[FIX] fixed use_for_ea_inheritance update operation on host record

plugins/module_utils/api.py

@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ def run(self, ib_obj_type, ib_spec):
         if not proposed_object.get('configure_for_dns') and proposed_object.get('view') == 'default' \
                 and ib_obj_type == NIOS_HOST_RECORD:
             del proposed_object['view']
-
         if ib_obj_ref:
             if len(ib_obj_ref) > 1:
                 for each in ib_obj_ref:
@@ -511,22 +510,21 @@ def run(self, ib_obj_type, ib_spec):
                     result['changed'] = True
                 if not self.module.check_mode and res is None:
                     proposed_object = self.on_update(proposed_object, ib_spec)
-                    self.update_object(ref, proposed_object)
+                    res = self.update_object(ref, proposed_object)
                     result['changed'] = True
 
                     if ib_obj_type == NIOS_HOST_RECORD and res:
                         # WAPI always reset the use_for_ea_inheritance for each update operation
                         # Handle use_for_ea_inheritance flag changes for IPv4addr in a host record
                         # Fetch the updated reference of host to avoid drift.
-                        host_ref = self.connector.get_object(res)
-
-                        # Create a dictionary for quick lookups
-                        ref_dict = {obj['ipv4addr']: obj['_ref'] for obj in host_ref['ipv4addrs']}
-                        for proposed in proposed_object['ipv4addrs']:
-                            ipv4addr = proposed['ipv4addr']
-                            if ipv4addr in ref_dict and 'use_for_ea_inheritance' in proposed:
-                                self.update_object(ref_dict[ipv4addr], {'use_for_ea_inheritance': proposed['use_for_ea_inheritance']})
-
+                        host_ref = self.connector.get_object(obj_type=str(res), return_fields=['ipv4addrs'])
+                        if host_ref:
+                            # Create a dictionary for quick lookups
+                            ref_dict = {obj['ipv4addr']: obj['_ref'] for obj in host_ref['ipv4addrs']}
+                            for proposed in proposed_object['ipv4addrs']:
+                                ipv4addr = proposed['ipv4addr']
+                                if ipv4addr in ref_dict and 'use_for_ea_inheritance' in proposed:
+                                    self.update_object(ref_dict[ipv4addr], {'use_for_ea_inheritance': proposed['use_for_ea_inheritance']})
         elif state == 'absent':
             if ref is not None:
                 if 'ipv4addrs' in proposed_object:
@@ -858,7 +856,6 @@ def get_object_ref(self, module, ib_obj_type, obj_filter, ib_spec):
                 ]
                 return_fields.extend(ipv4addrs_return)
                 return_fields.extend(ipv6addrs_return)
-
             ib_obj = self.get_object(ib_obj_type, test_obj_filter.copy(), return_fields=return_fields)
 
             # prevents creation of a new A record with 'new_ipv4addr' when A record with a particular 'old_ipv4addr' is not found