- block: - name: check baseline command: ansible-inventory -i '{{ role_path }}/files/valid_sample.yml' --list register: limited - name: ensure non empty host list assert: that: - "'something' in inv['_meta']['hostvars']" - name: check that limit removes host command: ansible-inventory -i '{{ role_path }}/files/valid_sample.yml' --limit '!something' --list register: limited - name: ensure empty host list assert: that: - "'something' not in inv['_meta']['hostvars']" - name: check dupes command: ansible-inventory -i '{{ role_path }}/files/complex.ini' --list register: limited - name: ensure host only appears on directly assigned assert: that: - "'hosts' not in inv['parent_1']" - "'hosts' not in inv['parent_2']" - "'hosts' in inv['parent_3']" - "'test1' in inv['test_group1']['hosts']" vars: inv: '{{limited.stdout|from_json }}' delegate_to: localhost