Add a framework, fixtures and test for common synchronize scenarios. (#15983)

* Add a framework, fixtures and test for common synchronize scenarios.

Addresses #15905

33 files changed, 3991 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d508bb373d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: taskvars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: taskvars_out.json
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'local'"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == 'sh'"
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == 'root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme'"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ae7bbb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "dest": "root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
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diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/taskvars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/taskvars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eb5d50ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/taskvars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
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diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/taskvars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/taskvars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01ebee2529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic/taskvars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__03600813b83569c710bf5cb2a040d6e01da927c6", 
+  "ansible_python_interpreter": "/usr/bin/python", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
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diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24daa108cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+task_args:
+    src: /tmp/deleteme
+    dest: /tmp/deleteme
+    #rsync_path: rsync
+_task:
+    become: True
+    become_method: None
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: task_vars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: task_vars_out.json
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+_play_context:
+    become: True
+    become_method: sudo
+    remote_addr: el6host
+    remote_user: root
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'local'"
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    # this is a crucial aspect of this scenario ...
+    - "self.task.args['rsync_path'] == '\"sudo rsync\"'"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == 'root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.become == True"
+    - "self.task.become_user == None"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == 'sh'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_addr == 'el6host'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_user == 'root'"
+    - "self._play_context.become == False"
+    - "self._play_context.become_user == 'root'"
+    - "self._play_context.password == None"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1aff9c33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "dest": "root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "rsync_path": "\"sudo rsync\"", 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
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diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_vars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_vars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f1f9784a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_vars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_vars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_vars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75abced318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_vars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+  "ansible_python_interpreter": "/usr/bin/python", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4399be30c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+task_args:
+    src: /tmp/deleteme
+    dest: /tmp/deleteme
+    #rsync_path: rsync
+_task:
+    become: None
+    become_method: None
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: task_vars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: task_vars_out.json
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+_play_context:
+    become: True
+    become_method: sudo
+    remote_addr: el6host
+    remote_user: root
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'local'"
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    # this is a crucial aspect of this scenario ...
+    - "self.task.args['rsync_path'] == '\"sudo rsync\"'"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == 'root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.become == None"
+    - "self.task.become_user == None"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == 'sh'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_addr == 'el6host'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_user == 'root'"
+    - "self._play_context.become == False"
+    - "self._play_context.become_user == 'root'"
+    - "self._play_context.password == None"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1aff9c33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "dest": "root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "rsync_path": "\"sudo rsync\"", 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_vars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_vars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f1f9784a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_vars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_vars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_vars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75abced318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_vars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "el6host", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__b3ac1e6ebeed06f4be0c1edca3dca34036cf7f57", 
+  "ansible_python_interpreter": "/usr/bin/python", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..904a21a8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+task_args:
+    src: /tmp/deleteme
+    dest: /tmp/deleteme
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: task_vars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: task_vars_out.json
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+_play_context:
+    remote_addr: '127.0.0.1'
+    remote_user: vagrant
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'local'"
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest_port'] == 2202"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == 'sh'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_addr == '127.0.0.1'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_user == 'vagrant'"
+    - "self._play_context.become == False"
+    - "self._play_context.become_user == 'root'"
+    - "self._play_context.password == None"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ea779d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "dest": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "private_key": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "dest_port": 2202, 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_vars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_vars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a43a2db4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_vars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "vagrant", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "ssh", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+  "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+    "inventory_file": null, 
+    "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+    "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "default": {
+        "inventory_file": null, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "default"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "default"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+        "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__06c4a1b11530cabdf4248804078c1ddacfb88b5e", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+        "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "default"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "default"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__06c4a1b11530cabdf4248804078c1ddacfb88b5e", 
+    "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "default": {
+      "inventory_file": null, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "default"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "default"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+      "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
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+      "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
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+  "inventory_file": null, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "ansible_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__06c4a1b11530cabdf4248804078c1ddacfb88b5e", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_vars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_vars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26ea5d46c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant/task_vars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "vagrant", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "ssh", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+  "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+    "inventory_file": null, 
+    "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+    "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "default": {
+        "inventory_file": null, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "default", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "default", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+        "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__06c4a1b11530cabdf4248804078c1ddacfb88b5e", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+        "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "default"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "default"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__06c4a1b11530cabdf4248804078c1ddacfb88b5e", 
+    "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "default": {
+      "inventory_file": null, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "default", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "default", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+      "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__06c4a1b11530cabdf4248804078c1ddacfb88b5e", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+      "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": null, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "ansible_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__06c4a1b11530cabdf4248804078c1ddacfb88b5e", 
+  "ansible_python_interpreter": "/usr/bin/python", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89f1eeee11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+task:
+    #become: None
+task_args:
+    src: /tmp/deleteme
+    dest: /tmp/deleteme
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: task_vars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: task_vars_out.json
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+_play_context:
+    become: True
+    remote_addr: '127.0.0.1'
+    remote_user: vagrant
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'local'"
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest_port'] == 2202"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == 'sh'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_addr == '127.0.0.1'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_user == 'vagrant'"
+    - "self._play_context.become == False"
+    - "self._play_context.become_user == 'root'"
+    - "self._play_context.password == None"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c77ccf8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "dest": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "private_key": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "dest_port": 2202, 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_vars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_vars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ecbda5b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_vars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "vagrant", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "ssh", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+  "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+    "inventory_file": null, 
+    "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+    "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "default": {
+        "inventory_file": null, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "default"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "default"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+        "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+        "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "default"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "default"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+    "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "default": {
+      "inventory_file": null, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "default"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "default"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+      "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+      "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": null, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "ansible_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_vars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_vars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1cf5f28fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_become_cli/task_vars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "vagrant", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "ssh", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+  "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+    "inventory_file": null, 
+    "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+    "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "default": {
+        "inventory_file": null, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "default", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "default", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+        "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+        "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
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+      "all": [
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+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
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+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+    "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+    "ansible_version": {
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+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "default": {
+      "inventory_file": null, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "default", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "default", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+      "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+      "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": null, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "ansible_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+  "ansible_python_interpreter": "/usr/bin/python", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..904a21a8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+task_args:
+    src: /tmp/deleteme
+    dest: /tmp/deleteme
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: task_vars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: task_vars_out.json
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+_play_context:
+    remote_addr: '127.0.0.1'
+    remote_user: vagrant
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'local'"
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest_port'] == 2202"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == 'sh'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_addr == '127.0.0.1'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_user == 'vagrant'"
+    - "self._play_context.become == False"
+    - "self._play_context.become_user == 'root'"
+    - "self._play_context.password == None"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c77ccf8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "dest": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "private_key": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "dest_port": 2202, 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_vars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_vars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ecbda5b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_vars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "vagrant", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "ssh", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+  "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+    "inventory_file": null, 
+    "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+    "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "default": {
+        "inventory_file": null, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "default"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "default"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+        "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+        "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "default"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "default"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+    "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "default": {
+      "inventory_file": null, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "default"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "default"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+      "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+      "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": null, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "ansible_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_vars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_vars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1cf5f28fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_vagrant_sudo/task_vars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "vagrant", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "ssh", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+  "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+    "inventory_file": null, 
+    "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+    "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "default": {
+        "inventory_file": null, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "default", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "default", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+        "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+        "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "default"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "default"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+    "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "default": {
+      "inventory_file": null, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "default", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "default", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "default", 
+      "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+      "ansible_ssh_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": null, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "ansible_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_private_key_file": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key", 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "default"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_port": 2202, 
+  "ansible_host": "127.0.0.1", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "default", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__c360b80aa60ddd99087425dcd3a2094cdd5b8474", 
+  "ansible_python_interpreter": "/usr/bin/python", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905/.vagrant/provisioners/ansible/inventory", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "vagrant", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "default"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49c96786ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: task_vars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: task_vars_out.json
+task_args:
+    src: /tmp/deleteme
+    dest: /tmp/deleteme
+_task:
+    delegate_to: u1404    
+_play_context:
+    shell: None
+    remote_addr: u1404
+    remote_user: root
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'ssh'"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == None"
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == 'el6host:/tmp/deleteme'"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b2ac0299d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "dest": "el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_vars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_vars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8893eef85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_vars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "ansible_delegated_vars": {
+      "u1404": {
+        "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "vars": {
+          "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+          "role_names": [], 
+          "ansible_play_hosts": [
+            "el6host"
+          ], 
+          "groups": {
+            "ungrouped": [
+              "el6host", 
+              "u1404"
+            ], 
+            "all": [
+              "el6host", 
+              "u1404"
+            ]
+          }, 
+          "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+          "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+          "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+          "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+          "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+          "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+          "environment": [], 
+          "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+          "group_names": [
+            "ungrouped"
+          ], 
+          "play_hosts": [
+            "el6host"
+          ], 
+          "ansible_version": {
+            "major": 2, 
+            "full": "2.2.0", 
+            "string": "2.2.0", 
+            "minor": 2, 
+            "revision": 0
+          }
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+        "environment": [], 
+        "ansible_play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "role_names": [], 
+        "ansible_port": null, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+      }
+    }, 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }, 
+      "u1404": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host", 
+        "u1404"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host", 
+        "u1404"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "u1404", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }, 
+    "u1404": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_delegated_vars": {
+    "u1404": {
+      "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "vars": {
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "environment": [], 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }, 
+        "role_names": []
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+      "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+      "environment": [], 
+      "ansible_play_hosts": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "play_hosts": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "role_names": [], 
+      "ansible_port": null, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+    }
+  }, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host", 
+      "u1404"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host", 
+      "u1404"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_vars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_vars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b551f041d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote/task_vars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+{
+  "ansible_pipelining": false, 
+  "ansible_docker_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
+  "ansible_play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_connection": "smart", 
+  "ansible_ssh_common_args": "", 
+  "environment": [], 
+  "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+  "vars": {
+    "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+    "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+    "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+    "ansible_delegated_vars": {
+      "u1404": {
+        "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "vars": {
+          "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+          "role_names": [], 
+          "ansible_play_hosts": [
+            "el6host"
+          ], 
+          "groups": {
+            "ungrouped": [
+              "el6host", 
+              "u1404"
+            ], 
+            "all": [
+              "el6host", 
+              "u1404"
+            ]
+          }, 
+          "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+          "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+          "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+          "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+          "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+          "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+          "environment": [], 
+          "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+          "group_names": [
+            "ungrouped"
+          ], 
+          "play_hosts": [
+            "el6host"
+          ], 
+          "ansible_version": {
+            "major": 2, 
+            "full": "2.2.0", 
+            "string": "2.2.0", 
+            "minor": 2, 
+            "revision": 0
+          }
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+        "environment": [], 
+        "ansible_play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "role_names": [], 
+        "ansible_port": null, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }, 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+      }
+    }, 
+    "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+    "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "role_names": [], 
+    "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+    "environment": [], 
+    "play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "ansible_play_hosts": [
+      "el6host"
+    ], 
+    "hostvars": {
+      "el6host": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }, 
+      "u1404": {
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404", 
+            "::1"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404", 
+            "::1"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }, 
+    "groups": {
+      "ungrouped": [
+        "el6host", 
+        "u1404"
+      ], 
+      "all": [
+        "el6host", 
+        "u1404"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "group_names": [
+      "ungrouped"
+    ], 
+    "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+    "ansible_version": {
+      "major": 2, 
+      "full": "2.2.0", 
+      "string": "2.2.0", 
+      "minor": 2, 
+      "revision": 0
+    }, 
+    "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+  }, 
+  "ansible_accelerate_port": 5099, 
+  "roledir": null, 
+  "ansible_ssh_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_ssh_host": "u1404", 
+  "ansible_current_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "hostvars": {
+    "el6host": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "el6host", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }, 
+    "u1404": {
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404", 
+          "::1"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404", 
+          "::1"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }
+    }
+  }, 
+  "group_names": [
+    "ungrouped"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_version": {
+    "major": 2, 
+    "full": "2.2.0", 
+    "string": "2.2.0", 
+    "minor": 2, 
+    "revision": 0
+  }, 
+  "ansible_ssh_pipelining": false, 
+  "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+  "ansible_delegated_vars": {
+    "u1404": {
+      "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+      "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+      "vars": {
+        "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+        "inventory_hostname": "u1404", 
+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "environment": [], 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }, 
+        "role_names": []
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+      "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+      "environment": [], 
+      "ansible_play_hosts": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "play_hosts": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "role_names": [], 
+      "ansible_port": null, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+    }
+  }, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host", 
+      "u1404"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host", 
+      "u1404"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__2433ce0463ffd13b68850ce9cdd98a1cde088e22", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0abc8bf6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+fixtures:
+    taskvars_in: task_vars_in.json
+    taskvars_out: task_vars_out.json
+task_args:
+    src: /tmp/deleteme
+    dest: /tmp/deleteme
+_task:
+    delegate_to: u1404    
+_play_context:
+    become: True
+    become_user: None #if ! None|root, different testcase
+    become_method: su
+    shell: None
+    remote_addr: u1404
+    remote_user: root
+connection:
+    transport: 'ssh'
+hostvars:
+    '127.0.0.1': {}
+    '::1': {}
+    'localhost': {}
+asserts:
+    - "hasattr(SAM._connection, 'ismock')"
+    - "SAM._connection.transport == 'ssh'"
+    - "self._play_context.shell == None"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_addr == 'u1404'"
+    - "self._play_context.remote_user == 'root'"
+    - "not self._play_context.become"            
+    - "self._play_context.become_method == 'su'"            
+    - "self.execute_called"
+    - "self.task.args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
+    - "self.task.args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
+    - "self.task.args['dest'] == 'el6host:/tmp/deleteme'"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_args_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1f25ddac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_args_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "dest": "el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
+  "rsync_path": "\"sudo rsync\"", 
+  "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_vars_in.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_vars_in.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..634bcb3ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_vars_in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
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+          "ansible_play_hosts": [
+            "el6host"
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+            ], 
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+            ]
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+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_vars_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_vars_out.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54707ce830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_vars_out.json
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+{
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+  "ansible_scp_extra_args": "", 
+  "ansible_user": "root", 
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+    "el6host"
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+  "environment": [], 
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+        "inventory_file": "inventory", 
+        "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+        "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "omit": "__omit_place_holder__32a8706cee222390e0d92197fb49cc967bfafb57", 
+        "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+        "environment": [], 
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+        "ansible_play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "groups": {
+          "ungrouped": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ], 
+          "all": [
+            "el6host", 
+            "u1404"
+          ]
+        }, 
+        "group_names": [
+          "ungrouped"
+        ], 
+        "play_hosts": [
+          "el6host"
+        ], 
+        "ansible_version": {
+          "major": 2, 
+          "full": "2.2.0", 
+          "string": "2.2.0", 
+          "minor": 2, 
+          "revision": 0
+        }, 
+        "role_names": []
+      }, 
+      "inventory_hostname_short": "u1404", 
+      "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "group_names": [
+        "ungrouped"
+      ], 
+      "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+      "omit": "__omit_place_holder__32a8706cee222390e0d92197fb49cc967bfafb57", 
+      "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+      "environment": [], 
+      "ansible_play_hosts": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "groups": {
+        "ungrouped": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ], 
+        "all": [
+          "el6host", 
+          "u1404"
+        ]
+      }, 
+      "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+      "play_hosts": [
+        "el6host"
+      ], 
+      "role_names": [], 
+      "ansible_port": null, 
+      "ansible_version": {
+        "major": 2, 
+        "full": "2.2.0", 
+        "string": "2.2.0", 
+        "minor": 2, 
+        "revision": 0
+      }, 
+      "ansible_ssh_user": "root"
+    }
+  }, 
+  "ansible_module_compression": "ZIP_DEFLATED", 
+  "ansible_failed_hosts": [], 
+  "ansible_check_mode": false, 
+  "groups": {
+    "ungrouped": [
+      "el6host", 
+      "u1404"
+    ], 
+    "all": [
+      "el6host", 
+      "u1404"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  "ansible_host": "u1404", 
+  "ansible_shell_executable": "/bin/sh", 
+  "inventory_hostname_short": "el6host", 
+  "omit": "__omit_place_holder__32a8706cee222390e0d92197fb49cc967bfafb57", 
+  "inventory_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "playbook_dir": "/home/jtanner/workspace/issues/AP-15905", 
+  "ansible_ssh_user": "root", 
+  "role_names": [], 
+  "play_hosts": [
+    "el6host"
+  ], 
+  "ansible_sftp_extra_args": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/test_synchronize.py b/test/units/plugins/action/test_synchronize.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a22107d0a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/test_synchronize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+'''
+(Epdb) pprint(DeepDiff(self.final_task_vars, out_task_vars), indent=2)
+{ 'dic_item_added': set([u"root['ansible_python_interpreter']"]),
+  'dic_item_removed': set([ u"root['hostvars']['127.0.0.1']",
+                            u"root['hostvars']['::1']",
+                            u"root['hostvars']['localhost']"]),
+  'iterable_item_added': { u"root['hostvars']['el6host']['groups']['all'][1]": u'::1',
+                           u"root['hostvars']['el6host']['groups']['ungrouped'][1]": u'::1',
+                           u"root['vars']['hostvars']['el6host']['groups']['all'][1]": u'::1',
+                           u"root['vars']['hostvars']['el6host']['groups']['ungrouped'][1]": u'::1'}}
+'''
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+import yaml
+
+from pprint import pprint
+from ansible import plugins
+import ansible.plugins
+from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from ansible.plugins.action.synchronize import ActionModule
+
+# Getting the incoming and outgoing task vars from the plugin's run method
+
+'''
+import copy
+safe_vars = {}
+for k,v in task_vars.iteritems():
+    if k not in ['vars', 'hostvars']:
+        safe_vars[k] = copy.deepcopy(v)
+    else:    
+        sdata = str(v)
+        newv = eval(sdata)
+        safe_vars[k] = newv
+
+import json
+with open('task_vars.json', 'wb') as f:
+    f.write(json.dumps(safe_vars, indent=2))
+'''
+
+
+
+
+class TaskMock(object):
+    args = {'src': u'/tmp/deleteme', 
+            'dest': '/tmp/deleteme',
+            'rsync_path': 'rsync'}
+    async = None
+    become = None
+    become_user = None
+    become_method = None
+
+class StdinMock(object):
+    shell = None
+
+class ConnectionMock(object):
+    ismock = True
+    _play_context = None
+    #transport = 'ssh'
+    transport = None
+    _new_stdin = StdinMock()
+
+class PlayContextMock(object):
+    shell = None
+    private_key_file = None
+    become = False
+    become_user = 'root'
+    become_method = None
+    check_mode = False
+    no_log = None
+    diff = None
+    remote_addr = None
+    remote_user = None
+    password = None
+
+class ModuleLoaderMock(object):
+    def find_plugin(self, module_name, mod_type):
+        pass
+
+class SharedLoaderMock(object):
+    module_loader = ModuleLoaderMock()    
+
+class SynchronizeTester(object):
+
+    ''' A wrapper for mocking out synchronize environments '''
+
+    task = TaskMock()
+    connection = ConnectionMock()
+    _play_context = PlayContextMock()
+    loader = None
+    templar = None
+    shared_loader_obj = SharedLoaderMock()
+
+    final_task_vars = None
+    execute_called = False
+
+
+    def _execute_module(self, module_name, task_vars=None):
+        self.execute_called = True
+        self.final_task_vars = task_vars
+        return {}
+    
+    def runtest(self, fixturepath='fixtures/synchronize/basic'):
+
+        metapath = os.path.join(fixturepath, 'meta.yaml')
+        with open(metapath, 'rb') as f:
+            fdata = f.read()
+        test_meta = yaml.load(fdata)
+
+        # load inital play context vars
+        if '_play_context' in test_meta:
+            if test_meta['_play_context']:
+                self.task.args = {}
+                for k,v in test_meta['_play_context'].items():
+                    if v == 'None':
+                        v = None
+                    setattr(self._play_context, k, v)
+
+        # load inital task context vars
+        if '_task' in test_meta:
+            if test_meta['_task']:
+                self.task.args = {}
+                for k,v in test_meta['_task'].items():
+                    #import epdb; epdb.st()
+                    if v == 'None':
+                        v = None
+                    setattr(self.task, k, v)
+
+        # load inital task vars
+        if 'task_args' in test_meta:
+            if test_meta['task_args']:
+                self.task.args = {}
+                for k,v in test_meta['task_args'].items():
+                    self.task.args[k] = v
+
+        # load inital task vars
+        invarspath = os.path.join(fixturepath, 
+                test_meta.get('fixtures', {}).get('taskvars_in', 'taskvars_in.json'))
+        with open(invarspath, 'rb') as f:
+            fdata = f.read()
+        fdata = fdata.decode("utf-8")    
+        in_task_vars = json.loads(fdata)
+
+        # load expected final task vars
+        outvarspath = os.path.join(fixturepath, 
+                test_meta.get('fixtures', {}).get('taskvars_out', 'taskvars_out.json'))
+        with open(outvarspath, 'rb') as f:
+            fdata = f.read()
+        fdata = fdata.decode("utf-8")    
+        out_task_vars = json.loads(fdata)
+
+        # fixup the connection
+        for k,v in test_meta['connection'].items():
+            setattr(self.connection, k, v)
+
+        # fixup the hostvars
+        if test_meta['hostvars']:
+            for k,v in test_meta['hostvars'].items():
+                in_task_vars['hostvars'][k] = v
+
+        # initalize and run the module
+        SAM = ActionModule(self.task, self.connection, self._play_context, 
+                           self.loader, self.templar, self.shared_loader_obj)
+        SAM._execute_module = self._execute_module
+        result = SAM.run(task_vars=in_task_vars)
+
+        # run assertions
+        for check in test_meta['asserts']:
+            value = eval(check)
+            #if not value:
+            #    print(check, value)
+            #    import epdb; epdb.st()
+            assert value, check
+
+
+class FakePluginLoader(object):
+    mocked = True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get(transport, play_context, new_stdin):
+        conn = ConnectionMock()
+        conn.transport = transport
+        conn._play_context = play_context
+        conn._new_stdin = new_stdin
+        return conn
+
+
+class TestSynchronizeAction(unittest.TestCase):
+
+
+    fixturedir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    fixturedir = os.path.join(fixturedir, 'fixtures', 'synchronize')
+    #print(basedir)
+
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_basic(self):
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'basic'))
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_basic_become(self):
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'basic_become'))
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_basic_become_cli(self):
+        # --become on the cli sets _play_context.become
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'basic_become_cli'))
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_basic_vagrant(self):
+        # simple vagrant example
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'basic_vagrant'))
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_basic_vagrant_sudo(self):
+        # vagrant plus sudo
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'basic_vagrant_sudo'))
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_basic_vagrant_become_cli(self):
+        # vagrant plus sudo
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'basic_vagrant_become_cli'))
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_delegate_remote(self):
+        # delegate to other remote host
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'delegate_remote'))
+
+    @patch('ansible.plugins.action.synchronize.connection_loader', FakePluginLoader)
+    def test_delegate_remote_su(self):
+        # delegate to other remote host with su enabled
+        x = SynchronizeTester()
+        x.runtest(fixturepath=os.path.join(self.fixturedir,'delegate_remote_su'))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    SynchronizeTester().runtest()