5 files changed, 58 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/register/aliases b/test/integration/targets/register/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b76d5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/register/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+shippable/posix/group3
+context/controller  # this "module" is actually an action that runs on the controller
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/register/can_register.yml b/test/integration/targets/register/can_register.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da61010
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/register/can_register.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+- hosts: testhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: test registering
+      debug: msg='does nothing really but register this'
+      register: debug_msg
+
+    - name: validate registering
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - debug_msg is defined
+
+    - name: test registering skipped
+      debug: msg='does nothing really but register this'
+      when: false
+      register: debug_skipped
+
+    - name: validate registering
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - debug_skipped is defined
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/register/invalid.yml b/test/integration/targets/register/invalid.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdca9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/register/invalid.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- hosts: testhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: test registering
+      debug: msg='does nothing really but register this'
+      register: 200
+
+    - name: never gets here
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - 200 is not defined
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/register/invalid_skipped.yml b/test/integration/targets/register/invalid_skipped.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ad31f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/register/invalid_skipped.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+- hosts: testhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: test registering bad var when skipped
+      debug: msg='does nothing really but register this'
+      when: false
+      register: 200
+
+    - name: never gets here
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - 200 is not defined
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/register/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/register/runme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8adc504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/register/runme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eux
+
+# does it work?
+ansible-playbook can_register.yml -i ../../inventory -v "$@"
+
+# ensure we do error when it its apprpos
+set +e
+result="$(ansible-playbook invalid.yml -i ../../inventory -v "$@" 2>&1)"
+set -e
+grep -q "Invalid variable name in " <<< "${result}"