[stable-2.5] Fix logic to not re-download existing files when force=no (#45495) (#45509) (#45567)

* [stable-2.5] [stable-2.7] Fix logic to not re-download existing files when force=no (#45495) (#45509)

* [stable-2.7] Fix logic to not re-download existing files when force=no (#45495)

* Fix logic to not re-download existing files when force=no. Fixes #45491

* Reduce logic complexity.
(cherry picked from commit 5785de582f)

Co-authored-by: Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>

* Backport of get_url fix cannot use result

result was only added in 2.8+.
(cherry picked from commit 99171a9c6f)

Co-authored-by: Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>

* Update get_url.py

changelogs/fragments/get-url-fix-idempotency.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- get_url - Don't re-download files unnecessarily when force=no (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/45491)

lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py

@@ -445,18 +445,19 @@ def main():
         if not force and checksum != '':
             destination_checksum = module.digest_from_file(dest, algorithm)
 
-            if checksum == destination_checksum:
-                # Not forcing redownload, unless checksum does not match
-                # allow file attribute changes
-                module.params['path'] = dest
-                file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-                file_args['path'] = dest
-                changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
-                if changed:
-                    module.exit_json(msg="file already exists but file attributes changed", dest=dest, url=url, changed=changed)
-                module.exit_json(msg="file already exists", dest=dest, url=url, changed=changed)
+            if checksum != destination_checksum:
+                checksum_mismatch = True
 
-            checksum_mismatch = True
+        # Not forcing redownload, unless checksum does not match
+        if not force and not checksum_mismatch:
+            # allow file attribute changes
+            module.params['path'] = dest
+            file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
+            file_args['path'] = dest
+            changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
+            if changed:
+                module.exit_json(msg="file already exists but file attributes changed", dest=dest, url=url, changed=changed)
+            module.exit_json(msg="file already exists", dest=dest, url=url, changed=changed)
 
         # If the file already exists, prepare the last modified time for the
         # request.

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

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/29614
 - name: Change mode on an already downloaded file and specify checksum
   get_url:
-    url: 'https://{{ httpbin_host }}/'
+    url: 'https://{{ httpbin_host }}/get'
     dest: '{{ output_dir }}/test'
     checksum: 'sha256:7036ede810fad2b5d2e7547ec703cae8da61edbba43c23f9d7203a0239b765c4.'
     mode: '0775'
@@ -257,6 +257,17 @@
       - result is changed
       - "stat_result.stat.mode == '0775'"
 
+- name: Get a file that already exists
+  get_url:
+    url: 'https://{{ httpbin_host }}/get'
+    dest: '{{ output_dir }}/test'
+  register: result
+
+- name: Assert that we didn't re-download unnecessarily
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is not changed
+
 #https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/16191
 - name: Test url split with no filename
   get_url: