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

---

# We notify for A and B, and hosts B and C fail.
# When forcing, we expect A and B to run handlers
# When not forcing, we expect only B to run handlers

- name: notify the handler for host A and B
  shell: echo
  notify:
    - echoing handler
  when: inventory_hostname == 'A' or inventory_hostname == 'B'

- name: fail task for all
  fail: msg="Fail All"
  when: fail_all is defined and fail_all

- name: fail task for A
  fail: msg="Fail A"
  when: inventory_hostname == 'A'

- name: fail task for C
  fail: msg="Fail C"
  when: inventory_hostname == 'C'
  
- name: echo after A and C have failed
  command: echo CALLED_TASK_{{ inventory_hostname }}
Fix --force-handlers, and allow it in plays and ansible.cfg The --force-handlers command line argument was not correctly running handlers on hosts which had tasks that later failed. This corrects that, and also allows you to specify force_handlers in ansible.cfg or in a play. 10 years ago			`---`

			`# We notify for A and B, and hosts B and C fail.`
			`# When forcing, we expect A and B to run handlers`
			`# When not forcing, we expect only B to run handlers`

			`- name: notify the handler for host A and B`
			`shell: echo`
			`notify:`
			`- echoing handler`
			`when: inventory_hostname == 'A' or inventory_hostname == 'B'`

			`- name: fail task for all`
			`fail: msg="Fail All"`
			`when: fail_all is defined and fail_all`

			`- name: fail task for A`
			`fail: msg="Fail A"`
			`when: inventory_hostname == 'A'`

			`- name: fail task for C`
			`fail: msg="Fail C"`
			`when: inventory_hostname == 'C'`

			`- name: echo after A and C have failed`
			`command: echo CALLED_TASK_{{ inventory_hostname }}`