extensions/molecule/default/create.yml

@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@
   gather_facts: false
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Package procps-ng
+    - name: Packages openssh-server, python3-policycoreutils
       ansible.builtin.dnf:
-        name: procps-ng
+        name: ['openssh-server', 'python3-policycoreutils']
         state: present
 
     - name: systemd PID

extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ driver:
       ansible_connection: docker
 platforms:
   - name: instance
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-rockylinux9}-ansible:latest
+    image: geerlingguy/docker-rockylinux9-ansible:latest
     command: "/sbin/init"
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro

extensions/molecule/linode/converge.yml

@@ -1,26 +1,8 @@
 ---
-- name: Fail if linode group is missing
-  hosts: localhost
-  tasks:
-    - name: Print some info
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "{{ groups }}"
-
-    - name: Assert group existence
-      ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that: "'linode' in groups"
-        fail_msg: |
-          linode group was not found inside inventory groups: {{ groups }}
-
 - name: Converge
-  hosts: linode
-  # We disable gather facts because it would fail due to our container not
-  # having python installed. This will not prevent use from running 'raw'
-  # commands. Most molecule users are expected to use containers that already
-  # have python installed in order to avoid notable delays installing it.
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
   tasks:
-    - name: Apply podman-host Role
-      include_role:
-        name: podman-host
-#      ansible.builtin.assert:
-#        that: result.stdout | regex_search("^Linux")
+    - name: Replace this task with one that validates your content
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "This is the effective test"

extensions/molecule/linode/create.yml

@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@
   gather_facts: false
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Package procps-ng
+    - name: Packages openssh-server, python3-policycoreutils
       ansible.builtin.dnf:
-        name: procps-ng
+        name: ['openssh-server', 'python3-policycoreutils']
         state: present
 
     - name: systemd PID

extensions/molecule/linode/destroy.yml

@@ -5,11 +5,20 @@
   gather_facts: false
   # no_log: "{{ molecule_no_log }}"
   tasks:
-- name: Remove dynamic molecule inventory
-  hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: false
-  tasks:
-    - name: Remove dynamic inventory file
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ molecule_ephemeral_directory }}/inventory/molecule_inventory.yml"
-        state: absent    # Developer must implement.
+    # Developer must implement.
+
+    # Mandatory configuration for Molecule to function.
+
+    - name: Populate instance config
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        instance_conf: {}
+
+    - name: Dump instance config
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          # Molecule managed
+
+          {{ instance_conf | to_json | from_json | to_yaml }}
+        dest: "{{ molecule_instance_config }}"
+        mode: "0600"
+      when: server.changed | default(false) | bool  # noqa no-handler

extensions/molecule/linode/requirements.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-collections:
-  - community.general

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 - import_tasks: include-vars.yml
 
 - name: Install podman, podman networking plugins, and python support packages
-  vars:
-    dnf_packages:
-      - 'openssh-server'
-      - 'podman'
-      - 'podman-plugins'
-      - 'systemd-container'
-      - 'containernetworking-plugins'
-      - 'python3-pip'
-      - 'python3-policycoreutils'
   dnf:
-    name: "{{ dnf_packages }}"
+    name: ['podman', 'containernetworking-plugins', 'podman-plugins', 'python3-pip', 'systemd-container']
     state: present
 
 - name: Install podman-compose pip Package
@@ -30,7 +21,6 @@
    - "{{ service_users }}"
 
 - name: Create service folders
-  become: yes
   become_user: "{{ item.0.name }}"
   file:
     path: "/home/{{ item.0.name }}/{{ item.1 }}"
@@ -111,7 +101,8 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
-  when: '"molecule" not in group_names'
+  tags:
+    - 'molecule-notest'
 
 - lineinfile:
     path: /etc/hosts
@@ -120,7 +111,8 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
-  when: '"molecule" not in group_names'
+  tags:
+    - 'molecule-notest'
 # - name: Copy cni networking driver config into place
 #   blockinfile:
 #     name: "/etc/cni/net.d/podman.conflist"