For Vmware_rest api ansible module the dry run mode --check option is not working

[deepakbk76]

SUMMARY

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm:

ANSIBLE VERSION

  config file = None
  configured module search path = ['/home/deep/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /home/deep/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/deep/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /home/deep/.local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.6 (main, May 29 2023, 11:10:38) [GCC 11.3.0]
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

`# /home/deep/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
Collection Version

---

vmware.vmware_rest 2.3.1

##### CONFIGURATION
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OS / ENVIRONMENT

PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Try to dry run the playbook delvm.yml
ansible-playbook delvm.yml --check -i inventory --limit test-host

--

• name: Delete VM
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: false
  become: false

  tasks:

Lookup VM ID from the vm name

- name: "Lookup VM: {{ vm_name }}"
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcenter.hostname }}"
    vcenter_username: "{{ vcenter.username }}"
    vcenter_password: "{{ vcenter.password }}"
    vcenter_validate_certs: "{{ vcenter.validate_certs }}"
    filter_names: "{{ vm_name }}"
    register: lookup_result
  delegate_to: "{{ delegation_host }}"

Collect VM ID from the vm name

- name: "Collect information about VM: {{ vm_name }}"
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcenter.hostname }}"
    vcenter_username: "{{ vcenter.username }}"
    vcenter_password: "{{ vcenter.password }}"
    vcenter_validate_certs: "{{ vcenter.validate_certs }}"
    vm: "{{ lookup_result.value[0].vm }}"
  register: vm_info
  delegate_to: "{{ delegation_host }}"

@title Delete VM

@comment This task deletes the VM from the vcenter

- name: "Delete VM: {{ vm_name }}"
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm:
    vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcenter.hostname }}"
    vcenter_username: "{{ vcenter.username }}"
    vcenter_password: "{{ vcenter.password }}"
    vcenter_validate_certs: "{{ vcenter.validate_certs }}"
    state: absent
    vm: "{{ vm_info.id }}"
  delegate_to: "{{ delegation_host }}"

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##### EXPECTED RESULTS
excepted result its should not remove the vm and just dry run the steps  but unfortunately with option --check it is removing the vm in vcenter not performing dry run.


##### ACTUAL RESULTS
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