* module will now check protocol running state before return
* warns on config argument no longer being needed
* lots of integration test cases updated
* updates unit and integration test cases for state check
fixes#21908
* Adding Cumulus NCLU module
* Delete incorrect testing folder
* wrong import location for nclu test
* another wrong import location for nclu test
* unittest library doesn't support 'skip', removing 'real' nclu tests
* Don't need stringio since I'm not doing real tests
* got rid of unnecessary shebang in test_nclu
* version set to 1.0
* Documentation fixes
* removes unused code
* removes module_utils/local.py
* removes plugins/action/network.py
* removes action_handler from connection plugins
* removes code to use action_handler in task_executor
* updates action plugins to subclass from normal
* updates all iosxr modules to support persistent socket
* adds iosxr action plugin to connect to device
* adds exec_command() to iosxr shared module
* fixes iosxr_config and iosxr_template local action
* update all unit test cases
* adds base test module for iosxr module testing
* fixes issue with load_provider() not checking for an existing key
* adds updates to eos_config results key
* lots of minor syntax fixes in eos shared module
* adds eos_argument_spec to eos_eapi
fixes#21402
* updates eos modules to use persistent connection socket
* removes split eos shared module and combines into one
* adds singular eos doc frag (eos_local to be removed after module updates)
* updates unit test cases
* updates all vyos modules to use socket connection
* adds vyos local action handler
* adds exec_command() to vyos
* updates vyos_config local action
* update unit test cases
* add base class for testing vyos modules
* updates all ios modules to support persistent socket
* adds ios action plugin to connect to device
* adds exec_command() to ios shared module
* fixes ios_config and ios_template local action
* update all unit test cases
* adds base test module for ios module testing
* returns support for prompt/response over cli
* now sends native dict instead of str command
* fixes issue with run_commands() in ios to jsonify request
* updates unit test cases
* Rename vyos2 over vyos
* Update vyos_config to LocalAnsibleModule
Change result key 'updates' -> 'commands'
vyos_config is supported by core
* vyos_config tests
* Enable bracket config use
* Sanitize config before use
* provides declarative resource for configuring eos system parameters
* supports network_cli connection plugin only
* adds unit tests for module using mock interfaces
* update eos_config to use eapi exclusively and remove cli transport
* add unit test cases for eos_config
* updates action plugin to handle both eapi and network_cli connections
* updates the ios_config module to use the network_cli plugin
* updates the local action plugin to derive from network
* add unit test cases for ios_config
* updates the deprecated ios_template module to use network_cli
* adds unit test cases for ios_template
* adds check for provider argument and displays warning message
Peter Sprygada