Added option for a default deb remote on a repository

Author: Gino Lisignoli

plugins/modules/deb_repository.py

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
     description:
       - Description of the repository
     type: str
+  remote:
+    description:
+      - An optional remote to use by default when syncing
+    type: str
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - pulp.squeezer.pulp.entity_state
   - pulp.squeezer.pulp
@@ -46,6 +50,16 @@
     description: A brand new repository with a description
     state: present
 
+- name: Create a deb repository with a default remote set
+  pulp.squeezer.deb_repository:
+    pulp_url: https://pulp.example.org
+    username: admin
+    password: password
+    name: new_repo_with_remote
+    description: A brand new repository with a remote set
+    remote: my_remote
+    state: present
+
 - name: Delete a deb repository
   pulp.squeezer.deb_repository:
     pulp_url: https://pulp.example.org
@@ -77,7 +91,10 @@
 
 try:
     from pulp_glue.deb import __version__ as pulp_glue_deb_version
-    from pulp_glue.deb.context import PulpAptRepositoryContext
+    from pulp_glue.deb.context import PulpAptRemoteContext, PulpAptRepositoryContext
+
+    # In pulp-glue <0.35 this is needed for idempotent removal of the remote.
+    PulpAptRepositoryContext.NULLABLES.add("remote")
 
     assert_version(GLUE_DEB_VERSION_SPEC, pulp_glue_deb_version, "pulp-glue-deb")
     PULP_GLUE_DEB_IMPORT_ERR = None
@@ -95,11 +112,21 @@ def main():
         argument_spec={
             "name": {},
             "description": {},
+            "remote": {},
         },
         required_if=[("state", "present", ["name"]), ("state", "absent", ["name"])],
     ) as module:
+        remote_name = module.params["remote"]
         natural_key = {"name": module.params["name"]}
         desired_attributes = {}
+
+        if remote_name is not None:
+            if remote_name:
+                remote_ctx = PulpAptRemoteContext(module.pulp_ctx, entity={"name": remote_name})
+                desired_attributes["remote"] = remote_ctx.pulp_href
+            else:
+                desired_attributes["remote"] = ""
+
         if module.params["description"] is not None:
             desired_attributes["description"] = module.params["description"]
 

plugins/modules/deb_sync.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     description:
       - Name of the remote to synchronize
     type: str
-    required: true
+    required: false
   repository:
     description:
       - Name of the repository
@@ -35,7 +35,18 @@
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = r"""
-- name: Sync deb remote into repository
+- name: Sync deb repository with a remote set
+  pulp.squeezer.deb_sync:
+    pulp_url: https://pulp.example.org
+    username: admin
+    password: password
+    repository: repo_1
+  register: sync_result
+- name: Report synched repository version
+  debug:
+    var: sync_result.repository_version
+
+- name: Sync deb specific remote into repository
   pulp.squeezer.deb_sync:
     pulp_url: https://pulp.example.org
     username: admin
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ def main():
     with PulpAnsibleModule(
         import_errors=[("pulp-glue-deb", PULP_GLUE_DEB_IMPORT_ERR)],
         argument_spec={
-            "remote": {"required": True},
+            "remote": {"required": False},
             "repository": {"required": True},
             "mirror": {"type": "bool", "default": False},
         },

tests/fixtures/deb_repository-0.yml

@@ -2,19 +2,21 @@ interactions:
 - request:
     body: null
     headers:
-      Accept:
-      - application/json
+      ? !!python/object/apply:multidict._multidict.istr
+      - Accept
+      : - application/json
       Accept-Encoding:
       - gzip, deflate
       Connection:
       - keep-alive
-      User-Agent:
-      - Squeezer/0.1.0-dev
+      ? !!python/object/apply:multidict._multidict.istr
+      - User-Agent
+      : - Squeezer/0.2.0-dev
     method: GET
     uri: http://pulp.example.org/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/?name=test_deb_repository&offset=0&limit=1
   response:
     body:
-      string: '{"count":1,"next":null,"previous":null,"results":[{"pulp_href":"/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/0194a2a7-599f-71a6-ab5b-32eacd760782/","prn":"prn:deb.aptrepository:0194a2a7-599f-71a6-ab5b-32eacd760782","pulp_created":"2025-01-26T12:47:44.032982Z","pulp_last_updated":"2025-01-26T12:47:44.035818Z","versions_href":"/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/0194a2a7-599f-71a6-ab5b-32eacd760782/versions/","pulp_labels":{},"latest_version_href":"/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/0194a2a7-599f-71a6-ab5b-32eacd760782/versions/0/","name":"test_deb_repository","description":null,"retain_repo_versions":null,"remote":null,"publish_upstream_release_fields":true,"signing_service":null,"signing_service_release_overrides":{}}]}'
+      string: '{"count":0,"next":null,"previous":null,"results":[]}'
     headers:
       Access-Control-Expose-Headers:
       - Correlation-ID
@@ -23,15 +25,15 @@ interactions:
       Connection:
       - keep-alive
       Content-Length:
-      - '715'
+      - '52'
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
       Correlation-ID:
-      - 4a1f0260c5404050b720c244b437e9d0
+      - 44bbfa20b78444cb843d0a8becc762f7
       Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy:
       - same-origin
       Date:
-      - Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:47:44 GMT
+      - Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:27:01 GMT
       Referrer-Policy:
       - same-origin
       Server:
@@ -45,4 +47,60 @@ interactions:
     status:
       code: 200
       message: OK
+- request:
+    body: '{"description": null, "name": "test_deb_repository"}'
+    headers:
+      ? !!python/object/apply:multidict._multidict.istr
+      - Accept
+      : - application/json
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip, deflate
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      Content-Length:
+      - '52'
+      Correlation-Id:
+      - 44bbfa20b78444cb843d0a8becc762f7
+      ? !!python/object/apply:multidict._multidict.istr
+      - User-Agent
+      : - Squeezer/0.2.0-dev
+      content-type:
+      - application/json
+    method: POST
+    uri: http://pulp.example.org/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/
+  response:
+    body:
+      string: '{"pulp_href":"/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/019833d1-7312-7d75-a4d6-471cf990c527/","prn":"prn:deb.aptrepository:019833d1-7312-7d75-a4d6-471cf990c527","pulp_created":"2025-07-22T20:27:01.272750Z","pulp_last_updated":"2025-07-22T20:27:01.298768Z","versions_href":"/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/019833d1-7312-7d75-a4d6-471cf990c527/versions/","pulp_labels":{},"latest_version_href":"/pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/019833d1-7312-7d75-a4d6-471cf990c527/versions/0/","name":"test_deb_repository","description":null,"retain_repo_versions":null,"remote":null,"publish_upstream_release_fields":true,"signing_service":null,"signing_service_release_overrides":{}}'
+    headers:
+      Access-Control-Expose-Headers:
+      - Correlation-ID
+      Allow:
+      - GET, POST, HEAD, OPTIONS
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      Content-Length:
+      - '663'
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+      Correlation-ID:
+      - 44bbfa20b78444cb843d0a8becc762f7
+      Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy:
+      - same-origin
+      Date:
+      - Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:27:01 GMT
+      Location:
+      - /pulp/api/v3/repositories/deb/apt/019833d1-7312-7d75-a4d6-471cf990c527/
+      Referrer-Policy:
+      - same-origin
+      Server:
+      - nginx/1.22.1
+      Vary:
+      - Accept
+      X-Content-Type-Options:
+      - nosniff
+      X-Frame-Options:
+      - DENY
+    status:
+      code: 201
+      message: Created
 version: 1