Updated from network content collector

Signed-off-by: CaptTrews <capttrews@gmail.com>

8 files changed, 745 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/argspec/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/argspec/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/argspec/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/argspec/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/argspec/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0834850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/argspec/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Red Hat
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+#############################################
+#                WARNING                    #
+#############################################
+#
+# This file is auto generated by the resource
+#   module builder playbook.
+#
+# Do not edit this file manually.
+#
+# Changes to this file will be over written
+#   by the resource module builder.
+#
+# Changes should be made in the model used to
+#   generate this file or in the resource module
+#   builder template.
+#
+#############################################
+"""
+The arg spec for the vyos_firewall_interfaces module
+"""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+class Firewall_interfacesArgs(object):  # pylint: disable=R0903
+    """The arg spec for the vyos_firewall_interfaces module
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    argument_spec = {
+        "config": {
+            "elements": "dict",
+            "options": {
+                "access_rules": {
+                    "elements": "dict",
+                    "options": {
+                        "afi": {
+                            "choices": ["ipv4", "ipv6"],
+                            "required": True,
+                            "type": "str",
+                        },
+                        "rules": {
+                            "elements": "dict",
+                            "options": {
+                                "direction": {
+                                    "choices": ["in", "local", "out"],
+                                    "required": True,
+                                    "type": "str",
+                                },
+                                "name": {"type": "str"},
+                            },
+                            "type": "list",
+                        },
+                    },
+                    "type": "list",
+                },
+                "name": {"required": True, "type": "str"},
+            },
+            "type": "list",
+        },
+        "running_config": {"type": "str"},
+        "state": {
+            "choices": [
+                "merged",
+                "replaced",
+                "overridden",
+                "deleted",
+                "parsed",
+                "rendered",
+                "gathered",
+            ],
+            "default": "merged",
+            "type": "str",
+        },
+    }  # pylint: disable=C0301
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b436bfad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py
@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Red Hat
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+"""
+The vyos_firewall_interfaces class
+It is in this file where the current configuration (as dict)
+is compared to the provided configuration (as dict) and the command set
+necessary to bring the current configuration to it's desired end-state is
+created
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from copy import deepcopy
+from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.network.common.cfg.base import (
+    ConfigBase,
+)
+from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.network.common.utils import (
+    to_list,
+    dict_diff,
+    remove_empties,
+    search_obj_in_list,
+)
+from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.facts.facts import (
+    Facts,
+)
+
+
+class Firewall_interfaces(ConfigBase):
+    """
+    The vyos_firewall_interfaces class
+    """
+
+    gather_subset = [
+        "!all",
+        "!min",
+    ]
+
+    gather_network_resources = [
+        "firewall_interfaces",
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(Firewall_interfaces, self).__init__(module)
+
+    def get_firewall_interfaces_facts(self, data=None):
+        """ Get the 'facts' (the current configuration)
+
+        :rtype: A dictionary
+        :returns: The current configuration as a dictionary
+        """
+        facts, _warnings = Facts(self._module).get_facts(
+            self.gather_subset, self.gather_network_resources, data=data
+        )
+        firewall_interfaces_facts = facts["ansible_network_resources"].get(
+            "firewall_interfaces"
+        )
+        if not firewall_interfaces_facts:
+            return []
+        return firewall_interfaces_facts
+
+    def execute_module(self):
+        """ Execute the module
+
+        :rtype: A dictionary
+        :returns: The result from module execution
+        """
+        result = {"changed": False}
+        warnings = list()
+        commands = list()
+
+        if self.state in self.ACTION_STATES:
+            existing_firewall_interfaces_facts = (
+                self.get_firewall_interfaces_facts()
+            )
+        else:
+            existing_firewall_interfaces_facts = []
+
+        if self.state in self.ACTION_STATES or self.state == "rendered":
+            commands.extend(
+                self.set_config(existing_firewall_interfaces_facts)
+            )
+
+        if commands and self.state in self.ACTION_STATES:
+            if not self._module.check_mode:
+                self._connection.edit_config(commands)
+            result["changed"] = True
+
+        if self.state in self.ACTION_STATES:
+            result["commands"] = commands
+
+        if self.state in self.ACTION_STATES or self.state == "gathered":
+            changed_firewall_interfaces_facts = (
+                self.get_firewall_interfaces_facts()
+            )
+        elif self.state == "rendered":
+            result["rendered"] = commands
+        elif self.state == "parsed":
+            running_config = self._module.params["running_config"]
+            if not running_config:
+                self._module.fail_json(
+                    msg="value of running_config parameter must not be empty for state parsed"
+                )
+            result["parsed"] = self.get_firewall_interfaces_facts(
+                data=running_config
+            )
+        else:
+            changed_firewall_interfaces_facts = []
+
+        if self.state in self.ACTION_STATES:
+            result["before"] = existing_firewall_interfaces_facts
+            if result["changed"]:
+                result["after"] = changed_firewall_interfaces_facts
+        elif self.state == "gathered":
+            result["gathered"] = changed_firewall_interfaces_facts
+
+        result["warnings"] = warnings
+        return result
+
+    def set_config(self, existing_firewall_interfaces_facts):
+        """ Collect the configuration from the args passed to the module,
+            collect the current configuration (as a dict from facts)
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        want = self._module.params["config"]
+        have = existing_firewall_interfaces_facts
+        resp = self.set_state(want, have)
+        return to_list(resp)
+
+    def set_state(self, w, h):
+        """ Select the appropriate function based on the state provided
+
+        :param want: the desired configuration as a dictionary
+        :param have: the current configuration as a dictionary
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        commands = []
+        if (
+            self.state in ("merged", "replaced", "overridden", "rendered")
+            and not w
+        ):
+            self._module.fail_json(
+                msg="value of config parameter must not be empty for state {0}".format(
+                    self.state
+                )
+            )
+        if self.state == "overridden":
+            commands.extend(self._state_overridden(w, h))
+        elif self.state == "deleted":
+            commands.extend(self._state_deleted(w, h))
+        elif w:
+            if self.state == "merged" or self.state == "rendered":
+                commands.extend(self._state_merged(w, h))
+            elif self.state == "replaced":
+                commands.extend(self._state_replaced(w, h))
+        return commands
+
+    def _state_replaced(self, want, have):
+        """ The command generator when state is replaced
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        commands = []
+        if have:
+            for h in have:
+                w = search_obj_in_list(h["name"], want)
+                commands.extend(self._render_access_rules(h, w, opr=False))
+        commands.extend(self._state_merged(want, have))
+        return commands
+
+    def _state_overridden(self, want, have):
+        """ The command generator when state is overridden
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        commands = []
+        if have:
+            for h_ar in have:
+                w_ar = search_obj_in_list(h_ar["name"], want)
+                if not w_ar and "access_rules" in h_ar:
+                    commands.append(
+                        self._compute_command(name=h_ar["name"], opr=False)
+                    )
+                else:
+                    h_rules = h_ar.get("access_rules") or []
+                    key = "direction"
+                    if w_ar:
+                        w_rules = w_ar.get("access_rules") or []
+                        if not w_rules and h_rules:
+                            commands.append(
+                                self._compute_command(
+                                    name=h_ar["name"], opr=False
+                                )
+                            )
+                    if h_rules:
+                        for h_rule in h_rules:
+                            w_rule = search_obj_in_list(
+                                h_rule["afi"], w_rules, key="afi"
+                            )
+                            have_rules = h_rule.get("rules") or []
+                            if w_rule:
+                                want_rules = w_rule.get("rules") or []
+                            for h in have_rules:
+                                if key in h:
+                                    w = search_obj_in_list(
+                                        h[key], want_rules, key=key
+                                    )
+                                    if (
+                                        not w
+                                        or key not in w
+                                        or (
+                                            "name" in h
+                                            and w
+                                            and "name" not in w
+                                        )
+                                    ):
+                                        commands.append(
+                                            self._compute_command(
+                                                afi=h_rule["afi"],
+                                                name=h_ar["name"],
+                                                attrib=h[key],
+                                                opr=False,
+                                            )
+                                        )
+
+        commands.extend(self._state_merged(want, have))
+        return commands
+
+    def _state_merged(self, want, have):
+        """ The command generator when state is merged
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to merge the provided into
+                  the current configuration
+        """
+        commands = []
+        for w in want:
+            h = search_obj_in_list(w["name"], have)
+            commands.extend(self._render_access_rules(w, h))
+        return commands
+
+    def _state_deleted(self, want, have):
+        """ The command generator when state is deleted
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to remove the current configuration
+                  of the provided objects
+        """
+        commands = []
+
+        if want:
+            for w in want:
+                h = search_obj_in_list(w["name"], have)
+                if h and "access_rules" in h:
+                    commands.extend(self._delete_access_rules(w, h, opr=False))
+        elif have:
+            for h in have:
+                if "access_rules" in h:
+                    commands.append(
+                        self._compute_command(name=h["name"], opr=False)
+                    )
+        return commands
+
+    def _delete_access_rules(self, want, have, opr=False):
+        """
+        This function forms the delete commands based on the 'opr' type
+        for 'access_rules' attributes.
+        :param want: desired config.
+        :param have: target config.
+        :param opr: True/False.
+        :return: generated commands list.
+        """
+        commands = []
+        h_rules = {}
+        w_rs = deepcopy(remove_empties(want))
+        w_rules = w_rs.get("access_rules") or []
+        if have:
+            h_rs = deepcopy(remove_empties(have))
+            h_rules = h_rs.get("access_rules") or []
+
+        # if all firewall config needed to be deleted for specific interface
+        # when operation is delete.
+        if not w_rules and h_rules:
+            commands.append(self._compute_command(name=want["name"], opr=opr))
+        if w_rules:
+            for w in w_rules:
+                h = search_obj_in_list(w["afi"], h_rules, key="afi")
+                commands.extend(self._delete_rules(want["name"], w, h))
+        return commands
+
+    def _delete_rules(self, name, want, have, opr=False):
+        """
+        This function forms the delete commands based on the 'opr' type
+        for rules attributes.
+        :param name: interface id/name.
+        :param want: desired config.
+        :param have: target config.
+        :param opr: True/False.
+        :return: generated commands list.
+        """
+        commands = []
+        h_rules = []
+        key = "direction"
+        w_rules = want.get("rules") or []
+        if have:
+            h_rules = have.get("rules") or []
+        # when rule set needed to be removed on
+        # (inbound|outbound|local interface)
+        if h_rules and not w_rules:
+            for h in h_rules:
+                if key in h:
+                    commands.append(
+                        self._compute_command(
+                            afi=want["afi"], name=name, attrib=h[key], opr=opr
+                        )
+                    )
+        for w in w_rules:
+            h = search_obj_in_list(w[key], h_rules, key=key)
+            if (
+                key in w
+                and h
+                and key in h
+                and "name" in w
+                and "name" in h
+                and w["name"] == h["name"]
+            ):
+                commands.append(
+                    self._compute_command(
+                        afi=want["afi"],
+                        name=name,
+                        attrib=w[key],
+                        value=w["name"],
+                        opr=opr,
+                    )
+                )
+        return commands
+
+    def _render_access_rules(self, want, have, opr=True):
+        """
+        This function forms the set/delete commands based on the 'opr' type
+        for 'access_rules' attributes.
+        :param want: desired config.
+        :param have: target config.
+        :param opr: True/False.
+        :return: generated commands list.
+        """
+        commands = []
+        h_rules = {}
+        w_rs = deepcopy(remove_empties(want))
+        w_rules = w_rs.get("access_rules") or []
+        if have:
+            h_rs = deepcopy(remove_empties(have))
+            h_rules = h_rs.get("access_rules") or []
+        if w_rules:
+            for w in w_rules:
+                h = search_obj_in_list(w["afi"], h_rules, key="afi")
+                commands.extend(self._render_rules(want["name"], w, h, opr))
+        return commands
+
+    def _render_rules(self, name, want, have, opr=True):
+        """
+        This function forms the set/delete commands based on the 'opr' type
+        for rules attributes.
+        :param name: interface id/name.
+        :param want: desired config.
+        :param have: target config.
+        :param opr: True/False.
+        :return: generated commands list.
+        """
+        commands = []
+        h_rules = []
+        key = "direction"
+        w_rules = want.get("rules") or []
+        if have:
+            h_rules = have.get("rules") or []
+        for w in w_rules:
+            h = search_obj_in_list(w[key], h_rules, key=key)
+            if key in w:
+                if opr:
+                    if "name" in w and not (
+                        h and h[key] == w[key] and h["name"] == w["name"]
+                    ):
+                        commands.append(
+                            self._compute_command(
+                                afi=want["afi"],
+                                name=name,
+                                attrib=w[key],
+                                value=w["name"],
+                            )
+                        )
+                    elif not (h and key in h):
+                        commands.append(
+                            self._compute_command(
+                                afi=want["afi"], name=name, attrib=w[key]
+                            )
+                        )
+                elif not opr:
+                    if (
+                        not h
+                        or key not in h
+                        or ("name" in w and h and "name" not in h)
+                    ):
+                        commands.append(
+                            self._compute_command(
+                                afi=want["afi"],
+                                name=name,
+                                attrib=w[key],
+                                opr=opr,
+                            )
+                        )
+        return commands
+
+    def _compute_command(
+        self, afi=None, name=None, attrib=None, value=None, opr=True
+    ):
+        """
+        This function construct the add/delete command based on passed attributes.
+        :param afi:  address type.
+        :param name: interface name.
+        :param attrib: attribute name.
+        :param value: attribute value.
+        :param opr: operation flag.
+        :return: generated command.
+        """
+        if not opr:
+            cmd = "delete interfaces ethernet" + " " + name + " firewall"
+        else:
+            cmd = "set interfaces ethernet" + " " + name + " firewall"
+        if attrib:
+            cmd += " " + attrib
+        if afi:
+            cmd += " " + self._get_fw_type(afi)
+        if value:
+            cmd += " '" + str(value) + "'"
+        return cmd
+
+    def _get_fw_type(self, afi):
+        """
+        This function returns the firewall rule-set type based on IP address.
+        :param afi: address type
+        :return: rule-set type.
+        """
+        return "ipv6-name" if afi == "ipv6" else "name"
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/facts.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/facts.py
index 6e6a82be..ff3d0988 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/facts.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/facts.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ calls the appropriate facts gathering function
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
 __metaclass__ = type
+
 from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.network.common.facts.facts import (
     FactsBase,
 )
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.facts.stati
 from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.facts.firewall_global.firewall_global import (
     Firewall_globalFacts,
 )
+from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.facts.firewall_interfaces.firewall_interfaces import (
+    Firewall_interfacesFacts,
+)
 from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.facts.legacy.base import (
     Default,
     Neighbors,
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS = dict(
     static_routes=Static_routesFacts,
     firewall_rules=Firewall_rulesFacts,
     firewall_global=Firewall_globalFacts,
+    firewall_interfaces=Firewall_interfacesFacts,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/firewall_interfaces/__init__.py
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46407486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/facts/firewall_interfaces/firewall_interfaces.py
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Red Hat
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+"""
+The vyos firewall_interfaces fact class
+It is in this file the configuration is collected from the device
+for a given resource, parsed, and the facts tree is populated
+based on the configuration.
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from re import findall, search, M
+from copy import deepcopy
+from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.network.common import (
+    utils,
+)
+from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.argspec.firewall_interfaces.firewall_interfaces import (
+    Firewall_interfacesArgs,
+)
+
+
+class Firewall_interfacesFacts(object):
+    """ The vyos firewall_interfaces fact class
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, module, subspec="config", options="options"):
+        self._module = module
+        self.argument_spec = Firewall_interfacesArgs.argument_spec
+        spec = deepcopy(self.argument_spec)
+        if subspec:
+            if options:
+                facts_argument_spec = spec[subspec][options]
+            else:
+                facts_argument_spec = spec[subspec]
+        else:
+            facts_argument_spec = spec
+
+        self.generated_spec = utils.generate_dict(facts_argument_spec)
+
+    def get_device_data(self, connection):
+        return connection.get_config()
+
+    def populate_facts(self, connection, ansible_facts, data=None):
+        """ Populate the facts for firewall_interfaces
+        :param connection: the device connection
+        :param ansible_facts: Facts dictionary
+        :param data: previously collected conf
+        :rtype: dictionary
+        :returns: facts
+        """
+        if not data:
+            # typically data is populated from the current device configuration
+            # data = connection.get('show running-config | section ^interface')
+            # using mock data instead
+            data = self.get_device_data(connection)
+        objs = []
+        interfaces = findall(
+            r"^set interfaces ethernet (?:\'*)(\S+)(?:\'*)", data, M
+        )
+        if interfaces:
+            objs = self.get_names(data, interfaces)
+        ansible_facts["ansible_network_resources"].pop(
+            "firewall_interfaces", None
+        )
+        facts = {}
+        if objs:
+            facts["firewall_interfaces"] = []
+            params = utils.validate_config(
+                self.argument_spec, {"config": objs}
+            )
+            for cfg in params["config"]:
+                facts["firewall_interfaces"].append(utils.remove_empties(cfg))
+
+        ansible_facts["ansible_network_resources"].update(facts)
+        return ansible_facts
+
+    def get_names(self, data, interfaces):
+        """
+        This function performs following:
+        - Form regex to fetch 'interface name' from  interfaces firewall data.
+        - Form the name list.
+        :param data: configuration.
+        :param rules: list of interfaces.
+        :return: generated firewall interfaces configuration.
+        """
+        names = []
+        for r in set(interfaces):
+            int_regex = r" %s .+$" % r.strip("'")
+            cfg = findall(int_regex, data, M)
+            fi = self.render_config(cfg)
+            fi["name"] = r.strip("'")
+            names.append(fi)
+        if names:
+            names = sorted(names, key=lambda i: i["name"])
+        return names
+
+    def render_config(self, conf):
+        """
+        Render config as dictionary structure and delete keys
+          from spec for null values
+
+        :param spec: The facts tree, generated from the argspec
+        :param conf: The configuration
+        :rtype: dictionary
+        :returns: The generated config
+        """
+        conf = "\n".join(filter(lambda x: "firewall" in x, conf))
+        config = {"access_rules": self.parse_access_rules(conf)}
+        return config
+
+    def parse_access_rules(self, conf):
+        """
+        This function forms the regex to fetch the 'access-rules'
+        for specific interface.
+        :param conf: configuration data.
+        :return: generated access-rules list configuration.
+        """
+        ar_lst = []
+        v4_ar = findall(r"^.*(in|out|local) name .*$", conf, M)
+        v6_ar = findall(r"^.*(in|out|local) ipv6-name .*$", conf, M)
+        if v4_ar:
+            v4_conf = "\n".join(findall(r"(^.*?%s.*?$)" % " name", conf, M))
+            config = self.parse_int_rules(v4_conf, "ipv4")
+            if config:
+                ar_lst.append(config)
+        if v6_ar:
+            v6_conf = "\n".join(
+                findall(r"(^.*?%s.*?$)" % " ipv6-name", conf, M)
+            )
+            config = self.parse_int_rules(v6_conf, "ipv6")
+            if config:
+                ar_lst.append(config)
+        if ar_lst:
+            ar_lst = sorted(ar_lst, key=lambda i: i["afi"])
+        else:
+            empty_rules = findall(r"^.*(in|out|local).*", conf, M)
+            if empty_rules:
+                ar_lst.append({"afi": "ipv4", "rules": []})
+                ar_lst.append({"afi": "ipv6", "rules": []})
+        return ar_lst
+
+    def parse_int_rules(self, conf, afi):
+        """
+        This function forms the regex to fetch the 'access-rules'
+        for specific interface based on ip-type.
+        :param conf: configuration data.
+        :param rules: rules configured per interface.
+        :param afi: ip address type.
+        :return: generated rule configuration dictionary.
+        """
+        r_lst = []
+        config = {}
+        rules = ["in", "out", "local"]
+        for r in set(rules):
+            fr = {}
+            r_regex = r" %s .+$" % r
+            cfg = "\n".join(findall(r_regex, conf, M))
+            if cfg:
+                fr = self.parse_rules(cfg, afi)
+            else:
+                out = search(r"^.*firewall " + "'" + r + "'" + "(.*)", conf, M)
+                if out:
+                    fr = {"direction": r}
+            if fr:
+                r_lst.append(fr)
+        if r_lst:
+            r_lst = sorted(r_lst, key=lambda i: i["direction"])
+            config = {"afi": afi, "rules": r_lst}
+        return config
+
+    def parse_rules(self, conf, afi):
+        """
+        This function triggers the parsing of 'rule' attributes.
+        a_lst is a list having rule attributes which doesn't
+        have further sub attributes.
+        :param conf: configuration.
+        :param afi: ip address type.
+        :return: generated rule configuration dictionary.
+        """
+        cfg = {}
+        out = findall(r"[^\s]+", conf, M)
+        if out:
+            cfg["direction"] = out[0].strip("'")
+            if afi == "ipv6":
+                out = findall(r"[^\s]+ ipv6-name (?:\'*)(\S+)(?:\'*)", conf, M)
+                if out:
+                    cfg["name"] = str(out[0]).strip("'")
+            else:
+                out = findall(r"[^\s]+ name (?:\'*)(\S+)(?:\'*)", conf, M)
+                if out:
+                    cfg["name"] = out[-1].strip("'")
+        return cfg
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/utils/utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/utils/utils.py
index 402adfc9..4635234c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/utils/utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/utils/utils.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.compat import (
 
 
 def search_obj_in_list(name, lst, key="name"):
-    for item in lst:
-        if item[key] == name:
-            return item
+    if lst:
+        for item in lst:
+            if item[key] == name:
+                return item
     return None