Ansible conditional based on stdout of result?

Question

How do I use the when statement based on the standard output of register: result? If standard output exists I want somecommand to run if no standard output exists I want so

Answer 1

Try checking to see it if equals a blank string or not?

- hosts: myhosts
  tasks:
  - name: echo hello
    command: echo hello
    register: result
  - command: somecommand {{ result.stdout }}
    when: result.stdout != ""
  - command: someothercommand
    when: result.stdout == ""