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[tutorial v1.1_142] A web_address variable

Read the tutorial "A web_address variable " in the documentation

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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_142

Structure

.
├── firefox
│   ├── 00-proxy.yml
│   ├── 10-manual.yml
│   ├── 20-manual.yml
│   ├── 30-auto.yml
│   ├── 40-no_proxy.yml
│   ├── 50-prompt_authentication.yml
│   ├── 55-proxy_dns_socks5.yml
│   └── 60-dns_over_https.yml
└── types
    └── proxy
        └── 00_type.yml

Contents of the firefox/60-dns_over_https.yml file

%YAML 1.2
---
version: 1.1

dns_over_https:  # DNS over HTTPS

  enable_dns_over_https: false  # Enable DNS over HTTPS

  provider:
    description: Use Provider
    choices:
      - Cloudflare
      - NextDNS
      - Custom
    default: Cloudflare
    disabled:
      variable: _.enable_dns_over_https
      when: false

  custom_dns_url:
    description: Custom DNS URL
    type: web_address
    disabled:
      jinja: |-
        {{ _.provider is propertyerror or _.provider != 'Custom' }}        
      return_type: boolean
      description: if "_.provider" is not "Custom"
...

---

Let's generate the documentation

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy --modes_level basic standard advanced -o doc

Variable	Description
proxy_mode choice standard 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
basic 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
basic

Variable	Description
manual.http_proxy.address domainname basic mandatory	Proxy address. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can be an IP
manual.http_proxy.port port standard 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 standard mandatory	Also use this proxy for HTTPS. Default: true

HTTPS Proxy

Note

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

Variable	Description
manual.https_proxy.address domainname standard 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 standard 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
standard

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

Variable	Description
auto web address basic mandatory disabled	Automatic proxy configuration URL. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • type domainname • the domain name can be a hostname Disabled: when the variable "Configure Proxy Access to the Internet" hasn't the value "Automatic proxy configuration URL"
no_proxy domainname multiple standard disabled unique	Address for which proxy will be desactivated. Connections to localhost, 127.0.0.1/8 and ::1 are never proxied. Validators: • type domainname • the domain name can starts by a dot • the domain name can be a hostname • the domain name can be an IP • the domain name can be network in CIDR format Examples: • .mozilla.org • .net.nz • 192.168.1.0/24 Disabled: when the variable "Configure Proxy Access to the Internet" has the value "No proxy"
prompt_authentication boolean standard mandatory disabled	Prompt for authentication if password is saved. Default: true Disabled: when the variable "Configure Proxy Access to the Internet" has the value "No proxy"
proxy_dns_socks5 boolean advanced mandatory disabled	Use proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5. Default: false Disabled: if "Configure Proxy Access to the Internet" is not "Manual proxy configuration" or "SOCKS host version used by proxy" is "v4"

DNS over HTTPS

Note

Path: dns_over_https
basic

Variable	Description
dns_over_https.enable_dns_over_https boolean standard mandatory	Enable DNS over HTTPS. Default: false
dns_over_https.provider choice standard mandatory disabled	Use Provider. Choices: • Cloudflare ← (default) • NextDNS • Custom Disabled: when the variable "Enable DNS over HTTPS" has the value "false"
dns_over_https.custom_dns_url web address basic mandatory disabled	Custom DNS URL. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • type domainname • the domain name can be a hostname Disabled: if "Use Provider" is not "Custom"

---

Let's generate the changelog

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy --modes_level basic standard advanced -o doc --doc.contents changelog --doc.changelog.previous_json_file previous.yml

New variable

Variable	Description
dns_over_https.custom_dns_url web address basic mandatory disabled	Custom DNS URL. Validators: • well-known ports (1 to 1023) are allowed • registred ports (1024 to 49151) are allowed • type domainname • the domain name can be a hostname Disabled: if "Use Provider" is not "Custom"

---

User datas

Example 1

config/01/config.yml

---

---

Output

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy --modes_level basic standard advanced -u yaml -yf config/01/config.yml

Note

Caption:

• Variable
• Default value

Variables:

• 📓 proxy_mode (Configure Proxy Access to the Internet): No proxy
• 📂 dns_over_https (DNS over HTTPS)
  • 📓 enable_dns_over_https (Enable DNS over HTTPS): false

---

Example 2

config/02/config.yml

---
dns_over_https:
  enable_dns_over_https: true

---

Output

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy --modes_level basic standard advanced -u yaml -yf config/02/config.yml

Note

Caption:

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

Variables:

• 📓 proxy_mode (Configure Proxy Access to the Internet): No proxy
• 📂 dns_over_https (DNS over HTTPS)
  • 📓 enable_dns_over_https (Enable DNS over HTTPS): true ← loaded from the YAML file "config/02/config.yml" (⏳ false)
  • 📓 provider (Use Provider): Cloudflare

---

Example 3

config/03/config.yml

---
dns_over_https:
  enable_dns_over_https: true
  provider: Custom
  custom_dns_url: http://dns.net

---

Output

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy --modes_level basic standard advanced -u yaml -yf config/03/config.yml

Note

Caption:

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

Variables:

• 📓 proxy_mode (Configure Proxy Access to the Internet): No proxy
• 📂 dns_over_https (DNS over HTTPS)
  • 📓 enable_dns_over_https (Enable DNS over HTTPS): true ← loaded from the YAML file "config/03/config.yml" (⏳ false)
  • 📓 provider (Use Provider): Custom ← loaded from the YAML file "config/03/config.yml" (⏳ Cloudflare)
  • 📓 custom_dns_url (Custom DNS URL): http://dns.net ← loaded from the YAML file "config/03/config.yml"

---

Example 4

config/04/config.yml

---
dns_over_https:
  enable_dns_over_https: true
  provider: Custom
  custom_dns_url: https://dns.net

---

Output

rougail -m firefox/ --types types/proxy --modes_level basic standard advanced -u yaml -yf config/04/config.yml

Note

Caption:

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

Variables:

• 📓 proxy_mode (Configure Proxy Access to the Internet): No proxy
• 📂 dns_over_https (DNS over HTTPS)
  • 📓 enable_dns_over_https (Enable DNS over HTTPS): true ← loaded from the YAML file "config/04/config.yml" (⏳ false)
  • 📓 provider (Use Provider): Custom ← loaded from the YAML file "config/04/config.yml" (⏳ Cloudflare)
  • 📓 custom_dns_url (Custom DNS URL): https://dns.net ← loaded from the YAML file "config/04/config.yml"

---

• [tutorial v1.1_150] A variable with custom validation (diff)