Bug fixes for GCP modules (#54763)

19 files changed, 125 insertions, 111 deletions

diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router.py
index 83ecca83de..d15a4b11ef 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router.py
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - A reference to the network to which this router belongs.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network
-      task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: true
   bgp:
     description:
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ network:
   description:
   - A reference to the network to which this router belongs.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 bgp:
   description:
   - BGP information specific to this router.
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ def main():
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
-            network=dict(required=True),
+            network=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             bgp=dict(
                 type='dict',
                 options=dict(
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router_facts.py
index 45c00d8af7..fd454ea5bd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_router_facts.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - A reference to the network to which this router belongs.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     bgp:
       description:
       - BGP information specific to this router.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork.py
index 5f4762a2b1..22a045b4cf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork.py
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ options:
     - The network this subnet belongs to.
     - Only networks that are in the distributed mode can have subnetworks.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network
-      task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: true
   enable_flow_logs:
     description:
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ network:
   - The network this subnet belongs to.
   - Only networks that are in the distributed mode can have subnetworks.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 enableFlowLogs:
   description:
   - Whether to enable flow logging for this subnetwork.
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ def main():
             description=dict(type='str'),
             ip_cidr_range=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-            network=dict(required=True),
+            network=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             enable_flow_logs=dict(type='bool'),
             secondary_ip_ranges=dict(
                 type='list', elements='dict', options=dict(range_name=dict(required=True, type='str'), ip_cidr_range=dict(required=True, type='str'))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork_facts.py
index 9d24ddd967..58d67c35cc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_subnetwork_facts.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ items:
       - The network this subnet belongs to.
       - Only networks that are in the distributed mode can have subnetworks.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     enableFlowLogs:
       description:
       - Whether to enable flow logging for this subnetwork.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py
index 3e69a973f5..77ac93c525 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ options:
     - A reference to the UrlMap resource that defines the mapping from URL to the
       BackendService.
     - 'This field represents a link to a UrlMap resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_url_map
-      task and then set this url_map field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_url_map task and then set this url_map field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: true
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 notes:
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ urlMap:
   description:
   - A reference to the UrlMap resource that defines the mapping from URL to the BackendService.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ def main():
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-            url_map=dict(required=True),
+            url_map=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy_facts.py
index 1a6e68af68..0ae4f891c6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy_facts.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ items:
       - A reference to the UrlMap resource that defines the mapping from URL to the
         BackendService.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py
index c9dd72cfe1..e32c47c5dd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ options:
       resource. If not set, the TargetHttpsProxy resource will not have any SSL policy
       configured.
     - 'This field represents a link to a SslPolicy resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_ssl_policy
-      task and then set this ssl_policy field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_ssl_policy task and then set this ssl_policy field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: false
     version_added: 2.8
   url_map:
@@ -96,9 +97,10 @@ options:
     - A reference to the UrlMap resource that defines the mapping from URL to the
       BackendService.
     - 'This field represents a link to a UrlMap resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_url_map
-      task and then set this url_map field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_url_map task and then set this url_map field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: true
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 notes:
@@ -235,12 +237,12 @@ sslPolicy:
     resource. If not set, the TargetHttpsProxy resource will not have any SSL policy
     configured.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 urlMap:
   description:
   - A reference to the UrlMap resource that defines the mapping from URL to the BackendService.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -265,9 +267,9 @@ def main():
             description=dict(type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             quic_override=dict(type='str', choices=['NONE', 'ENABLE', 'DISABLE']),
-            ssl_certificates=dict(required=True, type='list'),
-            ssl_policy=dict(),
-            url_map=dict(required=True),
+            ssl_certificates=dict(required=True, type='list', elements='dict'),
+            ssl_policy=dict(type='dict'),
+            url_map=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy_facts.py
index bd79ec0d85..423fe90e87 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy_facts.py
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ items:
         resource. If not set, the TargetHttpsProxy resource will not have any SSL
         policy configured.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     urlMap:
       description:
       - A reference to the UrlMap resource that defines the mapping from URL to the
         BackendService.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool.py
index 270e1a03ed..4d9e693c2b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool.py
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ options:
       pool in the "force" mode, where traffic will be spread to the healthy instances
       with the best effort, or to all instances when no instance is healthy.
     - 'This field represents a link to a TargetPool resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_target_pool
-      task and then set this backup_pool field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_target_pool task and then set this backup_pool field to "{{
+      name-of-resource }}"'
     required: false
   description:
     description:
@@ -90,10 +91,10 @@ options:
       checks pass. If not specified it means all member instances will be considered
       healthy at all times.
     - 'This field represents a link to a HttpHealthCheck resource in GCP. It can be
-      specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-      here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to
-      a gcp_compute_http_health_check task and then set this health_check field to
-      "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+      and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+      name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_http_health_check task and then set this
+      health_check field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: false
   instances:
     description:
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ backupPool:
     pool in the "force" mode, where traffic will be spread to the healthy instances
     with the best effort, or to all instances when no instance is healthy.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 creationTimestamp:
   description:
   - Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ healthCheck:
     checks pass. If not specified it means all member instances will be considered
     healthy at all times.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 id:
   description:
   - The unique identifier for the resource.
@@ -249,11 +250,11 @@ def main():
     module = GcpModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
-            backup_pool=dict(),
+            backup_pool=dict(type='dict'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
             failover_ratio=dict(type='str'),
-            health_check=dict(),
-            instances=dict(type='list'),
+            health_check=dict(type='dict'),
+            instances=dict(type='list', elements='dict'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             session_affinity=dict(type='str', choices=['NONE', 'CLIENT_IP', 'CLIENT_IP_PROTO']),
             region=dict(required=True, type='str'),
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool_facts.py
index 48923e1407..884cc6dcf0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_pool_facts.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ items:
         primary pool in the "force" mode, where traffic will be spread to the healthy
         instances with the best effort, or to all instances when no instance is healthy.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     creationTimestamp:
       description:
       - Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ items:
         checks pass. If not specified it means all member instances will be considered
         healthy at all times.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     id:
       description:
       - The unique identifier for the resource.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py
index ec6f54ccc2..108d2718de 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - A reference to the BackendService resource.
     - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It can be
-      specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-      here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to
-      a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this service field to "{{ name-of-resource
-      }}"'
+      specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+      and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+      name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this service
+      field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: true
   ssl_certificates:
     description:
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ options:
       resource. If not set, the TargetSslProxy resource will not have any SSL policy
       configured.
     - 'This field represents a link to a SslPolicy resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_ssl_policy
-      task and then set this ssl_policy field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_ssl_policy task and then set this ssl_policy field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: false
     version_added: 2.8
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ service:
   description:
   - A reference to the BackendService resource.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 sslCertificates:
   description:
   - A list of SslCertificate resources that are used to authenticate connections between
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ sslPolicy:
     resource. If not set, the TargetSslProxy resource will not have any SSL policy
     configured.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -251,9 +252,9 @@ def main():
             description=dict(type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             proxy_header=dict(type='str', choices=['NONE', 'PROXY_V1']),
-            service=dict(required=True),
-            ssl_certificates=dict(required=True, type='list'),
-            ssl_policy=dict(),
+            service=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
+            ssl_certificates=dict(required=True, type='list', elements='dict'),
+            ssl_policy=dict(type='dict'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy_facts.py
index fe582bfccf..a193754307 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy_facts.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - A reference to the BackendService resource.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     sslCertificates:
       description:
       - A list of SslCertificate resources that are used to authenticate connections
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ items:
         resource. If not set, the TargetSslProxy resource will not have any SSL policy
         configured.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py
index b10ace3174..06acbc343c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - A reference to the BackendService resource.
     - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It can be
-      specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-      here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to
-      a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this service field to "{{ name-of-resource
-      }}"'
+      specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+      and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+      name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this service
+      field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: true
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 notes:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ service:
   description:
   - A reference to the BackendService resource.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def main():
             description=dict(type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             proxy_header=dict(type='str', choices=['NONE', 'PROXY_V1']),
-            service=dict(required=True),
+            service=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy_facts.py
index f563a0b8bf..ab0e0da300 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy_facts.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - A reference to the BackendService resource.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway.py
index 9bf4d8c214..3e26ef4634 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway.py
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - The network this VPN gateway is accepting traffic for.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_network
-      task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_network task and then set this network field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: true
   region:
     description:
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ network:
   description:
   - The network this VPN gateway is accepting traffic for.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 tunnels:
   description:
   - A list of references to VpnTunnel resources associated with this VPN gateway.
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ def main():
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-            network=dict(required=True),
+            network=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             region=dict(required=True, type='str'),
         )
     )
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway_facts.py
index 09c6913ee6..91c2a47ac6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway_facts.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - The network this VPN gateway is accepting traffic for.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     tunnels:
       description:
       - A list of references to VpnTunnel resources associated with this VPN gateway.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py
index 5d0c6bd193..74ed45aa0b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ options:
     description:
     - A reference to BackendService resource if none of the hostRules match.
     - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It can be
-      specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-      here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to
-      a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this default_service field to
-      "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+      and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+      name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this default_service
+      field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: true
   description:
     description:
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ options:
         - A reference to a BackendService resource. This will be used if none of the
           pathRules defined by this PathMatcher is matched by the URL's path portion.
         - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It can
-          be specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-          here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
-          to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this default_service
-          field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+          be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+          and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+          name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this
+          default_service field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
         required: true
       description:
         description:
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ options:
             description:
             - A reference to the BackendService resource if this rule is matched.
             - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It
-              can be specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of
-              the resource here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register:
-              name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set
-              this service field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+              can be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with
+              key ''selfLink'' and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively,
+              you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service
+              task and then set this service field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
             required: true
   tests:
     description:
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ options:
         - A reference to expected BackendService resource the given URL should be
           mapped to.
         - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It can
-          be specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-          here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
-          to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this service field to
-          "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+          be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+          and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+          name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this
+          service field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
         required: true
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 '''
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ defaultService:
   description:
   - A reference to BackendService resource if none of the hostRules match.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 description:
   description:
   - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pathMatchers:
       - A reference to a BackendService resource. This will be used if none of the
         pathRules defined by this PathMatcher is matched by the URL's path portion.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     description:
       description:
       - An optional description of this resource.
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ pathMatchers:
           description:
           - A reference to the BackendService resource if this rule is matched.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
 tests:
   description:
   - The list of expected URL mappings. Requests to update this UrlMap will succeed
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ tests:
       - A reference to expected BackendService resource the given URL should be mapped
         to.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def main():
     module = GcpModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
-            default_service=dict(required=True),
+            default_service=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
             host_rules=dict(
                 type='list',
@@ -382,11 +382,13 @@ def main():
                 type='list',
                 elements='dict',
                 options=dict(
-                    default_service=dict(required=True),
+                    default_service=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
                     description=dict(type='str'),
                     name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
                     path_rules=dict(
-                        type='list', elements='dict', options=dict(paths=dict(required=True, type='list', elements='str'), service=dict(required=True))
+                        type='list',
+                        elements='dict',
+                        options=dict(paths=dict(required=True, type='list', elements='str'), service=dict(required=True, type='dict')),
                     ),
                 ),
             ),
@@ -394,7 +396,10 @@ def main():
                 type='list',
                 elements='dict',
                 options=dict(
-                    description=dict(type='str'), host=dict(required=True, type='str'), path=dict(required=True, type='str'), service=dict(required=True)
+                    description=dict(type='str'),
+                    host=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+                    path=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+                    service=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
                 ),
             ),
         )
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map_facts.py
index 2fd5175a96..99ed600a31 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map_facts.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ items:
       description:
       - A reference to BackendService resource if none of the hostRules match.
       returned: success
-      type: str
+      type: dict
     description:
       description:
       - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ items:
             the pathRules defined by this PathMatcher is matched by the URL's path
             portion.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
         description:
           description:
           - An optional description of this resource.
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ items:
               description:
               - A reference to the BackendService resource if this rule is matched.
               returned: success
-              type: str
+              type: dict
     tests:
       description:
       - The list of expected URL mappings. Requests to update this UrlMap will succeed
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ items:
           - A reference to expected BackendService resource the given URL should be
             mapped to.
           returned: success
-          type: str
+          type: dict
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel.py
index c88d31844c..ec7be3db05 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel.py
@@ -63,18 +63,19 @@ options:
     description:
     - URL of the Target VPN gateway with which this VPN tunnel is associated.
     - 'This field represents a link to a TargetVpnGateway resource in GCP. It can
-      be specified in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource
-      here as a string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to
-      a gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway task and then set this target_vpn_gateway field
-      to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
+      and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
+      name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway task and then set this
+      target_vpn_gateway field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
     required: true
   router:
     description:
     - URL of router resource to be used for dynamic routing.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Router resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place in the selfLink of the resource here as a
-      string Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_router
-      task and then set this router field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
+      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
+      to a gcp_compute_router task and then set this router field to "{{ name-of-resource
+      }}"'
     required: false
   peer_ip:
     description:
@@ -193,12 +194,12 @@ targetVpnGateway:
   description:
   - URL of the Target VPN gateway with which this VPN tunnel is associated.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 router:
   description:
   - URL of router resource to be used for dynamic routing.
   returned: success
-  type: str
+  type: dict
 peerIp:
   description:
   - IP address of the peer VPN gateway. Only IPv4 is supported.
@@ -265,8 +266,8 @@ def main():
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             description=dict(type='str'),
-            target_vpn_gateway=dict(required=True),
-            router=dict(),
+            target_vpn_gateway=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
+            router=dict(type='dict'),
             peer_ip=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             shared_secret=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             ike_version=dict(default=2, type='int'),