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"Playbook not found for project" error when the playbook exist but is invalid

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#6,842 opened on Apr 27, 2020

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Description

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When a playbook is not valid but its filename is specified using a rest api enpoint, (e.g using job_templates endpoint) the system returns "Playbook not found for project".

SUMMARY

Error "Playbook not found for project", suggest users that yaml file doesn't exist at specified playbook path. In this particular situation error message like "Playbook specified doesn't contain any plays" or "Playbook specified is not a valid playbook" would clearly suggest user where problem lies.

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Locate the code that returns 'Playbook not found for project' when a playbook file exists but is invalid YAML or contains no plays. Update the error message to differentiate between missing file and invalid content.
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python
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backendapi
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