Network:Core roadmap 2.5

Status: DRAFT

This is an uncommitted roadmap for 2.5

Feedback welcome in #ansible-network

Stability and making future development easier

TBD

Convert existing non-DI NXOS modules into DI (declarative intent)

• nxos_interface
• nxos_portchannel --> nxos_linkagg
• nxos_lldp_interface
• nxos_switchport --> nxos_l2_interface
• nxos_vlan
• nxos_ip_interface --> nxos_l3_interface
• nxos_vrf
• nxos_lldp
• nxos_static_route
• nxos_user

network common libraries

FIXME define what directories are for, i.e. is module_utils/network only for network code that's common across all platforms?

• Refactor shared network libraries to module_utils/network package
• Refactor netcfg --> network/config.py
• Refactor network_common --> network/common.py
• Remove network.py
• Refactor netcli --> network/??? (perhaps remove, needs eval)

TBD: What if anything do partners need to do with there code?

Common library for Declarative Intent (DI)

TBD

Network connection plugin work

• REQ: make network_cli first class connection (eq connection=network_cli)
• REQ: make netconf first class connection (eq connection=netconf)
• REQ: improve error handling / feedback to user (unable to open shell)
• REQ: maintain backwards compatibility with connection=local
• REQ: logging and instrumentation improvements
• OPT: make API (nxapi, eapi) first class connection

common platform libraries to CliConf plugin

• Refactor: module_utils/eos.py
• Refactor: module_utils/ios.py
• Refactor: module_utils/iosxr.py
• Refactor: module_utils/nxos.py
• Refactor: module_utils/vyos.py
• Refactor: module_utils/junos.py

common platform libraries to NetConf plugin

• Refactor: module_utils/junos.py
• New: module_utils/iosxr.py
• New: module_utils/ios.py (stretch)

New Feature: Connection Session Tracking

• Log commands send and responses received over network_cli connection
• Log XML documents send and responses received
• Use vault to encrypt logging
• Add Ansible CLI flags to enable / disable session tracing

Documentation: Use Cases

New documentation section for samples

• http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro_networking.html rewrite
• Example: _facts
• Example: _command show version
• Example: Download config and write using copy module
• Example: Filters - Show how to filter to only show which interfaces are up