re-work machine-test.yml; includes additional tests and error handling.

machine-test.yml

@@ -5,13 +5,60 @@
   become: no
 
 
+  vars:
+    induce_failure : "{{ tower_induce_failure | default('yes') }}"
+    host_to_fail   : "{{ tower_host_to_fail   | default('lab-prod-1') }}"
+
+
   tasks:
-    - name: "Test #1 - whoami"
-      command:
-        cmd: whoami
-      register: r_cmd_whoami
+  - name: Run tests against various hosts
+    block:
+      - name: "Test #1 - whoami"
+        command:
+          cmd: whoami
+        register: r_cmd_whoami
 
 
-    - name: "Results #1 - whoami"
-      debug:
-        var: r_cmd_whoami.stdout
+      - name: "Results #1 - whoami"
+        debug:
+          msg:
+            - "rc     : {{ r_cmd_whoami.rc }}"
+            - "stdout : {{ r_cmd_whoami.stdout }}"
+            - "stderr : {{ r_cmd_whoami.stderr }}"
+
+
+      - name: "Test #2 - uptime"
+        command:
+          cmd: uptime
+        register: r_cmd_uptime
+
+
+      - name: "Results #2 - uptime"
+        debug:
+          msg:
+            - "rc     : {{ r_cmd_uptime.rc }}"
+            - "stdout : {{ r_cmd_uptime.stdout }}"
+            - "stderr : {{ r_cmd_uptime.stderr }}"
+
+
+      - name: "Test #3 - induce failure (only for single host)"
+        command:
+          cmd: /bin/false
+        when:
+          - inventory_hostname == host_to_fail
+          - induce_failure
+
+
+    rescue:
+      - name: Exception caught!
+        debug:
+          msg: "Fail condition for {{ inventory_hostname }}!"
+
+
+    always:
+      - name: Job complete
+        debug:
+          msg: "Job has completed."
+
+
+...