- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
     dir: files
  tasks:
  - file: path='{{ dir }}' state=directory
  
  - file: path='setvars.bat' state=touch  # in current directory!

  - file: path='{{ dir }}/{{ item }}' state=touch
    loop:
        - json.c
        - strlcpy.c
        - base64.c
        - json.h
        - base64.h
        - strlcpy.h
        - jo.c

  - name: Get working order results and sort them
    set_fact:
        working: '{{ query("fileglob", "setvars.bat", "{{ dir }}/*.[ch]") | sort }}'

  - name: Get broken order results and sort them
    set_fact:
        broken: '{{ query("fileglob", "{{ dir }}/*.[ch]", "setvars.bat") | sort }}'

  - assert:
      that:
        - working == broken