This implements a basic --check mode which for now is only implemented on template & copy operations. More detail will be shared with the list

shortly.

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class ActionModule(object):
     def run(self, conn, tmp, module_name, module_args, inject):
         ''' handler for file transfer operations '''
 
+        if self.runner.check:
+            # in check mode, always skip this module
+            return ReturnData(conn=conn, comm_ok=True, result=dict(skipped=True, msg='check mode not supported for this module'))
+
         tokens  = shlex.split(module_args)
         source  = tokens[0]
         # FIXME: error handling