assert - Fail with custom message

New in version 1.5.

Synopsis
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Examples
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Synopsis

This module asserts that a given expression is true and can be a simpler alternative to the ‘fail’ module in some cases.

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
that	yes			A string expression of the same form that can be passed to the 'when' statement Alternatively, a list of string expressions

Examples

- assert: { that: "ansible_os_family != 'RedHat'" }

- assert:
    that:
      - "'foo' in some_command_result.stdout"
      - "number_of_the_counting == 3"

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