Cannot limit packages for copr

[ossman]

Summary

When adding a copr repository, you generally want it for some specific thing. Therefore, it's prudent to limit DNF to only grab those specific packages from that repository and not get surprises in case the repository gets new things in the future.

Right now, that is very annoying with the copr module. It doesn't have that feature, which is fine as you can pair it with a ini_file task right after. However, the copr module resets the configuration and removes those changes every time it is run. So your ansible run is constantly considering those tasks changed.

Issue Type

Feature Idea

Component Name

copr

Additional Information

- name: add shorewall copr
  community.general.copr:
    name: ufven/epel9-extras
    state: enabled
    chroot: epel-9-x86_64

- name: limit shorewall copr
  ini_file:
    path: /etc/yum.repos.d/_copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:ufven:epel9-extras.repo
    section: copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:ufven:epel9-extras
    option: includepkgs
    value: "shorewall*"

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[shubhamsugara22]

from what i understand you want
the copr module should be enhanced to include an option for limiting the packages retrieved from the repository, such as includepkgs. then users can avoid the need for a separate init_file task, and the repository configuration will remain consistent across Ansible runs.
This new includepkgs option would be handled by the module and written directly into the repository configuration file
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/plugins/modules/copr.py
Am i Right or is there anything else you wanted to point out ?

[ossman]

That is the ideal, yes.

But there is also the intermediate step where the copr module should stop resetting the file if all the fields it cares about are correct. Right now, adding a separate ini_file task is not a good workaround because the copr task keeps undoing its work.

[russoz]

hi @ossman is this issue solved with #8779 ? Should we close it?

[felixfontein]

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