ansible/test/integration/targets/infra/test_test_infra.yml

- hosts: testhost
  gather_facts: no
  tags:
    - always
  tasks:
  - name: ensure fail action produces a failing result
    fail:
    ignore_errors: yes
    register: fail_out

  - debug:
      msg: fail works ({{ fail_out.failed }})

  - name: ensure assert produces a failing result
    assert:
      that: false
    ignore_errors: yes
    register: assert_out

  - debug:
      msg: assert works ({{ assert_out.failed }})

  - name: EXPECTED FAILURE ensure fail action stops execution
    fail:
      msg: fail actually failed (this is expected)
ensure assert and fail work before we test anything else 9 years ago			`- hosts: testhost`
			`gather_facts: no`
allow tests to run with parameters also fixed test_test_infra to allow tags 9 years ago			`tags:`
			`- always`
			`tasks:`
improve test_test_infra debug messaging, rc check 9 years ago			`- name: ensure fail action produces a failing result`
			`fail:`
ensure assert and fail work before we test anything else 9 years ago			`ignore_errors: yes`
			`register: fail_out`

			`- debug:`
			`msg: fail works ({{ fail_out.failed }})`

improve test_test_infra debug messaging, rc check 9 years ago			`- name: ensure assert produces a failing result`
			`assert:`
ensure assert and fail work before we test anything else 9 years ago			`that: false`
			`ignore_errors: yes`
			`register: assert_out`

			`- debug:`
allow tests to run with parameters also fixed test_test_infra to allow tags 9 years ago			`msg: assert works ({{ assert_out.failed }})`
ensure assert and fail work before we test anything else 9 years ago
Mark tasks expected to fail with EXPECTED FAILURE. This allows for automated identification of tasks which are expected to fail, but which cannot use ignore_errors because they need to fail. 9 years ago			`- name: EXPECTED FAILURE ensure fail action stops execution`
improve test_test_infra debug messaging, rc check 9 years ago			`fail:`
			`msg: fail actually failed (this is expected)`