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- [Summary ](https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/branch/1.1/README.md )
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- [[tutorial v1.1_000] Creating a structure file](https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_000/README.md) ([diff](https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/compare/v1.1_000~1..v1.1_000))
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# [tutorial v1.1_001)] Let’ s add our first variable
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[View the diff ](https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/compare/v1.1_001~1..v1.1_001 )
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[Read the documentation ](https://pedago.gwenaelremond.fr/bribes/rougail/tutorial/preliminary.html#let-s-add-our-first-variable )
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## Screenshot
< img src = "firefox.png" width = 50% height = 50% alt = "Firefox Proxy setting" / >
## Clone and install
To test this tutorial, you need to download this repository and install Rougail:
```shell
git clone -b 1.1 https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials.git
cd rougail-tutorials
python -m venv venv_rougail
. venv_rougail/bin/activate
pip install rougail-cli rougail-output-exporter rougail-output-doc rougail-user-data-yaml
```
Then switch to the tutorial page:
```shell
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git switch --detach v1.1_001
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```
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## Structure
< p >
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< a href = "https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_001/./" > .< / a > < br / >
└── < a href = "https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_001/./firefox/" > firefox< / a > < br / >
└── < a href = "https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_001/./firefox/00-proxy.yml" > 00-proxy.yml< / a > < br / >
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< br / > < br / > < / p >
Contents of the firefox/00-proxy.yml file
```yml
%YAML 1.2
---
version: 1.1
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proxy_mode:
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...
```
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### Let's generate the documentation
```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -o doc
```
| Variable | Description |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **proxy_mode** < br /> [`string`](https://rougail.readthedocs.io/en/latest/variable.html#variables-types) `mandatory` | |
### Let's generate the changelog
```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -o doc --doc.contents changelog
```
#### New variable
| Variable | Description |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **proxy_mode** < br /> [`string`](https://rougail.readthedocs.io/en/latest/variable.html#variables-types) `mandatory` | |
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## User datas
### Example 1
#### config/01/config.yml
```yml
---
```
#### Output
```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/01/config.yml
```
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< pre >< span style = "font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000 " > 🛑 ERRORS</ span >
< span style = "color: #ff0000 " > ┗━━ </ span > The following variables are mandatory but have no value:
< span style = "color: #ff0000 " > </ span >< span style = "color: #ff0000 " > ┗━━ </ span > proxy_mode
< / pre >
#### Output in read write mode
```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/01/config.yml --cli.read_write
```
< pre > ╭─────── Caption ────────╮
│ Variable < span style = "color: #ffd700 " > Default value</ span > │
╰────────────────────────╯
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Variables:
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< span style = "color: #5c5cff " > ┗━━ </ span > 📓 proxy_mode: < span style = "color: #ffd700 " > null</ span >
< / pre >
### Example 2
#### config/02/config.yml
```yml
---
proxy_mode: No proxy
```
#### Output
```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/02/config.yml
```
< pre > ╭──────── Caption ────────╮
│ Variable Modified value │
╰─────────────────────────╯
Variables:
< span style = "color: #5c5cff " > ┗━━ </ span > 📓 proxy_mode: No proxy ◀ loaded from the YAML file "config/02/config.yml"
< / pre >
### Example 3
#### config/03/config.yml
```yml
---
proxy_mode: 1
```
#### Output
```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/03/config.yml
```
< pre >< span style = "font-weight: bold; color: #ffff00 " > 🔔 WARNINGS</ span >
< span style = "color: #ffff00 " > ┗━━ </ span > the value "1" is an invalid string for "proxy_mode", which is not a string, it will be ignored when loading from the YAML file "config/03/config.yml"
╭─────── Caption ────────╮
│ Variable < span style = "color: #ffd700 " > Default value</ span > │
╰────────────────────────╯
Variables:
< span style = "color: #5c5cff " > ┗━━ </ span > 📓 proxy_mode: < span style = "color: #ffd700 " > null</ span >
< / pre >
#### Output when invalid user datas is an error
```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/03/config.yml --cli.invalid_user_datas_error
```
< pre >< span style = "font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000 " > 🛑 ERRORS</ span >
< span style = "color: #ff0000 " > ┗━━ </ span > the value "1" is an invalid string for "proxy_mode", which is not a string, it will be ignored when loading from the YAML file "config/03/config.yml"
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< / pre >
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- [[tutorial v1.1_002] Describe the variable](https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_002/README.md) ([diff](https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/compare/v1.1_002~1..v1.1_002))