vmware_guest_network parsing problem with `|` in network names

[grazioli-nc]

SUMMARY

Network names with | inside will be parsed incorrectly with vmware_guest_network and pyvmomi 7.0.1.
The network name A|B|C for example will be parsed to A|7CB|7CC (seen in the *.vmx file of the vm under ethernet0.networkName).
The described behavior does not occur with pyvmomi 7.0.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

vmware_guest_network

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.9.5
  config file = None
  configured module search path = [u'/home/%username%/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.17 (default, Nov  7 2019, 10:07:09) [GCC 7.4.0]

CONFIGURATION

OS / ENVIRONMENT

• pyvmomi version: 7.0.1
• os: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
• vSphere Client version: 6.7.0.44000

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Try to add a network with a | inside the name like bellow.

---
- name: vmware_guest_network test
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: set network
      vmware_guest_network:
        hostname: hostname
        username: username
        password: password
        validate_certs: no
        name: vm-name
        networks:
          - name: A|B|C
            state: new
            device_type: vmxnet3
            connected: yes
            start_connected: yes
      delegate_to: localhost

EXPECTED RESULTS

The *.vmx shows the correct configuration.

ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"
ethernet0.dvs.switchId = "10 0e 0e 67 de ce 68 64-5b 7c 4e 5f 1f 09 10 90"
ethernet0.dvs.portId = "1686"
ethernet0.dvs.portgroupId = "dvportgroup-2924"
ethernet0.dvs.connectionId = "1876388225"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:20:56:8a:10:c9"
ethernet0.uptCompatibility = "TRUE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ACTUAL RESULTS

The | in the name will be parsed incorrectly and the *.vmx shows the following output.

ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"
ethernet0.networkName = "A|7CB|7CC"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:20:56:8a:10:c9"
ethernet0.uptCompatibility = "TRUE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

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Files identified in the description:

• [plugins/modules/vmware_guest_network.py](https://github.com/['ansible-collections/amazon.aws', 'ansible-collections/community.aws', 'ansible-collections/community.vmware']/blob/main/plugins/modules/vmware_guest_network.py)

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[sky-joker]

Thank you @grazioli-nc for reporting this issue.
I confirmed that manual operation also occurs the same issue on VCSA 6.7/7.0.

ethernet0.networkName = "A|7CB|7CC"

So, I think that the issue is for VCSA, not the module.
Unfortunately, I didn't understand why the pyvmomi 7.0.0 run correctly.
(The pyvmomi 7.0.0 also occurred the same issue in my environment)

[sky-joker]

By the way, a port group in vSwitch is given preference if the same port group name exists in vSwitch and vDS.