https://github.com/ansible-collections/cloud.terraform/issues/114

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. SUMMARY
               Using [ansible terraform provider](https://github.com/ansible/terraform-provider-ansible) to add new hosts and groups for playbook.

When running `ansible-inventory -i inventory.yml --graph --vars` I get the following output although this was just deployed and not used in any playbook before

I am creating the group variables in the root `main.tf` and all hosts get added to the inventory in their respective modules.

Some information is left out like specific variables, IPs, and applications; however, the overall functionality is still the same

This is also ran in a docker container which gets created for each play.

I have already tried renaming the hosts to something unique each play but it still fails with the same message

Error

```
[WARNING]: * Failed to parse /deployment/ansible/inventory.yml with
ansible_collections.cloud.terraform.plugins.inventory.terraform_provider
plugin: Ansible Host es-role-name.zone.c.project.internal already exists elsewhere, please check your terraform
project(s)
[WARNING]: Unable to parse /deployment/ansible/inventory.yml as an inventory
source
[WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available
```

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. COMPONENT NAME
               <!--- Write the short name of the module, plugin, task or feature below, use your best guess if unsure -->

collection: cloud.terraform.terraform_provider
plugin: inventory

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. ANSIBLE VERSION
               <!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes -->
               ```paste below
               ansible [core 2.16.2]
               config file = None
               configured module search path = ['/Users/aleccarpenter/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
               ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
               ansible collection location = /Users/aleccarpenter/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
               executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
               python version = 3.11.6 (main, Oct 2 2023, 13:45:54) [Clang 15.0.0 (clang-1500.0.40.1)] (/usr/local/opt/python@3.11/bin/python3.11)
               jinja version = 3.1.2
               libyaml = True
               ```

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. COLLECTION VERSION
               <!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible-galaxy collection list <namespace>.<collection>" between the quotes
               for example: ansible-galaxy collection list community.general
               -->
               ```paste below
2. /Users/aleccarpenter/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
   Collection Version
   • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -------
                               cloud.terraform 2.0.0
                               ```

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. CONFIGURATION
               <!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible-config dump --only-changed" between quotes -->
               ```paste below
               ACTION_WARNINGS(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = False
               ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = True
               ANSIBLE_NOCOWS(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = True
               ANSIBLE_PIPELINING(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = True
               CALLBACKS_ENABLED(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = ['timer', 'profile_tasks', 'profile_roles']
               CONFIG_FILE() = /Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg
               DEFAULT_GATHERING(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = smart
               DEFAULT_LOG_PATH(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = /Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.log
               DEFAULT_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = /Users/aleccarpenter/project/id_rsa
               HOST_KEY_CHECKING(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = False
               INVENTORY_ENABLED(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = ['cloud.terraform.terraform_provider']
               INVENTORY_IGNORE_EXTS(/Users/aleccarpenter/project/ansible/ansible.cfg) = ['[".yml"]']
               PAGER(env: PAGER) = less
               ```

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. OS / ENVIRONMENT

Running in docker container on macOS Sonoma 14.3.1

Terraform version = 1.7.3
Ansible version = 2.16.2
Docker version = 24.0.7

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Add example host to inventory with variables (this is in a module)

```text
resource "ansible_host" "elasticsearch" {
name = "es-${local.node_role}-${var.name}.${var.zone}.c.${var.project_id}.internal"
groups = ["elasticsearch"]
count = var.nodes_count
variables =

{ ansible_host = google_compute_instance.es[count.index].network_interface[0].access_config[0].nat_ip node_roles = jsonencode(var.node_roles) }

}
```

Add example variables to group (this is in the root `main.tf`)

```text
resource "ansible_group" "all" {
name = "all"
variables =

{ project = var.project_id router_fqdn = var.router_fqdn }

}

resource "ansible_group" "elastic" {
name = "elastic"
children = ["elasticsearch", "kibana", "agent", "fleet", "logstash"]
variables = {

}
}
```

inventory file

```yaml
—
plugin: cloud.terraform.terraform_provider
search_child_modules: true
project_path: ../tf/
```

Directory structure

```bash
.
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── Dockerfile
├── LICENSE
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── ansible
│   ├── ansible.cfg
│   ├── ansible.log
│   ├── certs
│   ├── inventory.yml
│   ├── requirements.yaml
│   ├── roles
│   ├── site.yml
├── env
└── tf
├── vars.tf
├── main.tf
├── modules
├── outputs.tf
└── versions.tf
```

I run this multiple times with different names for each environment. No host has the same name

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. EXPECTED RESULTS
               when running `ansible-inventory -i inventory.yml --graph --vars -vvvv` I should be able to see all my hosts, groups, and variables.

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. ACTUAL RESULTS

Running `ansible-inventory -i inventory.yml --graph --vars -vvvv` gets me

```paste below
[WARNING]: * Failed to parse /deployment/ansible/inventory.yml with
ansible_collections.cloud.terraform.plugins.inventory.terraform_provider
plugin: Ansible Host es-role-name.zone.c.project.internal already exists elsewhere, please check your terraform
project(s)
[WARNING]: Unable to parse /deployment/ansible/inventory.yml as an inventory
source
[WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available
ansible-inventory [core 2.16.2]
config file = /deployment/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible-inventory
python version = 3.10.12 (main, Nov 20 2023, 15:14:05) [GCC 11.4.0] (/usr/bin/python3)
jinja version = 3.0.3
libyaml = True
Using /deployment/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
setting up inventory plugins
Loading collection cloud.terraform from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cloud/terraform
Loading collection ansible.builtin from
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ansible/inventory/manager.py", line 293, in parse_source
plugin.parse(self._inventory, self._loader, source, cache=cache)
File "/root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cloud/terraform/plugins/inventory/terraform_provider.py", line 234, in parse
self.create_inventory(inventory, state_content, search_child_modules)
File "/root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cloud/terraform/plugins/inventory/terraform_provider.py", line 206, in create_inventory
self._add_host(inventory, resource)
File "/root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cloud/terraform/plugins/inventory/terraform_provider.py", line 179, in _add_host
raise TerraformWarning(
@all: