[backport 2.7] Lineinfile must not insert lines multiples times with insertbefore/insertafter (#50084)

* Change test suite to fit expected behaviour

This reverts some changes from ansible/ansible@723daf3
If a line is found in the file, exactly or via regexp matching, it must
not be added again.
insertafter/insertbefore options are used only when a line is to be
inserted, to specify where it must be added.

(cherry picked from commit 31c11de2af000972ba13f584e82001a2bc9c062a)

* Implement the change in behaviour mentioned in the previous commit

(cherry picked from commit a4141cfa2e49973310bba8c0962ef82d66c35f29)

* Fix comment to reflect what the code does

(cherry picked from commit 150f5cb232f10e38509823cb5864a9fd800b6df5)

* Set the correct return message.

In these cases, the lines are added, not replaced.

(cherry picked from commit 3216c31401d15906e2435422e71dfb96e30678c4)

* Add a changelog

(cherry picked from commit c39cf6b33269eac35c3c769de41e7c3dea642b68)

changelogs/fragments/49409-lineinfile_must_not_insert_lines_multiples_times_with_insertbefore_insertafter.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "This reverts some changes from commit 723daf3. If a line is found in the file, exactly or via regexp matching, it must not be added again. `insertafter`/`insertbefore` options are used only when a line is to be inserted, to specify where it must be added."

lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def present(module, dest, regexp, line, insertafter, insertbefore, create,
     msg = ''
     changed = False
     b_linesep = to_bytes(os.linesep, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
-    # Regexp matched a line in the file
+    # Exact line or Regexp matched a line in the file
     if index[0] != -1:
         if backrefs:
             b_new_line = m.expand(b_line)
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ def present(module, dest, regexp, line, insertafter, insertbefore, create,
         if not b_new_line.endswith(b_linesep):
             b_new_line += b_linesep
 
-        # If no regexp was given and a line match is found anywhere in the file,
+        # If no regexp was given and no line match is found anywhere in the file,
         # insert the line appropriately if using insertbefore or insertafter
-        if regexp is None and m:
+        if regexp is None and m is None:
 
             # Insert lines
             if insertafter and insertafter != 'EOF':
@@ -338,12 +338,12 @@ def present(module, dest, regexp, line, insertafter, insertbefore, create,
                 if index[1] <= 0:
                     if b_lines[index[1]].rstrip(b('\r\n')) != b_line:
                         b_lines.insert(index[1], b_line + b_linesep)
-                        msg = 'line replaced'
+                        msg = 'line added'
                         changed = True
 
                 elif b_lines[index[1] - 1].rstrip(b('\r\n')) != b_line:
                     b_lines.insert(index[1], b_line + b_linesep)
-                    msg = 'line replaced'
+                    msg = 'line added'
                     changed = True
 
         elif b_lines[index[0]] != b_new_line:

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

@@ -491,6 +491,14 @@
   register: _multitest_1
   with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"
 
+- name: Assert that the line is added once only
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _multitest_1.results.0 is changed
+      - _multitest_1.results.1 is not changed
+      - _multitest_1.results.2 is not changed
+      - _multitest_1.results.3 is not changed
+
 - name: Do the same thing again to check for changes
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
@@ -499,14 +507,13 @@
   register: _multitest_2
   with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"
 
-- name: Assert that the file was changed the first time but not the second time
+- name: Assert that the line is not added anymore
   assert:
     that:
-      - item.0 is changed
+      - _multitest_2.results.0 is not changed
-      - item.1 is not changed
+      - _multitest_2.results.1 is not changed
-  with_together:
+      - _multitest_2.results.2 is not changed
-    - "{{ _multitest_1.results }}"
+      - _multitest_2.results.3 is not changed
-    - "{{ _multitest_2.results }}"
 
 - name: Stat the insertafter file
   stat:
@@ -516,9 +523,23 @@
 - name: Assert that the insertafter file matches expected checksum
   assert:
     that:
-      - result.stat.checksum == '282fedf460b3ed7357667a9c8b457ec67b53b6ea'
+      - result.stat.checksum == 'c6733b6c53ddd0e11e6ba39daa556ef8f4840761'
 
 # Test insertbefore
+
+- name: Deploy the testmultiple file
+  copy:
+    src: testmultiple.txt
+    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
+  register: result
+
+- name: Assert that the testmultiple file was deployed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is changed
+      - result.checksum == '3e0090a34fb641f3c01e9011546ff586260ea0ea'
+      - result.state == 'file'
+
 - name: Write the same line to a file inserted before different lines
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
@@ -527,6 +548,14 @@
   register: _multitest_3
   with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"
 
+- name: Assert that the line is added once only
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _multitest_3.results.0 is changed
+      - _multitest_3.results.1 is not changed
+      - _multitest_3.results.2 is not changed
+      - _multitest_3.results.3 is not changed
+
 - name: Do the same thing again to check for changes
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
@@ -535,14 +564,13 @@
   register: _multitest_4
   with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"
 
-- name: Assert that the file was changed the first time but not the second time
+- name: Assert that the line is not added anymore
   assert:
     that:
-      - item.0 is changed
+      - _multitest_4.results.0 is not changed
-      - item.1 is not changed
+      - _multitest_4.results.1 is not changed
-  with_together:
+      - _multitest_4.results.2 is not changed
-    - "{{ _multitest_3.results }}"
+      - _multitest_4.results.3 is not changed
-    - "{{ _multitest_4.results }}"
 
 - name: Stat the insertbefore file
   stat:
@@ -552,7 +580,7 @@
 - name: Assert that the insertbefore file matches expected checksum
   assert:
     that:
-      - result.stat.checksum == 'a8452bb3643be8d18ba3fc212632b1633bd9f885'
+      - result.stat.checksum == '5d298651fbc377b45257da10308a9dc2fe1f8be5'
 
 ###################################################################
 # Issue 36156
@@ -625,7 +653,7 @@
 - name: Assert that the file was changed when no regexp was provided
   assert:
     that:
-      - item is changed
+      - item is not changed
   with_items: "{{ _multitest_7.results }}"
 
 - name: Stat the file
@@ -636,7 +664,7 @@
 - name: Assert that the file contents match what is expected
   assert:
     that:
-      - result.stat.checksum == '5bf50f3d74afd20de4010ca5c04bc7037b062d30'
+      - result.stat.checksum == '06e2c456e5028dd7bcd0b117b5927a1139458c82'
 
 # Test insertbefore
 - name: Deploy the test.conf file
@@ -705,7 +733,7 @@
 - name: Assert that the file was changed when no regexp was provided
   assert:
     that:
-      - item is changed
+      - item is not changed
   with_items: "{{ _multitest_10.results }}"
 
 - name: Stat the file
@@ -716,7 +744,7 @@
 - name: Assert that the file contents match what is expected
   assert:
     that:
-      - result.stat.checksum == 'eca8d8ea089d4ea57a3b87d4091599ca8b60dfd2'
+      - result.stat.checksum == 'c3be9438a07c44d4c256cebfcdbca15a15b1db91'
 
 - name: Copy empty file to test with insertbefore
   copy: