Fix: Preserve AS-DOT ASN string formatting in ansible_collections utils.Template()

plugins/module_utils/network/common/utils.py

@@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ def __call__(self, value, variables=None, fail_on_undefined=True):
 
         if value:
             try:
+                # PATCH: Preserve AS-DOT ASN string formatting (e.g., '65000.1000')
+                if isinstance(value, str) and re.fullmatch(r"\d+\.\d{3,}", value):
+                    return value
                 return ast.literal_eval(value)
             except Exception:
                 return str(value)

tests/unit/module_utils/network/common/template/test_network_template.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import unittest
+
+from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.network.common.utils import Template
+
+
+class TestNetworkTemplate(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.template = Template()
+
+    def test_asdot_string_preserved(self):
+        """Ensure AS-DOT strings like '65000.1000' are not coerced to float."""
+        result = self.template("{{ as_number }}", {"as_number": "65000.1000"})
+        self.assertEqual(result, "65000.1000")
+
+    def test_normal_string_eval(self):
+        """Ensure normal integer strings still evaluate correctly."""
+        result = self.template("{{ as_number }}", {"as_number": "65000"})
+        self.assertEqual(result, 65000)
+
+    def test_list_literal_eval(self):
+        """Ensure literal_eval still works for lists."""
+        result = self.template("{{ value }}", {"value": "[1, 2, 3]"})
+        self.assertEqual(result, [1, 2, 3])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()