remove deprecated get_md5 from stat (#55659)

* remove deprecated get_md5 from stat

  fixes #55309

* removed get_md5 from tests involving stat

* keep get_md5 but hide it

* rst it

* ammended comment

* ws

* added ignore for hidden md5

5 files changed, 10 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/stat_no_md5.yml b/changelogs/fragments/stat_no_md5.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8ea16504e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/stat_no_md5.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+    - removed previously deprecated ``get_md5`` option from M(stat) module.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
index 6aa31108eb..14ff90cb90 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ options:
       - Whether to follow symlinks.
     type: bool
     default: no
-  get_md5:
-    description:
-      - Whether to return the md5 sum of the file.
-      - Will return None if not a regular file or if we're
-        unable to use md5 (Common for FIPS-140 compliant systems).
-      - The default of this option changed from C(yes) to C(no) in Ansible 2.5
-        and will be removed altogether in Ansible 2.9.
-      - Use C(get_checksum=true) with C(checksum_algorithm=md5) to return an
-        md5 hash under the C(checksum) return value.
-    type: bool
-    default: no
   get_checksum:
     description:
       - Whether to return a checksum of the file.
@@ -444,7 +433,7 @@ def main():
         argument_spec=dict(
             path=dict(type='path', required=True),
             follow=dict(type='bool', default=False),
-            get_md5=dict(type='bool'),
+            get_md5=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             get_checksum=dict(type='bool', default=True),
             get_mime=dict(type='bool', default=True, aliases=['mime', 'mime_type', 'mime-type']),
             get_attributes=dict(type='bool', default=True, aliases=['attr', 'attributes']),
@@ -460,18 +449,13 @@ def main():
     follow = module.params.get('follow')
     get_mime = module.params.get('get_mime')
     get_attr = module.params.get('get_attributes')
-    get_md5 = module.params.get('get_md5')
-
-    # get_md5 will be an undocumented option in 2.9 to be removed at a later
-    # date if possible (3.0+)
-    if get_md5:
-        module.deprecate("get_md5 has been deprecated along with the md5 return value, use "
-                         "get_checksum=True and checksum_algorithm=md5 instead", 2.9)
-    else:
-        get_md5 = False
     get_checksum = module.params.get('get_checksum')
     checksum_algorithm = module.params.get('checksum_algorithm')
 
+    # NOTE: undocumented option since 2.9 to be removed at a later date if possible (3.0+)
+    # no real reason for keeping other than fear we may break older content.
+    get_md5 = module.params.get('get_md5')
+
     # main stat data
     try:
         if follow:
@@ -511,6 +495,8 @@ def main():
 
     # checksums
     if output.get('isreg') and output.get('readable'):
+
+        # NOTE: see above about get_md5
         if get_md5:
             # Will fail on FIPS-140 compliant systems
             try:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
index fb6889e11e..9d6edaf48e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
 - name: Check the stat results of the file
   stat:
     path: "{{ remote_file }}"
-    get_md5: yes
   register: stat_results
 
 - debug:
@@ -94,12 +93,6 @@
       - "stat_results.stat.issock == false"
       - "stat_results.stat.checksum == ('foo.txt\n'|hash('sha1'))"
 
-- name: Verify that the legacy md5sum is correct
-  assert:
-    that:
-      - "stat_results.stat.md5 == ('foo.txt\n'|hash('md5'))"
-  when: ansible_fips|bool != True
-
 - name: Overwrite the file via same means
   copy:
     src: foo.txt
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/stat/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/stat/tasks/main.yml
index 9cb551e650..bd6b1e8960 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/stat/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/stat/tasks/main.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
         - "'isreg' in stat_result.stat"
         - "'issock' in stat_result.stat"
         - "'isuid' in stat_result.stat"
-        - "'md5' not in stat_result.stat"  # Remove in 2.9
         - "'checksum' in stat_result.stat"
         - "stat_result.stat.checksum == '2aae6c35c94fcfb415dbe95f408b9ce91ee846ed'"
         - "'mode' in stat_result.stat"
@@ -63,16 +62,6 @@
         - "'xoth' in stat_result.stat"
         - "'xusr' in stat_result.stat"
 
-- name: check stat of file with get_md5
-  stat: path={{output_dir}}/foo.txt get_md5=True
-  register: stat_result_with_md5
-  when: ansible_fips|bool != True
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "stat_result_with_md5.stat.md5 == '5eb63bbbe01eeed093cb22bb8f5acdc3'"
-  when: ansible_fips|bool != True
-
 - name: make a symlink
   file:
     src: "{{ output_dir }}/foo.txt"
@@ -149,7 +138,6 @@
         - "'isreg' in stat_result.stat"
         - "'issock' in stat_result.stat"
         - "'isuid' in stat_result.stat"
-        - "'md5' not in stat_result.stat"
         - "'checksum' in stat_result.stat"
         - "stat_result.stat.checksum == '2aae6c35c94fcfb415dbe95f408b9ce91ee846ed'"
         - "'mode' in stat_result.stat"
@@ -167,16 +155,3 @@
         - "'xgrp' in stat_result.stat"
         - "'xoth' in stat_result.stat"
         - "'xusr' in stat_result.stat"
-
-- name: check stat of a symlink with follow on with get_md5
-  stat:
-    path: "{{ output_dir }}/foo-link"
-    follow: True
-    get_md5: yes
-  register: stat_result_with_md5
-  when: ansible_fips|bool != True
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "stat_result_with_md5.stat.md5 == '5eb63bbbe01eeed093cb22bb8f5acdc3'"
-  when: ansible_fips|bool != True
diff --git a/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt
index 6d4c831fd2..14ac159d01 100644
--- a/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py E323
 lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py E324
 lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py E326
 lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py E323
+lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py E322
 lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py E336
 lib/ansible/modules/files/synchronize.py E322
 lib/ansible/modules/files/synchronize.py E323