# intentionally stop execution of the play before reaching the include below
# if the include is static as expected it will trigger a syntax error
# however, if the include is dynamic a syntax error will not occur
- name: EXPECTED SUCCESS
  fail:
    msg:
      This task should never execute.
      The playbook should have failed due to a syntax error in 'syntax_error.yml' when attempting a static include of that file.

# perform an include task which should be static if all of the task's parents are static, otherwise it should be dynamic
# this file was loaded using import_tasks, which is static, so this include should also be static
- include: syntax_error.yml