.. _arista.eos.eos_static_routes_module:


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arista.eos.eos_static_routes
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**Static routes resource module**


Version added: 1.0.0

.. contents::
   :local:
   :depth: 1


Synopsis
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- This module configures and manages the attributes of static routes on Arista EOS platforms.




Parameters
----------

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    <table  border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
        <tr>
            <th colspan="5">Parameter</th>
            <th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
            <th width="100%">Comments</th>
        </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="5">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>config</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                         / <span style="color: purple">elements=dictionary</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>A list of configurations for static routes.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="4">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>address_families</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                         / <span style="color: purple">elements=dictionary</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>A dictionary specifying the address family to which the static route(s) belong.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="3">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>afi</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                         / <span style="color: red">required</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li>ipv4</li>
                                    <li>ipv6</li>
                        </ul>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Specifies the top level address family indicator.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="3">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>routes</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                         / <span style="color: purple">elements=dictionary</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>A dictionary that specifies the static route configurations.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>dest</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                         / <span style="color: red">required</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Destination IPv4 subnet (CIDR or address-mask notation).</div>
                        <div>The address format is &lt;v4/v6 address&gt;/&lt;mask&gt; or &lt;v4/v6 address&gt; &lt;mask&gt;.</div>
                        <div>The mask is number in range 0-32 for IPv4 and in range 0-128 for IPv6.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>next_hops</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                         / <span style="color: purple">elements=dictionary</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Details of route to be taken.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>admin_distance</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Preference or administrative distance of route (range 1-255).</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>description</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Name of the static route.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>forward_router_address</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Forwarding router&#x27;s address on destination interface.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>interface</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Outgoing interface to take. For anything except &#x27;null0&#x27;, then next hop IP address should also be configured.</div>
                        <div>IP address of the next hop router or</div>
                        <div>null0 Null0 interface or</div>
                        <div>ethernet e_num Ethernet interface or</div>
                        <div>loopback l_num Loopback interface or</div>
                        <div>management m_num Management interface or</div>
                        <div>port-channel p_num</div>
                        <div>vlan v_num</div>
                        <div>vxlan vx_num</div>
                        <div>Nexthop-Group  Specify nexthop group name</div>
                        <div>Tunnel  Tunnel interface</div>
                        <div>vtep  Configure VXLAN Tunnel End Points</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>mpls_label</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>MPLS label</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>nexthop_grp</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Nexthop group</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>tag</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Route tag value (ranges from 0 to 4294967295).</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>track</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Track value (range 1 - 512). Track must already be configured on the device before adding the route.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>vrf</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>VRF of the destination.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>



            <tr>
                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                <td colspan="4">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>vrf</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>The VRF to which the static route(s) belong.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td colspan="5">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>running_config</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>This option is used only with state <em>parsed</em>.</div>
                        <div>The value of this option should be the output received from the EOS device by executing the command <b>show running-config | grep routes</b>.</div>
                        <div>The state <em>parsed</em> reads the configuration from <code>running_config</code> option and transforms it into Ansible structured data as per the resource module&#x27;s argspec and the value is then returned in the <em>parsed</em> key within the result.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="5">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>state</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li>deleted</li>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>merged</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                    <li>overridden</li>
                                    <li>replaced</li>
                                    <li>gathered</li>
                                    <li>rendered</li>
                                    <li>parsed</li>
                        </ul>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>The state the configuration should be left in.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
    </table>
    <br/>


Notes
-----

.. note::
   - Tested against Arista EOS 4.20.10M
   - This module works with connection ``network_cli``. See the `EOS Platform Options <../network/user_guide/platform_eos.html>`_.



Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

    # Using deleted

    # Before State:
    # ------------

    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep route
    # ip route vrf testvrf 22.65.1.0/24 Null0 90 name testroute
    # ipv6 route 5222:5::/64 Management1 4312:100::1
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Management1 4312:100::1
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Ethernet1 55
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Null0 90 name testroute1
    # veos(config)#

    - name: Delete afi
      arista.eos.eos_static_routes:
        config:
        - vrf: testvrf
          address_families:
          - afi: ipv4
        state: deleted

    #    "after": [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "5222:5::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "forward_router_address": "4312:100::1",
    #                                    "interface": "Management1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        },
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "2222:6::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "forward_router_address": "4312:100::1",
    #                                    "interface": "Management1"
    #                                },
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 55,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                },
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 90,
    #                                    "description": "testroute1",
    #                                    "interface": "Null0"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ],
    #            "vrf": "testvrf"
    #        }
    #    ],
    #    "before": [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "5222:5::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "forward_router_address": "4312:100::1",
    #                                    "interface": "Management1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        },
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "22.65.1.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 90,
    #                                    "description": "testroute",
    #                                    "interface": "Null0"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "2222:6::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "forward_router_address": "4312:100::1",
    #                                    "interface": "Management1"
    #                                },
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 55,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                },
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 90,
    #                                    "description": "testroute1",
    #                                    "interface": "Null0"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ],
    #            "vrf": "testvrf"
    #        }
    #    ],
    #    "changed": true,
    #    "commands": [
    #        "no ip route vrf testvrf 22.65.1.0/24 Null0 90 name testroute"
    #    ],

    # After State
    # ___________

    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep route
    # ipv6 route 5222:5::/64 Management1 4312:100::1
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Management1 4312:100::1
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Ethernet1 55
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Null0 90 name testroute1

    #
    # Using merged

    # Before : [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "165.10.1.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 100,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        },
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "172.17.252.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "nexthop_grp": "testgroup"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "5001::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 50,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        },
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "130.1.122.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1",
    #                                    "tag": 50
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ],
    #            "vrf": "testvrf"
    #        }
    #    ]
    #
    # Before State
    # -------------
    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep "route"
    # ip route 165.10.1.0/24 Ethernet1 100
    # ip route 172.17.252.0/24 Nexthop-Group testgroup
    # ip route vrf testvrf 130.1.122.0/24 Ethernet1 tag 50
    # ipv6 route 5001::/64 Ethernet1 50
    # veos(config)#

    - name: Merge new static route configuration
      arista.eos.eos_static_routes:
        config:
        - vrf: testvrf
          address_families:
          - afi: ipv6
            routes:
            - dest: 2211::0/64
              next_hop:
              - forward_router_address: 100:1::2
                interface: Ethernet1
        state: merged

    # After State
    # -----------

    #After [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "165.10.1.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 100,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        },
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "172.17.252.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "nexthop_grp": "testgroup"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "5001::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 50,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        },
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "130.1.122.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1",
    #                                    "tag": 50
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "2211::0/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "aforward_router_address": 100:1::2
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }

    #            ],
    #            "vrf": "testvrf"
    #        }
    #    ]
    #
    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep "route"
    # ip route 165.10.1.0/24 Ethernet1 100
    # ip route 172.17.252.0/24 Nexthop-Group testgroup
    # ip route vrf testvrf 130.1.122.0/24 Ethernet1 tag 50
    # ipv6 route 2211::/64 Ethernet1 100:1::2
    # ipv6 route 5001::/64 Ethernet1 50
    # veos(config)#


    # Using overridden


    # Before State
    # -------------

    #    "before": [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "165.10.1.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 100,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        },
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "172.17.252.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "nexthop_grp": "testgroup"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "5001::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 50,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        },
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "130.1.122.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1",
    #                                    "tag": 50
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ],
    #            "vrf": "testvrf"
    #        }
    #    ]
    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep "route"
    # ip route 165.10.1.0/24 Ethernet1 100
    # ip route 172.17.252.0/24 Nexthop-Group testgroup
    # ip route vrf testvrf 130.1.122.0/24 Ethernet1 tag 50
    # ipv6 route 5001::/64 Ethernet1 50
    # veos(config)#

    - name: Overridden static route configuration
      arista.eos.eos_static_routes:
        config:
        - address_families:
          - afi: ipv4
            routes:
            - dest: 10.2.2.0/24
              next_hop:
              - interface: Ethernet1
        state: replaced

    # After State
    # -----------

    # "after": [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "10.2.2.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        }
    #    ]
    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep "route"
    # ip route 10.2.2.0/24 Ethernet1
    # veos(config)#


    # Using replaced

    # Before State
    # -------------

    # ip route 10.2.2.0/24 Ethernet1
    # ip route 10.2.2.0/24 64.1.1.1 label 17 33
    # ip route 33.33.33.0/24 Nexthop-Group testgrp
    # ip route vrf testvrf 22.65.1.0/24 Null0 90 name testroute
    # ipv6 route 5222:5::/64 Management1 4312:100::1
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Management1 4312:100::1
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Ethernet1 55
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Null0 90 name testroute1

    # [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "10.2.2.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                },
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 33,
    #                                    "interface": "64.1.1.1",
    #                                    "mpls_label": 17
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        },
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "33.33.33.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "nexthop_grp": "testgrp"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "5222:5::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "forward_router_address": "4312:100::1",
    #                                    "interface": "Management1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        },
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "22.65.1.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 90,
    #                                    "description": "testroute",
    #                                    "interface": "Null0"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "2222:6::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "forward_router_address": "4312:100::1",
    #                                    "interface": "Management1"
    #                                },
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 90,
    #                                    "description": "testroute1",
    #                                    "interface": "Null0"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ],
    #            "vrf": "testvrf"
    #        }
    #    ]

    - name: Replace nexthop
      arista.eos.eos_static_routes:
        config:
        - vrf: testvrf
          address_families:
          - afi: ipv6
            routes:
            - dest: 2222:6::/64
              next_hops:
              - admin_distance: 55
                interface: Ethernet1
        state: replaced

    # After State
    # -----------

    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep route
    # ip route 10.2.2.0/24 Ethernet1
    # ip route 10.2.2.0/24 64.1.1.1 label 17 33
    # ip route 33.33.33.0/24 Nexthop-Group testgrp
    # ip route vrf testvrf 22.65.1.0/24 Null0 90 name testroute
    # ipv6 route 5222:5::/64 Management1 4312:100::1
    # ipv6 route vrf testvrf 2222:6::/64 Ethernet1 55

    # "after": [
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "10.2.2.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                },
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 33,
    #                                    "interface": "64.1.1.1",
    #                                    "mpls_label": 17
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        },
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "33.33.33.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "nexthop_grp": "testgrp"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "5222:5::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "forward_router_address": "4312:100::1",
    #                                    "interface": "Management1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ]
    #        },
    #        {
    #            "address_families": [
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv4",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "22.65.1.0/24",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 90,
    #                                    "description": "testroute",
    #                                    "interface": "Null0"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                },
    #                {
    #                    "afi": "ipv6",
    #                    "routes": [
    #                        {
    #                            "dest": "2222:6::/64",
    #                            "next_hops": [
    #                                {
    #                                    "admin_distance": 55,
    #                                    "interface": "Ethernet1"
    #                                }
    #                            ]
    #                        }
    #                    ]
    #                }
    #            ],
    #            "vrf": "testvrf"
    #        }
    #    ]

    # Before State
    # -------------
    # veos(config)#show running-config | grep "route"
    # ip route 165.10.1.0/24 Ethernet1 10.1.1.2 100
    # ipv6 route 5001::/64 Ethernet1
    # veos(config)#


    - name: Gather the exisitng condiguration
      arista.eos.eos_static_routes:
        state: gathered

    # returns :
    #  arista.eos.eos_static_routes:
    #    config:
    #      - address_families:
    #          - afi: ipv4
    #            routes:
    #              - dest: 165.10.1.0/24
    #                next_hop:
    #                  - forward_router_address: 10.1.1.2
    #                    interface: "Ethernet1"
    #                    admin_distance: 100
    #          - afi: ipv6
    #            routes:
    #              - dest: 5001::/64
    #                next_hop:
    #                  - interface: "Ethernet1"


    # Using rendered

    #   arista.eos.eos_static_routes:
    #    config:
    #      - address_families:
    #          - afi: ipv4
    #            routes:
    #              - dest: 165.10.1.0/24
    #                next_hop:
    #                  - forward_router_address: 10.1.1.2
    #                    interface: "Ethernet1"
    #                    admin_distance: 100
    #         - afi: ipv6
    #            routes:
    #              - dest: 5001::/64
    #                next_hop:
    #                  - interface: "Ethernet1"

    # returns:

    # ip route 165.10.1.0/24 Ethernet1 10.1.1.2 100
    # ipv6 route 5001::/64 Ethernet1



Return Values
-------------
Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>after</b>
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                <td>when changed</td>
                <td>
                            <div>The resulting configuration model invocation.</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">The configuration returned will always be in the same format
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                </td>
            </tr>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>before</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
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                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>The configuration prior to the model invocation.</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">The configuration returned will always be in the same format
     of the parameters above.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>commands</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>The set of commands pushed to the remote device.</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">[&#x27;ip route vrf vrf1 192.2.2.0/24 125.2.3.1 93&#x27;]</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>gathered</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>When <code>state</code> is <em>gathered</em></td>
                <td>
                            <div>The configuration as structured data transformed for the running configuration fetched from remote host</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>parsed</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>When <code>state</code> is <em>parsed</em></td>
                <td>
                            <div>The configuration as structured data transformed for the value of <code>running_config</code> option</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.</div>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>rendered</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                    </div>
                </td>
                <td>When <code>state</code> is <em>rendered</em></td>
                <td>
                            <div>The set of CLI commands generated from the value in <code>config</code> option</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">&quot;address_families&quot;: [
                        {
                            &quot;afi&quot;: &quot;ipv4&quot;,
                            &quot;routes&quot;: [
                                {
                                    &quot;dest&quot;: &quot;192.2.2.0/24&quot;,
                                    &quot;next_hops&quot;: [
                                        {
                                            &quot;admin_distance&quot;: 93,
                                            &quot;description&quot;: null,
                                            &quot;forward_router_address&quot;: null,
                                            &quot;interface&quot;: &quot;125.2.3.1&quot;,
                                            &quot;mpls_label&quot;: null,
                                            &quot;nexthop_grp&quot;: null,
                                            &quot;tag&quot;: null,
                                            &quot;track&quot;: null,
                                            &quot;vrf&quot;: null
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ],
                    &quot;vrf&quot;: &quot;vrf1&quot;
                }
            ],
            &quot;running_config&quot;: null,
            &quot;state&quot;: &quot;rendered&quot;
        }</div>
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Status
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Authors
~~~~~~~

- Gomathi Selvi Srinivasan (@GomathiselviS)
