- name: start the ansible test service service: name: ansible_test enabled: yes state: started register: enable_result - name: assert that the service was enabled and changes reported assert: that: - "enable_result.enabled == true" - "enable_result is changed" - name: disable the ansible test service service: name: ansible_test state: stopped enabled: no register: start_result - name: assert that the service was stopped assert: that: - "start_result.state == 'stopped'" - "start_result is changed" - name: Populate service facts service_facts: - name: get ansible_test service's state debug: var: services['ansible_test.service'].state - name: ansible_test service's running state should be \"inactive\" assert: that: "services['ansible_test.service'].state == 'inactive'"