win_toast module fails to deliver notification if async is used.

[egzakharovich]

SUMMARY

The module exists with error Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED)) while async and poll used.

While using synchronous execution, there's no problem. But you HAVE to wait until expire run's out.

P.S. #494 is probably the same, but the author decided not to include information required for filing an issue and stopped to answer on information requests. So I filed a new one. Let me know if this was inappropriate.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

win_toast

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.17.6]
  config file = /home/user/git/ansible-pg/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/user/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /home/user/git/ansible-pg/.venv/lib64/python3/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/user/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /home/user/git/ansible-pg/.venv/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.12.2 (main, Feb 29 2024, 18:26:55) [GCC 13.2.1 20240128 (ALT Sisyphus 13.2.1-alt3)] (/home/user/git/ansible-pg/.venv/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.4
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

Having community.general in comment example is somewhat confusing.

(.venv) $ ansible-galaxy collection list community.windows

# /home/user/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
Collection        Version
----------------- -------
community.windows 2.3.0  

# /home/user/git/ansible-pg/.venv/lib/python3/site-packages/ansible_collections
Collection        Version
----------------- -------
community.windows 2.3.0  

# /home/user/git/ansible-pg/.venv/lib64/python3/site-packages/ansible_collections
Collection        Version
----------------- -------
community.windows 2.3.0

CONFIGURATION

CONFIG_FILE() = /home/user/git/ansible-pg/ansible.cfg
DEFAULT_FORKS(/home/user/git/ansible-pg/ansible.cfg) = 50
DEFAULT_HOST_LIST(/home/user/git/ansible-pg/ansible.cfg) = ['/home/user/git/ansible-pg/inventory']
DEFAULT_STDOUT_CALLBACK(/home/user/git/ansible-pg/ansible.cfg) = yaml
DEFAULT_VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE(/home/user/git/ansible-pg/ansible.cfg) = /home/user/git/ansible-pg/.secret
EDITOR(env: EDITOR) = mcedit

OS / ENVIRONMENT

architecture: 64-bit
architecture2: x86_64
distribution: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
distribution_major_version: '10'
distribution_version: 10.0.19045.0
os_family: Windows
os_installation_type: Client
os_name: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
os_product_type: workstation
windows_domain: WORKGROUP
windows_domain_member: false
windows_domain_role: Stand-alone workstation

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

---
- name: Install Thin Client
  hosts: SomeMachine
  serial: '100%'
  gather_facts: false

  vars:
    version: '8.3.24.1764'

  tasks:
    - name: Notify user fails
      ignore_errors: true
      community.windows.win_toast:
        expire: 30
        title: The installation of Thin client version {{ version }} is complete
        msg: Thin client installation
      async: 60
      poll: 5

    - name: Notify user works, but need to wait until expire runs out
      community.windows.win_toast:
        expire: 30
        title: The installation of Thin client version {{ version }} is complete
        msg: Thin client installation

Only second one works. I found out, that title and msg does not work as intended, because they're swapped. But this is for another issue

Result (from second task):

EXPECTED RESULTS

A toast notification is shown to the user, while using async execution or fire and forget scenario

ACTUAL RESULTS

Error.

$ ansible-playbook -v playbooks/toast_test.yaml
Using /home/user/git/ansible-pg/ansible.cfg as config file

PLAY [Install Thin Client] ********************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Notify user fails] **********************************************************************************************************************************************
ASYNC FAILED on SomeMachine: jid=j558608974231.11724
An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 71
fatal: [SomeMachine]: FAILED! => changed=false 
  ansible_async_watchdog_pid: 13760
  ansible_job_id: j558608974231.11724
  expire_at: 05.12.2024 19:36:25
  expire_at_utc: 5 декабря 2024 г. 16:36:25
  finished: 1
  msg: 'Failed to create toast notifier: Exception calling "Show" with "1" argument(s): "Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))"'
  results_file: C:\Users\Администратор\.ansible_async\j558608974231.11724
  started: 1
  stderr: ''
  stderr_lines: <omitted>
  stdout: ''
  stdout_lines: <omitted>
  toast_sent: false
...ignoring

TASK [Notify user works, but need to wait until expire runs out] ******************************************************************************************************
ok: [SomeMachine] => changed=false 
  expire_at: 12/5/2024 7:36:31 PM
  expire_at_utc: Thursday, December 5, 2024 4:36:31 PM
  sent_localtime: Thursday, December 5, 2024 7:36:31 PM
  time_taken: 30.4626792
  toast_sent: true

PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************************************************************
SomeMachine                : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=1   

[egzakharovich]

I found out only now that expire=0 and synchronous execution can be used as a workaround if the actual "expiration time" is not needed. It will fire the toast and return. Documentation is not clear about 0 being possible and valid option.