--- - 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