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    ping

    Try to connect to a host, verify a usable python and return pong on success.

    This is a simple connectivity test module. It returns pong on success. If the module is called but the connection fails, the task will fail.

    Attributes

    check_mode:
      support: always
    

    Parameters

    Parameter Required Type Values Description
    data   string   Data to return in the ping result. [default: "pong"]

    Example

    - ping:
    
    - name: Ping with custom data
      ping:
        data: "custom_data"
      register: result
    
    - name: Verify ping response
      debug:
        var: result.ping