ios_command return empty output if persistent socket timeout is triggered

[ganeshrn]

SUMMARY

If a command timeout triggers and persistent socket is closed is results in empty output

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

bin/ansible-connection

ANSIBLE VERSION

2.7

CONFIGURATION

OS / ENVIRONMENT

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

  tasks:
  - name: fetch running config
    ios_command:
      commands: 
        - show running-config all
    vars:
      ansible_command_timeout: 1

EXPECTED RESULTS

[ios]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/var/folders/8l/27cd4l3n2vnc2cpk3498__680000gn/T/ansible_BoEKEj/ansible_module_ios_command.py\", line 247, in <module>\n    main()\n  File \"/var/folders/8l/27cd4l3n2vnc2cpk3498__680000gn/T/ansible_BoEKEj/ansible_module_ios_command.py\", line 217, in main\n    responses = run_commands(module, commands)\n  File \"/var/folders/8l/27cd4l3n2vnc2cpk3498__680000gn/T/ansible_BoEKEj/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py\", line 125, in run_commands\n  File \"/var/folders/8l/27cd4l3n2vnc2cpk3498__680000gn/T/ansible_BoEKEj/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/connection.py\", line 149, in __rpc__\nansible.module_utils.connection.ConnectionError: command timeout triggered, timeout value is 1 secs\n",
    "module_stdout": "",
    "msg": "MODULE FAILURE",
    "rc": 1
}

ACTUAL RESULTS

ok: [ios] => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "auth_pass": null,
            "authorize": null,
            "commands": [
                "show running-config all"
            ],
            "host": null,
            "interval": 1,
            "match": "all",
            "password": null,
            "port": null,
            "provider": null,
            "retries": 10,
            "ssh_keyfile": null,
            "timeout": null,
            "username": null,
            "wait_for": null
        }
    },
    "stdout": [
        "None"
    ],
    "stdout_lines": [
        [
            "None"
        ]
    ]
}

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