The new syntax has been supported since ~2017.
From the docs, in case they change:

! New Style
test.random_hash:
  module.run:
    - test.random_hash:
      - size: 42
      - hash_type: sha256

! Legacy Style
test.random_hash:
  module.run:
    - size: 42
    - hash_type: sha256

iteritems() was dropped in recent Python3 releases and items() is compatible
with Python 2.7.

Change-Id: I8f2a66c6edafc425794d7cedc8b9217df7ee5951

Before adding new records to /etc/hosts, remove all hostnames
that are managed by the model but have different addresses
than provided in the model.

Change-Id: Idf5a30429497c33027e6ba973e684ba0443a1edf

Parameter purge_hosts will enforce whole /etc/hosts file, removing entries
that are not defined in model except defaults for both IPv4 and IPv6 localhost
and hostname + fqdn.

It's good to use this option if you want to ensure /etc/hosts is always in a
clean state however it's not enabled by default for safety.

Change-Id: Ieb219b2dd494d5a66ecc52a2ec00dd5157ee2b7a