rougail/docs/tutorial/preliminary.rst

Getting started
====================

.. objectives:: Objectives

   We will learn how to:

   - create a :term:`structure description file <structure file>`
   - add a :term:`structure file <structure file>` format version in the structure file
   - add a :term:`variable` in the structure file and set its default :term:`value`

.. prerequisites:: Prerequisites

    - We assume that Rougail's library is :ref:`installed <installation>` on your computer.
    - If you want to follow this tutorial with the help of the corresponding :tutorial:`Rougail-tutorials git repository <>`, 
      this workshop page corresponds to the tags :tutorial:`v1.1_000 <src/tag/v1.1_000>` to :tutorial:`v1.1_003 <src/tag/v1.1_003>`
      in the repository:

    ::
   
       git clone https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials.git
       git checkout v1.1_000
      
Creating a structure file 
--------------------------

.. demo:: The folder structure

    Here is the tree structure we want to have::

        rougail-tutorials
        └── firefox
            └── 00-proxy.yml

- Let's make a :file:`rougail-tutorials` directory, with a :file:`firefox` subfolder.
- First, we will create a :term:`structure file <structure file>`, so let's create a :file:`00-proxy.yml` file
  located in the :file:`firefox` subfolder.

This is an empty Rougail :term:`structure description file: <structure file>` 

.. extinclude:: https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/raw/tag/v1.1_000/firefox/00-proxy.yml
   :language: yaml
   :caption: An empty rougail structure file with only the YAML header and the version number
   :name: RougailStructVersion

.. 
    ---
    version: 1.1

:tutorial:`Download this file from the rougail-tutorials git repository <src/tag/v1.1_000/firefox/00-proxy.yml>`

This `version` specification is just the rougail YAML's format version specification. 
By now, we have an empty structure file with the format specification in it. 

Let's add our first variable
------------------------------

.. type-along:: For those who follow the tutorial with the help of the git repository

    Now you need to checkout the `v1.1_001` version::
     
          git checkout v1.1_001


- A variable is defined at a minimum by its name.
- A :term:`variable` lives in the :term:`structure description file <structure file>`.

Here we define a variable named `proxy_mode`:

.. extinclude:: https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/raw/tag/v1.1_001/firefox/00-proxy.yml
   :language: yaml
   :caption: A Rougail structure file with only one variable in it
   :name: RougailDictionaryFirstVariableName

.. 
    ---
    proxy_mode:

:tutorial:`Download this file from the rougail-tutorials git repository <src/tag/v1.1_001/firefox/00-proxy.yml>`

Let's run the Rougail CLI utility command in a terminal:

.. code-block:: text
   :class: terminal
   
    rougail -m firefox/

Well, we notice that we have an error: 

.. raw:: html
   :url: https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/raw/tag/v1.1_001/config/01/output_ro.html
   :class: error-box

..
    🛑 ERRORS
    ┣━━ The following variables are mandatory but have no value:
    ┗━━   - proxy_mode

It's because this first defined variable is :term:`mandatory` and needs to have a value set **but** there's no value yet.

We can therefore deduce the fact that:

.. admonition:: Fact 

    Once defined, an option configuration :term:`value` is :term:`mandatory`.
    That is to say, it is absolutely necessary to assign a value to this variable.
   
Rougail expects the `proxy_mode` configuration option's value to be set.

.. glossary::

    mandatory

        A variable is mandatory when a value is required, that is, `None` **is not** a possible value.
        It **must** have a defined value.

.. seealso:: To go further, have a look at the :tiramisu:`mandatory option <glossary.html#term-mandatory-option>` 
    according to the :xref:`Tiramisu <tiramisu>` underlyning consistency system. 
    You will learn that it is actually possible to disable the mandatory property behavior, 
    but you need to declare it explicitely.

Describe the variable
-------------------------
        
Let's add a variable's description, which is not mandatory but which is usually a good practice.

.. type-along:: For those who follow the tutorial with the help of the git repository

    Now you need to checkout the `v1.1_002` version::
     
          git checkout v1.1_002

.. extinclude:: https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/raw/tag/v1.1_002/firefox/00-proxy.yml
   :language: yaml
   :caption: A Rougail structure file with a variable and a description
   :name: RougailStructFirstVariableDescription

.. 
    ---
    proxy_mode:  # Configure Proxy Access to the Internet

:tutorial:`Download this file from the rougail-tutorials git repository <src/tag/v1.1_002/firefox/00-proxy.yml>`

You have two way to define a variable's description: 

- the verbose way:

  .. code-block:: yaml
  
      proxy_mode:  
        description: Configure Proxy Access to the Internet


- or the compact way, using the "`#`" YAML notation:

  .. code-block:: yaml

      proxy_mode:  # Configure Proxy Access to the Internet

Set a default value
---------------------

.. type-along:: For those who follow the tutorial with the help of the git repository

    Now you need to checkout the `v1.1_003` version::
     
          git checkout v1.1_003

We will learn different ways to set a value, the first way is setting a *default* value. 

.. glossary::

    default value
        
        A default value is a variable value that is predefined, that's why this value is placed 
        right in the structure file.

Let's add a default value to this `proxy_mode` variable. 

.. extinclude:: https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/raw/tag/v1.1_003/firefox/00-proxy.yml
    :language: yaml
    :caption: A rougail structure file with a default value for the variable
    :name: RougailDictionaryVariableDefault

..
    ---
    proxy_mode: No proxy  # Configure Proxy Access to the Internet

:tutorial:`Download this file from the rougail-tutorials git repository <src/tag/v1.1_003/firefox/00-proxy.yml>`

.. admonition:: how to set a value -- the assignment

    A default value has been set, great. This raises a question about what a normal value is.

    Now then how can I assign a normal value to a variable?

.. type-along:: The different rougail roles and setting a variable's value

So far we have only talked about the guy that writes the :term:`structure files <structure file>`\ . 
The one who writes the structure file plays the *role* of the *integrator*.

.. glossary::

    integrator

        An integrator in the Rougail field is the person who writes the :term:`structure files <structure file>`\ .
        He has the responsibility of the integration process, that is,
        he defines the variables and the relationship between them, the variables that are allowed
        (or not) to be set, and so on. His responsabilites are the **structuration** and the **consistency**
        of the organisation of the variables beteen them.

Now we will talk about the one that defines the values. It is called the operator.

.. glossary::

    operator

        An operator in the Rougail field is the person who assigns :term:`value`\ s to the pre-defined variables,
        his responsabilities are to set variable values correctly.

        The user :term:`value`\ s, that is the values that have been set by the operator, are of course type validated. 
        The type validation is driven by the definitions in the :term:`structure file <structure file>`.

It is the operator's responsibility to set the user datas variables values.
The operator does not handle the structure files, 
he is responsible of other files called the :term:`user data files <user data file>`. 

.. glossary::

    user datas

        User datas, as opposed to structured datas, are datas that only concern the assignment of values
        and not the consistency of the variables.

        The variable's values are also called **user values**. 
        
        The consistency field is outside of the user datas scope.
        The consistency is handled in the :term:`structured datas <structured data>`\ 's scope.

.. important:: If user datas are not set, default values are mandatory, otherwise Rougail will raise an error. 

.. exercise:: Folder structure update

    Now we add a :file:`config/config.yml` file in our project::

        rougail-tutorials
        ├── firefox
        │   ├── 00-proxy.yml
        └── config
            └── config.yml

.. type-along:: how to set a user data value

If the integrator has not set any default value in his structure file, 
it's up to the operator to do the job in the `config.yml` file:

.. extinclude:: https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/raw/tag/v1.1_003/config/02/config.yml
   :language: yaml
   :caption: A Rougail user datas file :file:`config/config.yml`, with a value set.
   :name: RougailConfigDefaultValue

.. 
    ---
    proxy_mode: No proxy

:tutorial:`Download this file from the rougail-tutorials git repository <src/tag/v1.1_003/config/02/config.yml>`

With the rougail CLI the operator has to add the `-u yaml -ff config/config.yml` options: 

.. code-block:: text
   :class: terminal
   :caption: A rougail Command Line Utility call with the :file:`config/config.yml` Rougail user datas file

   rougail -m firefox -u yaml -ff config/02/config.yml

which gives us this output:

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   :url: https://forge.cloud.silique.fr/stove/rougail-tutorials/raw/tag/v1.1_003/config/02/output_ro.html
   :class: output

.. 
    <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>

Now the `proxy_mode`'s new `No proxy` value is the same as the default value but we see that the value 
comes from the :file:`config/02/config.yml` user data file. From now on this `proxy_mode` variable's value
is a user data value and not a default value (even if it's actually the same value).

.. type-along:: structure values and user data values

We can see with the rougail CLI utility where the values come from. 
It can come from an integrator's setting or from an operator's setting.

.. admonition:: Reminder

    - the integrator works on structure files, he can define default value for variables
    - the operator works on user data files, he only can set user data values for variables
    
Most of the time, the integrator and the operator are one and the same person, 
here we are talking about roles and not necessarily about people.    

.. keypoints:: Key points progress

    **Keywords**

    - :term:`structure file <structure file>`: structure description file
    - :term:`variable`: an option's name which has a value
    - a variable's description
    - a variable's mandatory value
    - a variable's default value
    - a variable's user value
    - the :term:`integrator` and :term:`operator` roles