--- - name: Setup test fixture copy: src: '{{ role_path }}/fixtures/ansible-xml-beers.xml' dest: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml - name: Remove '/business/rating' xml: path: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml xpath: /business/rating ensure: absent - name: Test expected result command: diff -u {{ role_path }}/results/test-remove-element.xml /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml