File: //usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/windows/plugins/modules/win_ping.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Copyright: (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]>, and others
# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
DOCUMENTATION = r'''
---
module: win_ping
short_description: A windows version of the classic ping module
description:
- Checks management connectivity of a windows host.
- This is NOT ICMP ping, this is just a trivial test module.
- For non-Windows targets, use the M(ansible.builtin.ping) module instead.
options:
data:
description:
- Alternate data to return instead of 'pong'.
- If this parameter is set to C(crash), the module will cause an exception.
type: str
default: pong
seealso:
- module: ansible.builtin.ping
author:
- Chris Church (@cchurch)
'''
EXAMPLES = r'''
# Test connectivity to a windows host
# ansible winserver -m ansible.windows.win_ping
- name: Example from an Ansible Playbook
ansible.windows.win_ping:
- name: Induce an exception to see what happens
ansible.windows.win_ping:
data: crash
'''
RETURN = r'''
ping:
description: Value provided with the data parameter.
returned: success
type: str
sample: pong
'''