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# Clixon Changelog
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## 3.9.0 (Preliminary Target: February 2019)
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## Forthcoming: 3.9.0 (22 Feb 2019)
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Thanks for all bug reports, feature requests and support! Thanks to [Netgate](https://www.netgate.com) and other sponsors for making Clixon a better tool!
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### Major New features
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* Correct XML namespace handling
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* According to [XML 1.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-xml-names-20091208) in restconf and Netconf.
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* Remaining deviations from strict namespace handling:
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* edit-config xpath select statement does not support namespaces
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* notifications do not support namespaces.
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* ietf-netconf base syntax is default `urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0` and may not be explicitly given. However, in future versions this may be mandatory.
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* CLI syntax (ie generated commands) do not have namespaces.
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* Correct [W3C XML 1.0 names spec](https://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-xml-names-20091208) namespace handling in Restconf and Netconf.
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* See [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/49]
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* The following features are exceptions and still do not support namespaces:
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* Netconf `edit-config xpath select` statement, and all xpath statements
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* Notifications
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* CLI syntax (ie generated commands)
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* The default namespace is ietf-netconf base syntax with uri: `urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0` and need not be explicitly given.
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* The following example shows changes in netconf and restconf:
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* Wrong Netconf RPC:
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* Accepted pre 3.9 (now not valid):
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```
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<rpc>
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<my-own-method/>
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</route>
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</rpc-reply>
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```
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* Correct Netconf RPC:
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* Correct 3.9 Netconf RPC:
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```
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<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"> # xmlns may be ommitted
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<my-own-method xmlns="urn:example:my-own">
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</route>
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</rpc-reply>
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```
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* Example: Correct restconf request:
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* Correct 3.9 Restconf request/ reply
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```
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POST http://localhost/restconf/operations/example:example)
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Content-Type: application/yang-data+json
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"x":0
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}
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}
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```
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* Example: correct Restconf reply:
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```
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"example:output": {
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}
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}
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```
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* To keep previous non-strict namespace handling (backwards compatible), set CLICON_XML_NS_STRICT to false.
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* See [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/49]
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* Yang upgrade (RFC7950)
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* To keep previous non-strict namespace handling (backwards compatible), set CLICON_XML_NS_STRICT to false. Note that this option will be removed asap after 3.9.0.
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* A major uplift to conform to Yang RFC7950
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* YANG parser cardinality checked (https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/48)
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* See https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/84
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* RPC method input parameters validated
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* see https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/47
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* Support of submodule, include and belongs-to.
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* Parsing of standard yang files supported, such as:
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* https://github.com/openconfig/public - except [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/60].
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* See [test/test_openconfig.sh]
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* https://github.com/YangModels/yang - except vendor-specific specs
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* See [test/test_yangmodels.sh]
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* Improved "unknown" handling
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* More precise Yang validation and better error messages
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* RPC method input parameters validated (https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/47)
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* Example: adding bad-, missing-, or unknown-element error messages, instead of operation-failed.
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* Validation of mandatory choice and recursive mandatory containers
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* Support of YANG `submodule, include and belongs-to` and improved `unknown` handlin
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* Parsing of standard yang files supported, such as:
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* https://github.com/openconfig/public - except [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/60]. See (test/test_openconfig.sh)
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* https://github.com/YangModels/yang - except vendor-specific specs. See (test/test_yangmodels.sh).
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* Yang load file configure options changed
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* `CLICON_YANG_DIR` is changed from a single directory to a path of directories
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* Note CLIXON_DATADIR (=/usr/local/share/clixon) need to be in the list
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* CLICON_YANG_MAIN_FILE Provides a filename with a single module filename.
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* CLICON_YANG_MAIN_DIR Provides a directory where all yang modules should be loaded.
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* NACM (RFC8341)
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* Experimental support, no performance enhancements and need further testing
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* Incoming RPC Message validation is supported (3.4.4)
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* Data Node Access validation is supported (3.4.5), except:
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* rule-type data-node path is not supported
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* Outgoing noitification aithorization is _not_ supported (3.4.6)
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* Incoming RPC Message validation is supported (See sec 3.4.4 in RFC8341)
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* Data Node Access validation is supported (3.4.5), _except_:
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* rule-type data-node `path` statements
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* Outgoing notification authorization is _not_ supported (3.4.6)
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* RPC:s are supported _except_:
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* `copy-config`for other src/target combinations than running/startup (3.2.6)
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* `commit` - NACM is applied to candidate and running operations only (3.2.8)
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* Client-side RPC:s are _not_ supported.
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* Client-side RPC:s are _not_ supported. That is, RPC code that runs in Netconf, restconf and CLI clients.
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* Recovery user "_nacm_recovery" added.
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* Experimental support, no performance enhancements and need further testing
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* Change GIT branch handling to a single working master branch
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* Develop branched abandoned
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* Travis CI supported, see [https://travis-ci.org/clicon/clixon]
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* Clixon Alpine-based containers
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* [Clixon base container](docker/base).
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* [CLixon system and test container](docker/system).
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* See also: [Clixon docker hub](https://hub.docker.com/u/clixon)
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### API changes on existing features (you may need to change your code)
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* XML namespace handling is corrected (see (#major-changes))
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* For backward compatibility set config option CLICON_XML_NS_LOOSE
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* You may have to manually upgrade existing database files, such as startup-db or persistent running-db, or any other saved XML file.
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* Stricter Yang validation (see (#major-changes)):
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* Many hand-crafted validation messages have been removed and replaced with generic validations, which may lead to changed rpc-error messages.
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* Choice validation. Example: In `choice c{ mandatory true; leaf x; }`, `x` was not previously enforced but is now.
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* Change all `@datamodel:tree` to `@datamodel` in all CLI specification files
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* More specifically, to the string in new config option: CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME which has `datamodel` as default.
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* Only applies if CLI code is generated, ie, `CLIXON_CLI_GENMODEL` is true.
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* Add `<CLICON_YANG_DIR>/usr/local/share/clixon</CLICON_YANG_DIR>` to your configuration file, or corresponding CLICON_DATADIR directory for Clixon system yang files.
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* Date-and-time type now properly uses ISO 8601 UTC timezone designators.
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* Eg `2008-09-21T18:57:21.003456` is changed to `2008-09-21T18:57:21.003456Z`
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* CLICON_XML_SORT option (in clixon-config.yang) has been removed and set to true permanently. Unsorted XML lists leads to slower performance and old obsolete code can be removed.
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* Added `username` argument to `xmldb_put()` datastore function for NACM data-node write checks
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* Rearranged yang files
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* Moved and updated all standard ietf and iana yang files from example and yang/ to `yang/standard`.
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* New configure option to disable standard yang files: `./configure --disable-stdyangs`
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* This is to make it easier to use standard IETF/IANA yang files in separate directory
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* Renamed example yang from example.yang -> clixon-example.yang
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* clixon_cli -p (printspec) changed semantics to add new yang path dir (see minor changes).
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* Date-and-time type now properly uses ISO 8601 UTC timezone designators.
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* Eg `2008-09-21T18:57:21.003456` is changed to `2008-09-21T18:57:21.003456Z`
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* Switched the order of `error-type` and `error-tag` in all netconf and restconf error messages to comply to RFC order.
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* Removed `delete-config` support for candidate db since it is not supported in RFC6241.
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* Renamed yang file `ietf-netconf-notification.yang` to `clixon-rfc5277.yang`.
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* Fixed validation problems, see [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/62]
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* Name confusion, the file is manually constructed from the rfc.
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* Changed prefix to `ncevent`
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* Stricter YANG choice validation leads to enforcement of structures
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* Example: In `choice c{ mandatory true; leaf x; }`, `x` was not previously enforced but is now.
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* Many hand-crafted validation messages have been removed and replaced with generic validations, which may lead to changed rpc-error messages.
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* CLICON_XML_SORT option (in clixon-config.yang) has been removed and set to true permanently. Unsorted XML lists leads to slower performance and old obsolete code can be removed.
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* Strict namespace setting can be a problem when upgrading existing database files, such as startup-db or persistent running-db, or any other saved XML file.
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* Removed obsolete `-x` command-line option to clixon_cli.
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* Removed `delete-config` support for candidate db since it is not supported in RFC6241.
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* Switched the order of `error-type` and `error-tag` in all netconf and restconf error messages to comply to RFC order.
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* XML namespace handling is corrected (see major changes)
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* For backward compatibility set config option CLICON_XML_NS_LOOSE
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* Yang parser functions have changed signatures. Please check the source if you call these functions.
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* Add `<CLICON_YANG_DIR>/usr/local/share/clixon</CLICON_YANG_DIR>` to your configuration file, or corresponding CLICON_DATADIR directory for Clixon system yang files.
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* Change all @datamodel:tree to @datamodel in all CLI specification files
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* If you generate CLI code from the model (CLIXON_CLI_GENMODEL).
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* For backward compatibility, define CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME_PATCH in clixon_custom.h
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### Minor changes
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* XML parser conformance to W3 spec
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* Better XML parser conformance to W3 spec
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* Names lexically correct (NCName)
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* Syntactically Correct handling of '<?' (processing instructions) and '<?xml' (XML declaration)
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* XML prolog syntax for 'well-formed' XML
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* `<!DOCTYPE` (ie DTD) is not supported.
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* Added Clixon example full system docker container, see [docker/system](docker/system).
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* Moved datastore/text/ code to datastore/ since there is only one type of datastore.
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* Added clicon_socket_set() and clicon_socket_get() functions for cleaning up backend server and restconf FCGI socket on termination.
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* Changed clixon base system container to use Alpine [docker/base](docker/base).
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* clixon-config YAML file has new revision: 2019-02-06.
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* Added new log function: `clicon_log_xml()` for logging XML tree
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* Replaced all calls to (obsolete) `cli_output` with `fprintf`
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* Added _experimental_ config option `CLICON_CLI_UTF8` default set to 0.
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* CLIgen UTF8 does not work with scrolling and control editing
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* Command-line options:
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* Added -o "<option>=<value>" command-line option to all programs: backend, cli, netconf, restconf. Any config option from file can be overrided by giving them on command-line.
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* Added -p <dir> command-line option to all programs: backend, cli, netconf, restconf. Adds a new dir to the yang path dir. (same as -o CLICON_YANG_DIR=<dir>)
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* `clixon_cli -p` (printspec) obsolete and replaced
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* `clixon_cli -x` is obsolete and removed.
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* Added experimental config option `CLICON_CLI_UTF8` default set to 0. Does not work with scrolling and control editing, see (https://github.com/olofhagsand/cligen/issues/21)
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* Added valgrind memory leak tests in testmem.sh for cli, netconf, restconf and backend
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* To run with backend for example: `mem.sh backend`
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* Keyvalue datastore removed (it has been disabled since 3.3.3)
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* Added clicon_socket_set() and clicon_socket_get() functions for cleaning up backend server and restconf FCGI socket on termination.
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* clixon-config YAML file has new revision: 2019-02-06.
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* Added new log function: `clicon_log_xml()` for logging XML tree to syslog
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* Replaced all calls to (obsolete) `cli_output` with `fprintf`
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* Added `make test` from top-level Makefile
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* Added `xml_rootchild_node()` lib function as variant of `xml_rootchild()`
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* Added -o "<option>=<value>" command-line option to all programs: backend, cli, netconf, restconf.
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* Any config option from file can be overrided by giving them on command-line.
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* Added -p <dir> command-line option to all programs: backend, cli, netconf, restconf.
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* -p adds a new dir to the yang path dir. (same as -o CLICON_YAN_DIR=<dir>)
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* Cligen uses posix regex while yang uses XSD. It differs in some aspects. A translator function has been added for `\d` -> `[0-9]` translation, there may be more. This fixes the most acute problems, but there may be more.
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* Added new clixon-lib yang module for internal netconf protocol. Currently only extends the standard with a debug RPC.
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* Added three-valued return values for several validate functions where -1 is fatal error, 0 is validation failed and 1 is validation OK.
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* This includes: `xmldb_put`, `xml_yang_validate_all`, `xml_yang_validate_add`, `xml_yang_validate_rpc`, `api_path2xml`, `api_path2xpath`
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* Added `example_rpc` RPC to example backend
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* Renamed `xml_namespace()` and `xml_namespace_set()` to `xml_prefix()` and `xml_prefix_set()`, respectively.
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* Changed all make tags --> make TAGS
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* Keyvalue datastore removed (it has been disabled since 3.3.3)
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* New config option: CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME defining name of generated syntax tree if CLIXON_CLI_GENMODEL is set.
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### Corrected Bugs
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* [Issue with bare axis names](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/54)
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* Problem here is that you can still add keys via netconf - since validation is a separate step, but in cli or restconf it should not be possible.
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* Partially corrected: [yang type range statement does not support multiple values](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/59).
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* Should work for netconf and restconf, but not for CLI.
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* Fixed: [Range parsing is not RFC 7950 compliant](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/71)
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* xml_cmp() compares numeric nodes based on string value [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/64]
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* xml_cmp() respects 'ordered-by user' for state nodes, which violates RFC 7950 [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/63]. (Thanks JDL)
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* [Range parsing is not RFC 7950 compliant](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/71)
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* `xml_cmp()` compares numeric nodes based on string value [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/64]
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* `xml_cmp()` respects 'ordered-by user' for state nodes, which violates RFC 7950 [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/63]. (Thanks JDL)
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* XML<>JSON conversion problems [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/66]
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* CDATA sections stripped from XML when converted to JSON
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* Restconf returns error when RPC generates "ok" reply [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/69]
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* xsd regular expression support for character classes [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/68]
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* added support for \c, \d, \w, \W, \s, \S.
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* XSD regular expression support for character classes [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/68]
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* Added support for \c, \d, \w, \W, \s, \S.
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* Removing newlines from XML data [https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/65]
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* Fixed [ietf-netconf-notification@2008-07-01.yang validation problem #62](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/62)
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* Ignore CR(\r) in yang files for DOS files
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* [Dependencies](#dependencies)
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* [Extending](#extending)
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* [Yang](#yang)
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* [CLI](#cli)
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* [CLI](cli/FAQ.md)
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* [XML and XPATH](#xml)
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* [Netconf](#netconf)
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* [Restconf](#restconf)
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```
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## CLI
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The Clixon CLI uses [CLIgen](http://github.com/olofhagsand/cligen) best described by the [CLIgen tutorial](https://github.com/olofhagsand/cligen/blob/master/cligen_tutorial.pdf). The [example](example) is also helpful.
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Clixon adds some features and structure to CLIgen which include:
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* A plugin framework for both textual CLI specifications(.cli) and object files (.so)
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* Object files contains compiled C functions referenced by callbacks in the CLI specification. For example, in the cli spec command: `a,fn()`, `fn` must exist oin the object file as a C function.
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* A CLI API struct is given in the plugin. See [example](example/README.md#plugins).
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* A CLI specification file is enhanced with the following CLIgen variables:
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* `CLICON_MODE`: A colon-separated list of CLIgen `modes`. The CLI spec in the file are added to _all_ modes specified in the list.
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* `CLICON_PROMPT`: A string describing the CLI prompt using a very simple format with: `%H`, `%U` and `%T`.
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* `CLICON_PLUGIN`: the name of the object file containing callbacks in this file.
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* Clixon generates a command syntax from the Yang specification that can be refernced as `@datamodel`. This is useful if you do not want to hand-craft CLI syntax for configuration syntax. Example:
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```
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set @datamodel, cli_set();
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merge @datamodel, cli_merge();
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create @datamodel, cli_create();
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show @datamodel, cli_show_auto("running", "xml");
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```
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The commands (eg `cli_set`) will be called with the first argument an api-path to the referenced object.
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* The CLIgen `treename` syntax does not work.
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### Large CLI specifications
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CLIgen is designed to handle large specifications in runtime, but it may be
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difficult to handle large specifications from a design perspective.
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Here are some techniques and hints on how to reduce the complexity of large CLI specs:
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* Use sub-modes. The `CLICON_MODE` can be used to add the same syntax in multiple modes. For example, if you have major modes `configure`and `operation` and a set of commands that should be in both, you can add a sub-mode that will appear in both configure and operation mode.
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CLICON_MODE="configure:operation";
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show("Show") routing("routing");
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```
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Note that CLI command trees are _merged_ so that show commands in other files are shown together. Thus, for example:
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```
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CLICON_MODE="operation:files";
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show("Show") files("files");
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```
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will result in both commands in the operation mode (not the others):
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```
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cli> show <TAB>
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routing files
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```
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* Use sub-trees and the the tree operator `@`. Every mode gets assigned a tree which can be referenced as `@name`. This tree can be either on the top-level or as a sub-tree. For example, create a specific sub-tree that is used as sub-trees in other modes:
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```
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CLICON_MODE="subtree";
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subcommand{
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a, a();
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b, b();
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}
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```
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then access that subtree from other modes:
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```
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CLICON_MODE="configure";
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main @subtree;
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other @subtree,c();
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The configure mode will now use the same subtree in two different commands. Additionally, in the `other` command, the callbacks will be overwritten by `c`. That is, if `other a`, or `other b` is called, callback function `c`will be invoked.
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* Use the C preprocessor. You can then define macros, include files, etc. Here is an example of a Makefile using cpp:
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```
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C_CPP = clispec_example1.cpp clispec_example2.cpp
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C_CLI = $(C_CPP:.cpp=.cli
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CLIS = $(C_CLI)
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all: $(CLIS)
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%.cli : %.cpp
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$(CPP) -P -x assembler-with-cpp $(INCLUDES) -o $@ $<
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```
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## Netconf
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@ -209,30 +209,6 @@ clixon_str2fn(char *name,
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return NULL;
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}
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#ifdef CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME_PATCH
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/*! Patch all CLI spec calls to @datamodel:tree to @datamodel.
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* This is a backward compatible fix for 3.9 for CLIgen specification files
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* using model generation (CLIXON_CLI_GENMODEL).
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* All new references should use @datamodel (or CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME).
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* whereas older code used @datamodel:tree.
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*/
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static int
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mask_datamodel_fn(cg_obj *co,
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void *arg)
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{
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char *str = "datamodel:";
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int len = strlen(str);
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if (co->co_type == CO_REFERENCE){
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if (strlen(co->co_command) > len &&
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strncmp(co->co_command, "datamodel:", len)==0){
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co->co_command[len-1] = '\0';
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}
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}
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return 0;
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}
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#endif /* CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME_PATCH */
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/*! Append to syntax mode from file
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* @param[in] h Clixon handle
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* @param[in] filename Name of file where syntax is specified (in syntax-group dir)
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@ -277,10 +253,6 @@ cli_load_syntax(clicon_handle h,
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goto done;
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}
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fclose(f);
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#ifdef CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME_PATCH
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if (pt_apply(pt, mask_datamodel_fn, h) < 0)
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goto done;
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#endif
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/* Get CLICON specific global variables */
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prompt = cvec_find_str(cvv, "CLICON_PROMPT");
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plgnam = cvec_find_str(cvv, "CLICON_PLUGIN");
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81
doc/CLI.md
Normal file
81
doc/CLI.md
Normal file
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@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
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# CLixon CLI
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* [CLIgen](#cligen)
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* [Tricks - eg for large specs](tricks)
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## CLIgen
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The Clixon CLI uses [CLIgen](http://github.com/olofhagsand/cligen) best described by the [CLIgen tutorial](https://github.com/olofhagsand/cligen/blob/master/cligen_tutorial.pdf). The [example](example) is also helpful.
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Clixon adds some features and structure to CLIgen which include:
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* A plugin framework for both textual CLI specifications(.cli) and object files (.so)
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* Object files contains compiled C functions referenced by callbacks in the CLI specification. For example, in the cli spec command: `a,fn()`, `fn` must exist oin the object file as a C function.
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* A CLI API struct is given in the plugin. See [example](example/README.md#plugins).
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||||
* A CLI specification file is enhanced with the following CLIgen variables:
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* `CLICON_MODE`: A colon-separated list of CLIgen `modes`. The CLI spec in the file are added to _all_ modes specified in the list.
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* `CLICON_PROMPT`: A string describing the CLI prompt using a very simple format with: `%H`, `%U` and `%T`.
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* `CLICON_PLUGIN`: the name of the object file containing callbacks in this file.
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* Clixon generates a command syntax from the Yang specification that can be refernced as `@datamodel`. This is useful if you do not want to hand-craft CLI syntax for configuration syntax. Example:
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```
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set @datamodel, cli_set();
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merge @datamodel, cli_merge();
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create @datamodel, cli_create();
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show @datamodel, cli_show_auto("running", "xml");
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```
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The commands (eg `cli_set`) will be called with the first argument an api-path to the referenced object.
|
||||
* The CLIgen `treename` syntax does not work.
|
||||
|
||||
## Tricks
|
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|
||||
CLIgen is designed to handle large specifications in runtime, but it may be
|
||||
difficult to handle large specifications from a design perspective.
|
||||
|
||||
Here are some techniques and hints on how to reduce the complexity of large CLI specs:
|
||||
|
||||
### Sub-modes
|
||||
The `CLICON_MODE` can be used to add the same syntax in multiple modes. For example, if you have major modes `configure`and `operation` and a set of commands that should be in both, you can add a sub-mode that will appear in both configure and operation mode.
|
||||
```
|
||||
CLICON_MODE="configure:operation";
|
||||
show("Show") routing("routing");
|
||||
```
|
||||
Note that CLI command trees are _merged_ so that show commands in other files are shown together. Thus, for example:
|
||||
```
|
||||
CLICON_MODE="operation:files";
|
||||
show("Show") files("files");
|
||||
```
|
||||
will result in both commands in the operation mode (not the others):
|
||||
```
|
||||
cli> show <TAB>
|
||||
routing files
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Sub-trees
|
||||
|
||||
You can also use sub-trees and the the tree operator `@`. Every mode gets assigned a tree which can be referenced as `@name`. This tree can be either on the top-level or as a sub-tree. For example, create a specific sub-tree that is used as sub-trees in other modes:
|
||||
```
|
||||
CLICON_MODE="subtree";
|
||||
subcommand{
|
||||
a, a();
|
||||
b, b();
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
then access that subtree from other modes:
|
||||
```
|
||||
CLICON_MODE="configure";
|
||||
main @subtree;
|
||||
other @subtree,c();
|
||||
```
|
||||
The configure mode will now use the same subtree in two different commands. Additionally, in the `other` command, the callbacks will be overwritten by `c`. That is, if `other a`, or `other b` is called, callback function `c`will be invoked.
|
||||
|
||||
### C-preprocessor
|
||||
|
||||
You can also add the C preprocessor as a first step. You can then define macros, include files, etc. Here is an example of a Makefile using cpp:
|
||||
```
|
||||
C_CPP = clispec_example1.cpp clispec_example2.cpp
|
||||
C_CLI = $(C_CPP:.cpp=.cli
|
||||
CLIS = $(C_CLI)
|
||||
all: $(CLIS)
|
||||
%.cli : %.cpp
|
||||
$(CPP) -P -x assembler-with-cpp $(INCLUDES) -o $@ $<
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
|
@ -51,10 +51,3 @@ int strverscmp (__const char *__s1, __const char *__s2);
|
|||
*/
|
||||
#define XMLNS_YANG_ONLY 1
|
||||
|
||||
/* If set, patch all CLI spec calls to @datamodel:tree to @datamodel.
|
||||
* This is a backward compatible fix for 3.9 for CLIgen specification files
|
||||
* using model generation (CLIXON_CLI_GENMODEL).
|
||||
* All new references should use @datamodel (or CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME).
|
||||
* whereas older code used @datamodel:tree.
|
||||
*/
|
||||
#define CLICON_CLI_MODEL_TREENAME_PATCH
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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