Test maintained versions of ansible-core.

.ansible-lint

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Ansible managed
 #
 exclude_paths:
+  - meta/preferences.yml
   - molecule/default/prepare.yml
   - molecule/default/converge.yml
   - molecule/default/verify.yml

.github/workflows/molecule.yml

@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: ansible-lint
         uses: ansible-community/ansible-lint-action@main
-  test:
+
+  python-3-9:
     needs:
       - lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    container:
+      image: python:3.9
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -49,18 +52,53 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: molecule
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          apt-get update -qq
+          apt-get -y -qq install yamllint docker.io
+          pip install --no-cache-dir tox
+          if [ -f tox.ini ] ; then tox ; fi
+          if [ ! -f tox.ini ] ; then pip install -r requirements.yml ; pip install ansible-lint ansible-core ; molecule test ; fi
+        env:
+          image: ${{ matrix.config.image }}
+          tag: ${{ matrix.config.tag }}
+  python-3-10:
+    needs:
+      - lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    container:
+      image: python:3.10
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        config:
+          - image: "enterpriselinux"
+            tag: "latest"
+          - image: "debian"
+            tag: "latest"
+          - image: "debian"
+            tag: "bullseye"
+          - image: "fedora"
+            tag: "39"
+          - image: "fedora"
+            tag: "latest"
+          - image: "fedora"
+            tag: "rawhide"
+          - image: "ubuntu"
+            tag: "jammy"
+          - image: "ubuntu"
+            tag: "focal"
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: molecule
-        run: molecule converge
+        run: |
+          apt-get update -qq
+          apt-get -y -qq install yamllint docker.io
+          pip install --no-cache-dir tox
+          if [ -f tox.ini ] ; then tox ; fi
+          if [ ! -f tox.ini ] ; then pip install -r requirements.yml ; pip install ansible-lint ansible-core ; molecule test ; fi
         env:
           image: ${{ matrix.config.image }}
           tag: ${{ matrix.config.tag }}

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,33 +1,44 @@
 ---
-image: "robertdebock/github-action-molecule:6.0.1"
 
 variables:
-  PY_COLORS: 1
+  DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
 
 molecule:
+  image: $python
   script:
+    - apt-get update -qq
+    - apt-get -y -qq install yamllint docker.io
+    - pip install --no-cache-dir tox
     - if [ -f tox.ini ] ; then tox ; fi
-    - if [ ! -f tox.ini ] ; then molecule test ; fi
+    - if [ ! -f tox.ini ] ; then pip install -r requirements.yml ; pip install ansible-lint ansible-core ; molecule test ; fi
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - image: "enterpriselinux"
         tag: "latest"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
       - image: "debian"
         tag: "latest"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
       - image: "debian"
         tag: "bullseye"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
       - image: "fedora"
         tag: "39"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
       - image: "fedora"
         tag: "latest"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
       - image: "fedora"
         tag: "rawhide"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
       - image: "ubuntu"
         tag: "jammy"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
       - image: "ubuntu"
         tag: "focal"
+        python: ['python:3.9', 'python:3.10']
 
 galaxy:
   script:

meta/preferences.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+matrix_overrides:
+  amazonlinux:
+    python:
+      - python:3.9
+      - python:3.10

requirements.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ansible-compat == 24.*
-molecule == 24.*
-molecule-plugins[docker] == 23.*
-ansible-lint == 24.*
-paramiko == 3.*
+molecule
+molecule-plugins[docker]
+paramiko

tox.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = ansible-2.{15,16,17}
+skipsdist = true
+
+[testenv]
+commands = molecule test
+
+setenv =
+    TOX_ENVNAME={envname}
+    PY_COLORS=1
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR=1
+    ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=../
+
+passenv = namespace, image, tag, DOCKER_HOST
+
+# Test supported releases of ansible-core. See:
+# https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-support-matrix
+
+[testenv:ansible-2.15]
+basepython = python3.9
+deps =
+    -rrequirements.txt
+    ansible-core==2.15.*
+    ansible-lint==6.*
+
+[testenv:ansible-2.16]
+basepython = python3.10
+deps =
+    -rrequirements.txt
+    ansible-core==2.16.*
+    ansible-lint==24.*
+
+[testenv:ansible-2.17]
+basepython = python3.10
+deps =
+    -rrequirements.txt
+    ansible-core==2.17.*
+    ansible-lint==24.*
+
+# Future work, not releases, just prepared. See:
+# https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel//roadmap/ROADMAP_2_18.html
+# Note: enable python3.13 in `vars/main.yml` as well.
+# [testenv:ansible-2.18]
+# basepython = python3.13
+# deps =
+#     -rrequirements.txt
+#     ansible-core==2.18.*
+#     ansible-lint==24.*