Can't create new host collection with theforeman.foreman.host_collection module

[juma-adventures]

SUMMARY

I receive the following message when trying to create a new host collection: "msg": "state is present but all of the following are missing: manifest_path"

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.14.2]
  config file = /opt/scripts/satellite/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/adruj/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /opt/scripts/satellite/collections/ansible_collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.2 (main, Sep 14 2023, 10:46:13) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-18)] (/usr/bin/python3.11)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

# /opt/scripts/satellite/collections/ansible_collections
Collection         Version
------------------ -------
theforeman.foreman 3.15.0

KATELLO/FOREMAN VERSION

package tfm-rubygem-katello is not installed
foreman-3.7.0.9-1.el8sat.noarch

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:

    - name: Create a host_collection for {{ organization }}
      theforeman.foreman.subscription_manifest:
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
        server_url: "{{ server_url }}"
        validate_certs: false
        organization: "{{ organization }}"
        name: "Test"
        description: "Test description"
        state: present

EXPECTED RESULTS

That there was a host collection created with the name "Test" and description "Test description".

ACTUAL RESULTS

ansible-playbook [core 2.14.2]
  config file = /opt/scripts/satellite/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/my-user/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /opt/scripts/satellite/collections/ansible_collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
  python version = 3.11.2 (main, Sep 14 2023, 10:46:13) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-18)] (/usr/bin/python3.11)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True
Using /opt/scripts/satellite/ansible.cfg as config file
host_list declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
auto declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /etc/ansible/hosts inventory source with ini plugin
[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'
Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.

PLAYBOOK: create_host_collection.yml ****************************************************************************************************************
1 plays in /opt/scripts/satellite/playbooks/create_host_collection.yml

PLAY [localhost] ************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Create a host_collection for Default] ***********************************************************************************
task path: /opt/scripts/satellite/playbooks/create_host_collection.yml:7
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: my-user
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~my-user && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483="` echo /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /opt/scripts/satellite/collections/ansible_collections/theforeman/foreman/plugins/modules/subscription_manifest.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-365014v3idhvcc/tmpu7fp1oxp TO /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483/AnsiballZ_subscription_manifest.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483/ /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483/AnsiballZ_subscription_manifest.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6 /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483/AnsiballZ_subscription_manifest.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /home/my-user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1701684230.773028-365018-155195831254483/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "description": "Test description",
            "manifest_path": null,
            "name": "Test",
            "organization": "Default",
            "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER",
            "repository_url": null,
            "server_url": "https://satellite.my-org.com",
            "state": "present",
            "username": "ansible-smals",
            "validate_certs": false
        }
    },
    "msg": "state is present but all of the following are missing: manifest_path"
}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

[evgeni]

The playbook you posted uses the theforeman.foreman.subscription_manifest module, which uploads a manifest, not the theforeman.foreman.host_collection one

[juma-adventures]

The playbook you posted uses the theforeman.foreman.subscription_manifest module, which uploads a manifest, not the theforeman.foreman.host_collection one

Bad copy/paste.
I completely overlooked that, thx.