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#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright 2012 Dag Wieers <dag@wieers.com>
#
# This file is part of Ansible
#
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DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: fail
short_description: Fail with custom message
description:
     - This module fails the progress with a custom message. It can be
       useful for bailing out when a certain condition is met using C(when).
version_added: "0.8"
options:
  msg:
    description:
      - The customized message used for failing execution. If omitted,
        fail will simple bail out with a generic message.
    required: false
    default: "'Failed as requested from task'"

author: Dag Wieers
'''

EXAMPLES = '''
# Example playbook using fail and when together
- fail: msg="The system may not be provisioned according to the CMDB status."
  when: "{{ cmdb_status }} != 'to-be-staged'"
'''