Collections fix, always mount the doc cache

docs/changelog-fragments.d/1062.bugfix.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Prevented issues rendering collection plugin details after errors
+were generated when applying settings from within the TUI.
+
+-- by {user}`cidrblock`

src/ansible_navigator/actions/collections.py

@@ -123,9 +123,22 @@ def run(self, interaction: Interaction, app: AppPublic) -> Optional[Interaction]
         )
 
         self._update_args(params=params, attach_cdc=True)
+
         self._collection_cache = self._args.internals.collection_doc_cache
         self._collection_cache_path = self._args.collection_doc_cache_path
 
+        if not isinstance(self._collection_cache, KeyValueStore):
+            notification = warning_notification(
+                messages=[
+                    "Something has gone really wrong, the collection document cache is not",
+                    "available.  This should not have happened. Please log an issue, and",
+                    "include the contents of the log file.",
+                ],
+            )
+            interaction.ui.show(notification)
+            self._prepare_to_exit(interaction)
+            return None
+
         self._run_runner()
 
         if not self._collections:

src/ansible_navigator/initialization.py

@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ def parse_and_update(
     apply_previous_cli_entries: Union[C, List[str]] = C.NONE,
     attach_cdc=False,
 ) -> Tuple[List[LogMessage], List[ExitMessage]]:
-    """Build a configuration
+    """Build a configuration.
+
+    Return after the CDC is mounted, even if exit messages are generated, the CDC may still
+    be needed. e.g. ``:collections --ee NotBool``.
 
     :param args: The application args
     :param apply_previous_cli_entries: Should previous params from the CLI be applied
@@ -170,8 +173,6 @@ def parse_and_update(
     new_messages, new_exit_messages = configurator.configure()
     messages.extend(new_messages)
     exit_messages.extend(new_exit_messages)
-    if exit_messages:
-        return messages, exit_messages
 
     if args.internals.collection_doc_cache is C.NOT_SET:
         mount_collection_cache = True
@@ -184,13 +185,14 @@ def parse_and_update(
     else:
         mount_collection_cache = False
 
-    if mount_collection_cache:
+    if mount_collection_cache and isinstance(args.collection_doc_cache_path, str):
         new_messages, new_exit_messages, cache = get_and_check_collection_doc_cache(
             args.collection_doc_cache_path,
         )
         messages.extend(new_messages)
         exit_messages.extend(new_exit_messages)
-        if exit_messages or cache is None:
+        if cache is None:
+            # There's nothing to be done here, it cannot be attached.
             return messages, exit_messages
         if attach_cdc:
             args.internals.collection_doc_cache = cache

tests/fixtures/integration/actions/collections/test_direct_interactive_ee_with_volmount.py/test/1.json

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "name": "test[1-:0-Browse company_name.coll_1 plugins window]",
+    "index": 1,
+    "comment": "Browse company_name.coll_1 plugins window",
+    "output": [
+        "  COMPANY NAME.COLL 1                                    TYPE               ADDED            DEPRECATED                     DESCRIPTION",
+        "0│lookup_1                                               lookup             1.0.0                 False                     This is test lookup plugin",
+        "1│mod_1                                                  module             1.0.0                 False                     This is a test module",
+        "^f/PgUp page up                     ^b/PgDn page down                     ↑↓ scroll                     esc back                     [0-9] goto                     :help help"
+    ]
+}

tests/fixtures/integration/actions/collections/test_direct_interactive_ee_with_volmount.py/test/2.json

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+    "name": "test[2-:0-lookup_1 plugin docs window]",
+    "index": 2,
+    "comment": "lookup_1 plugin docs window",
+    "output": [
+        "COMPANY_NAME.COLL_1.LOOKUP_1: This is test lookup plugin",
+        " 0│---",
+        " 1│additional_information: {}",
+        " 2│collection_info:",
+        " 3│  authors:",
+        " 4│  - Ansible team (ansible-navigator)",
+        " 5│  license_file: LICENSE",
+        " 6│  name: company_name.coll_1",
+        " 7│  namespace: company_name",
+        " 8│  path: /tmp/collections_to_volmount/ansible_collections/company_name/coll_1",
+        " 9│  readme: README.md",
+        "10│  shadowed_by: []",
+        "11│  version: 1.0.0",
+        "12│doc:",
+        "13│  author: test",
+        "14│  description:",
+        "15│  - This is test lookup plugin",
+        "16│  name: lookup_1",
+        "17│  notes:",
+        "18│  - This is a dummy lookup plugin",
+        "19│  options:",
+        "20│    bar:",
+        "21│      default: candidate",
+        "22│      description:",
+        "23│      - Dummy option I(bar)",
+        "24│      type: str",
+        "25│    foo:",
+        "26│      description:",
+        "27│      - Dummy option I(foo)",
+        "28│      required: true",
+        "29│      type: str",
+        "30│  plugin_type: lookup",
+        "31│  short_description: This is test lookup plugin",
+        "32│  version_added: 1.0.0",
+        "33│  version_added_collection: company_name.coll_1",
+        "34│examples: |-",
+        "35│  - name: Retrieve a value deep inside a using a path",
+        "36│        ansible.builtin.set_fact:",
+        "37│          value: \"{{ lookup('company_name.coll_1.lookup_1', var1, var2) }}\"",
+        "38│full_name: company_name.coll_1.lookup_1",
+        "39│metadata: null",
+        "40│returndocs:",
+        "41│  _raw:",
+        "42│    description:",
+        "43│    - One or more zero-based indices of the matching list items.",
+        "^f/PgUp page up              ^b/PgDn page down              ↑↓ scroll              esc back              - previous              + next              [0-9] goto              :help help"
+    ]
+}

tests/integration/actions/collections/test_direct_interactive_ee_with_volmount.py

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 testdata = [
     (0, CLI, "ansible-navigator collections browse window"),
+    (1, ":0", "Browse company_name.coll_1 plugins window"),
+    (2, ":0", "lookup_1 plugin docs window"),
 ]