update test fixture to be less intrusive

Instead of telling everyone every path always exists, touch the required playbooks as empty files

lso/routes/ip_trunk.py

@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ def check_ip_trunk(params: IPTrunkCheckParams, response: Response) -> PlaybookLa
     :rtype: :class:`lso.playbook.PlaybookLaunchResponse`
     """
     extra_vars = {"wfo_ip_trunk_json": params.subscription, "check": params.check_name}
-    # FIXME: needs to be updated when checks become available, this includes
-    # writing tests.
+    # FIXME: needs to be updated when checks become available, this includes writing tests.
 
     return run_playbook(
         playbook_path=get_playbook_path("iptrunks_checks.yaml"),

test/conftest.py

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import os
 import tempfile
 from collections.abc import Callable, Generator
 from io import StringIO
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 from faker import Faker
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ def mocked_ansible_runner_run() -> Callable:
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def configuration_data() -> dict[str, str]:
     """Start the server with valid configuration data."""
-    return {"ansible_playbooks_root_dir": "/app/gap/collections/ansible_collections/geant/gap_ansible/playbooks"}
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
+        # Create required YAML files for the unit tests
+        # TODO: remove once playbook-specific endpoints are deleted
+        (Path(tempdir) / "base_config.yaml").touch()
+        (Path(tempdir) / "iptrunks.yaml").touch()
+        (Path(tempdir) / "iptrunks_checks.yaml").touch()
+        (Path(tempdir) / "iptrunks_migration.yaml").touch()
+
+        yield {"ansible_playbooks_root_dir": tempdir}
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -56,12 +64,3 @@ def client(data_config_filename: str) -> TestClient:
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def faker() -> Faker:
     return Faker(locale="en_GB")
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
-def path_exists() -> bool:
-    """A patch that prevents all test requests from failing since the playbook file does not exist on the filesystem."""
-    with patch("pathlib.Path.exists") as mock_patch:
-        mock_patch.return_value = True
-
-        yield mock_patch