New way of using Molecule.

Author: robert-de-bock

.github/workflows/molecule.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: ansible-lint
-        uses: ansible-community/ansible-lint-action@main
+        uses: ansible/ansible-lint@main
 
   molecule:
     needs:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
+          python-version: "3.*"
 
       - name: Configure Docker for systemd
         run: |
@@ -60,13 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install ansible-lint molecule molecule-plugins[docker] ansible-core
-          if [ -f ansible-role-epel/requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r ansible-role-epel/requirements.txt; fi
-          if [ -f ansible-role-epel/requirements.yml ]; then ansible-galaxy install -r ansible-role-epel/requirements.yml; fi
-
-          # Create proper role directory structure for molecule
-          mkdir -p ~/.ansible/roles
-          ln -s ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ansible-role-epel ~/.ansible/roles/robertdebock.epel
+          pip3 install ansible molecule molecule-plugins[docker] docker
 
       - name: Test with molecule
         run: |

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -8,20 +8,13 @@ molecule:
   script:
     - apt-get update -qq
     - apt-get -y -qq install yamllint docker.io
-    # Configure Docker for systemd
     - mkdir -p /etc/docker
     - echo '{"features":{"buildkit":true},"exec-opts":["native.cgroupdriver=systemd"]}' > /etc/docker/daemon.json
     - service docker restart || true
-    # Install dependencies and run tests
-    - pip install --no-cache-dir ansible-lint molecule molecule-plugins[docker] ansible-core
-    - if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
-    - if [ -f requirements.yml ]; then ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml; fi
-    # Create proper role directory structure for molecule
-    - mkdir -p ~/.ansible/roles
-    - ln -s $CI_PROJECT_DIR ~/.ansible/roles/robertdebock.epel
-    # Run molecule tests
+    - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+    - pip3 install ansible molecule molecule-plugins[docker] docker
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-    - ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=~/.ansible/roles:$CI_PROJECT_DIR molecule test
+    - molecule test
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
   parallel: