Remove support for old versions of Python and Ansible (#1261)

* Remove Support for Ansible < 2.15 and Python < 3.9

.github/workflows/agent.yml

@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/javagateway.yml

@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/plugins-integration.yml

@@ -25,14 +25,21 @@ jobs:
           - version: "6.4"
         ansible:
           # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-changelogs
-          - stable-2.12
-          - stable-2.13
-          - stable-2.14
           - stable-2.15
           - stable-2.16
           - devel
         python:
+          - '3.9'
           - '3.10'
+          - '3.11'
+          - '3.12'
+        exclude:
+          - ansible: stable-2.15
+            python: '3.12'
+          - ansible: stable-2.16
+            python: '3.9'
+          - ansible: devel
+            python: '3.9'
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code

.github/workflows/proxy.yml

@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/repo-sanity.yml

@@ -39,14 +39,11 @@ jobs:
           # Testing against `devel` may fail as new tests are added.
 
           # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-changelogs
-          - stable-2.12
-          - stable-2.13
-          - stable-2.14
           - stable-2.15
           - stable-2.16
           - devel
         python:
-          - '3.10'
+          - '3.11'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # ansible-test requires the collection to be in a directory in the form
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ansible_collections/community/zabbix
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.ansible }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 

.github/workflows/server.yml

@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/web.yml

@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

README.md

@@ -75,15 +75,21 @@ Click on the name of a plugin or module to view that content's documentation:
 
 ### Requirements
 
-Each component in this collection requires additional dependencies. Review components you are interested in by visiting links present in the [Included content](#included-content) section.
+Some of the components in this collection requires additional dependencies. Review components you are interested in by visiting links present in the [Included content](#included-content) section.
 
-This is especially important for some of the Zabbix roles that require you to **install additional standalone roles** from Ansible Galaxy.
+While the various roles and modules may work with earlier versions of Python and Ansible, they are only tested and maintained against Ansible Core >= 2.15 and python >= 3.9 
 
-For the majority of modules, however, you can get away with just:
+#### External Collections
 
-#### Ansible 2.10 and higher
+Additional collections may be required when running the various roles.
+
+* `ansible.posix`:  Required if using SELinux portion of any roles
+* `ansible.general`:  Required if using SELinux portion of any roles
+* `ansible.netcommon`:  Required when using the agent role
+* `community.mysql`:  Required for the proxy or server roles if using MySQL
+* `community.postgresql`:  Required for the proxy or server roles if using PostgreSQL
+* `community.windows`:  Required for the agent role if installing on Windows
 
-With the release of Ansible 2.10, modules have been moved into collections.  With the exception of ansible.builtin modules, this means additonal collections must be installed in order to use modules such as seboolean (now ansible.posix.seboolean).  The following collections are now frequently required: `ansible.posix` and `community.general`.  Installing the collections:
 
 ```bash
 ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix

changelogs/fragments/remove_old_ansible.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+breaking_changes:
+  - Remove support for Ansible < 2.15 and Python < 3.9

molecule/zabbix_javagateway/prepare.yml

@@ -22,16 +22,9 @@
       when:
         - ansible_os_family != 'RedHat'
 
-    - name: Check if warn parameter can be used for shell module
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        produce_warn: False
-      when: ansible_version.full is version("2.14", "<")
-
     # https://github.com/geerlingguy/ansible-role-java/issues/64
     - name: "Apt update"
       ansible.builtin.shell: "apt-get update && mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man1"
-      args:
-        warn: "{{ produce_warn | default(omit) }}"
       register: installation_dependencies
       until: installation_dependencies is succeeded
       when:

molecule/zabbix_proxy/prepare.yml

@@ -56,15 +56,8 @@
       when:
         - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
 
-    - name: Check if warn parameter can be used for shell module
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        produce_warn: False
-      when: ansible_version.full is version("2.14", "<")
-
     - name: "Apt update"
       ansible.builtin.shell: "apt-get update && echo exit 0 > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d"
-      args:
-        warn: "{{ produce_warn | default(omit) }}"
       register: installation_dependencies
       until: installation_dependencies is succeeded
       when:

molecule/zabbix_server/prepare.yml

@@ -67,15 +67,8 @@
         - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
         - inventory_hostname in groups['mysql']
 
-    - name: Check if warn parameter can be used for shell module
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        produce_warn: false
-      when: ansible_version.full is version("2.14", "<")
-
     - name: "Apt update"
       ansible.builtin.shell: "apt-get update && echo exit 0 > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d"
-      args:
-        warn: "{{ produce_warn | default(omit) }}"
       register: installation_dependencies
       until: installation_dependencies is succeeded
       when:

molecule/zabbix_web/prepare.yml

@@ -77,15 +77,8 @@
         - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
         - inventory_hostname in groups['mysql']
 
-    - name: Check if warn parameter can be used for shell module
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        produce_warn: false
-      when: ansible_version.full is version("2.14", "<")
-
     - name: "Apt update"
       ansible.builtin.shell: "apt-get update"
-      args:
-        warn: "{{ produce_warn | default(omit) }}"
       register: installation_dependencies
       until: installation_dependencies is succeeded
       when:

roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/RedHat.yml

@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@
   tags:
     - install
 
-- name: Check if warn parameter can be used for shell module
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    produce_warn: False
-  when: ansible_version.full is version("2.14", "<")
-  tags:
-    - always
-
 - name: "RedHat | Installing zabbix-agent"
   ansible.builtin.package:
     pkg:

roles/zabbix_server/tasks/initialize-pgsql.yml

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         login_host: "{{ zabbix_server_dbhost }}"
         port: "{{ zabbix_server_dbport }}"
         db: "{{ zabbix_server_dbname }}"
-        query: 'SELECT mandatory FROM dbversion'
+        query: "SELECT mandatory FROM dbversion"
   rescue:
     - name: "PostgreSQL | Import schema"
       community.postgresql.postgresql_db:
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
   args:
     creates: /etc/zabbix/timescaledb.done
     executable: /bin/bash
-    warn: "{{ produce_warn | default(omit) }}"
   environment:
     PGPASSWORD: "{{ zabbix_server_dbpassword }}"
   become: true