
-        :type password: str | None
+                 response_json=None,  # type: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]
-        """
+                 ):  # type: (...) -> None
         self.running = running
         self.hostname = hostname
         self.port = port
         self.username = username
         self.password = password
+        self.response_json = response_json or {}
 
     def __str__(self):
         if self.password: