improving the new code a bit

README.rst

 --------------------
 Sets the resolver configuration
 
+``network.routes``
+------------------
+Manages network routes
+
 Additional resources
 ====================
 

network/defaults.yaml

       - pre_down_cmds
       - post_up_cmds
       - post_down_cmds
-      # bonding
+      {#- bonding #}
       - master
       - mode
       - slaves
       - pre_down_cmds
       - post_up_cmds
       - post_down_cmds
-      # bonding
+      {#- bonding #}
       - master
       - mode
       - slaves

network/routes.sls

 #!jinja|yaml
 # vim: sts=2 ts=2 sw=2 et ai
+
 {% from "network/defaults.yaml" import rawmap with context %}
 {% set datamap = salt['grains.filter_by'](rawmap, merge=salt['pillar.get']('network')) %}
 
-{% for r in datamap.routes %}
+{# TODO: The function name 'routes' in 'network.routes' should be moved into the list as soon as it's possible
+   for code convention reasons. Unfortunately 'routes' is also used in **kwargs when calling ip.build_routes
+   in salt.states.network #}
+{% for r in datamap.routes|default([]) %}
 {{ r.name }}:
   network.routes:
-    - name: {{ r.name }} 
     - routes:
-      {% for n in r.networks %}
-      - name: {{ n.name }} 
+  {% for n in r.networks %}
+      - name: {{ n.name }}
         ipaddr: {{ n.ipaddr }}
-        netmask: {{ n.netmask }} 
-        gateway: {{ n.gateway }} 
-      {% endfor %}
+        netmask: {{ n.netmask }}
+        gateway: {{ n.gateway }}
+  {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}

pillar.example.sls

   routes:
     - name: eth1
       networks:
-        - name: for_lan 
-          ipaddr: 172.16.0.0 
+        - name: for_lan
+          ipaddr: 172.16.0.0
           netmask: 255.255.0.0
-          gateway: 192.168.2.1 
-                                
+          gateway: 192.168.2.1
+