IOS XE shows forward_router_address instead of AD in static route module

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SUMMARY

in IOS XE the static route is not rendered correctly in some cases. Have a look at the following output:

                            {
                                "dest": "192.0.2.1/32",
                                "next_hops": [
                                    {
                                        "forward_router_address": "2",
                                        "interface": "Null0",
                                        "name": "remote_blackhole_route",
                                        "tag": 666
                                    }
                                ]
                            }

This is returned by the device after pushing a route with a higher distance_metric

          {
            "dest": "{{ entry.prefix }}",
            "next_hops": [
              {
                "interface": "Null0",
                "name": "generated_from_{{ item.description | lower | replace(' ', '_') | default('Unknown') }}",
                "distance_metric": "2",
                "tag": "301"
              }
            ]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

cisco.ios.ios_static_routes

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.13.7]
  configured module search path = ['/Users/dimitry.kuijpers/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /Users/dimitry.kuijpers/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.11 (main, Apr  7 2023, 07:31:31) [Clang 14.0.0 (clang-1400.0.29.202)]
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

cisco.ios                5.0.0  

OS / ENVIRONMENT

MACOS

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Push static route (or configure manual)

2. collect facts

   cisco.ios.ios_facts:
   gather_subset:
   - "!all"
   gather_network_resources:
   - all

EXPECTED RESULTS

Push AD and then it should be reflected in the facts return (also module idempotency)

ACTUAL RESULTS

it is rendering forward address instead of AD in this case