--- - name: set destination filename set_fact: bl_file: '{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/blacklist-ansible.conf' - name: copy blacklist file copy: src: 'files/blacklist' dest: '{{ bl_file }}' - name: Original stat stat: path: '{{ bl_file }}' register: orig_stat - name: remove non-existing item from list community.general.kernel_blacklist: blacklist_file: '{{ bl_file }}' state: absent name: zzzz register: bl_test_1 - name: add existing item from list community.general.kernel_blacklist: blacklist_file: '{{ bl_file }}' state: present name: bbbb register: bl_test_1a - name: stat_test_1 stat: path: '{{ bl_file }}' register: stat_test_1 - name: assert file is unchanged assert: that: - bl_test_1 is not changed - bl_test_1a is not changed - orig_stat.stat.size == stat_test_1.stat.size - orig_stat.stat.checksum == stat_test_1.stat.checksum - orig_stat.stat.mtime == stat_test_1.stat.mtime - stat_test_1.stat.checksum == 'blacklist aaaa\nblacklist bbbb\nblacklist cccc'|checksum - name: add new item to list community.general.kernel_blacklist: blacklist_file: '{{ bl_file }}' state: present name: dddd register: bl_test_2 - name: slurp_test_2 slurp: src: '{{ bl_file }}' register: slurp_test_2 - name: assert element is added assert: that: - bl_test_2 is changed - slurp_test_2.content|b64decode == content vars: content: | blacklist aaaa blacklist bbbb blacklist cccc blacklist dddd - name: remove item from list community.general.kernel_blacklist: blacklist_file: '{{ bl_file }}' state: absent name: bbbb register: bl_test_3 - name: slurp_test_3 slurp: src: '{{ bl_file }}' register: slurp_test_3 - name: assert element is added assert: that: - bl_test_3 is changed - slurp_test_3.content|b64decode == content vars: content: | blacklist aaaa blacklist cccc blacklist dddd