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

- shell: '{{ ansible_python.executable }} -c "import tempfile; print(tempfile.mkstemp()[1])"'
  register: tempfilepath

- set_fact:
    until_tempfile_path: "{{ tempfilepath.stdout }}"

- name: loop with default retries
  shell: echo "run" >> {{ until_tempfile_path }} && wc -w < {{ until_tempfile_path }} | tr -d ' '
  register: runcount
  until: runcount.stdout | int == 3
  delay: 0.01

- assert:
    that: runcount.stdout | int == 3

- file: path="{{ until_tempfile_path }}" state=absent

- name: loop with specified max retries
  shell: echo "run" >> {{ until_tempfile_path }}
  until: 1==0
  retries: 5
  delay: 0.01
  ignore_errors: true

- name: validate output
  shell: wc -l < {{ until_tempfile_path }}
  register: runcount

- assert:
    that: runcount.stdout | int == 6 # initial + 5 retries

- file: path="{{ until_tempfile_path }}" state=absent