Getting latest API version if not specified in azure_rm_resource (#54022)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource.py

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ options:
   api_version:
     description:
       - Specific API version to be used.
-    required: yes
   provider:
     description:
       - Provider type.
@@ -163,8 +162,7 @@ class AzureRMResource(AzureRMModuleBase):
                 default=[]
             ),
             api_version=dict(
-                type='str',
+                type='str'
-                required=True
             ),
             method=dict(
                 type='str',
@@ -260,6 +258,25 @@ class AzureRMResource(AzureRMModuleBase):
 
             if orphan is not None:
                 self.url += '/' + orphan
+
+        # if api_version was not specified, get latest one
+        if not self.api_version:
+            try:
+                # extract provider and resource type
+                if "/providers/" in self.url:
+                    provider = self.url.split("/providers/")[1].split("/")[0]
+                    resourceType = self.url.split(provider + "/")[1].split("/")[0]
+                    url = "/subscriptions/" + self.subscription_id + "/providers/" + provider
+                    api_versions = json.loads(self.mgmt_client.query(url, "GET", {'api-version': '2015-01-01'}, None, None, [200], 0, 0).text)
+                    for rt in api_versions['resourceTypes']:
+                        if rt['resourceType'].lower() == resourceType.lower():
+                            self.api_version = rt['apiVersions'][0]
+                            break
+                if not self.api_version:
+                    self.fail("Couldn't find api version for {0}/{1}".format(provider, resourceType))
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self.fail("Failed to obtain API version: {0}".format(str(exc)))
+
         query_parameters = {}
         query_parameters['api-version'] = self.api_version
 

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource_facts.py

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ options:
   api_version:
     description:
       - Specific API version to be used.
-    required: yes
   provider:
     description:
       - Provider type, should be specified in no URL is given
@@ -121,8 +120,7 @@ class AzureRMResourceFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
                 default=[]
             ),
             api_version=dict(
-                type='str',
+                type='str'
-                required=True
             )
         )
         # store the results of the module operation
@@ -176,6 +174,24 @@ class AzureRMResourceFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
             if orphan is not None:
                 self.url += '/' + orphan
 
+        # if api_version was not specified, get latest one
+        if not self.api_version:
+            try:
+                # extract provider and resource type
+                if "/providers/" in self.url:
+                    provider = self.url.split("/providers/")[1].split("/")[0]
+                    resourceType = self.url.split(provider + "/")[1].split("/")[0]
+                    url = "/subscriptions/" + self.subscription_id + "/providers/" + provider
+                    api_versions = json.loads(self.mgmt_client.query(url, "GET", {'api-version': '2015-01-01'}, None, None, [200], 0, 0).text)
+                    for rt in api_versions['resourceTypes']:
+                        if rt['resourceType'].lower() == resourceType.lower():
+                            self.api_version = rt['apiVersions'][0]
+                            break
+                if not self.api_version:
+                    self.fail("Couldn't find api version for {0}/{1}".format(provider, resourceType))
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self.fail("Failed to obtain API version: {0}".format(str(exc)))
+
         self.results['url'] = self.url
 
         query_parameters = {}

test/integration/targets/azure_rm_resource/tasks/main.yml

@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@
       - output.response[0]['name'] != None
       - output.response | length >= 1
 
+- name: Try to query a list - same without API version
+  azure_rm_resource_facts:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    provider: network
+    resource_type: networksecuritygroups
+  register: output
+- name: Assert value was returned
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - not output.changed
+      - output.response[0]['name'] != None
+      - output.response | length >= 1
+
 - name: Create storage account that requires LRO polling
   azure_rm_resource:
     polling_timeout: 600
@@ -123,12 +136,11 @@
   assert:
     that: keys['response']['keys'][0]['value'] | length > 0
 
-- name: Delete storage
+- name: Delete storage - without API version
   azure_rm_resource:
     polling_timeout: 600
     polling_interval: 60
     method: DELETE
-    api_version: '2018-07-01'
     resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
     provider: Storage
     resource_type: storageAccounts