fix: anchor kind discovery to project root (#4763)

src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py

@@ -134,9 +134,17 @@ def kind_from_path(path: Path, *, base: bool = False) -> FileType:
     When called with base=True, it will return the base file type instead
     of the explicit one. That is expected to return 'yaml' for any yaml files.
     """
-    # pathlib.Path.match patterns are very limited, they do not support *a*.yml
-    # glob.glob supports **/foo.yml but not multiple extensions
-    pathex = wcmatch.pathlib.PurePath(str(path.absolute().resolve()))
+    # We attempt to use a relative path to the project root for glob matching.
+    # This prevents parent directory names (like 'tasks') from triggering
+    # false positives in kind discovery. See #4763.
+    try:
+        project_root, _ = find_project_root([str(path)])
+        # .resolve() ensures we handle symlinks and double-dots correctly
+        rel_path = path.resolve().relative_to(project_root.resolve())
+        pathex = wcmatch.pathlib.PurePath(str(rel_path))
+    except (ValueError, RuntimeError):
+        # Fallback to absolute if the file is outside the project root or can't be found
+        pathex = wcmatch.pathlib.PurePath(str(path.absolute().resolve()))
     kinds = options.kinds if not base else BASE_KINDS
     for entry in kinds:
         for k, v in entry.items():

test/test_file_utils.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     expand_path_vars,
     expand_paths_vars,
     find_project_root,
+    kind_from_path,
     normpath,
     normpath_path,
 )
@@ -543,3 +544,55 @@ def test_bug_2513(
         results = Runner(filename, rules=default_rules_collection).run()
         assert len(results) == 1
         assert results[0].rule.id == "name"
+
+
+def test_kind_from_path_parent_collision(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Verify that a parent directory named 'tasks' doesn't cause false positives.
+
+    See https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint/issues/4763
+    """
+    tasks_parent = tmp_path / "tasks"
+    project_dir = tasks_parent / "my_project"
+    project_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    (project_dir / ".git").mkdir()
+
+    playbook_path = project_dir / "site.yml"
+    playbook_path.touch()
+
+    kind = kind_from_path(playbook_path)
+
+    assert kind != "tasks", f"File {playbook_path} should not be identified as 'tasks'"
+
+
+def test_kind_from_path_valid_tasks(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Verify that legitimate tasks directories are still correctly identified."""
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "my_project"
+    project_dir.mkdir()
+    (project_dir / ".git").mkdir()
+
+    task_dir = project_dir / "tasks"
+    task_dir.mkdir()
+    task_path = task_dir / "main.yml"
+    task_path.touch()
+
+    kind = kind_from_path(task_path)
+
+    assert kind == "tasks", f"File {task_path} should be identified as 'tasks'"
+
+
+def test_kind_from_path_outside_project_root(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Verify fallback to absolute path when file is outside the project root.
+
+    This triggers the except block in kind_from_path
+    """
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "actual_project"
+    project_dir.mkdir()
+    (project_dir / ".git").mkdir()
+
+    outside_file = tmp_path / "external_file.yml"
+    outside_file.touch()
+
+    kind = kind_from_path(outside_file)
+
+    assert kind == "yaml"