aap_demo_pinger.yml

---
- name: Playbook
  hosts: '{{ target | default("all") }}'
  gather_facts: false

  vars:
    sleep_timer: 1 # Units are seconds
    ping_count: 1 # Number of pings to attempt

  tasks:
    - name: Wait/sleep if needed
      ansible.builtin.command: sleep {{ sleep_timer }}
      register: my_output
      changed_when: my_output.rc != 0

    - name: Ping across VPN to AWS - shell
      ansible.builtin.command: ping 172.31.100.158 -c {{ ping_count }}
      register: my_output
      changed_when: my_output.rc != 0