# Verify 'async: ' functions as desired. - name: integration/async/runner_with_polling_and_timeout.yml hosts: test-targets any_errors_fatal: true tasks: # Verify async-with-polling-and-timeout behaviour. - name: sleep for 7 seconds, but timeout after 1 second. ignore_errors: true shell: sleep 7 async: 1 poll: 1 register: job1 - assert: that: - job1.changed == False - job1.failed == True - | job1.msg == "async task did not complete within the requested time" or job1.msg == "Job reached maximum time limit of 1 seconds."