Bug with host when state:present is run several times with same data, when host includes a host alias

[ChristinaJLear]

.../ansible_collections/infoblox/nios_modules/plugins/module_utils/api.py", line 710, in compare_objects\nAttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'get'

tasks:
- name: configure an ipv4 host record with alias - no extattr
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
name: "test5.example.com"
ipv4:
- address: "10.10.10.15"
aliases:
- alias_test5_1.example.com
state: present
provider:
host: "192.168.111.10"
username: "admin"
password: "infoblox"
connection: local

The following fixes it:
*** nios_modules/plugins/module_utils/api.py 2024-12-02 14:40:31.238885201 +0000
--- nios_modules/plugins/module_utils/api.py-fixed 2024-12-02 16:18:33.943565524 +0000

---

*** 704,710 ****
return False

              for subitem in proposed_item:

! if current_item:
# Host IPv4addrs wont contain use_nextserver and nextserver
# If DHCP is false.
dhcp_flag = current_item[0].get('configure_for_dhcp', False)
--- 704,710 ----
return False

              for subitem in proposed_item:

! if key == 'ipv4addrs' and current_item:
# Host IPv4addrs wont contain use_nextserver and nextserver
# If DHCP is false.
dhcp_flag = current_item[0].get('configure_for_dhcp', False)

Creating pull request, also.

[JkhatriInfobox]

Hi @ChristinaJLear,

We have addressed this issue in the latest release v1.8.0, where PR #285 contains the fix.

Hope this resolves the issue. If the problem persists, please create a new issue or re-open this one.