refactored to use is_valid_relation instead of post

awx/api/views/inventory.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework import serializers
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models import ActivityStream, Inventory, JobTemplate, Role, User, InstanceGroup, InventoryUpdateEvent, InventoryUpdate
@@ -115,14 +116,9 @@ class InventoryInputInventoriesList(SubListAttachDetachAPIView):
     parent_model = Inventory
     relationship = 'input_inventories'
 
-    # Specifically overriding the post method on this view to disallow constructed inventories as input inventories
+    def is_valid_relation(self, parent, sub, created=False):
-    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        if sub.kind == 'constructed':
-        obj = Inventory.objects.get(id=request.data.get('id'))
+            raise serializers.ValidationError({'error': 'You cannot add a constructed inventory to another constructed inventory.'})
-        if obj.kind == 'constructed':
-            return Response(
-                dict(error=_('You cannot add a constructed inventory to another constructed inventory.')), status=status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
-            )
-        return super(InventoryInputInventoriesList, self).post(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class InventoryActivityStreamList(SubListAPIView):

awx/main/tests/functional/test_inventory_input_constructed.py

@@ -8,26 +8,35 @@ def constructed_inventory(organization):
     """
     creates a new constructed inventory source
     """
-    return Inventory.objects.create(name='dummy2', kind='constructed', organization=organization)
+
+    def factory(name, org=organization):
+        try:
+            inv = Inventory.objects.get(name=name, organization=org, kind='constructed')
+        except Inventory.DoesNotExist:
+            inv = Inventory.objects.create(name=name, organization=org, kind='constructed')
+        return inv
+
+    return factory
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_constructed_inventory_post(post, organization, admin_user):
+def test_constructed_inventory_post(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
-    inventory1 = Inventory.objects.create(name='dummy1', kind='constructed', organization=organization)
+    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
-    inventory2 = Inventory.objects.create(name='dummy2', kind='constructed', organization=organization)
+    inv2 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy2')
     resp = post(
-        url=reverse('api:inventory_input_inventories', kwargs={'pk': inventory1.pk}),
+        url=reverse('api:inventory_input_inventories', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
-        data={'id': inventory2.pk},
+        data={'id': inv2.pk},
         user=admin_user,
-        expect=405,
+        expect=400,
     )
-    assert resp.status_code == 405
+    assert resp.status_code == 400
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_add_constructed_inventory_source(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
+    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
     resp = post(
-        url=reverse('api:inventory_inventory_sources_list', kwargs={'pk': constructed_inventory.pk}),
+        url=reverse('api:inventory_inventory_sources_list', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
         data={'name': 'dummy1', 'source': 'constructed'},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,
@@ -37,8 +46,9 @@ def test_add_constructed_inventory_source(post, admin_user, constructed_inventor
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_add_constructed_inventory_host(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
+    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
     resp = post(
-        url=reverse('api:inventory_hosts_list', kwargs={'pk': constructed_inventory.pk}),
+        url=reverse('api:inventory_hosts_list', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
         data={'name': 'dummy1'},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,
@@ -48,8 +58,9 @@ def test_add_constructed_inventory_host(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory)
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_add_constructed_inventory_group(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
+    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
     resp = post(
-        reverse('api:inventory_groups_list', kwargs={'pk': constructed_inventory.pk}),
+        reverse('api:inventory_groups_list', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
         data={'name': 'group-test'},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,
@@ -58,12 +69,11 @@ def test_add_constructed_inventory_group(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_edit_constructed_inventory_source(patch, admin_user, inventory):
+def test_edit_constructed_inventory_source(patch, admin_user, inventory_source_factory):
-    inventory.inventory_sources.create(name="dummysrc", source="constructed")
+    inv_src = inventory_source_factory(name='dummy1', source='constructed')
-    inv_id = inventory.inventory_sources.get(name='dummysrc').id
     resp = patch(
-        reverse('api:inventory_source_detail', kwargs={'pk': inv_id}),
+        reverse('api:inventory_source_detail', kwargs={'pk': inv_src.id}),
-        data={'description': inventory.name},
+        data={'description': inv_src.name},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,
     )