[PR #4557/29c49feb backport][stable-4] Add 'state' parameter for alternatives #4576
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* Add 'activate' parameter for alternatives Allow alternatives to be installed without being set as the current selection. * add changelog fragment * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <[email protected]> * rename 'activate' -> 'selected' * rework 'selected' parameter -> 'state' * handle unsetting of currently selected alternative * add integration tests for 'state' parameter * fix linting issues * fix for Python 2.7 compatibility * Remove alternatives file. Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit 29c49fe)
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This is a backport of PR #4557 as merged into main (29c49fe).
Allow alternatives to be installed without being set as the current selection. Fixes #4543.
SUMMARY
Adds a
stateparameter to the alternatives module with the following behavior:selected, the module behaves exactly as at present:present, the alternative will be installed, but not set as the current selection for the group.selectedand is now set topresent, the group will be set to use auto mode.This change preserves existing behavior by default and allows the following behavior if
stateis set topresent:ISSUE TYPE
COMPONENT NAME
alternatives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
There is an example in the description of #4543.
A few questions:
Any better ideas for parameter names thanUpdate: changed toactivate?state.selected = Falsethe default behavior? At present, the PR preserves the existing default behavior, but to me it does not seem very useful.