diff --git a/library/__init__.py b/library/__init__.py
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diff --git a/library/ios_facts.py b/library/ios_facts.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- 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 module file for ios_facts
+"""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': [u'preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'network'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: ios_facts
+version_added: 2.9
+short_description: Get facts about Cisco ios devices.
+description:
+  - Collects facts from network devices running the ios operating
+    system. This module places the facts gathered in the fact tree keyed by the
+    respective resource name.  The facts module will always collect a
+    base set of facts from the device and can enable or disable
+    collection of additional facts.
+author: [u'Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)']
+notes:
+  - Tested against Cisco IOSv Version 15.2 on VIRL
+options:
+  gather_subset:
+    description:
+      - When supplied, this argument will restrict the facts collected
+        to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include
+        all, min, hardware, config, legacy, and lacp_interfaces. Can specify a
+        list of values to include a larger subset. Values can also be used
+        with an initial C(M(!)) to specify that a specific subset should
+        not be collected.
+    required: false
+    default: 'all'
+    version_added: "2.2"
+  gather_network_resources:
+    description:
+      - When supplied, this argument will restrict the facts collected
+        to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include
+        all and the resources like lacp_interfaces, vlans etc.
+        Can specify a list of values to include a larger subset. Values
+        can also be used with an initial C(M(!)) to specify that a
+        specific subset should not be collected.
+    required: false
+    version_added: "2.9"
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+# Gather all facts
+- ios_facts:
+    gather_subset: all
+    gather_network_resources: all
+# Collect only the ios facts
+- ios_facts:
+    gather_subset:
+      - !all
+      - !min
+    gather_network_resources:
+      - ios
+# Do not collect ios facts
+- ios_facts:
+    gather_network_resources:
+      - "!ios"
+# Collect ios and minimal default facts
+- ios_facts:
+    gather_subset: min
+    gather_network_resources: ios
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+See the respective resource module parameters for the tree.
+"""
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.argspec.facts.facts import FactsArgs
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.facts.facts import Facts
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main entry point for module execution
+
+    :returns: ansible_facts
+    """
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=FactsArgs.argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+    warnings = ['default value for `gather_subset` '
+                'will be changed to `min` from `!config` v2.11 onwards']
+
+    result = Facts(module).get_facts()
+
+    ansible_facts, additional_warnings = result
+    warnings.extend(additional_warnings)
+
+    module.exit_json(ansible_facts=ansible_facts, warnings=warnings)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/library/ios_lacp.py b/library/ios_lacp.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- 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 module file for ios_lacp
+"""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'network'
+}
+
+NETWORK_OS = "ios"
+RESOURCE = "lacp"
+COPYRIGHT = "Copyright 2019 Red Hat"
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: ios_lacp
+version_added: 2.9
+short_description: Manage Global Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) on Cisco IOS devices.
+description: This module provides declarative management of Global LACP on Cisco IOS network devices.
+author: Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)
+notes:
+  - 'Tested against Cisco IOSv Version 15.2 on VIRL
+options:
+  config:
+      description: A dictionary of LACP options
+      type: list
+      elements: dict
+      suboptions:
+        system_priority:
+          description:
+          - LACP priority for the system. Note, Cisco default LACP System priority is 32768.
+          type: int
+          required: True
+  state:
+    description:
+    - The state the configuration should be left in
+    type: str
+    choices:
+    - merged
+    - replaced
+    - deleted
+    default: merged
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+# Using Deleted
+#
+# Before state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 123, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+- name: Delete Global LACP attribute with config
+  ios_lacp:
+    config:
+    - system_priority: 123
+    state: deleted
+
+# After state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 32768, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+# Using Deleted
+#
+# Before state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 123, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+- name: Delete Global LACP attribute without config
+  ios_lacp:
+    state: deleted
+
+# After state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 32768, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+# Using merged
+#
+# Before state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 250, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
+  ios_lacp:
+    config:
+    - system_priority: 123
+    state: merged
+
+# After state:
+# ------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 123, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+# Using replaced
+#
+# Before state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 32768, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+- name: Replaces Global LACP configuration
+  ios_lacp:
+    config:
+    - system_priority: 123
+    state: replaced
+
+# After state:
+# ------------
+#
+# vios#show lacp sys-id
+# 123, 5e00.0000.8000
+
+"""
+RETURN = """
+before:
+  description: The configuration prior to the model invocation.
+  returned: always
+  sample: >
+    The configuration returned will always be in the same format
+     of the parameters above.
+after:
+  description: The resulting configuration model invocation.
+  returned: when changed
+  sample: >
+    The configuration returned will always be in the same format
+     of the parameters above.
+commands:
+  description: The set of commands pushed to the remote device.
+  returned: always
+  type: list
+  sample: ['command 1', 'command 2', 'command 3']
+"""
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.argspec.lacp.lacp import LacpArgs
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.config.lacp.lacp import Lacp
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main entry point for module execution
+
+    :returns: the result form module invocation
+    """
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=LacpArgs.argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    result = Lacp(module).execute_module()
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/module_utils/__init__.py b/module_utils/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/facts/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/facts/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/facts/facts.py b/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/facts/facts.py
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+++ b/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/facts/facts.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- 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 arg spec for the ios facts module.
+"""
+
+
+class FactsArgs(object):  # pylint: disable=R0903
+    """ The arg spec for the ios facts module
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    choices = [
+        'all',
+        'interfaces',
+    ]
+
+    argument_spec = {
+        'gather_subset': dict(default=['!config'], type='list'),
+        'gather_network_resources': dict(default=['all'],
+                                         choices=choices,
+                                         type='list'),
+    }
diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/lacp/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/lacp/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/lacp/lacp.py b/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/lacp/lacp.py
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+++ b/module_utils/network/ios/argspec/lacp/lacp.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- 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 ios_lacp module
+"""
+
+
+class LacpArgs(object):
+    """The arg spec for the ios_lacp module
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    argument_spec = {'config': {'elements': 'dict',
+                                'options': {'system_priority': {'required': True, 'type': 'int'}},
+                                'type': 'list'},
+                     'state': {'choices': ['merged', 'replaced', 'overridden', 'deleted'],
+                               'default': 'merged',
+                               'type': 'str'}}
diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/config/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/config/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/config/lacp/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/config/lacp/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/config/lacp/lacp.py b/module_utils/network/ios/config/lacp/lacp.py
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+#
+# -*- 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 ios_lacp 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 ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.cfg.base import ConfigBase
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.facts.facts import Facts
+
+
+class Lacp(ConfigBase):
+    """
+    The ios_lacp class
+    """
+
+    gather_subset = [
+        '!all',
+        '!min',
+    ]
+
+    gather_network_resources = [
+        'interfaces',
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(Lacp, self).__init__(module)
+
+    def get_interfaces_facts(self):
+        """ 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)
+        interfaces_facts = facts['ansible_network_resources'].get('lacp')
+        if not interfaces_facts:
+            return []
+
+        return interfaces_facts
+
+    def execute_module(self):
+        """ Execute the module
+
+        :rtype: A dictionary
+        :returns: The result from module execution
+        """
+        result = {'changed': False}
+        commands = list()
+        warnings = list()
+
+        existing_interfaces_facts = self.get_interfaces_facts()
+        commands.extend(self.set_config(existing_interfaces_facts))
+        if commands:
+            if not self._module.check_mode:
+                self._connection.edit_config(commands)
+            result['changed'] = True
+        result['commands'] = commands
+
+        changed_interfaces_facts = self.get_interfaces_facts()
+
+        result['before'] = existing_interfaces_facts
+        if result['changed']:
+            result['after'] = changed_interfaces_facts
+        result['warnings'] = warnings
+
+        return result
+
+    def set_config(self, existing_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_interfaces_facts
+        resp = self.set_state(want, have)
+
+        return to_list(resp)
+
+    def set_state(self, want, have):
+        """ 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
+        """
+        state = self._module.params['state']
+        if state == 'deleted':
+            kwargs = {'want': want, 'have': have, 'state': state}
+            commands = self._state_deleted(**kwargs)
+        elif state == 'merged':
+            kwargs = {'want': want, 'have': have, 'state': state}
+            commands = self._state_merged(**kwargs)
+        elif state == 'replaced':
+            kwargs = {'want': want, 'have': have, 'state': state}
+            commands = self._state_replaced(**kwargs)
+
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _state_replaced(**kwargs):
+        """ The command generator when state is replaced
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        commands = []
+        want = kwargs['want']
+        have = kwargs['have']
+        state = kwargs['state']
+
+        for w, h in zip(want, have):
+            kwargs = {'want': w, 'have': h, 'state': state}
+            commands.extend(Lacp.clear_interface(**kwargs))
+            kwargs = {'want': w, 'have': h, 'state': state}
+            commands.extend(Lacp.set_interface(**kwargs))
+
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _state_merged(**kwargs):
+        """ The command generator when state is merged
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to merge the provided into
+                  the current configuration
+        """
+        commands = []
+        want = kwargs['want']
+        have = kwargs['have']
+        state = kwargs['state']
+
+        for w, h in zip(want, have):
+            kwargs = {'want': w, 'have': h, 'state': state}
+        commands.extend(Lacp.set_interface(**kwargs))
+
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _state_deleted(**kwargs):
+        """ The command generator when state is deleted
+
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to remove the current configuration
+                  of the provided objects
+        """
+        commands = []
+        want = kwargs['want']
+        have = kwargs['have']
+        state = kwargs['state']
+
+        if want:
+            for w, h in zip(want, have):
+                kwargs = {'want': w, 'have': h, 'state': state}
+        else:
+            for each in have:
+                kwargs = {'want': {}, 'have': each, 'state': state}
+        commands.extend(Lacp.clear_interface(**kwargs))
+
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _remove_command_from_interface(cmd, commands):
+        commands.append('no %s' % cmd)
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _add_command_to_interface(cmd, commands):
+        if cmd not in commands:
+            commands.append(cmd)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def set_interface(**kwargs):
+        # Set the interface config based on the want and have config
+        commands = []
+        want = kwargs['want']
+        have = kwargs['have']
+
+        want_dict = set(tuple({k: v for k, v in iteritems(want) if v is not None}.items()))
+        have_dict = set(tuple({k: v for k, v in iteritems(have) if v is not None}.items()))
+        diff = want_dict - have_dict
+
+        if diff:
+            cmd = 'lacp system-priority {}'.format(dict(diff).get('system_priority'))
+            Lacp._add_command_to_interface(cmd, commands)
+
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def clear_interface(**kwargs):
+        # Delete the interface config based on the want and have config
+        commands = []
+        have = kwargs['have']
+        state = kwargs['state']
+
+        if have.get('system_priority') and have.get('system_priority') != 32768\
+                and state == 'deleted' or state == 'replaced':
+            cmd = 'lacp system-priority'
+            Lacp._remove_command_from_interface(cmd, commands)
+
+        return commands
diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/facts/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/facts/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/facts/facts.py b/module_utils/network/ios/facts/facts.py
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+#
+# -*- 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 facts class for ios
+this file validates each subset of facts and selectively
+calls the appropriate facts gathering function
+"""
+
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.argspec.facts.facts import FactsArgs
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.facts.facts import FactsBase
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.facts.lacp.lacp import LacpFacts
+
+
+FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS = {}
+FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS = dict(
+    interfaces=LacpFacts,
+)
+
+
+class Facts(FactsBase):
+    """ The fact class for ios
+    """
+
+    VALID_LEGACY_GATHER_SUBSETS = frozenset(FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS.keys())
+    VALID_RESOURCE_SUBSETS = frozenset(FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS.keys())
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(Facts, self).__init__(module)
+
+    def get_facts(self, legacy_facts_type=None, resource_facts_type=None, data=None):
+        """ Collect the facts for ios
+
+        :param legacy_facts_type: List of legacy facts types
+        :param resource_facts_type: List of resource fact types
+        :param data: previously collected conf
+        :rtype: dict
+        :return: the facts gathered
+        """
+        netres_choices = FactsArgs.argument_spec['gather_network_resources'].get('choices', [])
+        if self.VALID_RESOURCE_SUBSETS:
+            self.get_network_resources_facts(netres_choices, FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS, resource_facts_type, data)
+
+        if self.VALID_LEGACY_GATHER_SUBSETS:
+            self.get_network_legacy_facts(FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS, legacy_facts_type)
+
+        return self.ansible_facts, self._warnings
diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/facts/lacp/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/facts/lacp/__init__.py
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/facts/lacp/lacp.py b/module_utils/network/ios/facts/lacp/lacp.py
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+#
+# -*- 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 ios lacp 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.
+"""
+import re
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common import utils
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.argspec.lacp.lacp import LacpArgs
+
+
+class LacpFacts(object):
+    """ The ios lacp fact class
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, module, subspec='config', options='options'):
+        self._module = module
+        self.argument_spec = LacpArgs.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 populate_facts(self, connection, ansible_facts, data=None):
+        """ Populate the facts for lacp
+        :param connection: the device connection
+        :param ansible_facts: Facts dictionary
+        :param data: previously collected conf
+        :rtype: dictionary
+        :returns: facts
+        """
+        if connection:
+            pass
+
+        objs = []
+        if not data:
+            data = connection.get('show lacp sys-id')
+        # operate on a collection of resource x
+        config = data.split('interface ')
+
+        for conf in config:
+            if conf:
+                obj = self.render_config(self.generated_spec, conf)
+                if obj:
+                    objs.append(obj)
+        facts = {}
+
+        if objs:
+            facts['lacp'] = []
+            # params = utils.validate_config(self.argument_spec, {'config': objs})
+
+            params = {'config': objs}
+
+            for cfg in params['config']:
+                facts['lacp'].append(cfg)
+        ansible_facts['ansible_network_resources'].update(facts)
+
+        return ansible_facts
+
+    def render_config(self, spec, 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
+        """
+        config = deepcopy(spec)
+        config['system_priority'] = int(conf.split(',')[0])
+
+        return utils.remove_empties(config)
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diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/utils/__init__.py b/module_utils/network/ios/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/module_utils/network/ios/utils/utils.py b/module_utils/network/ios/utils/utils.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/module_utils/network/ios/utils/utils.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- 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)
+
+# utils
+
+
+def search_obj_in_list(name, lst):
+    for o in lst:
+        if o['name'] == name:
+            return o
+    return None
+
+
+def normalize_interface(name):
+    """Return the normalized interface name
+    """
+    if not name:
+        return
+
+    def _get_number(name):
+        digits = ''
+        for char in name:
+            if char.isdigit() or char in '/.':
+                digits += char
+        return digits
+
+    if name.lower().startswith('gi'):
+        if_type = 'GigabitEthernet'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('te'):
+        if_type = 'TenGigabitEthernet'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('fa'):
+        if_type = 'FastEthernet'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('fo'):
+        if_type = 'FortyGigabitEthernet'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('long'):
+        if_type = 'LongReachEthernet'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('et'):
+        if_type = 'Ethernet'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('vl'):
+        if_type = 'Vlan'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('lo'):
+        if_type = 'loopback'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('po'):
+        if_type = 'port-channel'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('nv'):
+        if_type = 'nve'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('twe'):
+        if_type = 'TwentyFiveGigE'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('hu'):
+        if_type = 'HundredGigE'
+    else:
+        if_type = None
+
+    number_list = name.split(' ')
+    if len(number_list) == 2:
+        number = number_list[-1].strip()
+    else:
+        number = _get_number(name)
+
+    if if_type:
+        proper_interface = if_type + number
+    else:
+        proper_interface = name
+
+    return proper_interface
+
+
+def get_interface_type(interface):
+    """Gets the type of interface
+    """
+
+    if interface.upper().startswith('GI'):
+        return 'GigabitEthernet'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('TE'):
+        return 'TenGigabitEthernet'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('FA'):
+        return 'FastEthernet'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('FO'):
+        return 'FortyGigabitEthernet'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('LON'):
+        return 'LongReachEthernet'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('ET'):
+        return 'Ethernet'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('VL'):
+        return 'Vlan'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('LO'):
+        return 'loopback'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('PO'):
+        return 'port-channel'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('NV'):
+        return 'nve'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('TWE'):
+        return 'TwentyFiveGigE'
+    elif interface.upper().startswith('HU'):
+        return 'HundredGigE'
+    else:
+        return 'unknown'