gen_host_status.yml

- hosts: all
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - 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