ansible/test/integration/test_blocks/main.yml

- name: simple block test
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: yes
  strategy: "{{test_strategy|default('linear')}}"
  vars:
    block_tasks_run: false
    block_rescue_run: false
    block_always_run: false
    nested_block_always_run: false
    tasks_run_after_failure: false
    rescue_run_after_failure: false
    always_run_after_failure: false
  tasks:
  - block:
    - name: set block tasks run flag
      set_fact:
        block_tasks_run: true
    - name: EXPECTED FAILURE fail in tasks
      fail:
    - name: tasks flag should not be set after failure
      set_fact:
        tasks_run_after_failure: true
    rescue:
    - name: set block rescue run flag
      set_fact:
        block_rescue_run: true
    - name: EXPECTED FAILURE fail in rescue
      fail:
    - name: tasks flag should not be set after failure in rescue
      set_fact:
        rescue_run_after_failure: true
    always:
    - name: set block always run flag
      set_fact:
        block_always_run: true
    #- block:
    #  - meta: noop
    #  always:
    #  - name: set nested block always run flag
    #    set_fact:
    #      nested_block_always_run: true
    #  - name: fail in always
    #    fail:
    #  - name: tasks flag should not be set after failure in always
    #    set_fact:
    #      always_run_after_failure: true
    - meta: clear_host_errors

  post_tasks:
  - assert:
      that:
      - block_tasks_run
      - block_rescue_run
      - block_always_run
      #- nested_block_always_run
      - not tasks_run_after_failure
      - not rescue_run_after_failure
      - not always_run_after_failure
  - debug: msg="TEST COMPLETE"

- name: block with includes
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: yes
  strategy: "{{test_strategy|default('linear')}}"
  vars:
    rescue_run_after_include_fail: false
    always_run_after_include_fail_in_rescue: false
    tasks_run_after_failure: false
    rescue_run_after_failure: false
    always_run_after_failure: false
  tasks:
  - block:
    - name: include fail.yml in tasks
      include: fail.yml
      args:
        msg: "failed from tasks"
    - name: tasks flag should not be set after failure
      set_fact:
        tasks_run_after_failure: true
    rescue:
    - set_fact:
        rescue_run_after_include_fail: true
    - name: include fail.yml in rescue
      include: fail.yml
      args:
        msg: "failed from rescue"
    - name: flag should not be set after failure in rescue
      set_fact:
        rescue_run_after_failure: true
    always:
    - set_fact:
        always_run_after_include_fail_in_rescue: true
    - meta: clear_host_errors

  post_tasks:
  - assert:
      that:
      - rescue_run_after_include_fail
      - always_run_after_include_fail_in_rescue
      - not tasks_run_after_failure
      - not rescue_run_after_failure
      - not always_run_after_failure
  - debug: msg="TEST COMPLETE"