Bug fixes for GCP modules (#54762)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_image.py

@@ -153,9 +153,10 @@ options:
     - You must provide either this property or the rawDisk.source property but not
       both to create an image.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Disk resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_disk
-      task and then set this source_disk field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_disk task and then set this source_disk field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: false
   source_disk_encryption_key:
     description:
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ sourceDisk:
   - You must provide either this property or the rawDisk.source property but not both
     to create an image.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 sourceDiskEncryptionKey:
   description:
   - The customer-supplied encryption key of the source disk. Required if the source
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ def main():
                 type='dict',
                 options=dict(container_type=dict(type='str', choices=['TAR']), sha1_checksum=dict(type='str'), source=dict(required=True, type='str')),
             ),
-            source_disk=dict(),
+            source_disk=dict(type='dict'),
             source_disk_encryption_key=dict(type='dict', options=dict(raw_key=dict(type='str'))),
             source_disk_id=dict(type='str'),
             source_type=dict(type='str', choices=['RAW']),

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_image_facts.py

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ items:
       - You must provide either this property or the rawDisk.source property but not
         both to create an image.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     sourceDiskEncryptionKey:
       description:
       - The customer-supplied encryption key of the source disk. Required if the source

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance.py

@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ options:
         - If desired, you can also attach existing non-root persistent disks using
           this property. This field is only applicable for persistent disks.
         - 'This field represents a link to a Disk resource in GCP. It can be specified
-          in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as
-          a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_disk
-          task and then set this source field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+          in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and
+          value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+          name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_disk task and then set this source field
+          to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
         required: false
       type:
         description:
@@ -261,10 +262,10 @@ options:
               address pool. If you specify a static external IP address, it must live
               in the same region as the zone of the instance.
             - 'This field represents a link to a Address resource in GCP. It can be
-              specified in two ways. First, you can place in the address of the resource
-              here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
-              to a gcp_compute_address task and then set this nat_ip field to "{{
-              name-of-resource }}"'
+              specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''address''
+              and value of your resource''s address Alternatively, you can add `register:
+              name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_address task and then set this nat_ip
+              field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
             required: false
           type:
             description:
@@ -299,9 +300,10 @@ options:
           global/networks/default is used; if the network is not specified but the
           subnetwork is specified, the network is inferred.
         - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
-          in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as
-          a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network
-          task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+          in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and
+          value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+          name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network
+          field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
         required: false
       network_ip:
         description:
@@ -316,10 +318,10 @@ options:
           If the network is in auto subnet mode, providing the subnetwork is optional.
           If the network is in custom subnet mode, then this field should be specified.
         - 'This field represents a link to a Subnetwork resource in GCP. It can be
-          specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-          here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
-          to a gcp_compute_subnetwork task and then set this subnetwork field to "{{
-          name-of-resource }}"'
+          specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+          and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+          name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_subnetwork task and then set this subnetwork
+          field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
         required: false
   scheduling:
     description:
@@ -617,7 +619,7 @@ disks:
       - If desired, you can also attach existing non-root persistent disks using this
         property. This field is only applicable for persistent disks.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     type:
       description:
       - Specifies the type of the disk, either SCRATCH or PERSISTENT. If not specified,
@@ -713,7 +715,7 @@ networkInterfaces:
             address pool. If you specify a static external IP address, it must live
             in the same region as the zone of the instance.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
         type:
           description:
           - The type of configuration. The default and only option is ONE_TO_ONE_NAT.
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@ networkInterfaces:
         is used; if the network is not specified but the subnetwork is specified,
         the network is inferred.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     networkIP:
       description:
       - An IPv4 internal network address to assign to the instance for this network
@@ -770,7 +772,7 @@ networkInterfaces:
         the network is in auto subnet mode, providing the subnetwork is optional.
         If the network is in custom subnet mode, then this field should be specified.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
 scheduling:
   description:
   - Sets the scheduling options for this instance.
@@ -901,7 +903,7 @@ def main():
                     ),
                     interface=dict(type='str', choices=['SCSI', 'NVME']),
                     mode=dict(type='str', choices=['READ_WRITE', 'READ_ONLY']),
-                    source=dict(),
+                    source=dict(type='dict'),
                     type=dict(type='str', choices=['SCRATCH', 'PERSISTENT']),
                 ),
             ),
@@ -918,12 +920,14 @@ def main():
                     access_configs=dict(
                         type='list',
                         elements='dict',
-                        options=dict(name=dict(required=True, type='str'), nat_ip=dict(), type=dict(required=True, type='str', choices=['ONE_TO_ONE_NAT'])),
+                        options=dict(
+                            name=dict(required=True, type='str'), nat_ip=dict(type='dict'), type=dict(required=True, type='str', choices=['ONE_TO_ONE_NAT'])
+                        ),
                     ),
                     alias_ip_ranges=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=dict(ip_cidr_range=dict(type='str'), subnetwork_range_name=dict(type='str'))),
-                    network=dict(),
+                    network=dict(type='dict'),
                     network_ip=dict(type='str'),
-                    subnetwork=dict(),
+                    subnetwork=dict(type='dict'),
                 ),
             ),
             scheduling=dict(

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance_facts.py

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ items:
           - If desired, you can also attach existing non-root persistent disks using
             this property. This field is only applicable for persistent disks.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
         type:
           description:
           - Specifies the type of the disk, either SCRATCH or PERSISTENT. If not specified,
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ items:
                 IP address pool. If you specify a static external IP address, it must
                 live in the same region as the zone of the instance.
               returned: success
-              type: str
+              type: dict
             type:
               description:
               - The type of configuration. The default and only option is ONE_TO_ONE_NAT.
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ items:
             global/networks/default is used; if the network is not specified but the
             subnetwork is specified, the network is inferred.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
         networkIP:
           description:
           - An IPv4 internal network address to assign to the instance for this network
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ items:
             If the network is in auto subnet mode, providing the subnetwork is optional.
             If the network is in custom subnet mode, then this field should be specified.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
     scheduling:
       description:
       - Sets the scheduling options for this instance.

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance_group.py

@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - The network to which all instances in the instance group belong.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network
-      task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: false
   region:
     description:
@@ -95,9 +96,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - The subnetwork to which all instances in the instance group belong.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Subnetwork resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_subnetwork
-      task and then set this subnetwork field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_subnetwork task and then set this subnetwork field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: false
   zone:
     description:
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ network:
   description:
   - The network to which all instances in the instance group belong.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 region:
   description:
   - The region where the instance group is located (for regional resources).
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ subnetwork:
   description:
   - The subnetwork to which all instances in the instance group belong.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 zone:
   description:
   - A reference to the zone where the instance group resides.
@@ -238,11 +240,11 @@ def main():
             description=dict(type='str'),
             name=dict(type='str'),
             named_ports=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=dict(name=dict(type='str'), port=dict(type='int'))),
-            network=dict(),
+            network=dict(type='dict'),
             region=dict(type='str'),
-            subnetwork=dict(),
+            subnetwork=dict(type='dict'),
             zone=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-            instances=dict(type='list'),
+            instances=dict(type='list', elements='dict'),
         )
     )
 

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance_group_facts.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - The network to which all instances in the instance group belong.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     region:
       description:
       - The region where the instance group is located (for regional resources).
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - The subnetwork to which all instances in the instance group belong.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     zone:
       description:
       - A reference to the zone where the instance group resides.

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance_group_manager.py

@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ options:
       group uses this template to create all new instances in the managed instance
       group.
     - 'This field represents a link to a InstanceTemplate resource in GCP. It can
-      be specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-      here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to
-      a gcp_compute_instance_template task and then set this instance_template field
-      to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+      and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+      name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_instance_template task and then set this
+      instance_template field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: true
   name:
     description:
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ instanceGroup:
   description:
   - The instance group being managed.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 instanceTemplate:
   description:
   - The instance template that is specified for this managed instance group. The group
     uses this template to create all new instances in the managed instance group.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 name:
   description:
   - The name of the managed instance group. The name must be 1-63 characters long,
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ def main():
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
             base_instance_name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
-            instance_template=dict(required=True),
+            instance_template=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             named_ports=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=dict(name=dict(type='str'), port=dict(type='int'))),
-            target_pools=dict(type='list'),
+            target_pools=dict(type='list', elements='dict'),
             target_size=dict(type='int'),
             zone=dict(required=True, type='str'),
         )

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance_group_manager_facts.py

@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ items:
       description:
       - The instance group being managed.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     instanceTemplate:
       description:
       - The instance template that is specified for this managed instance group. The
         group uses this template to create all new instances in the managed instance
         group.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     name:
       description:
       - The name of the managed instance group. The name must be 1-63 characters long,

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance_template.py

@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ options:
             - Note that for InstanceTemplate, specify the disk name, not the URL for
               the disk.
             - 'This field represents a link to a Disk resource in GCP. It can be specified
-              in two ways. First, you can place in the name of the resource here as
-              a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to
-              a gcp_compute_disk task and then set this source field to "{{ name-of-resource
-              }}"'
+              in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''name'' and
+              value of your resource''s name Alternatively, you can add `register:
+              name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_disk task and then set this source
+              field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
             required: false
           type:
             description:
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ options:
                   IP address pool. If you specify a static external IP address, it
                   must live in the same region as the zone of the instance.
                 - 'This field represents a link to a Address resource in GCP. It can
-                  be specified in two ways. First, you can place in the address of
-                  the resource here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register:
-                  name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_address task and then set this
-                  nat_ip field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+                  be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with
+                  key ''address'' and value of your resource''s address Alternatively,
+                  you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_address
+                  task and then set this nat_ip field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
                 required: false
               type:
                 description:
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ options:
               network global/networks/default is used; if the network is not specified
               but the subnetwork is specified, the network is inferred.
             - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be
-              specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-              here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
-              to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network field to "{{
-              name-of-resource }}"'
+              specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+              and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+              name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network
+              field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
             required: false
           network_ip:
             description:
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ options:
               If the network is in auto subnet mode, providing the subnetwork is optional.
               If the network is in custom subnet mode, then this field should be specified.
             - 'This field represents a link to a Subnetwork resource in GCP. It can
-              be specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the
-              resource here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
-              to a gcp_compute_subnetwork task and then set this subnetwork field
-              to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+              be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key
+              ''selfLink'' and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you
+              can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_subnetwork task
+              and then set this subnetwork field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
             required: false
       scheduling:
         description:
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ properties:
           - Note that for InstanceTemplate, specify the disk name, not the URL for
             the disk.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
         type:
           description:
           - Specifies the type of the disk, either SCRATCH or PERSISTENT. If not specified,
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ properties:
                 IP address pool. If you specify a static external IP address, it must
                 live in the same region as the zone of the instance.
               returned: success
-              type: str
+              type: dict
             type:
               description:
               - The type of configuration. The default and only option is ONE_TO_ONE_NAT.
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ properties:
             global/networks/default is used; if the network is not specified but the
             subnetwork is specified, the network is inferred.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
         networkIP:
           description:
           - An IPv4 internal network address to assign to the instance for this network
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ properties:
             If the network is in auto subnet mode, providing the subnetwork is optional.
             If the network is in custom subnet mode, then this field should be specified.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
     scheduling:
       description:
       - Sets the scheduling options for this instance.
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ def main():
                             ),
                             interface=dict(type='str', choices=['SCSI', 'NVME']),
                             mode=dict(type='str', choices=['READ_WRITE', 'READ_ONLY']),
-                            source=dict(),
+                            source=dict(type='dict'),
                             type=dict(type='str', choices=['SCRATCH', 'PERSISTENT']),
                         ),
                     ),
@@ -893,15 +893,17 @@ def main():
                                 type='list',
                                 elements='dict',
                                 options=dict(
-                                    name=dict(required=True, type='str'), nat_ip=dict(), type=dict(required=True, type='str', choices=['ONE_TO_ONE_NAT'])
+                                    name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+                                    nat_ip=dict(type='dict'),
+                                    type=dict(required=True, type='str', choices=['ONE_TO_ONE_NAT']),
                                 ),
                             ),
                             alias_ip_ranges=dict(
                                 type='list', elements='dict', options=dict(ip_cidr_range=dict(type='str'), subnetwork_range_name=dict(type='str'))
                             ),
-                            network=dict(),
+                            network=dict(type='dict'),
                             network_ip=dict(type='str'),
-                            subnetwork=dict(),
+                            subnetwork=dict(type='dict'),
                         ),
                     ),
                     scheduling=dict(

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_instance_template_facts.py

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ items:
               - Note that for InstanceTemplate, specify the disk name, not the URL
                 for the disk.
               returned: success
-              type: str
+              type: dict
             type:
               description:
               - Specifies the type of the disk, either SCRATCH or PERSISTENT. If not
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ items:
                     ephemeral IP address pool. If you specify a static external IP
                     address, it must live in the same region as the zone of the instance.
                   returned: success
-                  type: str
+                  type: dict
                 type:
                   description:
                   - The type of configuration. The default and only option is ONE_TO_ONE_NAT.
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ items:
                 network global/networks/default is used; if the network is not specified
                 but the subnetwork is specified, the network is inferred.
               returned: success
-              type: str
+              type: dict
             networkIP:
               description:
               - An IPv4 internal network address to assign to the instance for this
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ items:
                 optional. If the network is in custom subnet mode, then this field
                 should be specified.
               returned: success
-              type: str
+              type: dict
         scheduling:
           description:
           - Sets the scheduling options for this instance.

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_interconnect_attachment.py

@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ options:
       will automatically connect the Interconnect to the network & region within which
       the Cloud Router is configured.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Router resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_router
-      task and then set this router field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_router task and then set this router field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: true
   name:
     description:
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ router:
     automatically connect the Interconnect to the network & region within which the
     Cloud Router is configured.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 creationTimestamp:
   description:
   - Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ def main():
             description=dict(type='str'),
             edge_availability_domain=dict(type='str'),
             type=dict(type='str', choices=['DEDICATED', 'PARTNER', 'PARTNER_PROVIDER']),
-            router=dict(required=True),
+            router=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             candidate_subnets=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
             vlan_tag8021q=dict(type='int'),

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_interconnect_attachment_facts.py

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ items:
         will automatically connect the Interconnect to the network & region within
         which the Cloud Router is configured.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     creationTimestamp:
       description:
       - Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_region_disk.py

@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ options:
     - The source snapshot used to create this disk. You can provide this as a partial
       or full URL to the resource.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Snapshot resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_snapshot
-      task and then set this source_snapshot field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_snapshot task and then set this source_snapshot field to "{{
+      name-of-resource }}"'
     required: false
   source_snapshot_encryption_key:
     description:
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ sourceSnapshot:
   - The source snapshot used to create this disk. You can provide this as a partial
     or full URL to the resource.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 sourceSnapshotEncryptionKey:
   description:
   - The customer-supplied encryption key of the source snapshot. Required if the source
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ def main():
             type=dict(type='str'),
             region=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             disk_encryption_key=dict(type='dict', options=dict(raw_key=dict(type='str'))),
-            source_snapshot=dict(),
+            source_snapshot=dict(type='dict'),
             source_snapshot_encryption_key=dict(type='dict', options=dict(raw_key=dict(type='str'))),
         )
     )

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_region_disk_facts.py

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ items:
       - The source snapshot used to create this disk. You can provide this as a partial
         or full URL to the resource.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     sourceSnapshotEncryptionKey:
       description:
       - The customer-supplied encryption key of the source snapshot. Required if the

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_route.py

@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - The network that this route applies to.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network
-      task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: true
   priority:
     description:
@@ -117,9 +118,10 @@ options:
       instances/instance * projects/project/zones/zone/instances/instance * zones/zone/instances/instance
       .'
     - 'This field represents a link to a Instance resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_instance
-      task and then set this next_hop_instance field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_instance task and then set this next_hop_instance field to
+      "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: false
   next_hop_ip:
     description:
@@ -129,9 +131,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - URL to a VpnTunnel that should handle matching packets.
     - 'This field represents a link to a VpnTunnel resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel
-      task and then set this next_hop_vpn_tunnel field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel task and then set this next_hop_vpn_tunnel field
+      to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: false
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 notes:
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ network:
   description:
   - The network that this route applies to.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 priority:
   description:
   - The priority of this route. Priority is used to break ties in cases where there
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ nextHopInstance:
     instances/instance * projects/project/zones/zone/instances/instance * zones/zone/instances/instance
     .'
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 nextHopIp:
   description:
   - Network IP address of an instance that should handle matching packets.
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ nextHopVpnTunnel:
   description:
   - URL to a VpnTunnel that should handle matching packets.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 nextHopNetwork:
   description:
   - URL to a Network that should handle matching packets.
@@ -262,13 +265,13 @@ def main():
             dest_range=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-            network=dict(required=True),
+            network=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             priority=dict(type='int'),
             tags=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
             next_hop_gateway=dict(type='str'),
-            next_hop_instance=dict(),
+            next_hop_instance=dict(type='dict'),
             next_hop_ip=dict(type='str'),
-            next_hop_vpn_tunnel=dict(),
+            next_hop_vpn_tunnel=dict(type='dict'),
         )
     )
 

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_route_facts.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - The network that this route applies to.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     priority:
       description:
       - The priority of this route. Priority is used to break ties in cases where
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ items:
         instances/instance * projects/project/zones/zone/instances/instance * zones/zone/instances/instance
         .'
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     nextHopIp:
       description:
       - Network IP address of an instance that should handle matching packets.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - URL to a VpnTunnel that should handle matching packets.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     nextHopNetwork:
       description:
       - URL to a Network that should handle matching packets.