ansible/test/integration/targets/xml/tasks/test-count.yml

---
  - name: Setup test fixture
    copy:
      src: fixtures/ansible-xml-beers.xml
      dest: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml


  - name: Add child element
    xml:
      path: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml
      xpath: /business/beers/beer
      count: yes
    register: beers

  - name: Test expected result
    assert:
      that:
      - beers.changed == false
      - beers.count == 3