load_config now resolves relativ paths

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python
+    - name: set up python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.8'
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "log_level: 'DEBUG'" >> config.yml  
         echo "playbook_whitelist:" >> config.yml
         echo "  - test_.+\.yml$" >> config.yml
-    - name: create test files/folders
+    - name: Create test files/folders
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/src
       run: | 
         mkdir -p test_playbooks test_job_storage
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ jobs:
               debug:
                 msg: "This is a test playbook"
         EOF
-    - name: show structure and files
+    - name: Show structure and files
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/src
       run: |
         ls -R
         cat config.yml
         cat test_playbooks/test_playbook.yml
-    - name: run tests
+    - name: Run tests
       run: |
         python -m unittest discover src
 

src/ansible_link.py

@@ -47,10 +47,18 @@ def load_config():
     print(f"{datetime.now().isoformat()} - INFO - Loading configuration from {config_path}")
     try:
         with open(config_path, 'r') as f:
-            return yaml.safe_load(f)
+            config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+        # resolve relative paths
+        for key in ['playbook_dir', 'inventory_file', 'job_storage_dir']:
+            if key in config and not os.path.isabs(config[key]):
+                config[key] = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(current_dir, config[key]))
+                print(f"{datetime.now().isoformat()} - INFO - Resolved {key} to {config[key]}")
+
+        return config
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"{datetime.now().isoformat()} - ERROR - Failed to load configuration: {e} - is ANSIBLE_LINK_CONFIG_PATH set correctly?")
-        raise   
+        raise
 
 def validate_playbook(playbook):
     playbook_path = Path(config['playbook_dir']) / playbook