cisco.ios.ios_logging_global is not idempotent, but before/after is identical

[cisco-abrandel]

SUMMARY

When using the cisco.ios.ios_logging_global module, we've noticed that it is not idempotent for our configuration. Changed is set to true, but if you compare the before and after they appear identical.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

cisco.ios.ios_logging_global

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.15.2]
  config file = /Users/User/Desktop/git/network/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/Users/User/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /Users/User/.pyenv/versions/3.11.0/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /Users/User/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /Users/User/.pyenv/versions/3.11.0/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.0 (main, Nov  8 2022, 11:07:02) [Clang 14.0.0 (clang-1400.0.29.202)] (/Users/User/.pyenv/versions/3.11.0/bin/python3.11)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

# /Users/User/.pyenv/versions/3.11.0/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible_collections
Collection Version
---------- -------
cisco.ios  4.6.1 

CONFIGURATION

CONFIG_FILE() = /Users/User/Desktop/git/network/ansible/ansible.cfg
DEFAULT_HOST_LIST(/Users/User/Desktop/git/network/ansible/ansible.cfg) = ['/Users/User/Desktop/git/network/ansible/inventory.yml']
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT(/Users/User/Desktop/git/network/ansible/ansible.cfg) = 10
EDITOR(env: EDITOR) = vim
HOST_KEY_CHECKING(/Users/User/Desktop/git/network/ansible/ansible.cfg) = False
PAGER(env: PAGER) = less

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Cisco IOS-XE 17.03.04a

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

  - name: Configure logging
    cisco.ios.ios_logging_global:
      config:
        buffered:
          severity: "{{ buffered_logging_level }}"
          size: "{{ logging_buffer_size }}"
        origin_id:
          tag: hostname
        hosts: "{{ ios_logging_hosts }}"
        userinfo: yes
        server_arp: yes
        source_interface:
          - interface: "{{ mgmt_source_interface }}"
            vrf: "{{ management_vrf|default(omit) }}"
    state: replaced

EXPECTED RESULTS

The module is idempotent when the before and after are identical

ACTUAL RESULTS

changed: [rtr-1] => {"after": {"buffered": {"severity": "informational", "size": 10000}, "origin_id": {"tag": "hostname"}, "server_arp": true, "source_interface": [{"interface": "GigabitEthernet0", "vrf": "Mgmt-intf"}], "userinfo": true}, "before": {"buffered": {"severity": "informational", "size": 10000}, "origin_id": {"tag": "hostname"}, "server_arp": true, "source_interface": [{"interface": "GigabitEthernet0", "vrf": "Mgmt-intf"}], "userinfo": true}, "changed": true, "commands": ["logging host 1.1.1.1 vrf Mgmt-intf transport udp port 1514", "logging host 2.2.2.2 vrf Mgmt-intf"]}

If I do a show run for the relevant config its trying to add, the config is already there:

show running-config | i logging host
logging host 1.1.1.1 vrf Mgmt-intf
logging host 2.2.2.2 vrf Mgmt-intf transport udp port 1514