[6.14.z] Add test coverage for BZ:1982698

tests/foreman/api/test_ansible.py

@@ -470,3 +470,65 @@ def test_positive_ansible_job_on_multiple_host(
         assert result.succeeded == 2  # SELECTED_ROLE working on rhel8/rhel9 clients
         assert result.failed == 1  # SELECTED_ROLE failing  on rhel7 client
         assert result.status_label == 'failed'
+
+    @pytest.mark.no_containers
+    @pytest.mark.rhel_ver_match('[^6]')
+    def test_positive_ansible_localhost_job_on_host(
+        self, target_sat, module_org, module_location, module_ak_with_synced_repo, rhel_contenthost
+    ):
+        """Test successful execution of Ansible Job with "hosts: localhost" on host.
+
+        :id: c8dcdc54-cb98-4b24-bff9-049a6cc36acd
+
+        :steps:
+            1. Register a content host with satellite
+            2. Run the Ansible playbook with "hosts: localhost" on registered host
+            3. Check if the job is executed and verify job output
+
+        :expectedresults:
+            1. Ansible playbook with "hosts: localhost" job execution must be successful.
+
+        :BZ: 1982698
+
+        :customerscenario: true
+        """
+        playbook = '''
+            ---
+            - name: Simple Ansible Playbook for Localhost
+              hosts: localhost
+              gather_facts: no
+              tasks:
+              - name: Print a message
+                debug:
+                  msg: "Hello, localhost!"
+        '''
+        result = rhel_contenthost.register(
+            module_org, module_location, module_ak_with_synced_repo.name, target_sat
+        )
+        assert result.status == 0, f'Failed to register host: {result.stderr}'
+
+        template_id = (
+            target_sat.api.JobTemplate()
+            .search(query={'search': 'name="Ansible - Run playbook"'})[0]
+            .id
+        )
+        job = target_sat.api.JobInvocation().run(
+            synchronous=False,
+            data={
+                'job_template_id': template_id,
+                'targeting_type': 'static_query',
+                'search_query': f'name = {rhel_contenthost.hostname}',
+                'inputs': {'playbook': playbook},
+            },
+        )
+        target_sat.wait_for_tasks(
+            f'resource_type = JobInvocation and resource_id = {job["id"]}', poll_timeout=1000
+        )
+        result = target_sat.api.JobInvocation(id=job['id']).read()
+        assert result.pending == 0
+        assert result.succeeded == 1
+        assert result.status_label == 'succeeded'
+
+        result = target_sat.api.JobInvocation(id=job['id']).outputs()['outputs'][0]['output']
+        assert [i['output'] for i in result if '"msg": "Hello, localhost!"' in i['output']]
+        assert [i['output'] for i in result if i['output'] == 'Exit status: 0']