added custom test, but pipx module isnt idempotent

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for manage_pipx_packages
 manage_pipx_packages_install_prereqs: true
+manage_pipx_packages_path: "/usr/local/bin"
 manage_pipx_packages_list:
-  - name: pip
+  - name: ansible-core
     version_constraint: latest
     state: present

molecule/default/requirements.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# requirements file for molecule
+roles:
+  - name: ednxzu.manage_apt_packages

molecule/with_custom_packages/converge.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Include ednxzu.manage_pipx_packages"
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: "ednxzu.manage_pipx_packages"

molecule/with_custom_packages/group_vars/all.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+manage_pipx_packages_install_prereqs: true
+manage_pipx_packages_path: "/usr/local/bin"
+manage_pipx_packages_list:
+  - name: ansible-core
+    version_constraint: latest
+    state: present
+  - name: yamllint
+    version_constraint: latest
+    state: present
+  - name: vault-cli
+    version_constraint: latest
+    state: present

molecule/with_custom_packages/molecule.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+  options:
+    requirements-file: ./requirements.yml
+driver:
+  name: docker
+platforms:
+  - name: instance
+    image: geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_TEST_OS}-ansible
+    command: ""
+    volumes:
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup
+    cgroupns_mode: host
+    privileged: true
+    pre_build_image: true
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  config_options:
+    defaults:
+      remote_tmp: /tmp/.ansible
+verifier:
+  name: ansible
+scenario:
+  name: with_custom_packages
+  test_sequence:
+    - dependency
+    - cleanup
+    - destroy
+    - syntax
+    - create
+    - prepare
+    - converge
+    - idempotence
+    - verify
+    - cleanup
+    - destroy

molecule/with_custom_packages/requirements.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# requirements file for molecule
+roles:
+  - name: ednxzu.manage_apt_packages

molecule/with_custom_packages/verify.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+- name: Verify
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
+      block:
+        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "/etc/hosts"
+          register: stat_etc_hosts
+
+        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == 'root'
+
+    - name: "Test: packages pip, vault-cli, yamllint, docker"
+      block:
+        - name: "Get pip3 up-to-date packages"
+          ansible.builtin.command: "pip3 list -u --format=json"
+          changed_when: false
+          register: pip_updated_packages
+
+        - name: "Get pip3 out-of-date packages"
+          ansible.builtin.command: "pip3 list -o --format=json"
+          changed_when: false
+          register: pip_outdated_packages
+
+        - name: "Verify packages pip, vault-cli, yamllint, docker"
+          vars:
+            pip_up_to_date_list: "{{ pip_updated_packages.stdout | from_json | json_query('[].name') }}"
+            pip_out_of_date_list: "{{ pip_outdated_packages.stdout | from_json | json_query('[].name') }}"
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - "'pip' in pip_up_to_date_list"
+              - "'pip' not in pip_out_of_date_list"
+              - "'vault-cli' not in pip_up_to_date_list"
+              - "'vault-cli' in pip_out_of_date_list"
+              - "'yamllint' not in pip_up_to_date_list"
+              - "'yamllint' in pip_out_of_date_list"
+              - "'docker' in pip_up_to_date_list"
+              - "'docker' not in pip_out_of_date_list"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 # task/main file for manage_pipx_packages
 - name: "Import prerequisites.yml"
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: prerequisites.yml
-  when: manage_pip_packages_install_prereqs
+  when: manage_pipx_packages_install_prereqs
 
 - name: "Install/remove required pip packages"
   community.general.pipx:
     name: "{{ item.name }}{% if item.version_constraint not in [None, '', 'latest'] %}{{ item.version_constraint }}{% endif %}"
     state: "{{ item.state }}"
-  loop: "{{ manage_pip_packages_list }}"
-  when: manage_pip_packages_list is defined
-    and manage_pip_packages_list not in [None, '']
+  # environment:
+  #   PIPX_BIN_DIR: "{{ manage_pipx_packages_path }}"
+  loop: "{{ manage_pipx_packages_list }}"
+  when: manage_pipx_packages_list is defined
+    and manage_pipx_packages_list not in [None, '']