Fix repr(Task) to check action when testing for a meta task

changelogs/fragments/79459-fix-meta-task-check.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "Fix a traceback occuring when a task is named ``meta`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/79459)"

lib/ansible/playbook/task.py

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def load(data, block=None, role=None, task_include=None, variable_manager=None,
 
     def __repr__(self):
         ''' returns a human readable representation of the task '''
-        if self.get_name() in C._ACTION_META:
+        if self.action in C._ACTION_META:
             return "TASK: meta (%s)" % self.args['_raw_params']
         else:
             return "TASK: %s" % self.get_name()

test/integration/targets/tasks/playbook.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    # make sure tasks with an undefined variable in the name are gracefully handled
+    - name: "Task name with undefined variable: {{ not_defined }}"
+      debug:
+        msg: Hello
+
+    # ensure we properly test for an action name, not a task name when cheking for a meta task
+    - name: "meta"
+      debug:
+        msg: Hello

test/integration/targets/tasks/runme.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ansible-playbook playbook.yml