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# [tutorial v1.1_010] A variable with a list of possible values

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[Read the documentation](https://pedago.gwenaelremond.fr/bribes/rougail/tutorial/preliminary.html#a-variable-with-a-list-of-possible-values)


## 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
git switch --detach v1.1_010
```

## Structure



<p>
<a href="https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_010/./">.</a><br/>
	└── <a href="https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_010/./firefox/">firefox</a><br/>
	    └── <a href="https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/src/commit/v1.1_010/./firefox/00-proxy.yml">00-proxy.yml</a><br/>
<br/><br/></p>

Contents of the firefox/00-proxy.yml file

```yml
%YAML 1.2
---
version: 1.1

proxy_mode:
  description: Configure Proxy Access to the Internet
  choices:
    - No proxy
    - Auto-detect proxy settings for this network
    - Use system proxy settings
    - Manual proxy configuration
    - Automatic proxy configuration URL
  default: No proxy
...

```
### Let's generate the documentation

```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -o doc
```
| Variable                                                                                                                                                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **<a id="proxy_mode" name="proxy_mode">proxy_mode</a>**<br/>[`choice`](https://rougail.readthedocs.io/en/latest/variable.html#variables-types) `mandatory` | Configure Proxy Access to the Internet.<br/>**Choices**: <br/>•&nbsp;No proxy **← (default)**<br/>•&nbsp;Auto-detect proxy settings for this network<br/>•&nbsp;Use system proxy settings<br/>•&nbsp;Manual proxy configuration<br/>•&nbsp;Automatic proxy configuration URL |

### Let's generate the changelog

```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -o doc --doc.contents changelog
```
#### Modified variable

| Variable                                                                                                                                                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **<a id="proxy_mode" name="proxy_mode">proxy_mode</a>**<br/>[`choice`](https://rougail.readthedocs.io/en/latest/variable.html#variables-types) `mandatory` | Configure Proxy Access to the Internet.<br/>**Choices**: <br/>•&nbsp;No proxy **← (default)**<br/>•&nbsp;<ins>Auto-detect proxy settings for this network</ins><br/>•&nbsp;<ins>Use system proxy settings</ins><br/>•&nbsp;<ins>Manual proxy configuration</ins><br/>•&nbsp;<ins>Automatic proxy configuration URL</ins> |


## User datas

### Example 1

#### config/01/config.yml


```yml
---
```
#### Output

```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/01/config.yml
```
<pre>╭──────────────────── Caption ─────────────────────╮
│ <span style="color: #ff0000">Undocumented but modified variable</span> <span style="color: #ffd700">Default value</span> │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Variables:
<span style="color: #5c5cff">┗━━ </span>📓 <span style="color: #ff0000">Configure Proxy Access to the Internet</span>: <span style="color: #ffd700">No proxy</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 ────────────────────────────╮
│ <span style="color: #ff0000">Undocumented but modified variable</span> <span style="color: #00aa00">Modified value</span>              │
│                                    (⏳ Original default value) │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Variables:
<span style="color: #5c5cff">┗━━ </span>📓 <span style="color: #ff0000">Configure Proxy Access to the Internet</span>: <span style="color: #00aa00">No proxy</span> ◀ loaded from the YAML 
<span style="color: #5c5cff">    </span>file "config/02/config.yml" (⏳ No proxy)
</pre>
### Example 3

#### config/03/config.yml


```yml
---
proxy_mode: Manual proxy configuration
```
#### Output

```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/03/config.yml
```
<pre>╭─────────────────────────── Caption ────────────────────────────╮
│ <span style="color: #ff0000">Undocumented but modified variable</span> <span style="color: #00aa00">Modified value</span>              │
│                                    (⏳ Original default value) │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Variables:
<span style="color: #5c5cff">┗━━ </span>📓 <span style="color: #ff0000">Configure Proxy Access to the Internet</span>: <span style="color: #00aa00">Manual proxy configuration</span> ◀ 
<span style="color: #5c5cff">    </span>loaded from the YAML file "config/03/config.yml" (⏳ No proxy)
</pre>
### Example 4

#### config/04/config.yml


```yml
---
proxy_mode: foo
```
#### Output

```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/04/config.yml
```
<pre><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #ffff00">🔔 WARNINGS</span>
<span style="color: #ffff00">┗━━ </span>the value "foo" is an invalid choice for "proxy_mode" (Configure Proxy 
<span style="color: #ffff00">    </span>Access to the Internet), only "Auto-detect proxy settings for this network",
<span style="color: #ffff00">    </span>"Automatic proxy configuration URL", "Manual proxy configuration", "No 
<span style="color: #ffff00">    </span>proxy" and "Use system proxy settings" are allowed, it will be ignored when 
<span style="color: #ffff00">    </span>loading from the YAML file "config/04/config.yml"
╭──────────────────── Caption ─────────────────────╮
│ <span style="color: #ff0000">Undocumented but modified variable</span> <span style="color: #ffd700">Default value</span> │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Variables:
<span style="color: #5c5cff">┗━━ </span>📓 <span style="color: #ff0000">Configure Proxy Access to the Internet</span>: <span style="color: #ffd700">No proxy</span>
</pre>
#### Output when invalid user datas is an error

```shell
rougail -m firefox/ -u yaml -yf config/04/config.yml --cli.invalid_user_datas_error
```
<pre><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000">🛑 ERRORS</span>
<span style="color: #ff0000">┗━━ </span>the value "foo" is an invalid choice for "proxy_mode" (Configure Proxy 
<span style="color: #ff0000">    </span>Access to the Internet), only "Auto-detect proxy settings for this network",
<span style="color: #ff0000">    </span>"Automatic proxy configuration URL", "Manual proxy configuration", "No 
<span style="color: #ff0000">    </span>proxy" and "Use system proxy settings" are allowed, it will be ignored when 
<span style="color: #ff0000">    </span>loading from the YAML file "config/04/config.yml"
</pre>


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