[ignore] set method for file output write in checkmode for aci_rest

plugins/module_utils/aci.py

@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ def exit_json(self, filter_existing=None, **kwargs):
                 self.result["sent"] = self.config
                 self.result["proposed"] = self.proposed
 
-        elif self.__class__.__name__ == "ACIRESTModule" and self.method in ["POST", "DELETE"]:
+        elif self.__class__.__name__ == "ACIRESTModule" and self.method != "GET":
             self.result["proposed"] = self.proposed
 
         self.dump_json()

plugins/modules/aci_rest.py

@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find REST API payload type (neither .xml nor .json).")
 
     aci = ACIRESTModule(module)
+    aci.stdout = aci.params.get("method").upper()
     aci.result["status"] = -1  # Ensure we always return a status
 
     # We include the payload as it may be templated
@@ -411,7 +412,6 @@ def main():
         aci.url = update_qsl(aci.url, {"rsp-subtree": "modified"})
 
     method = aci.params.get("method").upper()
-
     # Perform request
     if not aci.module.check_mode:
         resp, info = aci.api_call(method, aci.url, data=payload, return_response=True)
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ def main():
                 with open(output_path, "a") as output_file:
                     output_file.write(str(payload))
     else:
+        aci.method = method
         if rest_type == "json":
             aci.proposed = json.loads(payload)
         elif rest_type == "xml":
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ def main():
         aci.result["changed"] = True
 
     # Report success
+
     aci.exit_json(**aci.result)