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+# file module tests for dealing with modification_time
+
+- name: Initialize the test output dir
+  import_tasks: initialize.yml
+
+- name: Setup the modification time for the tests
+  set_fact:
+    modification_timestamp: "202202081414.00"
+
+- name: Get stat info for the file
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ output_file }}"
+  register: initial_file_stat
+
+- name: Set a modification time in check_mode
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ output_file }}"
+    modification_time: "{{ modification_timestamp }}"
+    modification_time_format: "%Y%m%d%H%M.%S"
+  check_mode: true
+  register: file_change_check_mode
+
+- name: Re-stat the file
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ output_file }}"
+  register: check_mode_stat
+
+- name: Confirm check_mode did not change the file
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - initial_file_stat.stat.mtime == check_mode_stat.stat.mtime
+      # Ensure the changed flag was set
+      - file_change_check_mode.changed
+      # Ensure the diff is present
+      # Note: file diff always contains the path
+      - file_change_check_mode.diff.after | length > 1
+
+- name: Set a modification time for real
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ output_file }}"
+    modification_time: "{{ modification_timestamp }}"
+    modification_time_format: "%Y%m%d%H%M.%S"
+  register: file_change_no_check_mode
+
+- name: Stat of the file after the change
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ output_file }}"
+  register: change_stat
+
+- name: Confirm the modification time changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - initial_file_stat.stat.mtime != change_stat.stat.mtime
+      - file_change_no_check_mode.changed
+      # Note: file diff always contains the path
+      - file_change_no_check_mode.diff.after | length > 1
+
+- name: Set a modification time a second time to confirm no changes or diffs
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ output_file }}"
+    modification_time: "{{ modification_timestamp }}"
+    modification_time_format: "%Y%m%d%H%M.%S"
+  register: file_change_no_check_mode_second
+
+- name: Confirm no changes made registered
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - not file_change_no_check_mode_second.changed
+      # Note: file diff always contains the path
+      - file_change_no_check_mode_second.diff.after | length == 1