Update ssh_config to accept file path

docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/network_debug_troubleshooting.rst

@@ -604,11 +604,14 @@ Enabling jump host setting
 --------------------------
 
 Bastion/jump host with netconf connection can be enable using
-- Setting Ansible variable``ansible_netconf_ssh_config`` or
-- Setting environment variable ``ANSIBLE_NETCONF_SSH_CONFIG`` or
-- Setting ``ssh_config=Ture`` under ``netconf_connection`` section in ansible configuration file
-
-The ssh config file (~/.ssh/config) should have the correct proxycommand and required ssh configuration variables
+- Setting Ansible variable``ansible_netconf_ssh_config`` either to ``True`` or custom ssh config file path
+- Setting environment variable ``ANSIBLE_NETCONF_SSH_CONFIG`` to ``True`` or custom ssh config file path
+- Setting ``ssh_config = 1`` or ``ssh_config = <ssh-file-path>``under ``netconf_connection`` section
+
+If the configuration variable is set to 1 the proxycommand and other ssh variables are read from
+default ssh config file (~/.ssh/config).
+If the configuration variable is set to file path the proxycommand and other ssh variables are read
+from the given custom ssh file path
 
 Example ssh config file (~/.ssh/config)
 ---------------------------------------

lib/ansible/config/base.yml

@@ -1633,11 +1633,12 @@ YAML_FILENAME_EXTENSIONS:
       key: yaml_valid_extensions
   type: list
 NETCONF_SSH_CONFIG:
-  description: This variable is used to enable bastion/jump host with netconf connection. The bastion/jump
-               host ssh settings should be present in ssh configuration file (~/.ssh/config).
+  description: This variable is used to enable bastion/jump host with netconf connection. If set to True the bastion/jump
+               host ssh settings should be present in ~/.ssh/config file, alternatively it can be set
+               to custom ssh configuration file path to read the bastion/jump host settings.
   env: [{name: ANSIBLE_NETCONF_SSH_CONFIG}]
   ini:
   - {key: ssh_config, section: netconf_connection}
   yaml: {key: netconf_connection.ssh_config}
-  type: boolean
+  default: None
 ...

lib/ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py

@@ -153,11 +153,12 @@ options:
     env:
       - name: ANSIBLE_PERSISTENT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT
   netconf_ssh_config:
-    type: boolean
-    default: False
+    default: None
     description:
-      - This variable is used to enable bastion/jump host with netconf connection. The bastion/jump
-        host ssh settings should be present in ssh configuration file (~/.ssh/config).
+      - This variable is used to enable bastion/jump host with netconf connection. If set to
+        True the bastion/jump host ssh settings should be present in ~/.ssh/config file,
+        alternatively it can be set to custom ssh configuration file path to read the
+        bastion/jump host settings.
     ini:
       - section: netconf_connection
         key: ssh_config
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ import json
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure, AnsibleError
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS_TRUE
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS_TRUE, BOOLEANS_FALSE
 from ansible.plugins.loader import netconf_loader
 from ansible.plugins.connection import NetworkConnectionBase
 
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ NETWORK_OS_DEVICE_PARAM_MAP = {
     "ce": "huawei"
 }
 
-
+import q
 class Connection(NetworkConnectionBase):
     """NetConf connections"""
 
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ class Connection(NetworkConnectionBase):
         ssh_config = self.get_option('netconf_ssh_config')
         if ssh_config in BOOLEANS_TRUE:
             ssh_config = True
-        else:
+        elif ssh_config in BOOLEANS_FALSE:
             ssh_config = None
 
         try: