command: always return changed=true

changelogs/fragments/50-command-changed.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+breaking_changes:
+- "command - the module now always indicates that a change happens. If this is not correct, please use ``changed_when`` to determine the correct changed status for a task (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.routeros/pull/50)."

plugins/modules/command.py

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     read from the device. This module includes an
     argument that will cause the module to wait for a specific condition
     before returning or timing out if the condition is not met.
+  - The module always indicates a (changed) status. You can use
+    R(the changed_when task property,override_the_changed_result) to determine
+    whether a command task actually resulted in a change or not.
 options:
   commands:
     description:
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg=msg, failed_conditions=failed_conditions)
 
     result.update({
-        'changed': False,
+        'changed': True,
         'stdout': responses,
         'stdout_lines': list(to_lines(responses))
     })

tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_command.py

@@ -61,20 +61,20 @@ def load_from_file(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def test_command_simple(self):
         set_module_args(dict(commands=['/system resource print']))
-        result = self.execute_module()
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
         self.assertEqual(len(result['stdout']), 1)
         self.assertTrue('platform: "MikroTik"' in result['stdout'][0])
 
     def test_command_multiple(self):
         set_module_args(dict(commands=['/system resource print', '/system resource print']))
-        result = self.execute_module()
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
         self.assertEqual(len(result['stdout']), 2)
         self.assertTrue('platform: "MikroTik"' in result['stdout'][0])
 
     def test_command_wait_for(self):
         wait_for = 'result[0] contains "MikroTik"'
         set_module_args(dict(commands=['/system resource print'], wait_for=wait_for))
-        self.execute_module()
+        self.execute_module(changed=True)
 
     def test_command_wait_for_fails(self):
         wait_for = 'result[0] contains "test string"'
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ def test_command_match_any(self):
         wait_for = ['result[0] contains "MikroTik"',
                     'result[0] contains "test string"']
         set_module_args(dict(commands=['/system resource print'], wait_for=wait_for, match='any'))
-        self.execute_module()
+        self.execute_module(changed=True)
 
     def test_command_match_all(self):
         wait_for = ['result[0] contains "MikroTik"',
                     'result[0] contains "RB1100"']
         set_module_args(dict(commands=['/system resource print'], wait_for=wait_for, match='all'))
-        self.execute_module()
+        self.execute_module(changed=True)
 
     def test_command_match_all_failure(self):
         wait_for = ['result[0] contains "MikroTik"',
@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ def test_command_match_all_failure(self):
     def test_command_wait_for_2(self):
         wait_for = 'result[0] contains "wireless"'
         set_module_args(dict(commands=['/system package print'], wait_for=wait_for))
-        self.execute_module()
+        self.execute_module(changed=True)