ansible/test/integration/roles/test_ping/tasks/main.yml

# test code for the ping module
# (c) 2014, James Cammarata <jcammarata@ansible.com>

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- name: ping the test
  ping:
  register: result

- name: assert the ping worked
  assert:
    that:
    - "result.changed == false"
    - "result.ping == 'pong'"

- name: ping with data
  ping: data="testing"
  register: result

- name: assert the ping worked with data
  assert:
    that:
    - "result.changed == false"
    - "result.ping == 'testing'"