ios_route_maps does not respect continue_entry.set == true

[therealdoug]

SUMMARY

Unable to set continue command without also setting entry_setting, however the ansible documentation states that entry_settting is not required. Cisco documentation states you can have a blank continue statement for each entry and the behavior will be that processing will continue to the next sequence number.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

ios_route_maps

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.13.13]
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/doug/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /home/doug/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/doug/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /home/doug/.local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.8.10 (default, Sep 11 2024, 16:02:53) [GCC 9.4.0]
  jinja version = 3.1.4
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

# /home/doug/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ansible_collections
Collection Version
---------- -------
cisco.ios  3.3.2  

# /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
Collection Version
---------- -------
cisco.ios  9.0.3  

CONFIGURATION

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OS / ENVIRONMENT

Linux brix 5.4.0-200-generic #220-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 27 13:19:16 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

- name: Configure Route Map to set Communities based on Service and Region
  cisco.ios.ios_route_maps:
    config:
      - route_map: redis_static_bgp
        entries:
          - sequence: 10
            action: permit
            continue_entry:
              set: true
            description: Service AMAZON
            match:
              ip:
                address:
                  prefix_lists:
                    - pl_svc_amazon
            set:
              community:
                additive: true
                number: 65000:11001

EXPECTED RESULTS

route-map redis_static_bgp permit 10
 description Service AMAZON
 match ip address prefix-list pl_svc_amazon
 continue
 set community 65000:11001 additive

ACTUAL RESULTS

Router configuration results

route-map redis_static_bgp permit 10
 description Service AMAZON
 match ip address prefix-list pl_svc_amazon
 set community 65000:11001 additive

Verbose output of play

TASK [Configure Route Map to set Communities based on Service and Region] *******************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/doug/dev/ansible_gns3/static_route_inject.yaml:23310
Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon
[WARNING]: Collection ansible.netcommon does not support Ansible version 2.13.13
Loading collection ansible.utils from /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/utils
[WARNING]: Collection ansible.utils does not support Ansible version 2.13.13
<R7.lan> attempting to start connection
<R7.lan> using connection plugin ansible.netcommon.network_cli
Found ansible-connection at path /home/doug/.local/bin/ansible-connection
<R7.lan> local domain socket does not exist, starting it
<R7.lan> control socket path is /home/doug/.ansible/pc/527fcb61c1
<R7.lan> Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon
<R7.lan> Loading collection ansible.utils from /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/utils
<R7.lan> Loading collection cisco.ios from /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios
<R7.lan> local domain socket listeners started successfully
<R7.lan> loaded cliconf plugin ansible_collections.cisco.ios.plugins.cliconf.ios from path /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/cliconf/ios.py for network_os cisco.ios.ios
<R7.lan> ssh type is set to auto
<R7.lan> autodetecting ssh_type
[WARNING]: ansible-pylibssh not installed, falling back to paramiko
<R7.lan> ssh type is now set to paramiko
<R7.lan> 
<R7.lan> local domain socket path is /home/doug/.ansible/pc/527fcb61c1
<R7.lan> Using network group action cisco.ios.ios for cisco.ios.ios_route_maps
<R7.lan> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: enabled
<R7.lan> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: found cisco.ios.ios_route_maps  at /home/doug/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/modules/ios_route_maps.py
<R7.lan> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: running cisco.ios.ios_route_maps
<R7.lan> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: complete
changed: [R7] => {
    "after": [
        {
            "entries": [
                {
                    "action": "permit",
                    "description": "Service AMAZON",
                    "match": {
                        "ip": {
                            "address": {
                                "prefix_lists": [
                                    "pl_svc_amazon"
                                ]
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    "sequence": 10,
                    "set": {
                        "community": {
                            "additive": true,
                            "number": "65000:11001"
                        }
                    }
                }
            ],
            "route_map": "redis_static_bgp"
        }
    ],
    "before": {},
    "changed": true,
    "commands": [
        "route-map redis_static_bgp permit 10",
        "description Service AMAZON",
        "match ip address prefix-list pl_svc_amazon",
        "set community 4259851001 additive"
    ],
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "config": [
                {
                    "entries": [
                        {
                            "action": "permit",
                            "continue_entry": {
                                "entry_sequence": null,
                                "set": true
                            },
                            "description": "Service AMAZON",
                            "match": {
                                "additional_paths": null,
                                "as_path": null,
                                "clns": null,
                                "community": null,
                                "extcommunity": null,
                                "interfaces": null,
                                "ip": {
                                    "address": {
                                        "acls": null,
                                        "prefix_lists": [
                                            "pl_svc_amazon"
                                        ]
                                    },
                                    "flowspec": null,
                                    "next_hop": null,
                                    "redistribution_source": null,
                                    "route_source": null
                                },
                                "ipv6": null,
                                "length": null,
                                "local_preference": null,
                                "mdt_group": null,
                                "metric": null,
                                "mpls_label": null,
                                "policy_lists": null,
                                "route_type": null,
                                "rpki": null,
                                "security_group": null,
                                "source_protocol": null,
                                "tag": null,
                                "track": null
                            },
                            "sequence": 10,
                            "set": {
                                "aigp_metric": null,
                                "as_path": null,
                                "automatic_tag": null,
                                "clns": null,
                                "comm_list": null,
                                "community": {
                                    "additive": true,
                                    "gshut": null,
                                    "internet": null,
                                    "local_as": null,
                                    "no_advertise": null,
                                    "no_export": null,
                                    "none": null,
                                    "number": "65000:11001"
                                },
                                "dampening": null,
                                "default": null,
                                "extcomm_list": null,
                                "extcommunity": null,
                                "global_route": null,
                                "interfaces": null,
                                "ip": null,
                                "ipv6": null,
                                "level": null,
                                "lisp": null,
                                "local_preference": null,
                                "metric": null,
                                "metric_type": null,
                                "mpls_label": null,
                                "origin": null,
                                "tag": null,
                                "traffic_index": null,
                                "vrf": null,
                                "weight": null
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "route_map": "redis_static_bgp"
                }
            ],
            "running_config": null,
            "state": "overridden"
        }
    }
}
META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers

[therealdoug]

Wanted to add some additional context. The module DOES work if you use the entry_sequence parameter.