HTTP(S) API connection plugin (#39224)

* HTTPAPI connection

* Punt run_commands to cliconf or httpapi

* Fake enable_mode on eapi

* Pull changes to nxos

* Move load_config to edit_config for future-preparedness

* Don't fail on lldp disabled

* Re-enable check_rc on nxos' run_commands

* Reorganize nxos httpapi plugin for compatibility

* draft docs for connection: httpapi

* restores docs for connection:local for eapi

* Add _remote_is_local to httpapi

test/integration/targets/nxos_interface_ospf/tasks/nxapi.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: collect common nxapi test cases
+- name: collect common test cases
   find:
     paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/common"
     patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 - name: set test_items
   set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
 
-- name: run test cases (connection=local)
-  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=local connection={{ nxapi }}"
+- name: run test cases (connection=httpapi)
+  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=httpapi"
   with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: test_case_to_run

test/integration/targets/nxos_interface_ospf/tests/common/sanity.yaml

@@ -9,21 +9,18 @@
   nxos_feature: &disable
     feature: ospf
     state: disabled
-    provider: "{{ connection }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: "Setup - Enable feature OSPF"
   nxos_feature: &enable
     feature: ospf
     state: enabled
-    provider: "{{ connection }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: "Put interface into default state"
   nxos_config: &intdefault
     lines:
       - "default interface {{ testint }}"
-    provider: "{{ connection }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: "Remove switchport config"
@@ -32,7 +29,6 @@
       - no switchport
     parents:
       - "interface {{ testint }}"
-    provider: "{{ connection }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: "Remove possibly existing port-channel and loopback ints"
@@ -42,7 +38,6 @@
       - no interface port-channel11
       - no interface loopback55
       - no interface loopback77
-    provider: "{{ connection }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - block:
@@ -56,7 +51,6 @@
       hello_interval: 15
       dead_interval: 75
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: &true
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@
       hello_interval: 17
       dead_interval: 70
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -101,7 +94,6 @@
       hello_interval: 10
       dead_interval: default
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -123,7 +115,6 @@
       message_digest_encryption_type: 3des
       message_digest_password: b69f7bc54725b1bfd1ea93afa7b09400
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -145,7 +136,6 @@
       message_digest_encryption_type: default
       message_digest_password: default
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -164,7 +154,6 @@
         - interface loopback55
         - interface loopback77
       match: none
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
 
   - name: "Ensure port-channels are layer3"
     nxos_config:
@@ -172,7 +161,6 @@
         - no switchport
       parents:
         - "interface {{ item }}"
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     with_items:
       - port-channel10
       - port-channel11
@@ -187,7 +175,6 @@
       hello_interval: 15
       dead_interval: 75
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -208,7 +195,6 @@
       hello_interval: 15
       dead_interval: 75
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -228,7 +214,6 @@
       hello_interval: 15
       dead_interval: 75
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -248,7 +233,6 @@
       hello_interval: 45
       dead_interval: 75
       state: present
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true
@@ -269,7 +253,6 @@
       hello_interval: 15
       dead_interval: 75
       state: absent
-      provider: "{{ connection }}"
     register: result
 
   - assert: *true