From b8a7ba7a7807c1acaad8bce09c36d3aae66f7232 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Hammer <chris@thezengarden.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:11:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] initial project commit

---
 .gitignore |  2 ++
 ping.yml   | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore
 create mode 100644 ping.yml

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5741ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ansible.cfg
+hosts
diff --git a/ping.yml b/ping.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..836aaf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+- name: Ping check to determine if hosts are reachable
+  hosts: all
+  become: false
+  gather_facts: true
+
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ping target hosts
+      ansible.builtin.ping:
+      register: ping_results
+      ignore_errors: true
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: "Ping Check: Successful Hosts"
+      debug:
+        var: ansible_play_batch
+      run_once: true
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Ping Check: Failed Hosts"
+      debug:
+        msg: "{{ ansible_play_hosts_all | difference(ansible_play_batch) }}"
+      run_once: true # noqa: run-once[task]
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+...