test ansible force_handlers

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I'd like to force handlers to run even if a host fails on a task.  Sort of like a tearDown() in a test harness.

handlers_main.yml

# force_handlers/handlers/main.yml

 - name: Run handler
   shell: echo "running handler"

no cli_arg

(master)] ansible-playbook -i hosts force_handlers.yml --force-handlers

PLAY [all] ******************************************************************** 

GATHERING FACTS *************************************************************** 
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [force_handlers | Step1.  notify on this step] ************************** 
changed: [localhost]

TASK: [force_handlers | Fail by force] **************************************** 
skipping: [localhost]

TASK: [force_handlers | Next step] ******************************************** 
changed: [localhost]

NOTIFIED: [force_handlers | Run handler] ************************************** 
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** 
localhost                  : ok=4    changed=3    unreachable=0    failed=0   

tasks_main.yml

# force_handlers/tasks/main.yml

 - name: Step1.  notify on this step
   shell: echo "Step1"
   notify: Run handler

 - name: Fail by force 
   fail: msg="failing"

 - name: Next step
   shell: echo "next step"

with -e cli_arg=yes

[kbroughton@mb-kbroughton:git/test_ansible + 
(master)] ansible-playbook -i hosts force_handlers.yml --force-handlers -e "cli_arg=yes"

PLAY [all] ******************************************************************** 

GATHERING FACTS *************************************************************** 
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [force_handlers | Step1.  notify on this step] ************************** 
changed: [localhost]

TASK: [force_handlers | Fail by force] **************************************** 
failed: [localhost] => {"failed": true}
msg: failing

NOTIFIED: [force_handlers | Run handler] ************************************** 
FATAL: no hosts matched or all hosts have already failed -- aborting


PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** 
           to retry, use: --limit @/Users/kbroughton/force_handlers.retry

localhost                  : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=1