ansible/utilities/logic/assert.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright 2012 Dag Wieers <dag@wieers.com>
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DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: assert
short_description: Asserts given expressions are true 
description:
     - This module asserts that given expressions are true with an optional custom message.
version_added: "1.5"
options:
  that:
    description:
      - "A string expression of the same form that can be passed to the 'when' statement"
      - "Alternatively, a list of string expressions"
    required: true
  msg:
    description:
      - "The customized message used for a failing assertion"
    required: false
author: 
    - "Ansible Core Team"
    - "Michael DeHaan"
'''

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

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

- assert: 
    that: 
      - "my_param <= 100"
      - "my_param >= 0"
    msg: "'my_param' must be between 0 and 100"
'''