--- - name: Setup test fixture copy: src: fixtures/ansible-xml-beers.xml dest: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml - name: Specify both children to add and a value xml: path: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml add_children: - child01 - child02 value: conflict! register: module_output ignore_errors: yes - name: Test expected result assert: that: - module_output.changed == false - module_output.failed == true