state.orchestrate_single does not pass pillar=None

Passing a pillar to state.single can results in state functions not
working when they don't accept a pillar keyword argument. One example
where this is the case is salt.wait_for_event. When no pillar is
provided, it does not need to be passed.

changelog/61092.fixed

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+state.orchestrate_single only passes a pillar if it is set to the state
+function. This allows it to be used with state functions that don't accept a
+pillar keyword argument.

salt/runners/state.py

@@ -150,12 +150,16 @@ def orchestrate_single(fun, name, test=None, queue=False, pillar=None, **kwargs)
 
         salt-run state.orchestrate_single fun=salt.wheel name=key.list_all
     """
-    if pillar is not None and not isinstance(pillar, dict):
+    if pillar is not None:
+        if isinstance(pillar, dict):
+            kwargs["pillar"] = pillar
+        else:
             raise SaltInvocationError("Pillar data must be formatted as a dictionary")
+
     __opts__["file_client"] = "local"
     minion = salt.minion.MasterMinion(__opts__)
     running = minion.functions["state.single"](
-        fun, name, test=None, queue=False, pillar=pillar, **kwargs
+        fun, name, test=None, queue=False, **kwargs
     )
     ret = {minion.opts["id"]: running}
     __jid_event__.fire_event({"data": ret, "outputter": "highstate"}, "progress")

tests/pytests/unit/runners/test_state.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import pytest
+
+from salt.runners import state as state_runner
+from tests.support.mock import Mock, patch
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def configure_loader_modules():
+    return {state_runner: {"__opts__": {}, "__jid_event__": Mock()}}
+
+
+def test_orchestrate_single_passes_pillar():
+    """
+    test state.orchestrate_single passes given pillar to state.single
+    """
+    mock_master_minion = Mock()
+    mock_state_single = Mock()
+    mock_master_minion.functions = {"state.single": mock_state_single}
+    mock_master_minion.opts = {"id": "dummy"}
+    test_pillar = {"test_entry": "exists"}
+    with patch("salt.minion.MasterMinion", Mock(return_value=mock_master_minion)):
+        state_runner.orchestrate_single(
+            fun="pillar.get", name="test_entry", pillar=test_pillar
+        )
+        assert mock_state_single.call_args.kwargs["pillar"] == test_pillar
+
+
+def test_orchestrate_single_does_not_pass_none_pillar():
+    """
+    test state.orchestrate_single does not pass pillar=None to state.single
+    """
+    mock_master_minion = Mock()
+    mock_state_single = Mock()
+    mock_master_minion.functions = {"state.single": mock_state_single}
+    mock_master_minion.opts = {"id": "dummy"}
+    with patch("salt.minion.MasterMinion", Mock(return_value=mock_master_minion)):
+        state_runner.orchestrate_single(
+            fun="pillar.get", name="test_entry", pillar=None
+        )
+        assert "pillar" not in mock_state_single.call_args.kwargs