fix(centreon_vmware): test if dependencies are installed (#5665)

Refs: CTOR-1780

connectors/vmware/packaging/centreon-plugin-virtualization-vmware-daemon.yaml

@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ contents:
     dst: "/usr/share/perl5/centreon/script/centreon_vmware.pm"
     packager: deb
 
+  - src: "../src/centreon/script/centreon_vmware_requirements.pm"
+    dst: "/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/centreon/script/centreon_vmware_requirements.pm"
+    packager: rpm
+  - src: "../src/centreon/script/centreon_vmware_requirements.pm"
+    dst: "/usr/share/perl5/centreon/script/centreon_vmware_requirements.pm"
+    packager: deb
+
   - src: "../src/centreon/script/centreonvault.pm"
     dst: "/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/centreon/script/centreonvault.pm"
     packager: rpm
@@ -102,6 +109,9 @@ overrides:
       - perl(ZMQ::Constants)
       - perl(ZMQ::LibZMQ4)
       - perl-Net-Curl
+      - perl(XML::LibXML)
+      - perl(Sys::Syslog)
+      - perl(JSON)
   deb:
     depends:
       - libclass-methodmaker-perl
@@ -116,6 +126,8 @@ overrides:
       - libuuid-perl
       - libzmq-constants-perl
       - libzmq-libzmq4-perl
+      - libxml-libxml-perl
+      - libjson-perl
 
 rpm:
   signature:

connectors/vmware/src/centreon/script/centreon_vmware_requirements.pm

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Centreon (http://www.centreon.com/)
+#
+# Centreon is a full-fledged industry-strength solution that meets
+# the needs in IT infrastructure and application monitoring for
+# service performance.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+package centreon::script::centreon_vmware_requirements;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use centreon::vmware::script;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use base qw(centreon::vmware::script);
+
+# This package is only used to check if the VMware Perl SDK is installed
+# If the SDK is not present a detailed error message is logged in the Centreon log file
+
+sub new {
+    my ($class) = @_;
+    my $self = $class->SUPER::new('centreon_vmware_requirements');
+
+    # "required" contain modules to check VMware::VIRuntime and VMware::VILib
+    $self->{required} = [ 'VMware::VIRuntime', 'VMware::VILib' ];
+
+    bless $self, $class;
+
+    return $self;
+}
+
+sub parse_options {
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    # Here we only use --logfile parameter to log the error message if the VMware Perl SDK is not installed
+    # We use pass_throuth because we dont want this module to raise an error if an unrecognized option is passed
+    Getopt::Long::Configure('pass_through');
+    GetOptions(%{$self->{options}});
+}
+
+sub run {
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    foreach (@{$self->{required}}) {
+        eval "use $_;";
+        if ($@) {
+            my $msg = "$@\n\n***************\n".
+                    "To make the Centreon VMware VM Monitoring Connector work, you will need the Perl VMware SDK.\n".
+                    "Please refer to the documentation at https://docs.centreon.com/pp/integrations/plugin-packs/procedures/virtualization-vmware2-vm/#vmware-perl-sdk for the procedure.\n".
+                    "***************\n";
+            $self->SUPER::run();
+
+            $self->{logger}->writeLogFatal($msg);
+        }
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+1;
+
+__END__

connectors/vmware/src/centreon_vmware.pl

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 use warnings;
 use FindBin;
 use lib "$FindBin::Bin";
+
+BEGIN {
+    # This package centreon_vmware_requirements is used to check if the VMware Perl SDK is installed.
+    # I use a script based module in order to log the error message in the Centreon configured log file.
+    use centreon::script::centreon_vmware_requirements;
+    centreon::script::centreon_vmware_requirements->new()->run();
+}
+
 use centreon::script::centreon_vmware;
 
 centreon::script::centreon_vmware->new()->run();

connectors/vmware/tests/centreon/vmware/checksdkmissingmodules.t

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test2::V0;
+use Test2::Plugin::NoWarnings echo => 1;
+
+BEGIN {
+    use FindBin;
+    use lib "$FindBin::RealBin/../../../src";
+}
+
+BEGIN {
+    # Test with modules that do not exist ExIsTe::PaS and ExIsTe::pAs
+    # Program should not die and just log an error message
+    eval q{
+        local *STDOUT;  # to catch error message
+        open STDOUT, '>', '/dev/null';
+        use lib "$FindBin::RealBin/../../../src";
+        use centreon::script::centreon_vmware_requirements;
+        my $module = centreon::script::centreon_vmware_requirements->new();
+        $module->{required} = [ 'ExIsTe::PaS', 'ExIsTe::pAs' ];
+        $module->run();
+    };
+    my $test = $@ // '';
+    ok($test =~ /To make the Centreon VMware VM Monitoring Connector work, you will need the Perl VMware SDK/m, "Test for missing modules");
+}
+
+BEGIN {
+    # Test with existing modules Data::Dumper and FindBin
+    # Program should not die and produce no output
+    eval q{
+        use lib "$FindBin::RealBin/../../../src";
+        use centreon::script::centreon_vmware_requirements;
+        my $module = centreon::script::centreon_vmware_requirements->new();
+        $module->{required} = [ 'Data::Dumper', 'FindBin' ];
+        $module->run();
+    };
+    my $test = $@ // '';
+    ok($test eq '', "Test for installed modules");
+}
+
+done_testing();