sensu-agent cannot downgrade version on Windows using Chocolatey

[elfranne]

Description of problem

Forcing a specific version does not work with the Chocolatey Windows package manager.

The sensu 6.4 update requires specific way of signing certificates (requires dns alt names), so I wanted to downgrade the sensu version until i could fix the certificates.

Command used and debugging output

in hiera using:

sensu::version: '6.3'

The error from running Puppet:

Error: Could not update: Execution of 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\choco.exe upgra
de sensu-agent --version 6.3 -y  --ignore-package-exit-codes --no-progress' retu
rned 1: Chocolatey v0.10.15
Upgrading the following packages:
sensu-agent
By upgrading you accept licenses for the packages.
A newer version of sensu-agent (v6.4.0.4826) is already installed.
 Use --allow-downgrade or --force to attempt to upgrade to older versions, or us
e side by side to allow multiple versions.

Chocolatey upgraded 0/1 packages. 1 packages failed.
 See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

Failures
 - sensu-agent - A newer version of sensu-agent (v6.4.0.4826) is already install
ed.
 Use --allow-downgrade or --force to attempt to upgrade to older versions, or us
e side by side to allow multiple versions.
Error: /Stage[main]/Sensu::Agent/Package[sensu-go-agent]/ensure: change from '6.
4.0.4826' to '6.3' failed: Could not update: Execution of 'C:\ProgramData\chocol
atey\choco.exe upgrade sensu-agent --version 6.3 -y  --ignore-package-exit-codes
 --no-progress' returned 1: Chocolatey v0.10.15
Upgrading the following packages:
sensu-agent
By upgrading you accept licenses for the packages.
A newer version of sensu-agent (v6.4.0.4826) is already installed.
 Use --allow-downgrade or --force to attempt to upgrade to older versions, or us
e side by side to allow multiple versions.

Chocolatey upgraded 0/1 packages. 1 packages failed.
 See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

Failures
 - sensu-agent - A newer version of sensu-agent (v6.4.0.4826) is already install
ed.
 Use --allow-downgrade or --force to attempt to upgrade to older versions, or us
e side by side to allow multiple versions.

Platform and version information

• Your OS: Windows 2012 server (but applies to all Windows likely)
• Your Ruby version: 2.5.9
• Your version of Puppet: 6.22.1
• Your version of Sensu:
• Your version of this module: 5.8.0 (latest)

Anything else to add that you think will be helpful?

An option to not manage the sensu-agent package or set the --allow-downgrade as default option to be consistent with other OS.

package { 'sensu-go-agent':
  ensure            => $version,
  provider          => 'chocolatey',
  install_options   => ['--allow-downgrade'],
}