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DOCUMENTATION:
  name: failed
  author: Ansible Core
  version_added: "1.9"
  short_description: did the task fail
  aliases: [failure]
  description:
    - Tests if task finished in failure, opposite of C(succeeded).
    - This test checks for the existence of a C(failed) key in the input dictionary and that it is V(True) if present.
    - Tasks that get skipped or not executed due to other failures (syntax, templating, unreachable host, etc) do not return a 'failed' status.
  options:
    _input:
      description: registered result from an Ansible task
      type: dictionary
      required: True
EXAMPLES: |
  # test 'status' to know how to respond
  {{ taskresults is failed }}

RETURN:
  _value:
    description: Returns V(True) if the task was failed, V(False) otherwise.
    type: boolean