--- - debug: msg: "START cli/cli_command.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}" - name: get output for single command cli_command: command: show version register: result - assert: that: - "result.changed == false" - "result.stdout is defined" - name: send invalid command cli_command: command: 'show foo' register: result ignore_errors: yes - assert: that: - "result.failed == true" - "result.msg is defined" - name: get output in JSON format cli_command: command: show version | json register: result - assert: that: - "result.changed == false" - "result.stdout is defined" - "result.json is defined" - name: command that does require become (should fail) cli_command: command: show running-config become: no ignore_errors: yes register: result - assert: that: - 'result.failed == true' - '"privileged mode required" in result.msg' - debug: msg="END cli/cli_command.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"