ansible/test/integration/targets/windows-paths/tasks/main.yml

- name: Set variables in YAML syntax
  set_fact:
    no_quotes_single: C:\Windows\Temp
    single_quotes_single: 'C:\Windows\Temp'
#    double_quotes_single: "C:\Windows\Temp"
    no_quotes_double: C:\\Windows\\Temp
    single_quotes_double: 'C:\\Windows\\Temp'
    double_quotes_double: "C:\\Windows\\Temp"
    no_quotes_slash: C:/Windows/Temp
    no_quotes_trailing: C:\Windows\Temp\
    single_quotes_trailing: 'C:\Windows\Temp\'
#    double_quotes_trailing: "C:\Windows\Temp\"
    good: C:\Windows\Temp
    works1: C:\\Windows\\Temp
    works2: C:/Windows/Temp
#    fail: "C:\Windows\Temp"
    trailing: C:\Windows\Temp\
  register: yaml_syntax

- assert:
    that:
    - no_quotes_single == good
    - single_quotes_single == good
#    - double_quotes_single == fail
    - no_quotes_double == works1
    - single_quotes_double == works1
    - double_quotes_double == good
    - no_quotes_slash == works2
    - no_quotes_trailing == trailing
    - single_quotes_trailing == trailing
#    - double_quotes_trailing == fail
    - good != works1
    - good != works2
    - good != trailing
    - works1 != works2
    - works1 != trailing
    - works2 != trailing

- name: Test good path {{ good }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ good }}'
  register: good_result

- assert:
    that:
    - good_result is successful
    - good_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - good_result.stat.exists == true
    - good_result.stat.path == good

- name: Test works1 path {{ works1 }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ works1 }}'
  register: works1_result

- assert:
    that:
    - works1_result is successful
    - works1_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - works1_result.stat.exists == true
    - works1_result.stat.path == good

- name: Test works2 path {{ works2 }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ works2 }}'
  register: works2_result

- assert:
    that:
    - works2_result is successful
    - works2_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - works2_result.stat.exists == true
    - works2_result.stat.path == good

- name: Test trailing path {{ trailing }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ trailing }}'
  register: trailing_result

- assert:
    that:
    - trailing_result is successful
    - trailing_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - trailing_result.stat.exists == true
    - trailing_result.stat.path == no_quotes_single  # path is without the trailing \

- name: Set variables in key=value syntax
  set_fact:
    no_quotes_single=C:\Windows\Temp
    single_quotes_single='C:\Windows\Temp'
    double_quotes_single="C:\Windows\Temp"
    no_quotes_single_tab=C:\Windows\temp
    single_quotes_single_tab='C:\Windows\temp'
    double_quotes_single_tab="C:\Windows\temp"
    no_quotes_double=C:\\Windows\\Temp
    single_quotes_double='C:\\Windows\\Temp'
    double_quotes_double="C:\\Windows\\Temp"
    no_quotes_slash=C:/Windows/Temp
    no_quotes_trailing=C:\Windows\Temp\
    good=C:\Windows\Temp
    works1=C:\\Windows\\Temp
    works2=C:/Windows/Temp
    fail="C:\Windows\Temp"
    trailing=C:\Windows\Temp\
    tab=C:\Windows\x09emp
    eof=foobar
#    single_quotes_trailing='C:\Windows\Temp\'
#    double_quotes_trailing="C:\Windows\Temp\"
  register: legacy_syntax

- assert:
    that:
    - no_quotes_single == good
    - single_quotes_single == good
    - double_quotes_single == good
    - no_quotes_double == works1
    - single_quotes_double == works1
    - double_quotes_double == works1
    - no_quotes_slash == works2
    - no_quotes_single_tab == tab
    - single_quotes_single_tab == tab
    - double_quotes_single_tab == tab
    - no_quotes_trailing == trailing
    - good == works1
    - good != works2
    - good != tab
    - good != trailing
    - works1 != works2
    - works1 != tab
    - works1 != trailing
    - works2 != tab
    - works2 != trailing
    - tab != trailing

- name: Test good path {{ good }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ good }}'
  register: good_result

- assert:
    that:
    - good_result is successful
    - good_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - good_result.stat.exists == true
    - good_result.stat.path == good

- name: Test works1 path {{ works1 }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ works1 }}'
  register: works1_result

- assert:
    that:
    - works1_result is successful
    - works1_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - works1_result.stat.exists == true
    - works1_result.stat.path == good

- name: Test works2 path {{ works2 }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ works2 }}'
  register: works2_result

- assert:
    that:
    - works2_result is successful
    - works2_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - works2_result.stat.exists == true
    - works2_result.stat.path == good

- name: Test trailing path {{ trailing }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ trailing }}'
  register: trailing_result

- assert:
    that:
    - trailing_result is successful
    - trailing_result.stat.attributes == 'Directory'
    - trailing_result.stat.exists == true
    - trailing_result.stat.path == no_quotes_single  # path is without the trailing \

- name: Test tab path {{ tab }}
  win_stat:
    path: '{{ tab }}'
  register: tab_result
  ignore_errors: yes

- assert:
    that:
    - tab_result is failed