xml to json using xmltodict

xml_to_json.yaml

---
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
  - name: set sample xml string
    set_fact:
      xml_var: |
        <a>
          <foo>test</foo>
          <bar>test1</bar>
        </a>

  - name: convert xml to json
    ansible.utils.cli_parse:
      text: "{{ xml_var }}"
      parser:
        name: ansible.utils.xml
    register: json_var

  - name: "check json value"
    assert:
      that: "{{ item }}"
    with_items:
      - "{{ json_var['parsed']['a']['bar'] == 'test1' }}"
      - "{{ json_var['parsed']['a']['foo'] == 'test' }}"