cisco.ios.ios_logging_global module is NOT idempotent, so isn't behaving correctly

[JuanBH255]

SUMMARY

cisco.ios.ios_logging_global module is NOT idempotent, so isn't behaving correctly.
Every time I rerun the playbook it looks as if it's not already created, and a change is made.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.16.6]

COLLECTION VERSION

cisco.ios  5.3.0

CONFIGURATION

CONFIG_FILE() = /projects/dmz_configuration_automation/ansible.cfg
DEFAULT_GATHERING(/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/ansible.cfg) = explicit
DEFAULT_HOST_LIST(/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/ansible.cfg) = ['/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/inv.yml']
DEFAULT_STDOUT_CALLBACK(/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/ansible.cfg) = debug
DISPLAY_SKIPPED_HOSTS(/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/ansible.cfg) = False
HOST_KEY_CHECKING(/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/ansible.cfg) = False
RETRY_FILES_ENABLED(/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/ansible.cfg) = False

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Cisco C8500-12X
Cisco IOS XE Software, Version 17.03.04a

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

    - name: Logging
      cisco.ios.ios_logging_global:
        config:
          buffered:
            severity: debugging
            size: 10000
          hosts:
            - hostname: 10.1.1.2
        state: merged
      tags: logging

EXPECTED RESULTS

No change
ok=1 changed=0

ACTUAL RESULTS

TASK [Logging] *********************************************************************************************************************************task path: /projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/test.yml:26
changed: [npdzart03] => {
    "after": {
        "buffered": {
            "size": 10000
        },
        "hosts": [
            {
                "filtered": true,
                "host": "1.1.1.1"
            },
            {
                "host": "10.1.1.2"
            }
        ],
        "source_interface": [
            {
                "interface": "GigabitEthernet0",
                "vrf": "Mgmt-intf"
            }
        ]
    },
    "before": {
        "buffered": {
            "size": 10000
        },
        "hosts": [
            {
                "filtered": true,
                "host": "1.1.1.1"
            },
            {
                "host": "10.1.1.2"
            }
        ],
        "source_interface": [
            {
                "interface": "GigabitEthernet0",
                "vrf": "Mgmt-intf"
            }
        ]
    },
    "changed": true,
    "commands": [
        "logging buffered 10000 debugging"
    ],
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "config": {
                "buffered": {
                    "discriminator": null,
                    "filtered": null,
                    "severity": "debugging",
                    "size": 10000,
                    "xml": null
                },
                "buginf": null,
                "cns_events": null,
                "console": null,
                "count": null,
                "delimiter": null,
                "discriminator": null,
                "dmvpn": null,
                "esm": null,
                "exception": null,
                "facility": null,
                "filter": null,
                "history": null,
                "hosts": [
                    {
                        "discriminator": null,
                        "filtered": null,
                        "host": "10.1.1.2",
                        "hostname": "10.1.1.2",
                        "ipv6": null,
                        "sequence_num_session": null,
                        "session_id": null,
                        "stream": null,
                        "transport": null,
                        "vrf": null,
                        "xml": null
                    }
                ],
                "logging_on": null,
                "message_counter": null,
                "monitor": null,
                "origin_id": null,
                "persistent": null,
                "policy_firewall": null,
                "queue_limit": null,
                "rate_limit": null,
                "reload": null,
                "server_arp": null,
                "snmp_trap": null,
                "source_interface": null,
                "trap": null,
                "userinfo": null
            },
            "running_config": null,
            "state": "merged"
        }
    }
}
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
Read vars_file 'creds.yml'
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
Read vars_file 'creds.yml'
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
Read vars_file 'creds.yml'
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/vars/creds.yml"
looking for "creds.yml" at "/projects/dmz_configuration_automation/test/creds.yml"
Read vars_file 'creds.yml'

PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************************************
npdzart03                  : ok=1    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0