community.general/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/check_state.yml

- name: "{{ reason }} ('up')"
  command: "curl -sf http://localhost:8082/hello"
  when: service_state == 'up'
  register: curl_result
  until: not curl_result.failed
  retries: 5
  delay: 1

- name: "{{ reason }} ('down')"
  command: "curl -sf http://localhost:8082/hello"
  register: curl_result
  failed_when: curl_result == 0
  when: service_state == 'down'
  until: not curl_result.failed
  retries: 5
  delay: 1