test-template.yml

---

- name: Verify TextFSM template
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  vars_prompt:
    - name: template_name
      prompt: "Enter the name of the template to verify:"
      default: "cisco_nxos_show_ip_route"
      private: no

  vars:
    top_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'PWD') }}"
    TEST_DIR: "{{ top_dir }}/tests"
    platform: "{{ template_name.split('_')[0:2] | join('_') }}"
    command_variable: "{{ template_name.split(platform + '_') | last }}"
    command: "{{ command_variable.split('_') | join(' ') }}"

  tasks:

  - name: "{{template_name}}: run TextFSM on test input"
    ntc_show_command:
      connection: offline
      file: "{{ item }}"
      platform: "{{ platform }}"
      command: "{{ command }}"
      template_dir: "{{ top_dir }}/templates"
    with_fileglob:
      - "{{ TEST_DIR }}/{{ platform }}/{{ command_variable }}/{{ template_name }}*.raw"
    register: ntc_result

  - name: "{{template_name}}: read parsed sample files"
    include_vars: "{{ item.item | regex_replace('\\.raw$', '.parsed') }}"
    with_items: "{{ ntc_result.results }}"
    register: ntc_result

  - name: "{{template_name}}: verify that parsed result is the same as expected"
    with_items: "{{ ntc_result.results }}"
    compare_dict:
      result: "{{ item.item.response }}"
      sample: "{{ item.ansible_facts.parsed_sample }}"