Add force parameter to gem module (#51366)

lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/gem.py

@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ options:
       - Allow adding build flags for gem compilation
     required: false
     version_added: "2.0"
+  force:
+    description:
+      - Force gem to install, bypassing dependency checks.
+    required: false
+    default: "no"
+    type: bool
+    version_added: "2.8"
 author:
     - "Ansible Core Team"
     - "Johan Wiren (@johanwiren)"
@@ -247,6 +254,8 @@ def install(module):
     cmd.append(module.params['gem_source'])
     if module.params['build_flags']:
         cmd.extend(['--', module.params['build_flags']])
+    if module.params['force']:
+        cmd.append('--force')
     module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
 
 
@@ -267,6 +276,7 @@ def main():
             env_shebang=dict(required=False, default=False, type='bool'),
             version=dict(required=False, type='str'),
             build_flags=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            force=dict(required=False, default=False, type='bool'),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
         mutually_exclusive=[['gem_source', 'repository'], ['gem_source', 'version']],