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

# test code for the template module
# (c) 2014, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>

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- name: fill in a basic template in check mode
  template: src=foo.j2 dest={{output_dir}}/foo.templated mode=0644
  register: template_result

- name: verify that the file was marked as changed in check mode
  assert: 
    that: 
      - "template_result.changed == true"

- name: Actually create the file
  template: src=foo.j2 dest={{output_dir}}/foo.templated2 mode=0644
  always_run: True

- name: fill in a basic template in check mode
  template: src=foo.j2 dest={{output_dir}}/foo.templated2 mode=0644
  register: template_result2

- name: verify that the file was marked as not changed in check mode
  assert: 
    that: 
      - "template_result2.changed == false"