Mock module not able to update a looping Task

[ishkaran2727]

If i am using a loop and i want to mock the find module, the monkeyble mock is not able to mock individual files. Eg i can do something like all_media_missing, which will set the value of matched:0 for all looping vars, but say i want to mock one media is missing, the result is not updated by mock.

[Sispheor]

Hi, I think, here the result dict should contains directly the list you expect:

 - task: "Find media matching the patterns"
    mock:
      config:
        monkeyble_module:
          consider_changed: true
      result_dict:
        results:
        - file: test
        - file: test2

"result_list" doesn't exist as An ansible module always return a dict.

[ishkaran2727]

Hi, Can you explain how mocking is working ? How to mock variables from modules properly ? Some more examples will make it clear.

[Sispheor]

It's in the doc.

You place whatever you want as a return into the result_dict

[ishkaran2727]

Summary

When mocking a task that uses a loop (e.g., ansible.builtin.find) with Monkeyble’s monkeyble_module, the configured result_dict is applied identically to every loop iteration. There’s no documented way to return different results per item (e.g., one with matched: 0 and others with matched: 1).

Environment
Monkeyble version: 1.4.3
Ansible version: ansible-core 2.16.x
Python version: 3.10.x
OS: RHEL/Ubuntu/etc.

Minimal reproducible example
Playbook (loop over 3 patterns):

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    media_directory: /data

  tasks:
    - name: Find files matching the patterns
      find:
        paths: "{{ media_directory }}"
        patterns: "{{ item }}"
        file_type: file
      loop:
        - alpha-*.tgz
        - beta-*.tgz
        - package-*.zip
      register: glob_results

    - name: Debug results
      debug:
        var: glob_results

Monkeyble scenario (single mock for the task):

monkeyble_scenarios:
  validate_find_loop:
    name: "Mock find: two found, one missing (intended)"
    tasks_to_test:
      - task: "Find files matching the patterns"
        mock:
          config:
            monkeyble_module:
              consider_changed: true
              result_dict:
                matched: 1
                files:
                  - path: "/data/example-file-001"

Steps to reproduce

ANSIBLE_CONFIG=<path>/ansible.cfg ansible-playbook play.yml \
  -e "@monkeyble.yml" -e "monkeyble_scenario=validate_find_loop"
Inspect glob_results.results.

Actual behavior
Each loop iteration receives the same mocked result (matched: 1), even when the intention is to simulate one missing pattern.

Example:
{
  "glob_results": {
    "results": [
      { "item": "alpha-*.tgz",    "matched": 1, "...": "..." },
      { "item": "beta-*.tgz",     "matched": 1, "...": "..." },
      { "item": "package-*.zip",  "matched": 1, "...": "..." }
    ]
  }
}

Expected behavior
A way to vary mock output per iteration, e.g.:

alpha-*.tgz → matched: 1
beta-*.tgz → matched: 1
package-*.zip → matched: 0

[Sispheor]

You should use syntax highlight when pasting code. It's really hard to read as it.

[ishkaran2727]

Hi, made it bit clear now, hope it helps.

[Sispheor]

You should test the registered variable

monkeyble_scenarios:
  validate_find_loop:
    name: "test"
    tasks_to_test:
      - task: "Debug results"
        assert_list_equal:
          arg_name: var
          expected:
           - { "item": "alpha-*.tgz",    "matched": 1, "...": "..." },
           - { "item": "beta-*.tgz",     "matched": 1, "...": "..." },
           - { "item": "package-*.zip",  "matched": 1, "...": "..." }
      

[ishkaran2727]

Is it not possible to mock individual items in loop, i would like to know if that is possible.

[Sispheor]

Sorry, no.