community.general/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/remove_nosave.yml

---
- vars:
    package_name: xinetd
    config_file: /etc/xinetd.conf
  block:
    - name: Make sure that {{ package_name }} is not installed
      pacman:
        name: '{{ package_name }}'
        state: absent
    - name: Make sure {{config_file}}.pacsave file doesn't exist
      file:
        path: '{{config_file}}.pacsave'
        state: absent

    - name: Install {{ package_name }}
      pacman:
        name: '{{ package_name }}'
        state: present

    - name: Modify {{config_file}}
      blockinfile:
        path: '{{config_file}}'
        block: |
          # something something
          # on 2 lines

    - name: Remove {{ package_name }} - generate pacsave
      pacman:
        name: '{{ package_name }}'
        state: absent
    - name: Make sure {{config_file}}.pacsave exists
      stat:
        path: '{{config_file}}.pacsave'
      register: pacsave_st_1

    - assert:
        that:
          - pacsave_st_1.stat.exists

    - name: Delete {{config_file}}.pacsave
      file:
        path: '{{config_file}}.pacsave'
        state: absent

    - name: Install {{ package_name }}
      pacman:
        name: '{{ package_name }}'
        state: present

    - name: Modify {{config_file}}
      blockinfile:
        path: '{{config_file}}'
        block: |
          # something something
          # on 2 lines

    - name: Remove {{ package_name }} - nosave
      pacman:
        name: '{{ package_name }}'
        remove_nosave: yes
        state: absent

    - name: Make sure {{config_file}}.pacsave does not exist
      stat:
        path: '{{config_file}}.pacsave'
      register: pacsave_st_2

    - assert:
        that:
          - not pacsave_st_2.stat.exists