Merge pull request #51 from marcelmamula/rfc

sap_rfc: Deprecate the role and update linting to ignore it

Author: marcelmamula

.ansible-lint

@@ -1,4 +1,36 @@
+---
+## Collection wide ansible-lint configuration file.
+# Changes for ansible-lint v25.7.0+
+# - Always executed from collection root using collection configuration.
+# - .ansible-lint-ignore can be used to ignore files, not folders.
+## Execution examples:
+# ansible-lint
+# ansible-lint roles/sap_firewall
+# ansible-lint roles/sap_firewall -c roles/sap_firewall/.ansible-lint
+
+exclude_paths:
+  - .ansible/
+  - .cache/
+  - .github/
+  - changelogs/
+  - playbooks/
+  - tests/
+  # sap_rfc role is excluded because it is no longer supported.
+  - roles/sap_rfc
+
 skip_list:
+  # We don't want to enforce new Ansible versions for Galaxy:
+  - meta-runtime[unsupported-version]
+  # We do not want to use checks which are marked as experimental:
+  - experimental
+  # We use ignore_errors for all the assert tasks, which should be acceptable:
+  - ignore-errors
+  # We want to allow single digit version numbers in a role's meta/main.yml file:
+  - schema
+  # Allow templating inside name because it creates more detailed output:
+  - name[template]
+
+  # TODO: Review and remove after all roles are reworked and cleaned up!
   - empty-string-compare
   - indentation
   - line-length

roles/sap_rfc/README.md

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+> **DEPRECATED (2026-01)**: PyRFC dependency deprecated — SAP discontinued development and maintenance of the PyRFC library in 2024.<br>
+><br>
+> The PyRFC library is a critical dependency for this role; it acts as a Python wrapper for the underlying SAP NWRFC SDK (C++ libraries).<br>
+> Because SAP has archived the PyRFC project, it will no longer be updated to maintain compatibility with future security patches or version releases of the NWRFC SDK.<br>
+><br>
+> While PyRFC and the SAP NWRFC SDK are currently still available, their deprecation means they may be removed without notice.<br>
+><br>
+> Users should plan to migrate away from RFC-based automation toward supported OData/REST API integrations or SAP BTP connectors.<br>
+
+
 # sap_rfc Ansible Role
 
 The sap_rfc Ansible Role executes an SAP Remote Function Call (RFC) from a server-side host with connectivity to the SAP System host/s, and performs setup as necessary ([`PyRFC`](https://github.com/SAP/PyRFC) open source by SAP, and [`SAP NWRFC SDK`](https://support.sap.com/en/product/connectors/nwrfcsdk.html)).