gen_host_status_base.yml

- name: A debug msg all hosts will show except for skipped ones
  debug:
    msg: "Playing {{ ansible_host }}"
  when: "'_skipped' not in ansible_host"

- name: Hosts haven't really changed, but we will say they have
  debug:
    msg: "I am a changed host."
  changed_when: true
  when: "'_changed' in ansible_host"

- name: All failhosts aboard the failboat
  fail:
    msg: "I did nothing to deserve this."
  when: "'_failed' in ansible_host"

- name: Ignore this failure for some hosts
  fail:
    msg: "<insert inspirational quote about failure>"
  ignore_errors: true
  when: "'_ignored' in ansible_host"

- name: Fail and rescue - collection of tasks
  block:
    - fail:
        msg: "HALP!!!"
      when: "'_rescued' in ansible_host"
  rescue:
    - debug: msg="ε-(´・｀) ﾌ"

- name: Set unreachable fact
  set_fact: 
    unreachable: true
  when: "'_unreachable' in ansible_host"

- name: Reach out to the unreachable hosts
  ping:
  vars:
    ansible_host: 'invalid.invalid'
  when: unreachable is defined and unreachable