Add end_batch meta task (#74899)

* Add end_batch meta task

* Add note

* Fix sanity

2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh
index cc951bbba5..f5916ec762 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh
@@ -56,3 +56,12 @@ for test_strategy in linear free; do
   grep -q "META: ending play" <<< "$out"
   grep -qv 'Failed to end using end_play' <<< "$out"
 done
+
+# test end_batch meta task
+for test_strategy in linear free; do
+  out="$(ansible-playbook test_end_batch.yml -i inventory.yml -e test_strategy=$test_strategy -vv "$@")"
+
+  [ "$(grep -c "Using end_batch" <<< "$out" )" -eq 2 ]
+  [ "$(grep -c "META: ending batch" <<< "$out" )" -eq 2 ]
+  grep -qv 'Failed to end_batch' <<< "$out"
+done
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/test_end_batch.yml b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/test_end_batch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4af020afa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/test_end_batch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+- name: Testing end_batch with strategy {{ test_strategy | default('linear') }}
+  hosts: testhost:testhost2
+  gather_facts: no
+  serial: 1
+  strategy: "{{ test_strategy | default('linear') }}"
+  tasks:
+    - debug:
+        msg: "Using end_batch, current host: {{ inventory_hostname }}, current batch: {{ ansible_play_batch }}"
+
+    - meta: end_batch
+
+    - fail:
+        msg: "Failed to end_batch, current host: {{ inventory_hostname }}, current batch: {{ ansible_play_batch }}"