add last error to rescue block

[kai11]

Issue Type: Feature Idea

Ansible Version: 2.0.0

Ansible Configuration: not modified

Environment: Ubuntu 14.04

Summary: add last error to rescue block

Steps To Reproduce:
Rescue block described at http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_blocks.html have no way to retrieve last error.
I think error notification will be frequent use case for blocks.

Something like this:

tasks:
  - block:
      - command: /bin/false
    rescue:
      - debug: var=ansible_last_error

Expected Results:
Last error - playbook, task name, failure message.

Actual Results:
No variable defined

[jimi-c]

I was just mentioning to someone last night that this might be useful... not sure if we'll get it in by 2.0 but we'll keep this open.

Thanks!

[dmsimard]

Love this, +1.

[sccu]

+1. I love this, too.

[dearlordylord]

+1.

[jimi-c]

Closing This Ticket

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