new file mode 100644

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@

+---

+bugfixes:

+  - Fix network config diff issue for lines (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43889)

@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ class NetworkConfig(object):

         # global config command

         if not parents:

             for line in lines:

+                if ignore_line(line):

+                    continue

                 item = ConfigLine(line)

                 item.raw = line

                 if item not in self.items:

@@ -397,6 +399,8 @@ class NetworkConfig(object):

             # add child objects

             for line in lines:

+                if ignore_line(line):

+                    continue

                 # check if child already exists

                 for child in ancestors[-1]._children:

                     if child.text == line:

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.network.eos.eos import check_args

 def get_candidate(module):

-    candidate = NetworkConfig(indent=3)

+    candidate = NetworkConfig(indent=3, ignore_lines=module.params['diff_ignore_lines'])

     if module.params['src']:

         candidate.load(module.params['src'])

     elif module.params['lines']:

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def get_running_config(module, config=None):

             if module.params['defaults']:

                 flags.append('all')

             contents = get_config(module, flags=flags)

-    return NetworkConfig(indent=3, contents=contents)

+    return NetworkConfig(indent=3, contents=contents, ignore_lines=module.params['diff_ignore_lines'])

 def save_config(module, result):

@@ -364,10 +364,11 @@ def main():

         result['warnings'] = warnings

     config = None

+    diff_ignore_lines = module.params['diff_ignore_lines']

     if module.params['backup'] or (module._diff and module.params['diff_against'] == 'running'):

         contents = get_config(module)

-        config = NetworkConfig(indent=3, contents=contents)

+        config = NetworkConfig(indent=3, contents=contents, ignore_lines=diff_ignore_lines)

         if module.params['backup']:

             result['__backup__'] = contents

@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ def main():

         if match != 'none' and replace != 'config':

             config_text = get_running_config(module)

-            config = NetworkConfig(indent=3, contents=config_text)

+            config = NetworkConfig(indent=3, contents=config_text, ignore_lines=diff_ignore_lines)

             path = module.params['parents']

             configobjs = candidate.difference(config, match=match, replace=replace, path=path)

         else:

@@ -413,8 +414,6 @@ def main():

     running_config = module.params['running_config']

     startup_config = None

-    diff_ignore_lines = module.params['diff_ignore_lines']

-

     if module.params['save_when'] == 'always' or module.params['save']:

         save_config(module, result)

     elif module.params['save_when'] == 'modified':

@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ def get_running_config(module, current_config=None, flags=None):

         else:

             contents = get_config(module, flags=flags)

     contents, banners = extract_banners(contents)

-    return NetworkConfig(indent=1, contents=contents), banners

+    return NetworkConfig(indent=1, contents=contents, ignore_lines=module.params['diff_ignore_lines']), banners

 def get_candidate(module):

-    candidate = NetworkConfig(indent=1)

+    candidate = NetworkConfig(indent=1, ignore_lines=module.params['diff_ignore_lines'])

     banners = {}

     if module.params['src']:

@@ -445,11 +445,13 @@ def main():

     result['warnings'] = warnings

     config = None

+    diff_ignore_lines = module.params['diff_ignore_lines']

+

     flags = get_defaults_flag(module) if module.params['defaults'] else []

     if module.params['backup'] or (module._diff and module.params['diff_against'] == 'running'):

         contents = get_config(module, flags=flags)

-        config = NetworkConfig(indent=1, contents=contents)

+        config = NetworkConfig(indent=1, contents=contents, ignore_lines=diff_ignore_lines)

         if module.params['backup']:

             result['__backup__'] = contents

@@ -496,8 +498,6 @@ def main():

     running_config = module.params['running_config']

     startup_config = None

-    diff_ignore_lines = module.params['diff_ignore_lines']

-

     if module.params['save_when'] == 'always' or module.params['save']:

         save_config(module, result)

     elif module.params['save_when'] == 'modified':

@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ def get_running_config(module, config=None):

         else:

             flags = ['all']

             contents = get_config(module, flags=flags)

-    return NetworkConfig(indent=2, contents=contents)

+    return NetworkConfig(indent=2, contents=contents, ignore_lines=module.params['diff_ignore_lines'])

 def get_candidate(module):

-    candidate = NetworkConfig(indent=2)

+    candidate = NetworkConfig(indent=2, ignore_lines=module.params['diff_ignore_lines'])

     if module.params['src']:

         if module.params['replace'] != 'config':

             candidate.load(module.params['src'])