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137 changes: 137 additions & 0 deletions meta/argument_specs.yml
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
---
argument_specs:
main:
short_description: The bootloader role.
description: >
The bootloader role allows you to manage GRUB2 boot loader
settings, kernel command line parameters, boot loader
timeout, and boot loader password.
options:
bootloader_settings:
type: list
elements: dict
default: []
description: >
List of kernel entries and their command line parameters
to configure. Each entry specifies a kernel and the
boot loader settings to apply.
options:
kernel:
type: raw
required: true
description: >
The kernel to update settings for. Accepts the
string `DEFAULT` or `ALL` to target the default or
all kernels, or a dictionary with keys `path`,
`index`, `title`, and `initrd` to identify a
specific kernel.
state:
type: str
choices:
- present
- absent
default: present
description: >
Whether the kernel entry should be present
(`present`) or removed (`absent`).
options:
type: list
elements: dict
description: >
List of boot loader arguments to apply to the
specified kernel.
options:
name:
type: str
description: >
The name of the boot loader setting. Not
required when using `previous: replaced`.
value:
type: raw
description: >
The value for the setting. Not required when
the setting has no value, for example `quiet`.
The value must not be a YAML boolean or null
type.
state:
type: str
choices:
- present
- absent
default: present
description: >
Whether the setting should be present
(`present`) or removed (`absent`). The value
`absent` removes the setting with the given
`name`.
previous:
type: str
choices:
- replaced
description: >
Whether to replace all previous settings with
the given settings. The only supported value
is `replaced`.
copy_default:
type: bool
default: false
description: >
Whether to copy the default arguments to the
created kernel.
default:
type: bool
default: false
description: >
Whether to make this kernel the default boot
entry.

bootloader_timeout:
type: raw
default: null
description: >
The GRUB boot loader timeout in seconds. When set to
`null` or left unset, the role does not change the
timeout setting.

bootloader_password:
type: raw
default: null
description: >
The password to protect boot parameters. When set to
`null` or left unset, the current password
configuration is not modified. The boot loader
username is always `root`. This value should come
from an Ansible vault.

bootloader_remove_password:
type: bool
default: false
description: >
Whether to remove the boot loader password
configuration.

bootloader_reboot_ok:
type: bool
default: false
description: >
Whether the role is allowed to reboot the managed host
when changes require a reboot to take effect. If
`false`, the role sets `bootloader_reboot_required` to
`true` instead.

bootloader_gather_facts:
type: bool
default: false
description: >
Whether to gather bootloader facts containing boot
information for all kernels. The facts are returned
in the `bootloader_facts` variable.

bootloader_secure_logging:
type: bool
default: true
description: >
Whether to suppress potentially sensitive output from
tasks that handle credentials by setting `no_log` to
`true` on those tasks.
51 changes: 51 additions & 0 deletions tasks/assert_role_vars.yml
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
---
- name: Assert bootloader_timeout is null or a non-negative integer
ansible.builtin.assert:
that:
- >-
(bootloader_timeout is none)
or (bootloader_timeout | string | trim is match('^[0-9]+$'))
fail_msg: >-
bootloader_timeout must be null or a non-negative integer,
got {{ bootloader_timeout | type_debug }}

- name: Assert bootloader_password is null or a string
ansible.builtin.assert:
that:
- >-
(bootloader_password is none)
or (bootloader_password is string)
fail_msg: >-
bootloader_password must be null or a string,
got {{ bootloader_password | type_debug }}

- name: Assert kernel in bootloader_settings is a string or dictionary
ansible.builtin.assert:
that:
- >-
item.kernel is string
or item.kernel is mapping
fail_msg: >-
bootloader_settings[{{ idx }}].kernel must be a string
or dictionary, got {{ item.kernel | type_debug }}
loop: "{{ bootloader_settings }}"
loop_control:
index_var: idx
label: "{{ idx }}"
when: item.kernel is defined

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject settings entries without kernel.

Line 36 skips this assertion when kernel is absent. On paths where argument specifications are not applied, the malformed entry reaches bootloader configuration without required-field validation. Assert that item.kernel is defined before checking its type.

Proposed fix
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - >-
-        item.kernel is string
-        or item.kernel is mapping
+      - item.kernel is defined
+      - item.kernel is string or item.kernel is mapping
     fail_msg: >-
       bootloader_settings[{{ idx }}].kernel must be a string
-      or dictionary, got {{ item.kernel | type_debug }}
+      or dictionary, got {{ item.kernel | default(none) | type_debug }}
   loop: "{{ bootloader_settings }}"
-  when: item.kernel is defined
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when: item.kernel is defined
ansible.builtin.assert:
that:
- item.kernel is defined
- item.kernel is string or item.kernel is mapping
fail_msg: >-
bootloader_settings[{{ idx }}].kernel must be a string
or dictionary, got {{ item.kernel | default(none) | type_debug }}
loop: "{{ bootloader_settings }}"
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In `@tasks/assert_role_vars.yml` at line 36, Update the assertion task’s condition
near the existing item.kernel type check so entries missing kernel are rejected
rather than skipped; validate that item.kernel is defined before applying the
type assertion, while preserving the current validation for defined values.


- name: Assert value in bootloader_settings options is a string or integer
ansible.builtin.assert:
that:
- >-
item.1.value is string
or (item.1.value | type_debug) == 'int'
fail_msg: >-
bootloader_settings options value must be a string
or integer, got {{ item.1.value | type_debug }}
loop: >-
{{ bootloader_settings | subelements('options', skip_missing=True) }}
loop_control:
label: "{{ item.0.kernel | default('unknown') }} - {{ item.1.name | default('unnamed') }}"
when: item.1.value is defined and item.1.value is not none
3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions tasks/main.yml
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__values_with_null_and_no_state: "{{ __values | rejectattr('state', 'defined') |
selectattr('value', 'sameas', none) | list }}"

- name: Validate role parameters
ansible.builtin.include_tasks: assert_role_vars.yml

- name: Ensure required packages are installed
package:
name: "{{ __bootloader_packages }}"
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