* fixes issue with load_provider() not checking for an existing key
* adds updates to eos_config results key
* lots of minor syntax fixes in eos shared module
* adds eos_argument_spec to eos_eapi
fixes#21402
* updates eos modules to use persistent connection socket
* removes split eos shared module and combines into one
* adds singular eos doc frag (eos_local to be removed after module updates)
* updates unit test cases
* update eos_config to use eapi exclusively and remove cli transport
* add unit test cases for eos_config
* updates action plugin to handle both eapi and network_cli connections
earlier versions of eos do not support configuration sessions. this change
will now check if sessions are supported and if not will fallback to
not using config sessions
fixes#4909
* removes update argument
* adds `config` option to replace argument
* moves session management into shared module
* cleans up doc strings
* `before` and `after` args now only apply to lines
* fixes save argument to be type bool
* now properly sets the changed returned flag based on diff
* updates docstring RETURNS to add backup_path
* removes unneeded state argument
tested on EOS 4.15.4F
* add src argument to provide path to config file
* add new choice to match used to ignore current running config
* add update argument with choices merge, replace or check
* add backup argument to backup current running config to control host
* add defaults argument to control collection of config with or without defaults
* add save argument to save current running config to startup config
* add state argument to control state of config file
* deprecated force argument, use match=none instead
This change update the return values from eos_config to be consistent with
all network config modules. This will now return updates and responses
from the module
This addresses a bug in the eos_config module that would prevent it
from running properly. The module should now properly process the config
and the candidate
The eos_config module has a bug where its trying to pass an argument
that doesn't exist. This fixes that problem, removing the offending
keywork argment
This adds a new module for pushing configuraitons to eos devices in a
reliable and repeatable fashion. It includes support for templating
configurations and backing up the current config prior to pushing out
changes. This module works over either CLI or EAPI.
This PR has a dependency on ansible/ansible PR #14009 being merged
Peter Sprygada
Toshio Kuratomi
John Barker
Peter Sprygada
Scott Butler