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Clone and install

To test this tutorial, you need to download this repository and install Rougail:

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:

git switch --detach v1.1_081

Structure

.
├── firefox
│   ├── 00-proxy.yml
│   ├── 10-manual.yml
│   └── 20-manual.yml
└── types
    └── proxy
        └── 00_type.yml

Contents of the firefox/20-manual.yml file

%YAML 1.2
---
version: 1.1

manual:

  use_for_https: true  # Also use this proxy for HTTPS

  https_proxy:
    description: HTTPS Proxy
    type: proxy
    hidden:
      variable: _.use_for_https

    address:
      default:
        variable: __.http_proxy.address

    port:
      default:
        variable: __.http_proxy.port

  socks_proxy:
    description: SOCKS Proxy
    type: proxy

    version:
      description: SOCKS host version used by proxy
      choices:
        - v4
        - v5
      default: v5
...

Let's generate the documentation

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy -o doc

Variable	Description
proxy_mode `choice` `mandatory`	Configure Proxy Access to the Internet. Choices: • No proxy ← (default) • Auto-detect proxy settings for this network • Use system proxy settings • Manual proxy configuration • Automatic proxy configuration URL

Manual proxy configuration

Note

Path: manual
disabled
Disabled: when the variable "Configure Proxy Access to the Internet" hasn't the value "Manual proxy configuration"

HTTP Proxy

Note

Path: manual.http_proxy

Variable	Description
manual.http_proxy.address `domainname` `mandatory`	Proxy address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP
manual.http_proxy.port `port` `mandatory`	Proxy port. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • private ports (greater than 49152) are allowed Default: 8080

Variable	Description
manual.use_for_https `boolean` `mandatory`	Also use this proxy for HTTPS. Default: true

HTTPS Proxy

Note

Path: manual.https_proxy
hidden
Hidden: when the variable "Also use this proxy for HTTPS" has the value "true"

Variable	Description
manual.https_proxy.address `domainname` `mandatory`	Proxy address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP Default: the value of the variable "Proxy address"
manual.https_proxy.port `port` `mandatory`	Proxy port. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • private ports (greater than 49152) are allowed Default: the value of the variable "Proxy port"

SOCKS Proxy

Note

Path: manual.socks_proxy

Variable	Description
manual.socks_proxy.address `domainname` `mandatory`	Proxy address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP
manual.socks_proxy.port `port` `mandatory`	Proxy port. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • private ports (greater than 49152) are allowed Default: 8080
manual.socks_proxy.version `choice` `mandatory`	SOCKS host version used by proxy. Choices: • v4 • v5 ← (default)

Let's generate the changelog

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy -o doc --doc.contents changelog --doc.changelog.previous_json_file previous.yml

New variables

Variable	Description
manual.https_proxy.address `domainname` `mandatory`	Proxy address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP Default: the value of the variable "Proxy address"
manual.https_proxy.port `port` `mandatory`	Proxy port. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • private ports (greater than 49152) are allowed Default: the value of the variable "Proxy port"
manual.socks_proxy.address `domainname` `mandatory`	Proxy address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP
manual.socks_proxy.port `port` `mandatory`	Proxy port. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • private ports (greater than 49152) are allowed Default: 8080
manual.socks_proxy.version `choice` `mandatory`	SOCKS host version used by proxy. Choices: • v4 • v5 ← (default)

Deleted variables

manual.https_proxy.address
manual.socks_proxy.address
manual.https_proxy.port
manual.socks_proxy.port
manual.socks_proxy.version

User datas

Example 1

config/01/config.yml

---
proxy_mode: Manual proxy configuration
manual:
  http_proxy:
    address: http.proxy.net
    port: 3128
  use_for_https: false
  https_proxy:
    address: https.proxy.net

Output

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy -u yaml -yf config/01/config.yml

Caution

manual (Manual proxy configuration)

socks_proxy (SOCKS Proxy)

address (Proxy address): 🛑 mandatory variable but has no value

[tutorial v1.1_090] A conditional disabled variable with type web_address (diff)

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