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

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# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

- import_tasks: check_state.yml
  vars:
    reason: verify initial service state
    service_state: "{{ initial_state }}"

- name: change httpd_echo process state to {{ state }}
  monit:
    name: httpd_echo
    state: "{{ state }}"
  register: result

- name: check that state changed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is success
      - result is changed

- import_tasks: check_state.yml
  vars:
    reason: check service state after action
    service_state: "{{ expected_state }}"

- name: try change state again to {{ state }}
  monit:
    name: httpd_echo
    state: "{{ state }}"
  register: result

- name: check that state is not changed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is success
      - result is not changed