From 5efa293f29dc4f4a75e655635e1d9cdd138049c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Hammer <chris.hammer@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 11:53:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] re-work machine-test.yml; add block-test.yml

---
 block-test.yml          | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 files/hello-ansible.txt |  1 +
 machine-test.yml        | 47 +++++-------------------------
 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 block-test.yml
 create mode 100644 files/hello-ansible.txt

diff --git a/block-test.yml b/block-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be89fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+---
+- name: Tests machine connections via Ansible Tower/Ansible Automation Platform
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: no
+  become: no
+
+
+  vars:
+    induce_failure : "{{ tower_induce_failure | default('yes') }}"
+    host_to_fail   : "{{ tower_host_to_fail   | default('lab-prod-1') }}"
+
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: Run tests against various hosts
+    block:
+      - name: "Test #1 - whoami"
+        command:
+          cmd: whoami
+        register: r_cmd_whoami
+
+
+      - 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 (but only for a specified 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."
+
+
+...
diff --git a/files/hello-ansible.txt b/files/hello-ansible.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebf76a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/hello-ansible.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello from Ansible!
diff --git a/machine-test.yml b/machine-test.yml
index 2ed32c4..f20af13 100644
--- a/machine-test.yml
+++ b/machine-test.yml
@@ -5,18 +5,13 @@
   become: no
 
 
-  vars:
-    induce_failure : "{{ tower_induce_failure | default('yes') }}"
-    host_to_fail   : "{{ tower_host_to_fail   | default('lab-prod-1') }}"
-
-
   tasks:
   - name: Run tests against various hosts
     block:
       - name: "Test #1 - whoami"
-        command:
-          cmd: whoami
-        register: r_cmd_whoami
+        command  :
+          cmd    : whoami
+        register : r_cmd_whoami
 
 
       - name: "Results #1 - whoami"
@@ -27,38 +22,10 @@
             - "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."
+      - name: "Test #2 - Copy file to machine"
+        copy:
+          src  : files/hello-ansible.txt
+          dest : /tmp/hello-ansible.txt
 
 
 ...