Fix #1554: Improve compare_config for NXOS partial merging #1567
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NXOS partial merges were not aware of command hierarchy when showing the differences to be applied via the
compare_config
method. We (myself and @mundruid) have changed the merge diffing to use the netutils package. Docstrings and documentation updated as well.Tests would be a stretch goal for another day since this code path is not tested at the moment.
See an example below of old and new behavior:
Fixes #1554