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[tutorial v1.1_080] HTTP Proxy with "proxy" type

Read the tutorial "HTTP Proxy with "proxy" type" in the documentation

Screenshot

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_080

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

  '{{ identifier }}_proxy':
    description: '{{ identifier }} Proxy'
    hidden:
      jinja: |-
        {{ my_identifier == 'HTTPS' and _.use_for_https }}        
      return_type: boolean
      description: in HTTPS case if "_.use_for_https" is set to "true"
      params:
        my_identifier:
          type: identifier
    dynamic:
      - HTTPS
      - SOCKS

    address:
      description: '{{ identifier }} address'
      default:
        variable: __.http_proxy.address

    port:
      description: '{{ identifier }} port'
      default:
        variable: __.http_proxy.port

    version:
      description: SOCKS host version used by proxy
      choices:
        - v4
        - v5
      default: v5
      disabled:
        type: identifier
        when: HTTPS
...

---

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 or SOCKS Proxy

Note

This family builds families dynamically.
Path:

• manual.https_proxy
• manual.socks_proxy
  hidden
  Hidden: in HTTPS case if "Also use this proxy for HTTPS" is set to "true"
  Identifiers:
• HTTPS
• SOCKS

Variable	Description
manual.https_proxy.address manual.socks_proxy.address domainname mandatory	HTTPS or SOCKS address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP Default: the value of the variable "Proxy address"
manual.https_proxy.port manual.socks_proxy.port port mandatory	HTTPS or SOCKS 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.version choice mandatory disabled	SOCKS host version used by proxy. Choices: • v4 • v5 ← (default) Disabled: when the identifier is "HTTPS"

---

Let's generate the changelog

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

Modified variables

Variable	Description
manual.http_proxy.address domainname mandatory	HTTP address. Proxy address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP
manual.http_proxy.port port mandatory	HTTP Port. 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.https_proxy.address manual.socks_proxy.address domainname mandatory	HTTPS or SOCKS address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP Default: the value of the variable "HTTP address" the value of the variable "Proxy address"
manual.https_proxy.port manual.socks_proxy.port port mandatory	HTTPS or SOCKS 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 "HTTP Port" the value of the variable "Proxy port"

---

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

Note

Caption:

• Variable
• Default value
• Modified value
• (⏳ Original default value)

Variables:

• 📓 proxy_mode (Configure Proxy Access to the Internet): Manual proxy configuration ← loaded from the YAML file "config/01/config.yml" (⏳ No proxy)
• 📂 manual (Manual proxy configuration)
  • 📂 http_proxy (HTTP Proxy)
    • 📓 address (Proxy address): http.proxy.net ← loaded from the YAML file "config/01/config.yml"
    • 📓 port (Proxy port): 3128 ← loaded from the YAML file "config/01/config.yml" (⏳ 8080)
  • 📓 use_for_https (Also use this proxy for HTTPS): false ← loaded from the YAML file "config/01/config.yml" (⏳ true)
  • 📂 https_proxy (HTTPS Proxy)
    • 📓 address (HTTPS address): https.proxy.net ← loaded from the YAML file "config/01/config.yml" (⏳ http.proxy.net)
    • 📓 port (HTTPS port): 3128
  • 📂 socks_proxy (SOCKS Proxy)
    • 📓 address (SOCKS address): http.proxy.net
    • 📓 port (SOCKS port): 3128
    • 📓 version (SOCKS host version used by proxy): v5

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