Add new parameters to manage mtime and atime for file module, fixes #30226 (#43230)

* Add new parameters related to mtime and atime for file module, fixes #30226

test/integration/targets/file/tasks/directory_as_dest.yml

@@ -262,6 +262,35 @@
       - 'file8_dir_stat["stat"].isdir'
       - 'file8_dir_stat["stat"]["mtime"] != file8_initial_dir_stat["stat"]["mtime"]'
 
+- name: Get initial stat info to compare with later
+  stat:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/sub1'
+    follow: False
+  register: file11_initial_dir_stat
+
+- name: Use touch with directory as dest and keep mtime and atime
+  file:
+    dest: '{{output_dir}}/sub1'
+    state: touch
+    force: False
+    modification_time: preserve
+    access_time: preserve
+  register: file11_result
+
+- name: Get stat info to show the directory has not been changed
+  stat:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/sub1'
+    follow: False
+  register: file11_dir_stat
+
+- name: verify that the directory has not been updated
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - 'file11_result is not changed'
+      - 'file11_dir_stat["stat"].isdir'
+      - 'file11_dir_stat["stat"]["mtime"] == file11_initial_dir_stat["stat"]["mtime"]'
+      - 'file11_dir_stat["stat"]["atime"] == file11_initial_dir_stat["stat"]["atime"]'
+
 #
 # State=directory realizes that the directory already exists and does nothing
 #

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

@@ -117,6 +117,24 @@
 - name: change ownership and group
   file: path={{output_dir}}/baz.txt owner=1234 group=1234
 
+- name: Get stat info to check atime later
+  stat: path={{output_dir}}/baz.txt
+  register: file_attributes_result_5_before
+
+- name: updates access time
+  file: path={{output_dir}}/baz.txt access_time=now
+  register: file_attributes_result_5
+
+- name: Get stat info to check atime later
+  stat: path={{output_dir}}/baz.txt
+  register: file_attributes_result_5_after
+
+- name: verify that the file was marked as changed and atime changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "file_attributes_result_5 is changed"
+      - "file_attributes_result_5_after['stat']['atime'] != file_attributes_result_5_before['stat']['atime']"
+
 - name: setup a tmp-like directory for ownership test
   file: path=/tmp/worldwritable mode=1777 state=directory