Merge pull request #806 from netascode/release_0.8.0

Release 0.8.0

Author: mtarking

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -8,6 +8,54 @@ This project adheres to `Semantic Versioning <http://semver.org/>`_.
 
 .. contents:: ``Release Versions``
 
+`0.8.0`_
+=====================
+
+**Release Date:** ``2026-05-31``
+
+Added
+-----
+* This release delivers the DTC Pythonic Consolidation
+  * This is a major architectural refactor of the Direct-to-Controller (DTC) roles that replaces per-fabric YAML task files with a unified, data-driven pipeline powered by Python action plugins and externalized YAML registries.
+* ``cr_manage_vrfs_networks`` split into independent ``cr_manage_vrfs`` and ``cr_manage_networks`` tags
+* Added ``role_create`` and ``role_remove`` top-level role tags
+* Added ``cr_manage_links`` and ``cr_manage_tor_pairing`` to iBGP and eBGP VXLAN tag sets
+* General performance improvements
+
+Fixed
+-----
+
+* https://github.com/netascode/ansible-dc-vxlan/issues/767
+* https://github.com/netascode/ansible-dc-vxlan/issues/783
+* https://github.com/netascode/ansible-dc-vxlan/issues/786
+
+* Template Fixes
+  
+  * ndfc_bgw_anycast_vip.j2, ndfc_underlay_ip_address.j2, ndfc_vpc_domain_id_resource.j2
+
+    * Switched from bare ``vxlan.*`` references to fully-qualified ``data_model_extended.vxlan.*``
+
+  * ndfc_fabric_links.j2
+
+    * Added ``peer1_ipv4_addr`` / ``peer2_ipv4_addr`` support for numbered fabric links
+
+  * ndfc_policy.j2
+
+    * Added guard for empty switches list to prevent empty policy render
+
+  * dc_vxlan_fabric_attach_vrfs_loopbacks.j2, msd_fabric_attach_vrfs_loopbacks.j2, mcfg_fabric_attach_vrfs_loopbacks.j2
+
+    * Widened loopback attach condition to include ``loopback_ipv4``, ``loopback_ipv6``, and ``freeform_config``
+
+  * ndfc_underlay_ip_address.j2
+
+    * Added anycast RP resource allocation for multicast replication mode
+
+  * mcfg_fabric_attach_vrfs_loopbacks.j2
+
+    * Fixed ``vlan_id`` type (quoted string for NDFC API)
+
+
 `0.7.2`_
 =====================
 
@@ -520,6 +568,7 @@ The following roles have been added to the collection:
 
 This version of the collection includes support for an IPv4 Underlay only.  Support for IPv6 Underlay will be available in the next release.
 
+.. _0.8.0: https://github.com/netascode/ansible-dc-vxlan/compare/0.7.2...0.8.0
 .. _0.7.2: https://github.com/netascode/ansible-dc-vxlan/compare/0.7.1...0.7.2
 .. _0.7.1: https://github.com/netascode/ansible-dc-vxlan/compare/0.7.0...0.7.1
 .. _0.7.0: https://github.com/netascode/ansible-dc-vxlan/compare/0.6.0...0.7.0

README.md

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ We welcome community contributions to this collection. If you find problems, ple
 
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

galaxy.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 namespace: cisco
 name: nac_dc_vxlan
-version: 0.7.2
+version: 0.8.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Charly Coueffe <ccoueffe>
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ tags: [cisco, dc, nd, ndfc, nxos, networking, vxlan, evpn, nac, sac]
 
 dependencies:
   "ansible.netcommon": ">=4.1.0"
-  "cisco.dcnm": ">=3.11.1"
+  "cisco.dcnm": ">=3.12.0"
   "community.general": ">=8.5.0"

plugins/action/common/get_credentials.py

@@ -207,4 +207,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
                     display.vvv(f"Using group_vars discovery credentials from model data for device {device_ip}")
 
         results['updated_inv_list'] = updated_inv_list
+        # Convention: post-hooks that produce module-ready data set 'module_data'
+        # so build_resource_data can pass it directly to downstream NDFC modules.
+        results['module_data'] = updated_inv_list
         return results

plugins/action/common/nac_dc_validate.py

@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             schema = DEFAULT_SCHEMA
 
         rules_list = []
+        data_model_loaded = None
         if rules and task_vars['role_path'] in rules:
             # Load in-memory data model using iac-validate
             # Perform the load in this if block to avoid loading the data model multiple times when custom enhanced rules are provided
             results['data'] = load_yaml_files([mdata])
+            data_model_loaded = results['data']
 
             # Introduce common directory to the rules list by default once vrf and network rules are updated
             parent_keys = ['vxlan', 'fabric']
@@ -156,11 +158,17 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             # Else block to pickup custom enhanced rules provided by the user
             rules_list.append(f'{rules}')
 
+        syntax_validated = False
         for rules_item in rules_list:
             validator = nac_validate.validator.Validator(schema, rules_item)
-            if schema:
+            if schema and not syntax_validated and validator.schema is not None:
                 validator.validate_syntax([mdata])
+                syntax_validated = True
             if rules_item:
+                if data_model_loaded is None:
+                    data_model_loaded = load_yaml_files([mdata])
+                    results['data'] = data_model_loaded
+                validator.data = data_model_loaded
                 validator.validate_semantics([mdata])
 
             msg = ""

plugins/action/common/read_run_map.py

@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         results['diff_run'] = True
         results['validate_only_run'] = False
 
+        fabric_name = self._task.args.get('fabric_name')
         data_model = self._task.args.get('data_model')
         play_tags = self._task.args.get('play_tags')
-        fabric_name = data_model['vxlan']['fabric']['name']
+        if fabric_name is None:
+            fabric_name = data_model['vxlan']['fabric']['name']
 
         if 'dtc' in task_vars['role_path']:
             common_role_path = os.path.dirname(task_vars['role_path'])

plugins/action/common/run_map.py

@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         results = super(ActionModule, self).run(tmp, task_vars)
         results['failed'] = False
 
+        fabric_name = self._task.args.get('fabric_name')
         data_model = self._task.args.get('data_model')
         stage = self._task.args['stage']
 
-        fabric_name = data_model['vxlan']['fabric']['name']
+        if fabric_name is None:
+            fabric_name = data_model['vxlan']['fabric']['name']
 
         if 'dtc' in task_vars['role_path']:
             common_role_path = os.path.dirname(task_vars['role_path'])