gistfile1.txt

    - name: set collection paths
      set_fact:
        collection_paths: |
          {{
             (lookup("env","ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH").split(":") +
             lookup("env","ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS").split(":") +
             lookup("config", "COLLECTIONS_PATHS")) |
             select | list
          }}

    - name: get collection modules paths
      shell: |
        set -euxo pipefail
        for dir in {{ collection_paths | join(" ") }}; do
          for subdir in $dir/ansible_collections/*/*/plugins/modules; do
            if [ -d "$subdir" ]; then
              echo "$subdir"
            fi
          done
        done
      register: collection_modules

    - name: get collection module_utils paths
      shell: |
        set -euxo pipefail
        for dir in {{ collection_paths | join(" ") }}; do
          for subdir in $dir/ansible_collections/*/*/plugins/module_utils; do
            if [ -d "$subdir" ]; then
              echo "$subdir"
            fi
          done
        done
      register: collection_module_utils

    - name: set search paths
      set_fact:
        modules_search_path: |
            {{
               (lookup("env", "ANSIBLE_LIBRARY").split(":") +
               ["../../library"] +
               lookup("config", "DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH")) |
               select | list + collection_modules.stdout_lines
            }}
        module_utils_search_path: |
            {{
               (lookup("env", "ANSIBLE_MODULE_UTILS").split(":") +
               ["../../module_utils"] +
               lookup("config", "DEFAULT_MODULE_UTILS_PATH")) |
               select | list + collection_module_utils.stdout_lines
            }}

    - name: find modules file
      set_fact:
        modules_file: "{{ lookup('first_found', params) }}"
      vars:
        params:
          files:
            - network_connections.py
          paths: "{{ modules_search_path }}"

    - name: find module_utils file
      set_fact:
        module_utils_file: "{{ lookup('first_found', params) }}"
      vars:
        params:
          files:
            - network_lsr
          paths: "{{ module_utils_search_path }}"

    - name: get tempfile for tar
      tempfile:
        prefix: lsrtest_
        suffix: ".tar"
      register: temptar
      delegate_to: localhost

    # TODO: using tar and copying the file is a workaround for the synchronize
    # module that does not work in test-harness. Related issue:
    # https://github.com/linux-system-roles/test-harness/issues/102
    #
    - name: Create Tar file
      command: >
        tar -cvf {{ temptar.path }} --exclude "*.pyc" --exclude "__pycache__"
            -C ../.. tests
            -C {{ modules_file | realpath | dirname | dirname }} {{ modules_file | realpath | dirname | basename }} 
            -C {{ module_utils_file | realpath | dirname | dirname }} {{ module_utils_file | realpath | dirname | basename }}
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Copy testrepo.tar to the remote system
      copy:
        src: "{{ temptar.path }}"
        dest: "{{ rundir }}"

    - name: Untar testrepo.tar
      command: tar xf {{ temptar.path | basename }}
      args:
        chdir: "{{ rundir }}"