assert – Asserts given expressions are true

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• See Also
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• This module asserts that given expressions are true with an optional custom message.
• This module is also supported for Windows targets.

Parameters

Notes

See Also

Examples

- assert: { that: "ansible_os_family != 'RedHat'" }

- assert:
    that:
      - "'foo' in some_command_result.stdout"
      - number_of_the_counting == 3

- name: After version 2.7 both 'msg' and 'fail_msg' can customize failing assertion message
  assert:
    that:
      - my_param <= 100
      - my_param >= 0
    fail_msg: "'my_param' must be between 0 and 100"
    success_msg: "'my_param' is between 0 and 100"

- name: Please use 'msg' when ansible version is smaller than 2.7
  assert:
    that:
      - my_param <= 100
      - my_param >= 0
    msg: "'my_param' must be between 0 and 100"

- name: use quiet to avoid verbose output
  assert:
    that:
      - my_param <= 100
      - my_param >= 0
    quiet: true

Status

• This module is guaranteed to have backward compatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. [core]

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

• Ansible Core Team
• Michael DeHaan