Test matrix-client-element with Molecule

roles/custom/matrix-client-element/molecule/default/prepare.yml

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Slavi Pantaleev
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+---
+- name: Prepare matrix-client-element Molecule tests
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/playbook-context.yml"
+  gather_facts: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure apt cache is updated
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        update_cache: true
+        cache_valid_time: 600
+      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian'
+
+    - name: Ensure required packages are installed
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name:
+          - python3-requests
+          - fuse-overlayfs
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Ensure Docker is installed
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ansible-role-docker
+      vars:
+        docker_daemon_options:
+          storage-driver: fuse-overlayfs
+
+    # The role's file tasks resolve owner and group by name. matrix-base creates
+    # these during a real deployment, so the scenario supplies that prerequisite.
+    - name: Ensure the matrix group exists
+      ansible.builtin.group:
+        name: "{{ matrix_group_name }}"
+        gid: "{{ matrix_user_gid }}"
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Ensure the matrix user exists
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ matrix_user_name }}"
+        uid: "{{ matrix_user_uid }}"
+        group: "{{ matrix_group_name }}"
+        create_home: false
+        system: true
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Ensure the base data path exists
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}"
+        state: directory
+        owner: "{{ matrix_user_name }}"
+        group: "{{ matrix_group_name }}"
+        mode: "0750"