AWX doesn't like parentheses in json payload when creating smart inventory

[kefiras]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

• API

SUMMARY

AWX sending internal server error when trying to create a smart inventory via API.

Using curl to update the API:
curl -u user:password -ksXPOST https://host/api/v2/inventories/ -d @test -H "Content-Type: application/json"
with below payload:
{ "name": "Nonprod15", "description": "Nonprod15", "organization": 92, "kind": "smart", "host_filter": "groups__name=nonprod15-(nonprod15-a-1)master", "variables": "", "insights_credential": null }

Getting the error:
{"host_filter":["Invalid query groups__name=nonprod15-(nonprod15-a-1)master"]}

ENVIRONMENT

• AWX version: 1.0.4.0
• AWX install method: docker on linux
• Ansible version: 2.4.0
• Operating System: OSX
• Web Browser: curl

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Try to update the API as per description above

EXPECTED RESULTS

Expected to create smart inventory as per definition

ACTUAL RESULTS

Server error with error mentioned in the description

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I can create smart inventory with any other groups that doesn't contain parentheses.

[ryanpetrello]

I'm able to reproduce this:

[ryanpetrello]

@kefiras,

Does quoting the value like this work for you?

groups__name="nonprod15-(nonprod15-a-1)master"

[gamuniz]

The use of smart inventories is deprecated in favor of using the work done in this PR:
#13303

Constructed inventories