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Internet-Draft                                           Watsen Networks
Intended status: Standards Track                       M. Bjorklund, Ed.
Expires: 3 September 2026                                 Tail-f Systems
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                  The YANG 2.0 Data Modeling Language
                        draft-yn-netmod-yang2-01

Abstract

   YANG is a data modeling language used to model configuration data,
   state data, Remote Procedure Calls, and notifications for network
   management protocols.  This document describes the syntax and
   semantics of version 1.1 of the YANG language.  YANG version 1.1 is a
   maintenance release of the YANG language, addressing ambiguities and
   defects in the original specification.  There are a small number of
   backward incompatibilities from YANG version 1.  This document also
   specifies the YANG mappings to the Network Configuration Protocol
   (NETCONF).

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     1.1.  Summary of Changes from RFC 6020  . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   2.  Key Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   3.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     3.1.  A Note on Examples  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   4.  YANG Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     4.1.  Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     4.2.  Language Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       4.2.1.  Modules and Submodules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       4.2.2.  Data Modeling Basics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       4.2.3.  Configuration and State Data  . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
       4.2.4.  Built-In Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
       4.2.5.  Derived Types (typedef) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
       4.2.6.  Reusable Node Groups (grouping) . . . . . . . . . . .  23
       4.2.7.  Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
       4.2.8.  Extending Data Models (augment) . . . . . . . . . . .  26
       4.2.9.  Operation Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
       4.2.10. Notification Definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
   5.  Language Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
     5.1.  Modules and Submodules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
       5.1.1.  Import and Include by Revision  . . . . . . . . . . .  32
       5.1.2.  Module Hierarchies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     5.2.  File Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
     5.3.  XML Namespaces  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
       5.3.1.  YANG XML Namespace  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35



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     5.4.  Resolving Grouping, Type, and Identity Names  . . . . . .  35
     5.5.  Nested Typedefs and Groupings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
     5.6.  Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
       5.6.1.  Basic Behavior  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
       5.6.2.  Optional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
       5.6.3.  Deviations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
       5.6.4.  Announcing Conformance Information in NETCONF . . . .  38
       5.6.5.  Implementing a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
     5.7.  Datastore Modification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
   6.  YANG Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
     6.1.  Lexical Tokenization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
       6.1.1.  Comments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
       6.1.2.  Tokens  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
       6.1.3.  Quoting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
     6.2.  Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
       6.2.1.  Identifiers and Their Namespaces  . . . . . . . . . .  45
     6.3.  Statements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
       6.3.1.  Language Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
     6.4.  XPath Evaluations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
       6.4.1.  XPath Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
     6.5.  Schema Node Identifier  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
   7.  YANG Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
     7.1.  The "module" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
       7.1.1.  The module's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
       7.1.2.  The "yang-version" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
       7.1.3.  The "namespace" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
       7.1.4.  The "prefix" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
       7.1.5.  The "import" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
       7.1.6.  The "include" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
       7.1.7.  The "organization" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
       7.1.8.  The "contact" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
       7.1.9.  The "revision" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
       7.1.10. Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
     7.2.  The "submodule" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
       7.2.1.  The submodule's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
       7.2.2.  The "belongs-to" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
       7.2.3.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
     7.3.  The "typedef" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
       7.3.1.  The typedef's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
       7.3.2.  The typedef's "type" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . .  66
       7.3.3.  The "units" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
       7.3.4.  The typedef's "default" Statement . . . . . . . . . .  66
       7.3.5.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
     7.4.  The "type" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
       7.4.1.  The type's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
     7.5.  The "container" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
       7.5.1.  Containers with Presence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
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       7.5.3.  The "must" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
       7.5.4.  The must's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
       7.5.5.  The "presence" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
       7.5.6.  The container's Child Node Statements . . . . . . . .  72
       7.5.7.  XML Encoding Rules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
       7.5.8.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations  . . . . . . . . . .  72
       7.5.9.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
     7.6.  The "leaf" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
       7.6.1.  The leaf's Default Value  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
       7.6.2.  The leaf's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  75
       7.6.3.  The leaf's "type" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
       7.6.4.  The leaf's "default" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . .  76
       7.6.5.  The leaf's "mandatory" Statement  . . . . . . . . . .  76
       7.6.6.  XML Encoding Rules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
       7.6.7.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations  . . . . . . . . . .  77
       7.6.8.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
     7.7.  The "leaf-list" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78
       7.7.1.  Ordering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78
       7.7.2.  The leaf-list's Default Values  . . . . . . . . . . .  79
       7.7.3.  The leaf-list's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
       7.7.4.  The leaf-list's "default" Statement . . . . . . . . .  81
       7.7.5.  The "min-elements" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
       7.7.6.  The "max-elements" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
       7.7.7.  The "ordered-by" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
       7.7.8.  XML Encoding Rules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
       7.7.9.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations  . . . . . . . . . .  83
       7.7.10. Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
     7.8.  The "list" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
       7.8.1.  The list's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
       7.8.2.  The list's "key" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
       7.8.3.  The list's "unique" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
       7.8.4.  The list's Child Node Statements  . . . . . . . . . .  89
       7.8.5.  XML Encoding Rules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89
       7.8.6.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations  . . . . . . . . . .  90
       7.8.7.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
     7.9.  The "choice" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
       7.9.1.  The choice's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
       7.9.2.  The choice's "case" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
       7.9.3.  The choice's "default" Statement  . . . . . . . . . .  97
       7.9.4.  The choice's "mandatory" Statement  . . . . . . . . .  98
       7.9.5.  XML Encoding Rules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  99
       7.9.6.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  99
     7.10. The "anydata" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
       7.10.1.  The anydata's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
       7.10.2.  XML Encoding Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
       7.10.3.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations . . . . . . . . . . 101
       7.10.4.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
     7.11. The "anyxml" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102



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       7.11.1.  The anyxml's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
       7.11.2.  XML Encoding Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
       7.11.3.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations . . . . . . . . . . 104
       7.11.4.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
     7.12. The "grouping" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
       7.12.1.  The grouping's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
       7.12.2.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
     7.13. The "uses" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
       7.13.1.  The uses's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
       7.13.2.  The "refine" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
       7.13.3.  XML Encoding Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
       7.13.4.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
     7.14. The "rpc" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
       7.14.1.  The rpc's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
       7.14.2.  The "input" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
       7.14.3.  The "output" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
       7.14.4.  NETCONF XML Encoding Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
       7.14.5.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
     7.15. The "action" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
       7.15.1.  The action's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
       7.15.2.  NETCONF XML Encoding Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
       7.15.3.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
     7.16. The "notification" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
       7.16.1.  The notification's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . 119
       7.16.2.  NETCONF XML Encoding Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
       7.16.3.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
     7.17. The "augment" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
       7.17.1.  The augment's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
       7.17.2.  XML Encoding Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
       7.17.3.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
     7.18. The "identity" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
       7.18.1.  The identity's Substatements . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
       7.18.2.  The "base" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
       7.18.3.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
     7.19. The "extension" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
       7.19.1.  The extension's Substatements  . . . . . . . . . . . 129
       7.19.2.  The "argument" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
       7.19.3.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
     7.20. Conformance-Related Statements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
       7.20.1.  The "feature" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
       7.20.2.  The "if-feature" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
       7.20.3.  The "deviation" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
     7.21. Common Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
       7.21.1.  The "config" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
       7.21.2.  The "status" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
       7.21.3.  The "description" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
       7.21.4.  The "reference" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
       7.21.5.  The "when" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139



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   8.  Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
     8.1.  Constraints on Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
     8.2.  Configuration Data Modifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
     8.3.  NETCONF Constraint Enforcement Model  . . . . . . . . . . 142
       8.3.1.  Payload Parsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
       8.3.2.  NETCONF <edit-config> Processing  . . . . . . . . . . 143
       8.3.3.  Validation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
   9.  Built-In Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
     9.1.  Canonical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
     9.2.  The Integer Built-In Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
       9.2.1.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
       9.2.2.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
       9.2.3.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
       9.2.4.  The "range" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
       9.2.5.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
     9.3.  The decimal64 Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
       9.3.1.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
       9.3.2.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
       9.3.3.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
       9.3.4.  The "fraction-digits" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . 148
       9.3.5.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
     9.4.  The string Built-In Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
       9.4.1.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
       9.4.2.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
       9.4.3.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
       9.4.4.  The "length" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
       9.4.5.  The "pattern" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
       9.4.6.  The "modifier" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
       9.4.7.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
     9.5.  The boolean Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
       9.5.1.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
       9.5.2.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
       9.5.3.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
     9.6.  The enumeration Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
       9.6.1.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
       9.6.2.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
       9.6.3.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
       9.6.4.  The "enum" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
       9.6.5.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
     9.7.  The bits Built-In Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
       9.7.1.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
       9.7.2.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
       9.7.3.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
       9.7.4.  The "bit" Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
       9.7.5.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
     9.8.  The binary Built-In Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
       9.8.1.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
       9.8.2.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160



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       9.8.3.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
     9.9.  The leafref Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
       9.9.1.  Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
       9.9.2.  The "path" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
       9.9.3.  The "require-instance" Statement  . . . . . . . . . . 162
       9.9.4.  Lexical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
       9.9.5.  Canonical Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
       9.9.6.  Usage Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
     9.10. The identityref Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
       9.10.1.  Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
       9.10.2.  The identityref's "base" Statement . . . . . . . . . 166
       9.10.3.  Lexical Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
       9.10.4.  Canonical Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
       9.10.5.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
     9.11. The empty Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
       9.11.1.  Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
       9.11.2.  Lexical Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
       9.11.3.  Canonical Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
       9.11.4.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
     9.12. The union Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
       9.12.1.  Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
       9.12.2.  Lexical Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
       9.12.3.  Canonical Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
       9.12.4.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
     9.13. The instance-identifier Built-In Type . . . . . . . . . . 171
       9.13.1.  Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
       9.13.2.  Lexical Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
       9.13.3.  Canonical Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
       9.13.4.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
   10. XPath Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
     10.1.  Function for Node Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
       10.1.1.  current()  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
     10.2.  Function for Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
       10.2.1.  re-match() . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
     10.3.  Function for the YANG Types "leafref" and
            "instance-identifier"  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
       10.3.1.  deref()  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
     10.4.  Functions for the YANG Type "identityref"  . . . . . . . 176
       10.4.1.  derived-from() . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
       10.4.2.  derived-from-or-self() . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
     10.5.  Function for the YANG Type "enumeration" . . . . . . . . 178
       10.5.1.  enum-value() . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
     10.6.  Function for the YANG Type "bits"  . . . . . . . . . . . 179
       10.6.1.  bit-is-set() . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
   11. Updating a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
   12. Coexistence with YANG Version 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
   13. YIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
     13.1.  Formal YIN Definition  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183



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       13.1.1.  Usage Example  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
   14. YANG ABNF Grammar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
   15. NETCONF Error Responses for YANG-Related Errors . . . . . . . 213
     15.1.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "unique"
            Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
     15.2.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "max-elements"
            Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
     15.3.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "min-elements"
            Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
     15.4.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "must"
            Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
     15.5.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "require-instance"
            Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
     15.6.  Error Message for Data That Violates a Mandatory "choice"
            Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
     15.7.  Error Message for the "insert" Operation . . . . . . . . 215
   16. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
   17. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
   18. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
     18.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
     18.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
   Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
   Contributors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

1.  Introduction

   YANG is a data modeling language originally designed to model
   configuration and state data manipulated by the Network Configuration
   Protocol (NETCONF), NETCONF Remote Procedure Calls, and NETCONF
   notifications [RFC6241].  Since the publication of YANG version 1
   [RFC6020], YANG has been used or proposed to be used for other
   protocols (e.g., RESTCONF [RFC8040] and CORECONF
   [I-D.ietf-core-comi]).  Further, encodings other than XML have been
   proposed (e.g., JSON [RFC7951]).

   This document describes the syntax and semantics of version 1.1 of
   the YANG language.  It also describes how a data model defined in a
   YANG module is encoded in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) [XML]
   and how NETCONF operations are used to manipulate the data.  Other
   protocols and encodings are possible but are out of scope for this
   specification.

   In terms of developing YANG data models, [RFC8407] provides some
   guidelines and recommendations.

   Note that this document does not obsolete RFC 6020 [RFC6020].




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1.1.  Summary of Changes from RFC 6020

   This document defines version 1.1 of the YANG language.  YANG
   version 1.1 is a maintenance release of the YANG language, addressing
   ambiguities and defects in the original specification [RFC6020].

   The following changes are not backward compatible with YANG
   version 1:

   *  Changed the rules for the interpretation of escaped characters in
      double-quoted strings.  This is a backward-incompatible change
      from YANG version 1.  When updating a YANG version 1 module to 1.1
      and the module uses a character sequence that is now illegal, the
      string must be changed to match the new rules.  See Section 6.1.3
      for details.

   *  An unquoted string cannot contain any single or double quote
      characters.  This is a backward-incompatible change from YANG
      version 1.  When updating a YANG version 1 module to 1.1 and the
      module uses such quote characters, the string must be changed to
      match the new rules.  See Section 6.1.3 for details.

   *  Made "when" and "if-feature" illegal on list keys.  This is a
      backward-incompatible change from YANG version 1.  When updating a
      YANG version 1 module to 1.1 and the module uses these constructs,
      they must be removed to match the new rules.

   *  Defined the legal characters in YANG modules.  When updating a
      YANG version 1 module to 1.1, any characters that are now illegal
      must be removed.  See Section 6 for details.

   *  Made noncharacters illegal in the built-in type "string".  This
      change affects the runtime behavior of YANG-based protocols.

   The following additional changes have been done to YANG:

   *  Changed the YANG version from "1" to "1.1".

   *  Made the "yang-version" statement mandatory in YANG version "1.1".

   *  Extended the "if-feature" syntax to be a boolean expression over
      feature names.

   *  Allow "if-feature" in "bit", "enum", and "identity".

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   *  Allow "choice" as a shorthand "case" statement (see
      Section 7.9.2).

   *  Added a new substatement "modifier" to the "pattern" statement
      (see Section 9.4.6).

   *  Allow "must" in "input", "output", and "notification".

   *  Allow "require-instance" in leafref.

   *  Allow "description" and "reference" in "import" and "include".

   *  Allow imports of multiple revisions of a module.

   *  Allow "augment" to add conditionally mandatory nodes (see
      Section 7.17).

   *  Added a set of new XML Path Language (XPath) functions in
      Section 10.

   *  Clarified the XPath context's tree in Section 6.4.1.

   *  Defined the string value of an identityref in XPath expressions
      (see Section 9.10).

   *  Clarified what unprefixed names mean in leafrefs in typedefs (see
      Sections 6.4.1 and 9.9.2).

   *  Allow identities to be derived from multiple base identities (see
      Sections 7.18 and 9.10).

   *  Allow enumerations and bits to be subtyped (see Sections 9.6
      and 9.7).

   *  Allow leaf-lists to have default values (see Section 7.7.2).

   *  Allow non-unique values in non-configuration leaf-lists (see
      Section 7.7).

   *  Use syntax for case-sensitive strings (as per [RFC7405]) in the
      grammar.

   *  Changed the module advertisement mechanism (see Section 5.6.4).

   *  Changed the scoping rules for definitions in submodules.  A
      submodule can now reference all definitions in all submodules that
      belong to the same module, without using the "include" statement.




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   *  Added a new statement "action", which is used to define operations
      tied to data nodes.

   *  Allow notifications to be tied to data nodes.

   *  Added a new data definition statement "anydata" (see
      Section 7.10), which is RECOMMENDED to be used instead of "anyxml"
      when the data can be modeled in YANG.

   *  Allow types "empty" and "leafref" in unions.

   *  Allow type "empty" in a key.

   *  Removed the restriction that identifiers could not start with the
      characters "xml".

   The following changes have been done to the NETCONF mapping:

   *  A server advertises support for YANG 1.1 modules by using
      ietf-yang-library [RFC8525] instead of listing them as
      capabilities in the <hello> message.

2.  Key Words

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
   BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

3.  Terminology


   The following terms are used within this document:

   *  action: An operation defined for a node in the data tree.

   *  anydata: A data node that can contain an unknown set of nodes that
      can be modeled by YANG, except anyxml.

   *  anyxml: A data node that can contain an unknown chunk of XML data.

   *  augment: Adds new schema nodes to a previously defined schema
      node.

   *  base type: The type from which a derived type was derived, which
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   *  built-in type: A YANG data type defined in the YANG language, such
      as uint32 or string.

   *  choice: A schema node where only one of a number of identified
      alternatives is valid.

   *  client: An entity that can access YANG-defined data on a server,
      over some network management protocol.

   *  conformance: A measure of how accurately a server follows a data
      model.

   *  container: An interior data node that exists in at most one
      instance in the data tree.  A container has no value, but rather a
      set of child nodes.

   *  data definition statement: A statement that defines new data
      nodes.  One of "container", "leaf", "leaf-list", "list", "choice",
      "case", "augment", "uses", "anydata", and "anyxml".

   *  data model: A data model describes how data is represented and
      accessed.

   *  data node: A node in the schema tree that can be instantiated in a
      data tree.  One of container, leaf, leaf-list, list, anydata, and
      anyxml.

   *  data tree: An instantiated tree of any data modeled with YANG,
      e.g., configuration data, state data, combined configuration and
      state data, RPC or action input, RPC or action output, or
      notification.

   *  derived type: A type that is derived from a built-in type (such as
      uint32) or another derived type.

   *  extension: An extension attaches non-YANG semantics to statements.
      The "extension" statement defines new statements to express these
      semantics.

   *  feature: A mechanism for marking a portion of the model as
      optional.  Definitions can be tagged with a feature name and are
      only valid on servers that support that feature.

   *  grouping: A reusable set of schema nodes, which may be used
      locally in the module and by other modules that import from it.
      The "grouping" statement is not a data definition statement and,
      as such, does not define any nodes in the schema tree.




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   *  identifier: A string used to identify different kinds of YANG
      items by name.

   *  identity: A globally unique, abstract, and untyped name.

   *  instance identifier: A mechanism for identifying a particular node
      in a data tree.

   *  interior node: Nodes within a hierarchy that are not leaf nodes.

   *  leaf: A data node that exists in at most one instance in the data
      tree.  A leaf has a value but no child nodes.

   *  leaf-list: Like the leaf node but defines a set of uniquely
      identifiable nodes rather than a single node.  Each node has a
      value but no child nodes.

   *  list: An interior data node that may exist in multiple instances
      in the data tree.  A list has no value, but rather a set of child
      nodes.

   *  mandatory node: A mandatory node is one of:

      -  A leaf, choice, anydata, or anyxml node with a "mandatory"
         statement with the value "true".

      -  A list or leaf-list node with a "min-elements" statement with a
         value greater than zero.

      -  A container node without a "presence" statement and that has at
         least one mandatory node as a child.

   *  module: A YANG module defines hierarchies of schema nodes.  With
      its definitions and the definitions it imports or includes from
      elsewhere, a module is self-contained and "compilable".

   *  non-presence container: A container that has no meaning of its
      own, existing only to contain child nodes.

   *  presence container: A container where the presence of the
      container itself carries some meaning.

   *  RPC: A Remote Procedure Call.

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   *  schema node: A node in the schema tree.  One of action, container,
      leaf, leaf-list, list, choice, case, rpc, input, output,
      notification, anydata, and anyxml.

   *  schema node identifier: A mechanism for identifying a particular
      node in the schema tree.

   *  schema tree: The definition hierarchy specified within a module.

   *  server: An entity that provides access to YANG-defined data to a
      client, over some network management protocol.

   *  server deviation: A failure of the server to implement a module
      faithfully.

   *  submodule: A partial module definition that contributes derived
      types, groupings, data nodes, RPCs, actions, and notifications to
      a module.  A YANG module can be constructed from a number of
      submodules.

   *  top-level data node: A data node where there is no other data node
      between it and a "module" or "submodule" statement.

   *  uses: The "uses" statement is used to instantiate the set of
      schema nodes defined in a "grouping" statement.  The instantiated
      nodes may be refined and augmented to tailor them to any specific
      needs.

   *  value space: For a data type; the set of values permitted by the
      data type.  For a leaf or leaf-list instance; the value space of
      its data type.

   The following terms are defined in [RFC6241]:

   *  configuration data

   *  configuration datastore

   *  datastore

   *  state data

   When modeled with YANG, a datastore is realized as an instantiated
   data tree.

   When modeled with YANG, a configuration datastore is realized as an
   instantiated data tree with configuration data.




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3.1.  A Note on Examples

   Throughout this document, there are many examples of YANG statements.
   These examples are supposed to illustrate certain features and are
   not supposed to be complete, valid YANG modules.

4.  YANG Overview

   This non-normative section is intended to give a high-level overview
   of YANG to first-time readers.

4.1.  Functional Overview

   YANG is a language originally designed to model data for the NETCONF
   protocol.  A YANG module defines hierarchies of data that can be used
   for NETCONF-based operations, including configuration, state data,
   RPCs, and notifications.  This allows a complete description of all
   data sent between a NETCONF client and server.  Although out of scope
   for this specification, YANG can also be used with protocols other
   than NETCONF.

   YANG models the hierarchical organization of data as a tree in which
   each node has a name, and either a value or a set of child nodes.
   YANG provides clear and concise descriptions of the nodes, as well as
   the interaction between those nodes.

   YANG structures data models into modules and submodules.  A module
   can import definitions from other external modules and can include
   definitions from submodules.  The hierarchy can be augmented,
   allowing one module to add data nodes to the hierarchy defined in
   another module.  This augmentation can be conditional, with new nodes
   appearing only if certain conditions are met.

   YANG data models can describe constraints to be enforced on the data,
   restricting the presence or value of nodes based on the presence or
   value of other nodes in the hierarchy.  These constraints are
   enforceable by either the client or the server.

   YANG defines a set of built-in types and has a type mechanism through
   which additional types may be defined.  Derived types can restrict
   their base type's set of valid values using mechanisms like range or
   pattern restrictions that can be enforced by clients or servers.
   They can also define usage conventions for use of the derived type,
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   YANG permits the definition of reusable groupings of nodes.  The
   usage of these groupings can refine or augment the nodes, allowing it
   to tailor the nodes to its particular needs.  Derived types and
   groupings can be defined in one module and used in either the same
   module or another module that imports it.

   YANG data hierarchy constructs include defining lists where list
   entries are identified by keys that distinguish them from each other.
   Such lists may be defined as either sorted by user or automatically
   sorted by the system.  For user-sorted lists, operations are defined
   for manipulating the order of the list entries.

   YANG modules can be translated into an equivalent XML syntax called
   YANG Independent Notation (YIN) (Section 13), allowing applications
   using XML parsers and Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations
   (XSLT) scripts to operate on the models.  The conversion from YANG to
   YIN is semantically lossless, so content in YIN can be round-tripped
   back into YANG.

   YANG is an extensible language, allowing extensions to be defined by
   standards bodies, vendors, and individuals.  The statement syntax
   allows these extensions to coexist with standard YANG statements in a
   natural way, while extensions in a YANG module stand out sufficiently
   for the reader to notice them.

   YANG resists the tendency to solve all possible problems, limiting
   the problem space to allow expression of data models for network
   management protocols such as NETCONF, not arbitrary XML documents or
   arbitrary data models.

   To the extent possible, YANG maintains compatibility with the Simple
   Network Management Protocol's (SNMP's) SMIv2 (Structure of Management
   Information version 2 [RFC2578] [RFC2579]).  SMIv2-based MIB modules
   can be automatically translated into YANG modules for read-only
   access [RFC6643].  However, YANG is not concerned with reverse
   translation from YANG to SMIv2.

4.2.  Language Overview

   This section introduces some important constructs used in YANG that
   will aid in the understanding of the language specifics in later
   sections.

4.2.1.  Modules and Submodules

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   A module contains three types of statements: module header
   statements, "revision" statements, and definition statements.  The
   module header statements describe the module and give information
   about the module itself, the "revision" statements give information
   about the history of the module, and the definition statements are
   the body of the module where the data model is defined.

   A server may implement a number of modules, allowing multiple views
   of the same data or multiple views of disjoint subsections of the
   server's data.  Alternatively, the server may implement only one
   module that defines all available data.

   A module may have portions of its definitions separated into
   submodules, based on the needs of the module designer.  The external
   view remains that of a single module, regardless of the presence or
   size of its submodules.

   The "import" statement allows a module or submodule to reference
   definitions defined in other modules.

   The "include" statement is used in a module to identify each
   submodule that belongs to it.

4.2.2.  Data Modeling Basics

   YANG defines four main types of data nodes for data modeling.  In
   each of the following subsections, the examples show the YANG syntax
   as well as a corresponding XML encoding.  The syntax of YANG
   statements is defined in Section 6.3.

4.2.2.1.  Leaf Nodes

   A leaf instance contains simple data like an integer or a string.  It
   has exactly one value of a particular type and no child nodes.

   YANG Example:

     leaf host-name {
       type string;
       description
         "Hostname for this system.";
     }

   XML Encoding Example:

     <host-name>my.example.com</host-name>

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4.2.2.2.  Leaf-List Nodes

   A leaf-list defines a sequence of values of a particular type.

   YANG Example:

     leaf-list domain-search {
       type string;
       description
         "List of domain names to search.";
     }

   XML Encoding Example:

     <domain-search>high.example.com</domain-search>
     <domain-search>low.example.com</domain-search>
     <domain-search>everywhere.example.com</domain-search>

   The "leaf-list" statement is covered in Section 7.7.

4.2.2.3.  Container Nodes

   A container is used to group related nodes in a subtree.  A container
   has only child nodes and no value.  A container may contain any
   number of child nodes of any type (leafs, lists, containers,
   leaf-lists, actions, and notifications).

   YANG Example:

     container system {
       container login {
         leaf message {
           type string;
           description
             "Message given at start of login session.";
         }
       }
     }

   XML Encoding Example:

     <system>
       <login>
         <message>Good morning</message>
       </login>
     </system>

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4.2.2.4.  List Nodes

   A list defines a sequence of list entries.  Each entry is like a
   container and is uniquely identified by the values of its key leafs
   if it has any key leafs defined.  A list can define multiple key
   leafs and may contain any number of child nodes of any type
   (including leafs, lists, containers, etc.).

   YANG Example:

     list user {
       key "name";
       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       leaf full-name {
         type string;
       }
       leaf class {
         type string;
       }
     }

   XML Encoding Example:

     <user>
       <name>glocks</name>
       <full-name>Goldie Locks</full-name>
       <class>intruder</class>
     </user>
     <user>
       <name>snowey</name>
       <full-name>Snow White</full-name>
       <class>free-loader</class>
     </user>
     <user>
       <name>rzell</name>
       <full-name>Rapun Zell</full-name>
       <class>tower</class>
     </user>

   The "list" statement is covered in Section 7.8.

4.2.2.5.  Example Module

   These statements are combined to define the module:





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     // Contents of "example-system.yang"
     module example-system {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:system";
       prefix "sys";

       organization "Example Inc.";
       contact "joe@example.com";
       description
         "The module for entities implementing the Example system.";

       revision 2007-06-09 {
         description "Initial revision.";
       }

       container system {
         leaf host-name {
           type string;
           description
             "Hostname for this system.";
         }

         leaf-list domain-search {
           type string;
           description
             "List of domain names to search.";
         }

         container login {
           leaf message {
             type string;
             description
               "Message given at start of login session.";
           }

           list user {
             key "name";
             leaf name {
               type string;
             }
             leaf full-name {
               type string;
             }
             leaf class {
               type string;
             }
           }
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       }
     }

4.2.3.  Configuration and State Data

   YANG can model state data, as well as configuration data, based on
   the "config" statement.  When a node is tagged with "config false",
   its subhierarchy is flagged as state data.  If it is tagged with
   "config true", its subhierarchy is flagged as configuration data.
   Parent containers, lists, and key leafs are reported also, giving the
   context for the state data.

   In this example, two leafs are defined for each interface, a
   configured speed and an observed speed.

     list interface {
       key "name";
       config true;

       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       leaf speed {
         type enumeration {
           enum 10m;
           enum 100m;
           enum auto;
         }
       }
       leaf observed-speed {
         type uint32;
         config false;
       }
     }

   The "config" statement is covered in Section 7.21.1.

4.2.4.  Built-In Types

   YANG has a set of built-in types, similar to those of many
   programming languages, but with some differences due to special
   requirements of network management.  The following table summarizes
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       +=====================+=====================================+
       | Name                | Description                         |
       +=====================+=====================================+
       | binary              | Any binary data                     |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | bits                | A set of bits or flags              |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | boolean             | "true" or "false"                   |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | decimal64           | 64-bit signed decimal number        |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | empty               | A leaf that does not have any value |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | enumeration         | One of an enumerated set of strings |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | identityref         | A reference to an abstract identity |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | instance-identifier | A reference to a data tree node     |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | int8                | 8-bit signed integer                |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | int16               | 16-bit signed integer               |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | int32               | 32-bit signed integer               |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | int64               | 64-bit signed integer               |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | leafref             | A reference to a leaf instance      |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | string              | A character string                  |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | uint8               | 8-bit unsigned integer              |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | uint16              | 16-bit unsigned integer             |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | uint32              | 32-bit unsigned integer             |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | uint64              | 64-bit unsigned integer             |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+
       | union               | Choice of member types              |
       +---------------------+-------------------------------------+

                                  Table 1

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4.2.5.  Derived Types (typedef)

   YANG can define derived types from base types using the "typedef"
   statement.  A base type can be either a built-in type or a derived
   type, allowing a hierarchy of derived types.

   A derived type can be used as the argument for the "type" statement.

   YANG Example:

     typedef percent {
       type uint8 {
         range "0 .. 100";
       }
     }

     leaf completed {
       type percent;
     }

   XML Encoding Example:

     <completed>20</completed>

   The "typedef" statement is covered in Section 7.3.

4.2.6.  Reusable Node Groups (grouping)

   Groups of nodes can be assembled into reusable collections using the
   "grouping" statement.  A grouping defines a set of nodes that are
   instantiated with the "uses" statement.

   YANG Example:


















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     grouping target {
       leaf address {
         type inet:ip-address;
         description "Target IP address.";
       }
       leaf port {
         type inet:port-number;
          description "Target port number.";
       }
     }

     container peer {
       container destination {
         uses target;
       }
     }

   XML Encoding Example:

     <peer>
       <destination>
         <address>2001:db8::2</address>
         <port>830</port>
       </destination>
     </peer>

   The grouping can be refined as it is used, allowing certain
   statements to be overridden.  In this example, the description is
   refined:






















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     container connection {
       container source {
         uses target {
           refine "address" {
             description "Source IP address.";
           }
           refine "port" {
             description "Source port number.";
           }
         }
       }
       container destination {
         uses target {
           refine "address" {
             description "Destination IP address.";
           }
           refine "port" {
             description "Destination port number.";
           }
         }
       }
     }

   The "grouping" statement is covered in Section 7.12.

4.2.7.  Choices

   YANG allows the data model to segregate incompatible nodes into
   distinct choices using the "choice" and "case" statements.  The
   "choice" statement contains a set of "case" statements that define
   sets of schema nodes that cannot appear together.  Each "case" may
   contain multiple nodes, but each node may appear in only one "case"
   under a "choice".

   The choice and case nodes appear only in the schema tree and not in
   the data tree.  The additional levels of hierarchy are not needed
   beyond the conceptual schema.  The presence of a case is indicated by
   the presence of one or more of the nodes within it.

   Since only one of the choice's cases can be valid at any time, when a
   node from one case is created in the data tree, all nodes from all
   other cases are implicitly deleted.  The server handles the
   enforcement of the constraint, preventing incompatibilities from
   existing in the configuration.

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     container food {
       choice snack {
         case sports-arena {
           leaf pretzel {
             type empty;
           }
           leaf beer {
             type empty;
           }
         }
         case late-night {
           leaf chocolate {
             type enumeration {
               enum dark;
               enum milk;
               enum first-available;
             }
           }
         }
       }
     }

   XML Encoding Example:

     <food>
       <pretzel/>
       <beer/>
     </food>

   The "choice" statement is covered in Section 7.9.

4.2.8.  Extending Data Models (augment)

   YANG allows a module to insert additional nodes into data models,
   including both the current module (and its submodules) and an
   external module.  This is useful, for example, for vendors to add
   vendor-specific parameters to standard data models in an
   interoperable way.

   The "augment" statement defines the location in the data model
   hierarchy where new nodes are inserted, and the "when" statement
   defines the conditions when the new nodes are valid.

   When a server implements a module containing an "augment" statement,
   that implies that the server's implementation of the augmented module
   contains the additional nodes.

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     augment /system/login/user {
       when "class != 'wheel'";
       leaf uid {
         type uint16 {
           range "1000 .. 30000";
         }
       }
     }

   This example defines a "uid" node that is valid only when the user's
   "class" is not "wheel".

   If a module augments another module, the XML elements that are added
   to the encoding are in the namespace of the augmenting module.  For
   example, if the above augmentation were in a module with prefix
   "other", the XML would look like:

   XML Encoding Example:

     <user>
       <name>alicew</name>
       <full-name>Alice N. Wonderland</full-name>
       <class>drop-out</class>
       <other:uid>1024</other:uid>
     </user>

   The "augment" statement is covered in Section 7.17.

4.2.9.  Operation Definitions

   YANG allows the definition of operations.  The operations' names,
   input parameters, and output parameters are modeled using YANG data
   definition statements.  Operations on the top level in a module are
   defined with the "rpc" statement.  Operations can also be tied to a
   container or list data node.  Such operations are defined with the
   "action" statement.

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     rpc activate-software-image {
       input {
         leaf image-name {
           type string;
         }
       }
       output {
         leaf status {
           type string;
         }
       }
     }

   NETCONF XML Example:

     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <activate-software-image xmlns="http://example.com/system">
         <image-name>example-fw-2.3</image-name>
       </activate-software-image>
     </rpc>

     <rpc-reply message-id="101"
                xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <status xmlns="http://example.com/system">
         The image example-fw-2.3 is being installed.
       </status>
     </rpc-reply>

   YANG Example for an operation tied to a list data node:





















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     list interface {
       key "name";

       leaf name {
         type string;
       }

       action ping {
         input {
           leaf destination {
             type inet:ip-address;
           }
         }
         output {
           leaf packet-loss {
             type uint8;
           }
         }
       }
     }

   NETCONF XML Example:

     <rpc message-id="102"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <action xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1">
         <interface xmlns="http://example.com/system">
           <name>eth1</name>
           <ping>
             <destination>192.0.2.1</destination>
           </ping>
         </interface>
       </action>
     </rpc>

     <rpc-reply message-id="102"
                xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
                xmlns:sys="http://example.com/system">
       <sys:packet-loss>60</sys:packet-loss>
     </rpc-reply>

   The "rpc" statement is covered in Section 7.14, and the "action"
   statement is covered in Section 7.15.

4.2.10.  Notification Definitions

   YANG allows the definition of notifications.  YANG data definition
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   YANG Example:

     notification link-failure {
       description
         "A link failure has been detected.";
       leaf if-name {
         type leafref {
           path "/interface/name";
         }
       }
       leaf if-admin-status {
         type admin-status;
       }
       leaf if-oper-status {
         type oper-status;
       }
     }

   NETCONF XML Example:

     <notification
         xmlns="urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:notification:1.0">
       <eventTime>2007-09-01T10:00:00Z</eventTime>
       <link-failure xmlns="urn:example:system">
         <if-name>so-1/2/3.0</if-name>
         <if-admin-status>up</if-admin-status>
         <if-oper-status>down</if-oper-status>
       </link-failure>
     </notification>

   The "notification" statement is covered in Section 7.16.

5.  Language Concepts

5.1.  Modules and Submodules

   The module is the base unit of definition in YANG.  A module defines
   a single data model.  A module can also augment an existing data
   model with additional nodes.

   Submodules are partial modules that contribute definitions to a
   module.  A module may include any number of submodules, but each
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   Developers of YANG modules and submodules are RECOMMENDED to choose
   names for their modules that will have a low probability of colliding
   with standard or other enterprise modules, e.g., by using the
   enterprise or organization name as a prefix for the module name.
   Within a server, all module names MUST be unique.

   A module uses the "include" statement to list all its submodules.  A
   module, or submodule belonging to that module, can reference
   definitions in the module and all submodules included by the module.

   A module or submodule uses the "import" statement to reference
   external modules.  Statements in the module or submodule can
   reference definitions in the external module using the prefix
   specified in the "import" statement.

   For backward compatibility with YANG version 1, a submodule MAY use
   the "include" statement to reference other submodules within its
   module, but this is not necessary in YANG version 1.1.  A submodule
   can reference any definition in the module it belongs to and in all
   submodules included by the module.  A submodule MUST NOT include
   different revisions of other submodules than the revisions that its
   module includes.

   A module or submodule MUST NOT include submodules from other modules,
   and a submodule MUST NOT import its own module.

   The "import" and "include" statements are used to make definitions
   available from other modules:

   *  For a module or submodule to reference definitions in an external
      module, the external module MUST be imported.

   *  A module MUST include all its submodules.

   *  A module, or submodule belonging to that module, MAY reference
      definitions in the module and all submodules included by the
      module.

   There MUST NOT be any circular chains of imports.  For example, if
   module "a" imports module "b", "b" cannot import "a".











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   When a definition in an external module is referenced, a locally
   defined prefix MUST be used, followed by a colon (":") and then the
   external identifier.  References to definitions in the local module
   MAY use the prefix notation.  Since built-in data types do not belong
   to any module and have no prefix, references to built-in data types
   (e.g., int32) cannot use the prefix notation.  The syntax for a
   reference to a definition is formally defined by the rule
   "identifier-ref" in Section 14.

5.1.1.  Import and Include by Revision

   Published modules evolve independently over time.  In order to allow
   for this evolution, modules can be imported using specific revisions.
   Initially, a module imports the revisions of other modules that are
   current when the module is written.  As future revisions of the
   imported modules are published, the importing module is unaffected
   and its contents are unchanged.  When the author of the module is
   prepared to move to the most recently published revision of an
   imported module, the module is republished with an updated "import"
   statement.  By republishing with the new revision, the authors
   explicitly indicate their acceptance of any changes in the imported
   module.

   For submodules, the issue is related but simpler.  A module or
   submodule that includes submodules may specify the revision of the
   included submodules.  If a submodule changes, any module or submodule
   that includes it by revision needs to be updated to reference the new
   revision.

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     module a {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:a";
       prefix "a";

       revision 2008-01-01 { ... }
       grouping a {
         leaf eh { .... }
       }
     }

     module b {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:b";
       prefix "b";

       import a {
         prefix "p";
         revision-date 2008-01-01;
       }

       container bee {
         uses p:a;
       }
     }

   When the author of "a" publishes a new revision, the changes may not
   be acceptable to the author of "b".  If the new revision is
   acceptable, the author of "b" can republish with an updated revision
   in the "import" statement.

   If a module is not imported with a specific revision, it is undefined
   which revision is used.

5.1.2.  Module Hierarchies

   YANG allows modeling of data in multiple hierarchies, where data may
   have more than one top-level node.  Each top-level data node in a
   module defines a separate hierarchy.  Models that have multiple
   top-level nodes are sometimes convenient and are supported by YANG.

5.1.2.1.  NETCONF XML Encoding

   NETCONF is capable of carrying any XML content as the payload in the
   <config> and <data> elements.  The top-level nodes of YANG modules
   are encoded as child elements, in any order, within these elements.
   This encapsulation guarantees that the corresponding NETCONF messages
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   For example, an instance of:

     module example-config {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:config";
       prefix "co";

       container system { ... }
       container routing { ... }
     }

   could be encoded in NETCONF as:

     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <!-- system data here -->
           </system>
           <routing xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <!-- routing data here -->
           </routing>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

5.2.  File Layout

   YANG modules and submodules are typically stored in files, one
   "module" or "submodule" statement per file.  The name of the file
   SHOULD be of the form:

     module-or-submodule-name ['@' revision-date] ( '.yang' / '.yin' )

   "module-or-submodule-name" is the name of the module or submodule,
   and the optional "revision-date" is the latest revision of the module
   or submodule, as defined by the "revision" statement (Section 7.1.9).

   The file extension ".yang" denotes that the contents of the file are
   written with YANG syntax (Section 6), and ".yin" denotes that the
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   YANG parsers can find imported modules and included submodules via
   this convention.

5.3.  XML Namespaces

   All YANG definitions are specified within a module.  Each module is
   bound to a distinct XML namespace [XML-NAMES], which is a globally
   unique URI [RFC3986].  A NETCONF client or server uses the namespace
   during XML encoding of data.

   XML namespaces for modules published in RFC streams [RFC8729] MUST be
   assigned by IANA; see Section 14 in [RFC6020].

   XML namespaces for private modules are assigned by the organization
   owning the module without a central registry.  Namespace URIs MUST be
   chosen so they cannot collide with standard or other enterprise
   namespaces -- for example, by using the enterprise or organization
   name in the namespace.

   The "namespace" statement is covered in Section 7.1.3.

5.3.1.  YANG XML Namespace

   YANG defines an XML namespace for NETCONF <edit-config> operations,
   <error-info> content, and the <action> element.  The name of this
   namespace is "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1".

5.4.  Resolving Grouping, Type, and Identity Names

   Grouping, type, and identity names are resolved in the context in
   which they are defined, rather than the context in which they are
   used.  Users of groupings, typedefs, and identities are not required
   to import modules or include submodules to satisfy all references
   made by the original definition.  This behaves like static scoping in
   a conventional programming language.

   For example, if a module defines a grouping in which a type is
   referenced, when the grouping is used in a second module, the type is
   resolved in the context of the original module, not the second
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5.5.  Nested Typedefs and Groupings

   Typedefs and groupings may appear nested under many YANG statements,
   allowing these to be lexically scoped by the statement hierarchy
   under which they appear.  This allows types and groupings to be
   defined near where they are used, rather than placing them at the
   top level of the hierarchy.  The close proximity increases
   readability.

   Scoping also allows types to be defined without concern for naming
   conflicts between types in different submodules.  Type names can be
   specified without adding leading strings designed to prevent name
   collisions within large modules.

   Finally, scoping allows the module author to keep types and groupings
   private to their module or submodule, preventing their reuse.  Since
   only top-level types and groupings (i.e., those appearing as
   substatements to a "module" or "submodule" statement) can be used
   outside the module or submodule, the developer has more control over
   what pieces of their module are presented to the outside world,
   supporting the need to hide internal information and maintaining a
   boundary between what is shared with the outside world and what is
   kept private.

   Scoped definitions MUST NOT shadow definitions at a higher scope.  A
   type or grouping cannot be defined if a higher level in the statement
   hierarchy has a definition with a matching identifier.

   A reference to an unprefixed type or grouping, or one that uses the
   prefix of the current module, is resolved by locating the matching
   "typedef" or "grouping" statement among the immediate substatements
   of each ancestor statement.

5.6.  Conformance

   Conformance to a model is a measure of how accurately a server
   follows the model.  Generally speaking, servers are responsible for
   implementing the model faithfully, allowing applications to treat
   servers that implement the model identically.  Deviations from the
   model can reduce the utility of the model and increase the fragility
   of applications that use it.

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   We will consider each of these in sequence.

5.6.1.  Basic Behavior

   The model defines a contract between a YANG-based client and server;
   this contract allows both parties to have faith that the other knows
   the syntax and semantics behind the modeled data.  The strength of
   YANG lies in the strength of this contract.

5.6.2.  Optional Features

   In many models, the modeler will allow sections of the model to be
   conditional.  The server controls whether these conditional portions
   of the model are supported or valid for that particular server.

   For example, a syslog data model may choose to include the ability to
   save logs locally, but the modeler will realize that this is only
   possible if the server has local storage.  If there is no local
   storage, an application should not tell the server to save logs.

   YANG supports this conditional mechanism using a construct called
   "feature".  Features give the modeler a mechanism for making portions
   of the module conditional in a manner that is controlled by the
   server.  The model can express constructs that are not universally
   present in all servers.  These features are included in the model
   definition, allowing a consistent view and allowing applications to
   learn which features are supported and tailor their behavior to the
   server.

   A module may declare any number of features, identified by simple
   strings, and may make portions of the module optional based on those
   features.  If the server supports a feature, then the corresponding
   portions of the module are valid for that server.  If the server
   doesn't support the feature, those parts of the module are not valid,
   and applications should behave accordingly.

   Features are defined using the "feature" statement.  Definitions in
   the module that are conditional to the feature are noted by the
   "if-feature" statement.

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5.6.3.  Deviations

   In an ideal world, all servers would be required to implement the
   model exactly as defined, and deviations from the model would not be
   allowed.  But in the real world, servers are often not able or
   designed to implement the model as written.  For YANG-based
   automation to deal with these server deviations, a mechanism must
   exist for servers to inform applications of the specifics of such
   deviations.

   For example, a BGP module may allow any number of BGP peers, but a
   particular server may only support 16 BGP peers.  Any application
   configuring the 17th peer will receive an error.  While an error may
   suffice to let the application know it cannot add another peer, it
   would be far better if the application had prior knowledge of this
   limitation and could prevent the user from starting down the path
   that could not succeed.

   Server deviations are declared using the "deviation" statement, which
   takes as its argument a string that identifies a node in the schema
   tree.  The contents of the statement detail the manner in which the
   server implementation deviates from the contract as defined in the
   module.

   Further details are available in Section 7.20.3.

5.6.4.  Announcing Conformance Information in NETCONF

   This document defines the following mechanism for announcing
   conformance information.  Other mechanisms may be defined by future
   specifications.

   A NETCONF server MUST announce the modules it implements (see
   Section 5.6.5) by implementing the YANG module "ietf-yang-library"
   defined in [RFC8525] and listing all implemented modules in the
   "/modules-state/module" list.

   The server also MUST advertise the following capability in the
   <hello> message (line breaks and whitespaces are used for formatting
   reasons only):

     urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:yang-library:1.0?
       revision=<date>&module-set-id=<id>

   The parameter "revision" has the same value as the revision date of
   the "ietf-yang-library" module implemented by the server.  This
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   The parameter "module-set-id" has the same value as the leaf
   "/modules-state/module-set-id" from "ietf-yang-library".  This
   parameter MUST be present.

   With this mechanism, a client can cache the supported modules for a
   server and only update the cache if the "module-set-id" value in the
   <hello> message changes.

5.6.5.  Implementing a Module

   A server implements a module if it implements the module's data
   nodes, RPCs, actions, notifications, and deviations.

   A server MUST NOT implement more than one revision of a module.

   If a server implements a module A that imports a module B, and A uses
   any node from B in an "augment" or "path" statement that the server
   supports, then the server MUST implement a revision of module B that
   has these nodes defined.  This is regardless of whether module B is
   imported by revision or not.

   If a server implements a module A that imports a module C without
   specifying the revision date of module C and the server does not
   implement C (e.g., if C only defines some typedefs), the server MUST
   list module C in the "/modules-state/module" list from
   "ietf-yang-library" [RFC8525], and it MUST set the leaf
   "conformance-type" to "import" for this module.

   If a server lists a module C in the "/modules-state/module" list from
   "ietf-yang-library" and there are other modules Ms listed that import
   C without specifying the revision date of module C, the server MUST
   use the definitions from the most recent revision of C listed for
   modules Ms.

   The reason for these rules is that clients need to be able to know
   the specific data model structure and types of all leafs and
   leaf-lists implemented in a server.

   For example, with these modules:

     module a {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:a";
       prefix "a";

       import b {
         revision-date 2015-01-01;
       }



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       import c;

       revision 2015-01-01;

       feature foo;

       augment "/b:x" {
         if-feature foo;
         leaf y {
           type b:myenum;
         }
       }

       container a {
         leaf x {
           type c:bar;
         }
       }
     }

     module b {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:b";
       prefix "b";

       revision 2015-01-01;

       typedef myenum {
         type enumeration {
           enum zero;
         }
       }

       container x {
       }
     }

     module b {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:b";
       prefix "b";

       revision 2015-04-04;
       revision 2015-01-01;

       typedef myenum {
         type enumeration {
           enum zero; // added in 2015-01-01



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           enum one;  // added in 2015-04-04
         }
       }

       container x {  // added in 2015-01-01
         container y; // added in 2015-04-04
       }
     }

     module c {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:c";
       prefix "c";

       revision 2015-02-02;

       typedef bar {
         ...
       }
     }

     module c {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:c";
       prefix "c";

       revision 2015-03-03;
       revision 2015-02-02;

       typedef bar {
         ...
       }
     }

   A server that implements revision "2015-01-01" of module "a" and
   supports feature "foo" can implement revision "2015-01-01" or
   "2015-04-04" of module "b".  Since "b" was imported by revision, the
   type of leaf "/b:x/a:y" is the same, regardless of which revision of
   "b" the server implements.

   A server that implements module "a" but does not support feature
   "foo" does not have to implement module "b".

   A server that implements revision "2015-01-01" of module "a"
   picks any revision of module "c" and lists it in the
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   The following XML encoding example shows valid data for the
   "/modules-state/module" list for a server that implements module "a":

     <modules-state
         xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-yang-library">
       <module-set-id>ee1ecb017370cafd</module-set-id>
       <module>
         <name>a</name>
         <revision>2015-01-01</revision>
         <namespace>urn:example:a</namespace>
         <feature>foo</feature>
         <conformance-type>implement</conformance-type>
       </module>
       <module>
         <name>b</name>
         <revision>2015-04-04</revision>
         <namespace>urn:example:b</namespace>
         <conformance-type>implement</conformance-type>
       </module>
       <module>
         <name>c</name>
         <revision>2015-02-02</revision>
         <namespace>urn:example:c</namespace>
         <conformance-type>import</conformance-type>
       </module>
     </modules-state>

5.7.  Datastore Modification

   Data models may allow the server to alter the configuration datastore
   in ways not explicitly directed via network management protocol
   messages.  For example, a data model may define leafs that are
   assigned system-generated values when the client does not provide
   one.  A formal mechanism for specifying the circumstances where these
   changes are allowed is out of scope for this specification.

6.  YANG Syntax

   The YANG syntax is similar to that of SMIng [RFC3780] and programming
   languages like C and C++.  This C-like syntax was chosen specifically
   for its readability, since YANG values the time and effort of the
   readers of models above those of modules writers and YANG tool-chain
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   Legal characters in YANG modules are the Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646
   [ISO.10646] characters, including tab, carriage return, and line feed
   but excluding the other C0 control characters, the surrogate blocks,
   and the noncharacters.  The character syntax is formally defined by
   the rule "yang-char" in Section 14.

   YANG modules and submodules are stored in files using the UTF-8
   [RFC3629] character encoding.

   Lines in a YANG module end with a carriage return-line feed
   combination or with a line feed alone.  A carriage return that is not
   followed by a line feed may only appear inside a quoted string
   (Section 6.1.3).  Note that carriage returns and line feeds that
   appear inside quoted strings become part of the value of the string
   without modification; the value of a multi-line quoted string
   contains the same form of line ends as those lines of the YANG
   module.

6.1.  Lexical Tokenization

   YANG modules are parsed as a series of tokens.  This section details
   the rules for recognizing tokens from an input stream.  YANG
   tokenization rules are both simple and powerful.  The simplicity is
   driven by a need to keep the parsers easy to implement, while the
   power is driven by the fact that modelers need to express their
   models in readable formats.

6.1.1.  Comments

   Comments are C++ style.  A single line comment starts with "//" and
   ends at the end of the line.  A block comment starts with "/*" and
   ends with the nearest following "*/".

   Note that inside a quoted string (Section 6.1.3), these character
   pairs are never interpreted as the start or end of a comment.

6.1.2.  Tokens

   A token in YANG is either a keyword, a string, a semicolon (";"), or
   braces ("{" or "}").  A string can be quoted or unquoted.  A keyword
   is either one of the YANG keywords defined in this document, or a
   prefix identifier, followed by a colon (":"), followed by a language
   extension keyword.  Keywords are case sensitive.  See Section 6.2 for
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6.1.3.  Quoting

   An unquoted string is any sequence of characters that does not
   contain any space, tab, carriage return, or line feed characters, a
   single or double quote character, a semicolon (";"), braces ("{" or
   "}"), or comment sequences ("//", "/*", or "*/").

   Note that any keyword can legally appear as an unquoted string.

   Within an unquoted string, every character is preserved.  Note that
   this means that the backslash character does not have any special
   meaning in an unquoted string.

   If a double-quoted string contains a line break followed by space or
   tab characters that are used to indent the text according to the
   layout in the YANG file, this leading whitespace is stripped from the
   string, up to and including the column of the starting double quote
   character, or to the first non-whitespace character, whichever occurs
   first.  Any tab character in a succeeding line that must be examined
   for stripping is first converted into 8 space characters.

   If a double-quoted string contains space or tab characters before a
   line break, this trailing whitespace is stripped from the string.

   A single-quoted string (enclosed within ' ') preserves each character
   within the quotes.  A single quote character cannot occur in a
   single-quoted string, even when preceded by a backslash.

   Within a double-quoted string (enclosed within " "), a backslash
   character introduces a representation of a special character, which
   depends on the character that immediately follows the backslash:

    \n      newline
    \t      a tab character
    \"      a double quote
    \\      a single backslash

   The backslash MUST NOT be followed by any other character.

   If a quoted string is followed by a plus character ("+"), followed by
   another quoted string, the two strings are concatenated into one
   string, allowing multiple concatenations to build one string.
   Whitespace, line breaks, and comments are allowed between the quoted
   strings and the plus character.

   In double-quoted strings, whitespace trimming is done before
   substitution of backslash-escaped characters.  Concatenation is
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6.1.3.1.  Quoting Examples

   The following strings are equivalent:

     hello
     "hello"
     'hello'
     "hel" + "lo"
     'hel' + "lo"

   The following examples show some special strings:

     "\""  - string containing a double quote
     '"'   - string containing a double quote
     "\n"  - string containing a newline character
     '\n'  - string containing a backslash followed
             by the character n

   The following examples show some illegal strings:

     ''''  - a single-quoted string cannot contain single quotes
     """   - a double quote must be escaped in a double-quoted string

   The following strings are equivalent:

         "first line
            second line"

     "first line\n" + "  second line"

6.2.  Identifiers

   Identifiers are used to identify different kinds of YANG items by
   name.  Each identifier starts with an uppercase or lowercase ASCII
   letter or an underscore character, followed by zero or more ASCII
   letters, digits, underscore characters, hyphens, and dots.
   Implementations MUST support identifiers up to 64 characters in
   length and MAY support longer identifiers.  Identifiers are case
   sensitive.  The identifier syntax is formally defined by the rule
   "identifier" in Section 14.  Identifiers can be specified as quoted
   or unquoted strings.

6.2.1.  Identifiers and Their Namespaces

   Each identifier is valid in a namespace that depends on the type of
   the YANG item being defined.  All identifiers defined in a namespace
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   *  All module and submodule names share the same global module
      identifier namespace.

   *  All extension names defined in a module and its submodules share
      the same extension identifier namespace.

   *  All feature names defined in a module and its submodules share the
      same feature identifier namespace.

   *  All identity names defined in a module and its submodules share
      the same identity identifier namespace.

   *  All derived type names defined within a parent node or at the top
      level of the module or its submodules share the same type
      identifier namespace.  This namespace is scoped to all descendant
      nodes of the parent node or module.  This means that any
      descendant node may use that typedef, and it MUST NOT define a
      typedef with the same name.

   *  All grouping names defined within a parent node or at the top
      level of the module or its submodules share the same grouping
      identifier namespace.  This namespace is scoped to all descendant
      nodes of the parent node or module.  This means that any
      descendant node may use that grouping, and it MUST NOT define a
      grouping with the same name.

   *  All leafs, leaf-lists, lists, containers, choices, rpcs, actions,
      notifications, anydatas, and anyxmls defined (directly or through
      a "uses" statement) within a parent node or at the top level of
      the module or its submodules share the same identifier namespace.
      This namespace is scoped to the parent node or module, unless the
      parent node is a case node.  In that case, the namespace is scoped
      to the closest ancestor node that is not a case or choice node.

   *  All cases within a choice share the same case identifier
      namespace.  This namespace is scoped to the parent choice node.

   Forward references are allowed in YANG.

6.3.  Statements

   A YANG module contains a sequence of statements.  Each statement
   starts with a keyword, followed by zero or one argument, followed by
   either a semicolon (";") or a block of substatements enclosed within
   braces ("{ }"):

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   The argument is a string, as defined in Section 6.1.2.

6.3.1.  Language Extensions

   A module can introduce YANG extensions by using the "extension"
   keyword (see Section 7.19).  The extensions can be imported by other
   modules with the "import" statement (see Section 7.1.5).  When an
   imported extension is used, the extension's keyword MUST be qualified
   using the prefix with which the extension's module was imported.  If
   an extension is used in the module where it is defined, the
   extension's keyword MUST be qualified with the prefix of this module.

   The processing of extensions depends on whether support for those
   extensions is claimed for a given YANG parser or the tool set in
   which it is embedded.  An unsupported extension appearing in a YANG
   module as an unknown-statement (see Section 14) MAY be ignored in its
   entirety.  Any supported extension MUST be processed in accordance
   with the specification governing that extension.

   Care must be taken when defining extensions so that modules that use
   the extensions are meaningful also for applications that do not
   support the extensions.

6.4.  XPath Evaluations

   YANG relies on XML Path Language (XPath) 1.0 [XPATH] as a notation
   for specifying many inter-node references and dependencies.  An
   implementation is not required to implement an XPath interpreter but
   MUST ensure that the requirements encoded in the data model are
   enforced.  The manner of enforcement is an implementation decision.
   The XPath expressions MUST be syntactically correct, and all prefixes
   used MUST be present in the XPath context (see Section 6.4.1).  An
   implementation may choose to implement them by hand, rather than
   using the XPath expression directly.

   The data model used in the XPath expressions is the same as that used
   in XPath 1.0 [XPATH], with the same extension for root node children
   as used by XSLT 1.0 (see Section 3.1 in [XSLT]).  Specifically, it
   means that the root node may have any number of element nodes as its
   children.

   The data tree has no concept of document order.  An implementation
   needs to choose some document order, but how it is done is an
   implementation decision.  This means that XPath expressions in YANG
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   Numbers in XPath 1.0 are IEEE 754 [IEEE754-2008] double-precision
   floating-point values; see Section 3.5 in [XPATH].  This means that
   some values of int64, uint64, and decimal64 types (see Sections 9.2
   and 9.3) cannot be exactly represented in XPath expressions.
   Therefore, due caution should be exercised when using nodes with
   64-bit numeric values in XPath expressions.  In particular, numerical
   comparisons involving equality may yield unexpected results.

   For example, consider the following definition:

     leaf lxiv {
       type decimal64 {
         fraction-digits 18;
       }
       must ". <= 10";
     }

   An instance of the "lxiv" leaf having the value of
   10.0000000000000001 will then successfully pass validation.

6.4.1.  XPath Context

   All YANG XPath expressions share the following XPath context
   definition:

   *  The set of namespace declarations is the set of all "import"
      statements' prefix and namespace pairs in the module where the
      XPath expression is specified, and the "prefix" statement's prefix
      for the "namespace" statement's URI.

   *  Names without a namespace prefix belong to the same namespace as
      the identifier of the current node.  Inside a grouping, that
      namespace is affected by where the grouping is used (see
      Section 7.13).  Inside a typedef, that namespace is affected by
      where the typedef is referenced.  If a typedef is defined and
      referenced within a grouping, the namespace is affected by where
      the grouping is used (see Section 7.13).

   *  The function library is the core function library defined in
      [XPATH] and the functions defined in Section 10.

   *  The set of variable bindings is empty.

   The mechanism for handling unprefixed names is adopted from XPath 2.0
   [XPATH2.0] and helps simplify XPath expressions in YANG.  No
   ambiguity may ever arise, because YANG node identifiers are always
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   The accessible tree depends on where the statement with the XPath
   expression is defined:

   *  If the XPath expression is defined in a substatement to a data
      node that represents configuration, the accessible tree is the
      data in the datastore where the context node exists.  The root
      node has all top-level configuration data nodes in all modules as
      children.

   *  If the XPath expression is defined in a substatement to a data
      node that represents state data, the accessible tree is all state
      data in the server, and the running configuration datastore.  The
      root node has all top-level data nodes in all modules as children.

   *  If the XPath expression is defined in a substatement to a
      "notification" statement, the accessible tree is the notification
      instance, all state data in the server, and the running
      configuration datastore.  If the notification is defined on the
      top level in a module, then the root node has the node
      representing the notification being defined and all top-level data
      nodes in all modules as children.  Otherwise, the root node has
      all top-level data nodes in all modules as children.

   *  If the XPath expression is defined in a substatement to an "input"
      statement in an "rpc" or "action" statement, the accessible tree
      is the RPC or action operation instance, all state data in the
      server, and the running configuration datastore.  The root node
      has top-level data nodes in all modules as children.
      Additionally, for an RPC, the root node also has the node
      representing the RPC operation being defined as a child.  The node
      representing the operation being defined has the operation's input
      parameters as children.

   *  If the XPath expression is defined in a substatement to an
      "output" statement in an "rpc" or "action" statement, the
      accessible tree is the RPC or action operation instance, all state
      data in the server, and the running configuration datastore.  The
      root node has top-level data nodes in all modules as children.
      Additionally, for an RPC, the root node also has the node
      representing the RPC operation being defined as a child.  The node
      representing the operation being defined has the operation's
      output parameters as children.

   In the accessible tree, all leafs and leaf-lists with default values
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   If a node that exists in the accessible tree has a non-presence
   container as a child, then the non-presence container also exists in
   the accessible tree.

   The context node varies with the YANG XPath expression and is
   specified where the YANG statement with the XPath expression is
   defined.

6.4.1.1.  Examples

   Given the following module:








































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     module example-a {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace urn:example:a;
       prefix a;

       container a {
         list b {
           key id;
           leaf id {
             type string;
           }
           notification down {
             leaf reason {
               type string;
             }
           }
           action reset {
             input {
               leaf delay {
                 type uint32;
               }
             }
             output {
               leaf result {
                 type string;
               }
             }
           }
         }
       }
       notification failure {
         leaf b-ref {
           type leafref {
             path "/a/b/id";
           }
         }
       }
     }

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     <a xmlns="urn:example:a">
       <b>
         <id>1</id>
       </b>
       <b>
         <id>2</id>
       </b>
     </a>

   The accessible tree for a notification "down" on /a/b[id="2"] is:

     <a xmlns="urn:example:a">
       <b>
         <id>1</id>
       </b>
       <b>
         <id>2</id>
         <down>
           <reason>error</reason>
         </down>
       </b>
     </a>
     // possibly other top-level nodes here

   The accessible tree for an action invocation of "reset"
   on /a/b[id="1"] with the "when" parameter set to "10" would be:

     <a xmlns="urn:example:a">
       <b>
         <id>1</id>
         <reset>
           <delay>10</delay>
         </reset>
       </b>
       <b>
         <id>2</id>
       </b>
     </a>
     // possibly other top-level nodes here

   The accessible tree for the action output of this action is:










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     <a xmlns="urn:example:a">
       <b>
         <id>1</id>
         <reset>
           <result>ok</result>
         </reset>
       </b>
       <b>
         <id>2</id>
       </b>
     </a>
     // possibly other top-level nodes here

   The accessible tree for a notification "failure" could be:

     <a xmlns="urn:example:a">
       <b>
         <id>1</id>
       </b>
       <b>
         <id>2</id>
       </b>
     </a>
     <failure>
       <b-ref>2</b-ref>
     </failure>
     // possibly other top-level nodes here

6.5.  Schema Node Identifier

   A schema node identifier is a string that identifies a node in the
   schema tree.  It has two forms, "absolute" and "descendant", defined
   by the rules "absolute-schema-nodeid" and "descendant-schema-nodeid"
   in Section 14, respectively.  A schema node identifier consists of a
   path of identifiers, separated by slashes ("/").  In an absolute
   schema node identifier, the first identifier after the leading slash
   is any top-level schema node in the local module or in an imported
   module.

   References to identifiers defined in external modules MUST be
   qualified with appropriate prefixes, and references to identifiers
   defined in the current module and its submodules MAY use a prefix.

   For example, to identify the child node "b" of top-level node "a",
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7.  YANG Statements

   The following sections describe all of the YANG statements.

   Note that even a statement that does not have any substatements
   defined in YANG can have vendor-specific extensions as substatements.
   For example, the "description" statement does not have any
   substatements defined in YANG, but the following is legal:

     description "Some text." {
       ex:documentation-flag 5;
     }

7.1.  The "module" Statement

   The "module" statement defines the module's name and groups all
   statements that belong to the module together.  The "module"
   statement's argument is the name of the module, followed by a block
   of substatements that holds detailed module information.  The module
   name is an identifier (see Section 6.2).

   Names of modules published in RFC streams [RFC8729] MUST be assigned
   by IANA; see Section 14 in [RFC6020].

   Private module names are assigned by the organization owning the
   module without a central registry.  See Section 5.1 for
   recommendations on how to name modules.

   A module typically has the following layout:






















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     module <module-name> {

       // header information
       <yang-version statement>
       <namespace statement>
       <prefix statement>

       // linkage statements
       <import statements>
       <include statements>

       // meta-information
       <organization statement>
       <contact statement>
       <description statement>
       <reference statement>

       // revision history
       <revision statements>

       // module definitions
       <other statements>
     }

7.1.1.  The module's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | augment      | 7.17    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | contact      | 7.1.8   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | deviation    | 7.20.3  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | extension    | 7.19    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
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                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | identity     | 7.18    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | import       | 7.1.5   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | include      | 7.1.6   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | namespace    | 7.1.3   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | notification | 7.16    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | organization | 7.1.7   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | prefix       | 7.1.4   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | revision     | 7.1.9   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | rpc          | 7.14    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | yang-version | 7.1.2   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 2

7.1.2.  The "yang-version" Statement

   The "yang-version" statement specifies which version of the YANG
   language was used in developing the module.  The statement's argument
   is a string.  It MUST contain the value "1.1" for YANG modules
   defined based on this specification.

   A module or submodule that doesn't contain the "yang-version"
   statement, or one that contains the value "1", is developed for YANG
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   Handling of the "yang-version" statement for versions other than
   "1.1" (the version defined here) is out of scope for this
   specification.  Any document that defines a higher version will need
   to define the backward compatibility of such a higher version.

   For compatibility between YANG versions 1 and 1.1, see Section 12.

7.1.3.  The "namespace" Statement

   The "namespace" statement defines the XML namespace that all
   identifiers defined by the module are qualified by in the XML
   encoding, with the exception of identifiers for data nodes, action
   nodes, and notification nodes defined inside a grouping (see
   Section 7.13 for details).  The argument to the "namespace" statement
   is the URI of the namespace.

   See also Section 5.3.

7.1.4.  The "prefix" Statement

   The "prefix" statement is used to define the prefix associated with
   the module and its namespace.  The "prefix" statement's argument is
   the prefix string that is used as a prefix to access a module.  The
   prefix string MAY be used with the module to refer to definitions
   contained in the module, e.g., "if:ifName".  A prefix is an
   identifier (see Section 6.2).

   When used inside the "module" statement, the "prefix" statement
   defines the prefix suggested to be used when this module is imported.

   To improve readability of the NETCONF XML, a NETCONF client or server
   that generates XML or XPath that uses prefixes SHOULD use the prefix
   defined by the module as the XML namespace prefix, unless there is a
   conflict.

   When used inside the "import" statement, the "prefix" statement
   defines the prefix to be used when accessing definitions inside the
   imported module.  When a reference to an identifier from the imported
   module is used, the prefix string for the imported module followed by
   a colon (":") and the identifier is used, e.g., "if:ifIndex".  To
   improve readability of YANG modules, the prefix defined by a module
   SHOULD be used when the module is imported, unless there is a
   conflict.  If there is a conflict, i.e., two different modules that
   both have defined the same prefix are imported, at least one of them
   MUST be imported with a different prefix.

   All prefixes, including the prefix for the module itself, MUST be
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7.1.5.  The "import" Statement

   The "import" statement makes definitions from one module available
   inside another module or submodule.  The argument is the name of the
   module to import, and the statement is followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed import information.  When a module
   is imported, the importing module may:

   *  use any grouping and typedef defined at the top level in the
      imported module or its submodules.

   *  use any extension, feature, and identity defined in the imported
      module or its submodules.

   *  use any node in the imported module's schema tree in "must",
      "path", and "when" statements, or as the target node in "augment"
      and "deviation" statements.

   The mandatory "prefix" substatement assigns a prefix for the imported
   module that is scoped to the importing module or submodule.  Multiple
   "import" statements may be specified to import from different
   modules.

   When the optional "revision-date" substatement is present, any
   typedef, grouping, extension, feature, and identity referenced by
   definitions in the local module are taken from the specified revision
   of the imported module.  It is an error if the specified revision of
   the imported module does not exist.  If no "revision-date"
   substatement is present, it is undefined from which revision of the
   module they are taken.

   Multiple revisions of the same module can be imported, provided that
   different prefixes are used.

                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement  | section | cardinality |
                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | description   | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | prefix        | 7.1.4   | 1           |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference     | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | revision-date | 7.1.5.1 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+

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7.1.5.1.  The import's "revision-date" Statement

   The import's "revision-date" statement is used to specify the version
   of the module to import.

7.1.6.  The "include" Statement

   The "include" statement is used to make content from a submodule
   available to that submodule's parent module.  The argument is an
   identifier that is the name of the submodule to include.  Modules are
   only allowed to include submodules that belong to that module, as
   defined by the "belongs-to" statement (see Section 7.2.2).

   When a module includes a submodule, it incorporates the contents of
   the submodule into the node hierarchy of the module.

   For backward compatibility with YANG version 1, a submodule is
   allowed to include another submodule belonging to the same module,
   but this is not necessary in YANG version 1.1 (see Section 5.1).

   When the optional "revision-date" substatement is present, the
   specified revision of the submodule is included in the module.  It is
   an error if the specified revision of the submodule does not exist.
   If no "revision-date" substatement is present, it is undefined which
   revision of the submodule is included.

   Multiple revisions of the same submodule MUST NOT be included.

                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement  | section | cardinality |
                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | description   | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference     | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | revision-date | 7.1.5.1 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+

                   Table 4: The includes's Substatements

7.1.7.  The "organization" Statement

   The "organization" statement defines the party responsible for this
   module.  The argument is a string that is used to specify a textual
   description of the organization(s) under whose auspices this module
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7.1.8.  The "contact" Statement

   The "contact" statement provides contact information for the module.
   The argument is a string that is used to specify contact information
   for the person or persons to whom technical queries concerning this
   module should be sent, such as their name, postal address, telephone
   number, and electronic mail address.

7.1.9.  The "revision" Statement

   The "revision" statement specifies the editorial revision history of
   the module, including the initial revision.  A series of "revision"
   statements detail the changes in the module's definition.  The
   argument is a date string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD", followed by a
   block of substatements that holds detailed revision information.  A
   module SHOULD have at least one "revision" statement.  For every
   published editorial change, a new one SHOULD be added in front of the
   revisions sequence so that all revisions are in reverse chronological
   order.

7.1.9.1.  The revision's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 5

7.1.10.  Usage Example

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     module example-system {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:system";
       prefix "sys";

       import ietf-yang-types {
         prefix "yang";
         reference "RFC 9911: Common YANG Data Types";
       }

       include example-types;

       organization "Example Inc.";
       contact
         "Joe L. User

          Example Inc.
          42 Anywhere Drive
          Nowhere, CA 95134
          USA

          Phone: +1 800 555 0100
          Email: joe@example.com";

       description
         "The module for entities implementing the Example system.";

       revision 2007-06-09 {
         description "Initial revision.";
       }

       // definitions follow...
     }

7.2.  The "submodule" Statement

   While the primary unit in YANG is a module, a YANG module can itself
   be constructed out of several submodules.  Submodules allow a module
   designer to split a complex model into several pieces where all the
   submodules contribute to a single namespace, which is defined by the
   module that includes the submodules.

   The "submodule" statement defines the submodule's name, and it groups
   all statements that belong to the submodule together.  The
   "submodule" statement's argument is the name of the submodule,
   followed by a block of substatements that holds detailed submodule
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   Names of submodules published in RFC streams [RFC8729] MUST be
   assigned by IANA; see Section 14 in [RFC6020].

   Private submodule names are assigned by the organization owning the
   submodule without a central registry.  See Section 5.1 for
   recommendations on how to name submodules.

   A submodule typically has the following layout:

     submodule <module-name> {

       <yang-version statement>

       // module identification
       <belongs-to statement>

       // linkage statements
       <import statements>

       // meta-information
       <organization statement>
       <contact statement>
       <description statement>
       <reference statement>

       // revision history
       <revision statements>

       // module definitions
       <other statements>
     }

7.2.1.  The submodule's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | augment      | 7.17    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | belongs-to   | 7.2.2   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | contact      | 7.1.8   | 0..1        |



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                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | deviation    | 7.20.3  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | extension    | 7.19    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | feature      | 7.20.1  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | identity     | 7.18    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | import       | 7.1.5   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | include      | 7.1.6   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | notification | 7.16    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | organization | 7.1.7   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | revision     | 7.1.9   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | rpc          | 7.14    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | yang-version | 7.1.2   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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7.2.2.  The "belongs-to" Statement

   The "belongs-to" statement specifies the module to which the
   submodule belongs.  The argument is an identifier that is the name of
   the module.

   A submodule MUST only be included by either the module to which it
   belongs or another submodule that belongs to that module.

   The mandatory "prefix" substatement assigns a prefix for the module
   to which the submodule belongs.  All definitions in the module that
   the submodule belongs to and all its submodules can be accessed by
   using the prefix.

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | prefix       | 7.1.4   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                  Table 7: The belongs-to's Substatement

7.2.3.  Usage Example




























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     submodule example-types {
       yang-version 1.1;
       belongs-to "example-system" {
         prefix "sys";
       }

       import ietf-yang-types {
         prefix "yang";
       }

       organization "Example Inc.";
       contact
         "Joe L. User

          Example Inc.
          42 Anywhere Drive
          Nowhere, CA 95134
          USA

          Phone: +1 800 555 0100
          Email: joe@example.com";

       description
         "This submodule defines common Example types.";

       revision "2007-06-09" {
         description "Initial revision.";
       }

       // definitions follow...
     }

7.3.  The "typedef" Statement

   The "typedef" statement defines a new type that may be used locally
   in the module or submodule, and by other modules that import from it,
   according to the rules in Section 5.5.  The new type is called the
   "derived type", and the type from which it was derived is called the
   "base type".  All derived types can be traced back to a YANG built-in
   type.

   The "typedef" statement's argument is an identifier that is the name
   of the type to be defined and MUST be followed by a block of
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   The name of the type MUST NOT be one of the YANG built-in types.  If
   the typedef is defined at the top level of a YANG module or
   submodule, the name of the type to be defined MUST be unique within
   the module.

7.3.1.  The typedef's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | default      | 7.3.4   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | type         | 7.3.2   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | units        | 7.3.3   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 8

7.3.2.  The typedef's "type" Statement

   The "type" statement, which MUST be present, defines the base type
   from which this type is derived.  See Section 7.4 for details.

7.3.3.  The "units" Statement

   The "units" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument a
   string that contains a textual definition of the units associated
   with the type.

7.3.4.  The typedef's "default" Statement

   The "default" statement takes as an argument a string that contains a
   default value for the new type.

   The value of the "default" statement MUST be valid according to the
   type specified in the "type" statement.

   If the base type has a default value and the new derived type does
   not specify a new default value, the base type's default value is
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   If the type's default value is not valid according to the new
   restrictions specified in a derived type or leaf definition, the
   derived type or leaf definition MUST specify a new default value
   compatible with the restrictions.

7.3.5.  Usage Example

     typedef listen-ipv4-address {
       type inet:ipv4-address;
       default "0.0.0.0";
     }

7.4.  The "type" Statement

   The "type" statement takes as an argument a string that is the name
   of a YANG built-in type (see Section 9) or a derived type (see
   Section 7.3), followed by an optional block of substatements that is
   used to put further restrictions on the type.

   The restrictions that can be applied depend on the type being
   restricted.  The restriction statements for all built-in types are
   described in the subsections of Section 9.

7.4.1.  The type's Substatements

               +==================+=========+=============+
               | substatement     | section | cardinality |
               +==================+=========+=============+
               | base             | 7.18.2  | 0..n        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | bit              | 9.7.4   | 0..n        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | enum             | 9.6.4   | 0..n        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | fraction-digits  | 9.3.4   | 0..1        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | length           | 9.4.4   | 0..1        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | path             | 9.9.2   | 0..1        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | pattern          | 9.4.5   | 0..n        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | range            | 9.2.4   | 0..1        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | require-instance | 9.9.3   | 0..1        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+
               | type             | 7.4     | 0..n        |
               +------------------+---------+-------------+



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7.5.  The "container" Statement

   The "container" statement is used to define an interior data node in
   the schema tree.  It takes one argument, which is an identifier,
   followed by a block of substatements that holds detailed container
   information.

   A container node does not have a value, but it has a list of child
   nodes in the data tree.  The child nodes are defined in the
   container's substatements.

7.5.1.  Containers with Presence

   YANG supports two styles of containers, those that exist only for
   organizing the hierarchy of data nodes and those whose presence in
   the data tree has an explicit meaning.

   In the first style, the container has no meaning of its own, existing
   only to contain child nodes.  In particular, the presence of the
   container node with no child nodes is semantically equivalent to the
   absence of the container node.  YANG calls this style a "non-presence
   container".  This is the default style.

   For example, the set of scrambling options for Synchronous Optical
   Network (SONET) interfaces may be placed inside a "scrambling"
   container to enhance the organization of the configuration hierarchy
   and to keep these nodes together.  The "scrambling" node itself has
   no meaning, so removing the node when it becomes empty relieves the
   user from performing this task.

   In the second style, the presence of the container itself carries
   some meaning, representing a single bit of data.

   For configuration data, the container acts as both a configuration
   knob and a means of organizing related configuration nodes.  These
   containers are explicitly created and deleted.

   YANG calls this style a "presence container", and it is indicated
   using the "presence" statement, which takes as its argument a text
   string indicating what the presence of the node means.

   For example, an "ssh" container may turn on the ability to log into
   the server using Secure SHell (SSH) but can also contain any
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   The "presence" statement (see Section 7.5.5) is used to give
   semantics to the existence of the container in the data tree.

7.5.2.  The container's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | action       | 7.15    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | config       | 7.21.1  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | notification | 7.16    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | presence     | 7.5.5   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
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7.5.3.  The "must" Statement

   The "must" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument a
   string that contains an XPath expression (see Section 6.4).  It is
   used to formally declare a constraint on valid data.  The constraint
   is enforced according to the rules in Section 8.

   When a datastore is validated, all "must" constraints are
   conceptually evaluated once for each node in the accessible tree (see
   Section 6.4.1).

   All such constraints MUST evaluate to "true" for the data to be
   valid.

   The XPath expression is conceptually evaluated in the following
   context, in addition to the definition in Section 6.4.1:

   *  If the "must" statement is a substatement of a "notification"
      statement, the context node is the node representing the
      notification in the accessible tree.

   *  If the "must" statement is a substatement of an "input" statement,
      the context node is the node representing the operation in the
      accessible tree.

   *  If the "must" statement is a substatement of an "output"
      statement, the context node is the node representing the operation
      in the accessible tree.

   *  Otherwise, the context node is the node in the accessible tree for
      which the "must" statement is defined.

   The result of the XPath expression is converted to a boolean value
   using the standard XPath rules.

   Note that since all leaf values in the data tree are conceptually
   stored in their canonical form (see Section 9.1), any XPath
   comparisons are done on the canonical value.

   Also note that the XPath expression is conceptually evaluated.  This
   means that an implementation does not have to use an XPath evaluator
   in the server.  How the evaluation is done in practice is an
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7.5.4.  The must's Substatements

                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement  | section | cardinality |
                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | description   | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-app-tag | 7.5.4.2 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-message | 7.5.4.1 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference     | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+

                                  Table 11

7.5.4.1.  The "error-message" Statement

   The "error-message" statement, which is optional, takes a string as
   an argument.  If the constraint evaluates to "false", the string is
   passed as <error-message> in the <rpc-error> in NETCONF.

7.5.4.2.  The "error-app-tag" Statement

   The "error-app-tag" statement, which is optional, takes a string as
   an argument.  If the constraint evaluates to "false", the string is
   passed as <error-app-tag> in the <rpc-error> in NETCONF.

7.5.4.3.  Usage Example of must and error-message

     container interface {
       leaf ifType {
         type enumeration {
           enum ethernet;
           enum atm;
         }
       }
       leaf ifMTU {
         type uint32;
       }
       must 'ifType != "ethernet" or ifMTU = 1500' {
         error-message "An Ethernet MTU must be 1500";
       }
       must 'ifType != "atm" or'
          + ' (ifMTU <= 17966 and ifMTU >= 64)' {
         error-message "An ATM MTU must be 64 .. 17966";
       }
     }



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7.5.5.  The "presence" Statement

   The "presence" statement assigns a meaning to the presence of a
   container in the data tree.  It takes as an argument a string that
   contains a textual description of what the node's presence means.

   If a container has the "presence" statement, the container's
   existence in the data tree carries some meaning.  Otherwise, the
   container is used to give some structure to the data, and it carries
   no meaning by itself.

   See Section 7.5.1 for additional information.

7.5.6.  The container's Child Node Statements

   Within a container, the "container", "leaf", "list", "leaf-list",
   "uses", "choice", "anydata", and "anyxml" statements can be used to
   define child nodes to the container.

7.5.7.  XML Encoding Rules

   A container node is encoded as an XML element.  The element's local
   name is the container's identifier, and its namespace is the module's
   XML namespace (see Section 7.1.3).

   The container's child nodes are encoded as subelements to the
   container element.  If the container defines RPC or action input or
   output parameters, these subelements are encoded in the same order as
   they are defined within the "container" statement.  Otherwise, the
   subelements are encoded in any order.

   Any whitespace between the subelements to the container is
   insignificant, i.e., an implementation MAY insert whitespace
   characters between subelements.

   If a non-presence container does not have any child nodes, the
   container may or may not be present in the XML encoding.

7.5.8.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations

   Containers can be created, deleted, replaced, and modified through
   <edit-config> by using the "operation" attribute (see Section 7.2 in
   [RFC6241]) in the container's XML element.

   If a container does not have a "presence" statement and the last
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   When a NETCONF server processes an <edit-config> request, the
   elements of procedure for the container node are as follows:

   *  If the operation is "merge" or "replace", the node is created if
      it does not exist.

   *  If the operation is "create", the node is created if it does not
      exist.  If the node already exists, a "data-exists" error is
      returned.

   *  If the operation is "delete", the node is deleted if it exists.
      If the node does not exist, a "data-missing" error is returned.

7.5.9.  Usage Example

   Given the following container definition:

     container system {
       description
         "Contains various system parameters.";
       container services {
         description
           "Configure externally available services.";
         container "ssh" {
           presence "Enables SSH";
           description
             "SSH service-specific configuration.";
           // more leafs, containers, and stuff here...
         }
       }
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <system>
       <services>
         <ssh/>
       </services>
     </system>

   Since the <ssh> element is present, SSH is enabled.

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     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <services>
               <ssh nc:operation="delete"/>
             </services>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

7.6.  The "leaf" Statement

   The "leaf" statement is used to define a leaf node in the schema
   tree.  It takes one argument, which is an identifier, followed by a
   block of substatements that holds detailed leaf information.

   A leaf node has a value, but no child nodes, in the data tree.
   Conceptually, the value in the data tree is always in the canonical
   form (see Section 9.1).

   A leaf node exists in zero or one instance in the data tree.

   The "leaf" statement is used to define a scalar variable of a
   particular built-in or derived type.

7.6.1.  The leaf's Default Value

   The default value of a leaf is the value that the server uses if the
   leaf does not exist in the data tree.  The usage of the default value
   depends on the leaf's closest ancestor node in the schema tree that
   is not a non-presence container (see Section 7.5.1):

   *  If no such ancestor exists in the schema tree, the default value
      MUST be used.

   *  Otherwise, if this ancestor is a case node, the default value MUST
      be used if any node from the case exists in the data tree or the
      case node is the choice's default case, and if no nodes from any
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   *  Otherwise, the default value MUST be used if the ancestor node
      exists in the data tree.

   In these cases, the default value is said to be in use.

   Note that if the leaf or any of its ancestors has a "when" condition
   or "if-feature" expression that evaluates to "false", then the
   default value is not in use.

   When the default value is in use, the server MUST operationally
   behave as if the leaf was present in the data tree with the default
   value as its value.

   If a leaf has a "default" statement, the leaf's default value is the
   value of the "default" statement.  Otherwise, if the leaf's type has
   a default value and the leaf is not mandatory, then the leaf's
   default value is the type's default value.  In all other cases, the
   leaf does not have a default value.

7.6.2.  The leaf's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | config       | 7.21.1  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | default      | 7.6.4   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | mandatory    | 7.6.5   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | type         | 7.6.3   | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | units        | 7.3.3   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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7.6.3.  The leaf's "type" Statement

   The "type" statement, which MUST be present, takes as an argument the
   name of an existing built-in or derived type.  The optional
   substatements specify restrictions on this type.  See Section 7.4 for
   details.

7.6.4.  The leaf's "default" Statement

   The "default" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument a
   string that contains a default value for the leaf.

   The value of the "default" statement MUST be valid according to the
   type specified in the leaf's "type" statement.

   The "default" statement MUST NOT be present on nodes where
   "mandatory" is "true".

   The definition of the default value MUST NOT be marked with an
   "if-feature" statement.  For example, the following is illegal:

     leaf color {
       type enumeration {
         enum blue { if-feature blue; }
         ...
       }
       default blue; // illegal - enum value is conditional
     }

7.6.5.  The leaf's "mandatory" Statement

   The "mandatory" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument
   the string "true" or "false" and puts a constraint on valid data.  If
   not specified, the default is "false".

   If "mandatory" is "true", the behavior of the constraint depends on
   the type of the leaf's closest ancestor node in the schema tree that
   is not a non-presence container (see Section 7.5.1):

   *  If no such ancestor exists in the schema tree, the leaf MUST
      exist.

   *  Otherwise, if this ancestor is a case node, the leaf MUST exist if
      any node from the case exists in the data tree.

   *  Otherwise, the leaf MUST exist if the ancestor node exists in the
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   This constraint is enforced according to the rules in Section 8.

7.6.6.  XML Encoding Rules

   A leaf node is encoded as an XML element.  The element's local name
   is the leaf's identifier, and its namespace is the module's XML
   namespace (see Section 7.1.3).

   The value of the leaf node is encoded to XML according to the type
   and is sent as character data in the element.

   See Section 7.6.8 for an example.

7.6.7.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations

   When a NETCONF server processes an <edit-config> request, the
   elements of procedure for the leaf node are as follows:

   *  If the operation is "merge" or "replace", the node is created if
      it does not exist, and its value is set to the value found in the
      XML RPC data.

   *  If the operation is "create", the node is created if it does not
      exist.  If the node already exists, a "data-exists" error is
      returned.

   *  If the operation is "delete", the node is deleted if it exists.
      If the node does not exist, a "data-missing" error is returned.

7.6.8.  Usage Example

   Given the following "leaf" statement, placed in the previously
   defined "ssh" container (see Section 7.5.9):

     leaf port {
       type inet:port-number;
       default 22;
       description
         "The port to which the SSH server listens.";
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <port>2022</port>

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     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <services>
               <ssh>
                 <port>2022</port>
               </ssh>
             </services>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

7.7.  The "leaf-list" Statement

   Where the "leaf" statement is used to define a simple scalar variable
   of a particular type, the "leaf-list" statement is used to define an
   array of a particular type.  The "leaf-list" statement takes one
   argument, which is an identifier, followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed leaf-list information.

   In configuration data, the values in a leaf-list MUST be unique.

   The definitions of the default values MUST NOT be marked with an
   "if-feature" statement.

   Conceptually, the values in the data tree MUST be in the canonical
   form (see Section 9.1).

7.7.1.  Ordering

   YANG supports two styles for ordering the entries within lists and
   leaf-lists.  In many lists, the order of list entries does not impact
   the implementation of the list's configuration, and the server is
   free to sort the list entries in any reasonable order.  The
   "description" string for the list may suggest an order to the server
   implementor.  YANG calls this style of list "system ordered"; such
   lists are indicated with the statement "ordered-by system".

   For example, a list of valid users would typically be sorted
   alphabetically, since the order in which the users appeared in the
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   In the other style of lists, the order of list entries matters for
   the implementation of the list's configuration and the user is
   responsible for ordering the entries, while the server maintains that
   order.  YANG calls this style of list "user ordered"; such lists are
   indicated with the statement "ordered-by user".

   For example, the order in which packet filter entries are applied to
   incoming traffic may affect how that traffic is filtered.  The user
   would need to decide if the filter entry that discards all TCP
   traffic should be applied before or after the filter entry that
   allows all traffic from trusted interfaces.  The choice of order
   would be crucial.

   YANG provides a rich set of facilities within NETCONF's <edit-config>
   operation that allows the order of list entries in user-ordered lists
   to be controlled.  List entries may be inserted or rearranged,
   positioned as the first or last entry in the list, or positioned
   before or after another specific entry.

   The "ordered-by" statement is covered in Section 7.7.7.

7.7.2.  The leaf-list's Default Values

   The default values of a leaf-list are the values that the server uses
   if the leaf-list does not exist in the data tree.  The usage of the
   default values depends on the leaf-list's closest ancestor node in
   the schema tree that is not a non-presence container (see
   Section 7.5.1):

   *  If no such ancestor exists in the schema tree, the default values
      MUST be used.

   *  Otherwise, if this ancestor is a case node, the default values
      MUST be used if any node from the case exists in the data tree or
      the case node is the choice's default case, and if no nodes from
      any other case exist in the data tree.

   *  Otherwise, the default values MUST be used if the ancestor node
      exists in the data tree.

   In these cases, the default values are said to be in use.

   Note that if the leaf-list or any of its ancestors has a "when"
   condition or "if-feature" expression that evaluates to "false", then
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   When the default values are in use, the server MUST operationally
   behave as if the leaf-list was present in the data tree with the
   default values as its values.

   If a leaf-list has one or more "default" statements, the leaf-list's
   default values are the values of the "default" statements, and if the
   leaf-list is user ordered, the default values are used in the order
   of the "default" statements.  Otherwise, if the leaf-list's type has
   a default value and the leaf-list does not have a "min-elements"
   statement with a value greater than or equal to one, then the
   leaf-list's default value is one instance of the type's default
   value.  In all other cases, the leaf-list does not have any default
   values.

7.7.3.  The leaf-list's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | config       | 7.21.1  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | default      | 7.7.4   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | max-elements | 7.7.6   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | min-elements | 7.7.5   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | ordered-by   | 7.7.7   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | type         | 7.4     | 1           |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | units        | 7.3.3   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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7.7.4.  The leaf-list's "default" Statement

   The "default" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument a
   string that contains a default value for the leaf-list.

   The value of the "default" statement MUST be valid according to the
   type specified in the leaf-list's "type" statement.

   The "default" statement MUST NOT be present on nodes where
   "min-elements" has a value greater than or equal to one.

7.7.5.  The "min-elements" Statement

   The "min-elements" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument
   a non-negative integer that puts a constraint on valid list entries.
   A valid leaf-list or list MUST have at least min-elements entries.

   If no "min-elements" statement is present, it defaults to zero.

   The behavior of the constraint depends on the type of the leaf-list's
   or list's closest ancestor node in the schema tree that is not a
   non-presence container (see Section 7.5.1):

   *  If no such ancestor exists in the schema tree, the constraint is
      enforced.

   *  Otherwise, if this ancestor is a case node, the constraint is
      enforced if any other node from the case exists.

   *  Otherwise, it is enforced if the ancestor node exists.

   The constraint is further enforced according to the rules in
   Section 8.

7.7.6.  The "max-elements" Statement

   The "max-elements" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument
   a positive integer or the string "unbounded", which puts a constraint
   on valid list entries.  A valid leaf-list or list always has at most
   max-elements entries.

   If no "max-elements" statement is present, it defaults to
   "unbounded".

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7.7.7.  The "ordered-by" Statement

   The "ordered-by" statement defines whether the order of entries
   within a list are determined by the user or the system.  The argument
   is one of the strings "system" or "user".  If not present, ordering
   defaults to "system".

   This statement is ignored if the list represents state data, RPC
   output parameters, or notification content.

   See Section 7.7.1 for additional information.

7.7.7.1.  ordered-by system

   The entries in the list are ordered according to an order determined
   by the system.  The "description" string for the list may suggest an
   order to the server implementor.  If not, an implementation is free
   to order the entries in any order.  An implementation SHOULD use the
   same order for the same data, regardless of how the data were
   created.  Using a deterministic order will make comparisons possible
   using simple tools like "diff".

   This is the default order.

7.7.7.2.  ordered-by user

   The entries in the list are ordered according to an order defined by
   the user.  In NETCONF, this order is controlled by using special XML
   attributes in the <edit-config> request.  See Section 7.7.9 for
   details.

7.7.8.  XML Encoding Rules

   A leaf-list node is encoded as a series of XML elements.  Each
   element's local name is the leaf-list's identifier, and its namespace
   is the module's XML namespace (see Section 7.1.3).

   The value of each leaf-list entry is encoded to XML according to the
   type and is sent as character data in the element.

   The XML elements representing leaf-list entries MUST appear in the
   order specified by the user if the leaf-list is "ordered-by user";
   otherwise, the order is implementation dependent.  The XML elements
   representing leaf-list entries MAY be interleaved with elements for
   siblings of the leaf-list, unless the leaf-list defines RPC or action
   input or output parameters.

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7.7.9.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations

   Leaf-list entries can be created and deleted, but not modified,
   through <edit-config>, by using the "operation" attribute in the
   leaf-list entry's XML element.

   In an "ordered-by user" leaf-list, the attributes "insert" and
   "value" in the YANG XML namespace (Section 5.3.1) can be used to
   control where in the leaf-list the entry is inserted.  These can be
   used during "create" operations to insert a new leaf-list entry, or
   during "merge" or "replace" operations to insert a new leaf-list
   entry or move an existing one.

   The "insert" attribute can take the values "first", "last", "before",
   and "after".  If the value is "before" or "after", the "value"
   attribute MUST also be used to specify an existing entry in the
   leaf-list.

   If no "insert" attribute is present in the "create" operation, it
   defaults to "last".

   If several entries in an "ordered-by user" leaf-list are modified in
   the same <edit-config> request, the entries are modified one at a
   time, in the order of the XML elements in the request.

   In a <copy-config> or in an <edit-config> with a "replace" operation
   that covers the entire leaf-list, the leaf-list order is the same as
   the order of the XML elements in the request.

   When a NETCONF server processes an <edit-config> request, the
   elements of procedure for a leaf-list node are as follows:

   *  If the operation is "merge" or "replace", the leaf-list entry is
      created if it does not exist.

   *  If the operation is "create", the leaf-list entry is created if it
      does not exist.  If the leaf-list entry already exists, a
      "data-exists" error is returned.

   *  If the operation is "delete", the entry is deleted from the
      leaf-list if it exists.  If the leaf-list entry does not exist, a
      "data-missing" error is returned.

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     leaf-list allow-user {
       type string;
       description
         "A list of user name patterns to allow.";
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <allow-user>alice</allow-user>
     <allow-user>bob</allow-user>

   To create a new element in this list, using the default <edit-config>
   operation "merge":

     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <services>
               <ssh>
                 <allow-user>eric</allow-user>
               </ssh>
             </services>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

   Given the following ordered-by user leaf-list:

     leaf-list cipher {
       type string;
       ordered-by user;
       description
         "A list of ciphers.";
     }

   The following would be used to insert a new cipher "blowfish-cbc"
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          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:yang="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <services>
               <ssh>
                 <cipher nc:operation="create"
                         yang:insert="after"
                         yang:value="3des-cbc">blowfish-cbc</cipher>
               </ssh>
             </services>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

7.8.  The "list" Statement

   The "list" statement is used to define an interior data node in the
   schema tree.  A list node may exist in multiple instances in the data
   tree.  Each such instance is known as a list entry.  The "list"
   statement takes one argument, which is an identifier, followed by a
   block of substatements that holds detailed list information.

   A list entry is uniquely identified by the values of the list's keys,
   if defined.

7.8.1.  The list's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | action       | 7.15    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | config       | 7.21.1  | 0..1        |
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                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | key          | 7.8.2   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | max-elements | 7.7.6   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | min-elements | 7.7.5   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | notification | 7.16    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | ordered-by   | 7.7.7   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | unique       | 7.8.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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7.8.2.  The list's "key" Statement

   The "key" statement, which MUST be present if the list represents
   configuration and MAY be present otherwise, takes as an argument a
   string that specifies a space-separated list of one or more leaf
   identifiers of this list.  A leaf identifier MUST NOT appear more
   than once in the key.  Each such leaf identifier MUST refer to a
   child leaf of the list.  The leafs can be defined directly in
   substatements to the list or in groupings used in the list.

   The combined values of all the leafs specified in the key are used to
   uniquely identify a list entry.  All key leafs MUST be given values
   when a list entry is created.  Thus, any default values in the key
   leafs or their types are ignored.  Any "mandatory" statements in the
   key leafs are ignored.

   A leaf that is part of the key can be of any built-in or derived
   type.

   All key leafs in a list MUST have the same value for their "config"
   as the list itself.

   The key string syntax is formally defined by the rule "key-arg" in
   Section 14.

7.8.3.  The list's "unique" Statement

   The "unique" statement is used to put constraints on valid list
   entries.  It takes as an argument a string that contains a space-
   separated list of schema node identifiers, which MUST be given in the
   descendant form (see the rule "descendant-schema-nodeid" in
   Section 14).  Each such schema node identifier MUST refer to a leaf.

   If one of the referenced leafs represents configuration data, then
   all of the referenced leafs MUST represent configuration data.

   The "unique" constraint specifies that the combined values of all the
   leaf instances specified in the argument string, including leafs with
   default values, MUST be unique within all list entry instances in
   which all referenced leafs exist or have default values.  The
   constraint is enforced according to the rules in Section 8.

   The unique string syntax is formally defined by the rule "unique-arg"
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7.8.3.1.  Usage Example

   With the following list:

     list server {
       key "name";
       unique "ip port";
       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       leaf ip {
         type inet:ip-address;
       }
       leaf port {
         type inet:port-number;
       }
     }

   the following configuration is not valid:

     <server>
       <name>smtp</name>
       <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
       <port>25</port>
     </server>

     <server>
       <name>http</name>
       <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
       <port>25</port>
     </server>

   The following configuration is valid, since the "http" and "ftp" list
   entries do not have a value for all referenced leafs and are thus not
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     <server>
       <name>smtp</name>
       <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
       <port>25</port>
     </server>

     <server>
       <name>http</name>
       <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
     </server>

     <server>
       <name>ftp</name>
       <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
     </server>

7.8.4.  The list's Child Node Statements

   Within a list, the "container", "leaf", "list", "leaf-list", "uses",
   "choice", "anydata", and "anyxml" statements can be used to define
   child nodes to the list.

7.8.5.  XML Encoding Rules

   A list is encoded as a series of XML elements, one for each entry in
   the list.  Each element's local name is the list's identifier, and
   its namespace is the module's XML namespace (see Section 7.1.3).
   There is no XML element surrounding the list as a whole.

   The list's key nodes are encoded as subelements to the list's
   identifier element, in the same order as they are defined within the
   "key" statement.

   The rest of the list's child nodes are encoded as subelements to the
   list element, after the keys.  If the list defines RPC or action
   input or output parameters, the subelements are encoded in the same
   order as they are defined within the "list" statement.  Otherwise,
   the subelements are encoded in any order.

   Any whitespace between the subelements to the list entry is
   insignificant, i.e., an implementation MAY insert whitespace
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   The XML elements representing list entries MUST appear in the order
   specified by the user if the list is "ordered-by user"; otherwise,
   the order is implementation dependent.  The XML elements representing
   list entries MAY be interleaved with elements for siblings of the
   list, unless the list defines RPC or action input or output
   parameters.

7.8.6.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations

   List entries can be created, deleted, replaced, and modified through
   <edit-config> by using the "operation" attribute in the list's XML
   element.  In each case, the values of all keys are used to uniquely
   identify a list entry.  If all keys are not specified for a list
   entry, a "missing-element" error is returned.

   In an "ordered-by user" list, the attributes "insert" and "key" in
   the YANG XML namespace (Section 5.3.1) can be used to control where
   in the list the entry is inserted.  These can be used during "create"
   operations to insert a new list entry, or during "merge" or "replace"
   operations to insert a new list entry or move an existing one.

   The "insert" attribute can take the values "first", "last", "before",
   and "after".  If the value is "before" or "after", the "key"
   attribute MUST also be used, to specify an existing element in the
   list.  The value of the "key" attribute is the key predicates of the
   full instance identifier (see Section 9.13) for the list entry.

   If no "insert" attribute is present in the "create" operation, it
   defaults to "last".

   If several entries in an "ordered-by user" list are modified in the
   same <edit-config> request, the entries are modified one at a time,
   in the order of the XML elements in the request.

   In a <copy-config> or in an <edit-config> with a "replace" operation
   that covers the entire list, the list entry order is the same as the
   order of the XML elements in the request.

   When a NETCONF server processes an <edit-config> request, the
   elements of procedure for a list node are as follows:

   *  If the operation is "merge" or "replace", the list entry is
      created if it does not exist.  If the list entry already exists
      and the "insert" and "key" attributes are present, the list entry
      is moved according to the values of the "insert" and "key"
      attributes.  If the list entry exists and the "insert" and "key"
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   *  If the operation is "create", the list entry is created if it does
      not exist.  If the list entry already exists, a "data-exists"
      error is returned.

   *  If the operation is "delete", the entry is deleted from the list
      if it exists.  If the list entry does not exist, a "data-missing"
      error is returned.

7.8.7.  Usage Example

   Given the following list:

     list user {
       key "name";
       config true;
       description
         "This is a list of users in the system.";

       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       leaf type {
         type string;
       }
       leaf full-name {
         type string;
       }
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <user>
       <name>fred</name>
       <type>admin</type>
       <full-name>Fred Flintstone</full-name>
     </user>

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     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <user nc:operation="create">
               <name>barney</name>
               <type>admin</type>
               <full-name>Barney Rubble</full-name>
             </user>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

   To change the type of "fred" to "superuser":

     <rpc message-id="102"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <user>
               <name>fred</name>
               <type>superuser</type>
             </user>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

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     list user {
       description
         "This is a list of users in the system.";
       ordered-by user;
       config true;

       key "first-name surname";

       leaf first-name {
         type string;
       }
       leaf surname {
         type string;
       }
       leaf type {
         type string;
       }
     }

   The following would be used to insert a new user "barney rubble"
   after the user "fred flintstone":

     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:yang="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config"
                xmlns:ex="urn:example:config">
             <user nc:operation="create"
                   yang:insert="after"
                   yang:key="[ex:first-name='fred']
                             [ex:surname='flintstone']">
               <first-name>barney</first-name>
               <surname>rubble</surname>
               <type>admin</type>
             </user>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

   The following would be used to move the user "barney rubble" before
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     <rpc message-id="102"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:yang="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config"
                xmlns:ex="urn:example:config">
             <user nc:operation="merge"
                   yang:insert="before"
                   yang:key="[ex:name='fred']
                             [ex:surname='flintstone']">
               <first-name>barney</first-name>
               <surname>rubble</surname>
             </user>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

7.9.  The "choice" Statement

   The "choice" statement defines a set of alternatives, only one of
   which may be present in any one data tree.  The argument is an
   identifier, followed by a block of substatements that holds detailed
   choice information.  The identifier is used to identify the choice
   node in the schema tree.  A choice node does not exist in the data
   tree.

   A choice consists of a number of branches, each defined with a "case"
   substatement.  Each branch contains a number of child nodes.  The
   nodes from at most one of the choice's branches exist at the same
   time.

   Since only one of the choice's cases can be valid at any time in the
   data tree, the creation of a node from one case implicitly deletes
   all nodes from all other cases.  If a request creates a node from a
   case, the server will delete any existing nodes that are defined in
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7.9.1.  The choice's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | case         | 7.9.2   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | config       | 7.21.1  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | default      | 7.9.3   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | mandatory    | 7.9.4   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 15

7.9.2.  The choice's "case" Statement

   The "case" statement is used to define branches of the choice.  It
   takes as an argument an identifier, followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed case information.

   The identifier is used to identify the case node in the schema tree.
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   Within a "case" statement, the "anydata", "anyxml", "choice",
   "container", "leaf", "list", "leaf-list", and "uses" statements can
   be used to define child nodes to the case node.  The identifiers of
   all these child nodes MUST be unique within all cases in a choice.
   For example, the following is illegal:

     choice interface-type {     // This example is illegal YANG
       case a {
         leaf ethernet { ... }
       }
       case b {
         container ethernet { ...}
       }
     }

   As a shorthand, the "case" statement can be omitted if the branch
   contains a single "anydata", "anyxml", "choice", "container", "leaf",
   "list", or "leaf-list" statement.  In this case, the case node still
   exists in the schema tree, and its identifier is the same as the
   identifier of the child node.  Schema node identifiers (Section 6.5)
   MUST always explicitly include case node identifiers.  The following
   example:

     choice interface-type {
       container ethernet { ... }
     }

   is equivalent to:

     choice interface-type {
       case ethernet {
         container ethernet { ... }
       }
     }

   The case identifier MUST be unique within a choice.

7.9.2.1.  The case's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
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                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 16

7.9.3.  The choice's "default" Statement

   The "default" statement indicates if a case should be considered as
   the default if no child nodes from any of the choice's cases exist.
   The argument is the identifier of the default "case" statement.  If
   the "default" statement is missing, there is no default case.

   The "default" statement MUST NOT be present on choices where
   "mandatory" is "true".

   The default case is only important when considering the "default"
   statements of nodes under the cases (i.e., default values of leafs
   and leaf-lists, and default cases of nested choices).  The default
   values and nested default cases under the default case are used if
   none of the nodes under any of the cases are present.

   There MUST NOT be any mandatory nodes (Section 3) directly under the
   default case.

   Default values for child nodes under a case are only used if one of
   the nodes under that case is present or if that case is the default
   case.  If none of the nodes under a case are present and the case is
   not the default case, the default values of the cases' child nodes
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   In this example, the choice defaults to "interval", and the default
   value will be used if none of "daily", "time-of-day", or "manual" are
   present.  If "daily" is present, the default value for "time-of-day"
   will be used.

     container transfer {
       choice how {
         default interval;
         case interval {
           leaf interval {
             type uint16;
             units minutes;
             default 30;
           }
         }
         case daily {
           leaf daily {
             type empty;
           }
           leaf time-of-day {
             type string;
             units 24-hour-clock;
             default "01.00";
           }
         }
         case manual {
           leaf manual {
             type empty;
           }
         }
       }
     }

7.9.4.  The choice's "mandatory" Statement

   The "mandatory" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument
   the string "true" or "false" and puts a constraint on valid data.  If
   "mandatory" is "true", at least one node from exactly one of the
   choice's case branches MUST exist.

   If not specified, the default is "false".

   The behavior of the constraint depends on the type of the choice's
   closest ancestor node in the schema tree that is not a non-presence
   container (see Section 7.5.1):

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   *  Otherwise, if this ancestor is a case node, the constraint is
      enforced if any other node from the case exists.

   *  Otherwise, it is enforced if the ancestor node exists.

   The constraint is further enforced according to the rules in
   Section 8.

7.9.5.  XML Encoding Rules

   The choice and case nodes are not visible in XML.

   The child nodes of the selected "case" statement MUST be encoded in
   the same order as they are defined in the "case" statement if they
   are part of an RPC or action input or output parameter definition.
   Otherwise, the subelements are encoded in any order.

7.9.6.  Usage Example

   Given the following choice:

     container protocol {
       choice name {
         case a {
           leaf udp {
             type empty;
           }
         }
         case b {
           leaf tcp {
             type empty;
           }
         }
       }
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <protocol>
       <tcp/>
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     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"
          xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config>
           <system xmlns="urn:example:config">
             <protocol>
               <udp nc:operation="create"/>
             </protocol>
           </system>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

7.10.  The "anydata" Statement

   The "anydata" statement defines an interior node in the schema tree.
   It takes one argument, which is an identifier, followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed anydata information.

   The "anydata" statement is used to represent an unknown set of nodes
   that can be modeled with YANG, except anyxml, but for which the data
   model is not known at module design time.  It is possible, though not
   required, for the data model for anydata content to become known
   through protocol signaling or other means that are outside the scope
   of this document.

   An example of where anydata can be useful is a list of received
   notifications where the specific notifications are not known at
   design time.

   An anydata node cannot be augmented (see Section 7.17).

   An anydata node exists in zero or one instance in the data tree.

   An implementation may or may not know the data model used to model a
   specific instance of an anydata node.

   Since the use of anydata limits the manipulation of the content, the
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7.10.1.  The anydata's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | config       | 7.21.1  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | mandatory    | 7.6.5   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 17

7.10.2.  XML Encoding Rules

   An anydata node is encoded as an XML element.  The element's local
   name is the anydata's identifier, and its namespace is the module's
   XML namespace (see Section 7.1.3).  The value of the anydata node is
   a set of nodes, which are encoded as XML subelements to the anydata
   element.

7.10.3.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations

   An anydata node is treated as an opaque chunk of data.  This data can
   be modified in its entirety only.

   Any "operation" attributes present on subelements of an anydata node
   are ignored by the NETCONF server.

   When a NETCONF server processes an <edit-config> request, the
   elements of procedure for the anydata node are as follows:

   *  If the operation is "merge" or "replace", the node is created if
      it does not exist, and its value is set to the subelements of the
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   *  If the operation is "create", the node is created if it does not
      exist, and its value is set to the subelements of the anydata node
      found in the XML RPC data.  If the node already exists, a
      "data-exists" error is returned.

   *  If the operation is "delete", the node is deleted if it exists.
      If the node does not exist, a "data-missing" error is returned.

7.10.4.  Usage Example

   Given the following "anydata" statement:

     list logged-notification {
       key time;
       leaf time {
         type yang:date-and-time;
       }
       anydata data;
     }

   The following is a valid encoding of such a list instance:

     <logged-notification>
       <time>2014-07-29T13:43:12Z</time>
       <data>
         <notification
           xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0">
           <eventTime>2014-07-29T13:43:01Z</eventTime>
           <event xmlns="urn:example:event">
             <event-class>fault</event-class>
             <reporting-entity>
               <card>Ethernet0</card>
             </reporting-entity>
             <severity>major</severity>
           </event>
         </notification>
       </data>
     </logged-notification>

7.11.  The "anyxml" Statement

   The "anyxml" statement defines an interior node in the schema tree.
   It takes one argument, which is an identifier, followed by a block of
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   The "anyxml" statement is used to represent an unknown chunk of XML.
   No restrictions are placed on the XML.  This can be useful, for
   example, in RPC replies.  An example is the <filter> parameter in the
   <get-config> operation in NETCONF.

   An anyxml node cannot be augmented (see Section 7.17).

   An anyxml node exists in zero or one instance in the data tree.

   Since the use of anyxml limits the manipulation of the content, the
   "anyxml" statement SHOULD NOT be used to define configuration data.

   It should be noted that in YANG version 1, "anyxml" was the only
   statement that could model an unknown hierarchy of data.  In many
   cases, this unknown hierarchy of data is actually modeled in YANG,
   but the specific YANG data model is not known at design time.  In
   these situations, it is RECOMMENDED to use "anydata" (Section 7.10)
   instead of "anyxml".

7.11.1.  The anyxml's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | config       | 7.21.1  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | mandatory    | 7.6.5   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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7.11.2.  XML Encoding Rules

   An anyxml node is encoded as an XML element.  The element's local
   name is the anyxml's identifier, and its namespace is the module's
   XML namespace (see Section 7.1.3).  The value of the anyxml node is
   encoded as XML content of this element.

   Note that any XML prefixes used in the encoding are local to each
   instance encoding.  This means that the same XML may be encoded
   differently by different implementations.

7.11.3.  NETCONF <edit-config> Operations

   An anyxml node is treated as an opaque chunk of data.  This data can
   be modified in its entirety only.

   Any "operation" attributes present on subelements of an anyxml node
   are ignored by the NETCONF server.

   When a NETCONF server processes an <edit-config> request, the
   elements of procedure for the anyxml node are as follows:

   *  If the operation is "merge" or "replace", the node is created if
      it does not exist, and its value is set to the XML content of the
      anyxml node found in the XML RPC data.

   *  If the operation is "create", the node is created if it does not
      exist, and its value is set to the XML content of the anyxml node
      found in the XML RPC data.  If the node already exists, a
      "data-exists" error is returned.

   *  If the operation is "delete", the node is deleted if it exists.
      If the node does not exist, a "data-missing" error is returned.

7.11.4.  Usage Example

   Given the following "anyxml" statement:

     anyxml html-info;

   The following are two valid encodings of the same anyxml value:










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      <html-info>
        <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
          This is <em>very</em> cool.
        </p>
      </html-info>

      <html-info>
        <x:p xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
          This is <x:em>very</x:em> cool.
        </x:p>
      </html-info>

7.12.  The "grouping" Statement

   The "grouping" statement is used to define a reusable block of nodes,
   which may be used locally in the module or submodule, and by other
   modules that import from it, according to the rules in Section 5.5.
   It takes one argument, which is an identifier, followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed grouping information.

   The "grouping" statement is not a data definition statement and, as
   such, does not define any nodes in the schema tree.

   A grouping is like a "structure" or a "record" in conventional
   programming languages.

   Once a grouping is defined, it can be referenced in a "uses"
   statement (see Section 7.13).  A grouping MUST NOT reference itself,
   neither directly nor indirectly through a chain of other groupings.

   If the grouping is defined at the top level of a YANG module or
   submodule, the grouping's identifier MUST be unique within the
   module.

   A grouping is more than just a mechanism for textual substitution;
   it also defines a collection of nodes.  Identifiers appearing inside
   the grouping are resolved relative to the scope in which the grouping
   is defined, not where it is used.  Prefix mappings, type names,
   grouping names, and extension usage are evaluated in the hierarchy
   where the "grouping" statement appears.  For extensions, this means
   that extensions defined as direct children to a "grouping" statement
   are applied to the grouping itself.

   Note that if a grouping defines an action or a notification node in
   its hierarchy, then it cannot be used in all contexts.  For example,
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7.12.1.  The grouping's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | action       | 7.15    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | notification | 7.16    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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     import ietf-inet-types {
       prefix "inet";
     }

     grouping endpoint {
       description "A reusable endpoint group.";
       leaf ip {
         type inet:ip-address;
       }
       leaf port {
         type inet:port-number;
       }
     }

7.13.  The "uses" Statement

   The "uses" statement is used to reference a "grouping" definition.
   It takes one argument, which is the name of the grouping.

   The effect of a "uses" reference to a grouping is that the nodes
   defined by the grouping are copied into the current schema tree and
   are then updated according to the "refine" and "augment" statements.

   The identifiers defined in the grouping are not bound to a namespace
   until the contents of the grouping are added to the schema tree via a
   "uses" statement that does not appear inside a "grouping" statement,
   at which point they are bound to the namespace of the current module.

7.13.1.  The uses's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | augment      | 7.17    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | refine       | 7.13.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
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7.13.2.  The "refine" Statement

   Some of the properties of each node in the grouping can be refined
   with the "refine" statement.  The argument is a string that
   identifies a node in the grouping.  This node is called the refine's
   target node.  If a node in the grouping is not present as a target
   node of a "refine" statement, it is not refined and thus is used
   exactly as it was defined in the grouping.

   The argument string is a descendant schema node identifier (see
   Section 6.5).

   The following refinements can be done:

   *  A leaf or choice node may get a default value, or a new default
      value if it already had one.

   *  A leaf-list node may get a set of default values, or a new set of
      default values if it already had defaults; i.e., the set of
      refined default values replaces the defaults already given.

   *  Any node may get a specialized "description" string.

   *  Any node may get a specialized "reference" string.

   *  Any node may get a different "config" statement.

   *  A leaf, anydata, anyxml, or choice node may get a different
      "mandatory" statement.

   *  A container node may get a "presence" statement.

   *  A leaf, leaf-list, list, container, anydata, or anyxml node may
      get additional "must" expressions.

   *  A leaf-list or list node may get a different "min-elements" or
      "max-elements" statement.

   *  A leaf, leaf-list, list, container, choice, case, anydata, or
      anyxml node may get additional "if-feature" expressions.

   *  Any node can get refined extensions, if the extension allows
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7.13.3.  XML Encoding Rules

   Each node in the grouping is encoded as if it was defined inline,
   even if it is imported from another module with another XML
   namespace.

7.13.4.  Usage Example

   To use the "endpoint" grouping defined in Section 7.12.2 in a
   definition of an HTTP server in some other module, we can do:

     import example-system {
       prefix "sys";
     }

     container http-server {
       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       uses sys:endpoint;
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <http-server>
       <name>extern-web</name>
       <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
       <port>80</port>
     </http-server>

   If port 80 should be the default for the HTTP server, a default can
   be added:

     container http-server {
       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       uses sys:endpoint {
         refine port {
           default 80;
         }
       }
     }

   If we want to define a list of servers and each server has "ip" and
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     list server {
       key "ip port";
       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       uses sys:endpoint;
     }

   The following is an error:

     container http-server {
       uses sys:endpoint;
       leaf ip {          // illegal - same identifier "ip" used twice
         type string;
       }
     }

7.14.  The "rpc" Statement

   The "rpc" statement is used to define an RPC operation.  It takes one
   argument, which is an identifier, followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed rpc information.  This argument is
   the name of the RPC.

   The "rpc" statement defines an rpc node in the schema tree.  Under
   the rpc node, a schema node with the name "input" and a schema node
   with the name "output" are also defined.  The nodes "input" and
   "output" are defined in the module's namespace.

7.14.1.  The rpc's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | input        | 7.14.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | output       | 7.14.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
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                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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7.14.2.  The "input" Statement

   The "input" statement, which is optional, is used to define input
   parameters to the operation.  It does not take an argument.  The
   substatements to "input" define nodes under the operation's input
   node.

   If a leaf in the input tree has a "mandatory" statement with the
   value "true", the leaf MUST be present in an RPC invocation.

   If a leaf in the input tree has a default value, the server MUST use
   this value in the same cases as those described in Section 7.6.1.  In
   these cases, the server MUST operationally behave as if the leaf was
   present in the RPC invocation with the default value as its value.

   If a leaf-list in the input tree has one or more default values, the
   server MUST use these values in the same cases as those described in
   Section 7.7.2.  In these cases, the server MUST operationally behave
   as if the leaf-list was present in the RPC invocation with the
   default values as its values.

   Since the input tree is not part of any datastore, all "config"
   statements for nodes in the input tree are ignored.

   If any node has a "when" statement that would evaluate to "false",
   then this node MUST NOT be present in the input tree.

7.14.2.1.  The input's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
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                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 22

7.14.3.  The "output" Statement

   The "output" statement, which is optional, is used to define output
   parameters to the RPC operation.  It does not take an argument.  The
   substatements to "output" define nodes under the operation's output
   node.

   If a leaf in the output tree has a "mandatory" statement with the
   value "true", the leaf MUST be present in an RPC reply.

   If a leaf in the output tree has a default value, the client MUST use
   this value in the same cases as those described in Section 7.6.1.  In
   these cases, the client MUST operationally behave as if the leaf was
   present in the RPC reply with the default value as its value.

   If a leaf-list in the output tree has one or more default values, the
   client MUST use these values in the same cases as those described in
   Section 7.7.2.  In these cases, the client MUST operationally behave
   as if the leaf-list was present in the RPC reply with the default
   values as its values.

   Since the output tree is not part of any datastore, all "config"
   statements for nodes in the output tree are ignored.

   If any node has a "when" statement that would evaluate to "false",
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7.14.3.1.  The output's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 23

7.14.4.  NETCONF XML Encoding Rules

   An rpc node is encoded as a child XML element to the <rpc> element,
   as designated by the substitution group "rpcOperation" in [RFC6241].
   The element's local name is the rpc's identifier, and its namespace
   is the module's XML namespace (see Section 7.1.3).

   Input parameters are encoded as child XML elements to the rpc node's
   XML element, in the same order as they are defined within the "input"
   statement.

   If the RPC operation invocation succeeded and no output parameters
   are returned, the <rpc-reply> contains a single <ok/> element defined
   in [RFC6241].  If output parameters are returned, they are encoded as
   child elements to the <rpc-reply> element defined in [RFC6241], in
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7.14.5.  Usage Example

   The following example defines an RPC operation:

     module example-rock {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:rock";
       prefix "rock";

       rpc rock-the-house {
         input {
           leaf zip-code {
             type string;
           }
         }
       }
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example of the complete rpc and
   rpc-reply:

     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <rock-the-house xmlns="urn:example:rock">
         <zip-code>27606-0100</zip-code>
       </rock-the-house>
     </rpc>

     <rpc-reply message-id="101"
                xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <ok/>
     </rpc-reply>

7.15.  The "action" Statement

   The "action" statement is used to define an operation connected to a
   specific container or list data node.  It takes one argument, which
   is an identifier, followed by a block of substatements that holds
   detailed action information.  The argument is the name of the action.

   The "action" statement defines an action node in the schema tree.
   Under the action node, a schema node with the name "input" and a
   schema node with the name "output" are also defined.  The nodes
   "input" and "output" are defined in the module's namespace.

   An action MUST NOT be defined within an rpc, another action, or a
   notification, i.e., an action node MUST NOT have an rpc, action, or a
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   example, this means that it is an error if a grouping that contains
   an action somewhere in its node hierarchy is used in a notification
   definition.

   An action MUST NOT have any ancestor node that is a list node without
   a "key" statement.

   Since an action cannot be defined at the top level of a module or in
   a "case" statement, it is an error if a grouping that contains an
   action at the top of its node hierarchy is used at the top level of a
   module or in a case definition.

   The difference between an action and an rpc is that an action is tied
   to a node in the datastore, whereas an rpc is not.  When an action is
   invoked, the node in the datastore is specified along with the name
   of the action and the input parameters.

7.15.1.  The action's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | input        | 7.14.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | output       | 7.14.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 24

7.15.2.  NETCONF XML Encoding Rules

   When an action is invoked, an element with the local name "action" in
   the namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1" (see Section 5.3.1) is
   encoded as a child XML element to the <rpc> element defined in
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   The <action> element contains a hierarchy of nodes that identifies
   the node in the datastore.  It MUST contain all containers and list
   nodes in the direct path from the top level down to the list or
   container containing the action.  For lists, all key leafs MUST also
   be included.  The innermost container or list contains an XML element
   that carries the name of the defined action.  Within this element,
   the input parameters are encoded as child XML elements, in the same
   order as they are defined within the "input" statement.

   Only one action can be invoked in one <rpc>.  If more than one action
   is present in the <rpc>, the server MUST reply with a "bad-element"
   <error-tag> in the <rpc-error>.

   If the action operation invocation succeeded and no output parameters
   are returned, the <rpc-reply> contains a single <ok/> element defined
   in [RFC6241].  If output parameters are returned, they are encoded as
   child elements to the <rpc-reply> element defined in [RFC6241], in
   the same order as they are defined within the "output" statement.

7.15.3.  Usage Example

   The following example defines an action to reset one server at a
   server farm:




























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     module example-server-farm {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:server-farm";
       prefix "sfarm";

       import ietf-yang-types {
         prefix "yang";
       }

       list server {
         key name;
         leaf name {
           type string;
         }
         action reset {
           input {
             leaf reset-at {
               type yang:date-and-time;
               mandatory true;
              }
            }
            output {
              leaf reset-finished-at {
                type yang:date-and-time;
                mandatory true;
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }

   A corresponding XML instance example of the complete rpc and
   rpc-reply:


















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     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <action xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1">
         <server xmlns="urn:example:server-farm">
           <name>apache-1</name>
           <reset>
             <reset-at>2014-07-29T13:42:00Z</reset-at>
           </reset>
         </server>
       </action>
     </rpc>

     <rpc-reply message-id="101"
                xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <reset-finished-at xmlns="urn:example:server-farm">
         2014-07-29T13:42:12Z
       </reset-finished-at>
     </rpc-reply>

7.16.  The "notification" Statement

   The "notification" statement is used to define a notification.  It
   takes one argument, which is an identifier, followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed notification information.  The
   "notification" statement defines a notification node in the schema
   tree.

   A notification can be defined at the top level of a module, or
   connected to a specific container or list data node in the schema
   tree.

   A notification MUST NOT be defined within an rpc, action, or another
   notification, i.e., a notification node MUST NOT have an rpc, action,
   or a notification node as one of its ancestors in the schema tree.
   For example, this means that it is an error if a grouping that
   contains a notification somewhere in its node hierarchy is used in an
   rpc definition.

   A notification MUST NOT have any ancestor node that is a list node
   without a "key" statement.

   Since a notification cannot be defined in a "case" statement, it is
   an error if a grouping that contains a notification at the top of its
   node hierarchy is used in a case definition.

   If a leaf in the notification tree has a "mandatory" statement with
   the value "true", the leaf MUST be present in a notification
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   If a leaf in the notification tree has a default value, the client
   MUST use this value in the same cases as those described in
   Section 7.6.1.  In these cases, the client MUST operationally behave
   as if the leaf was present in the notification instance with the
   default value as its value.

   If a leaf-list in the notification tree has one or more default
   values, the client MUST use these values in the same cases as those
   described in Section 7.7.2.  In these cases, the client MUST
   operationally behave as if the leaf-list was present in the
   notification instance with the default values as its values.

   Since the notification tree is not part of any datastore, all
   "config" statements for nodes in the notification tree are ignored.

7.16.1.  The notification's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | grouping     | 7.12    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | must         | 7.5.3   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | typedef      | 7.3     | 0..n        |
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                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 25

7.16.2.  NETCONF XML Encoding Rules

   A notification node that is defined on the top level of a module is
   encoded as a child XML element to the <notification> element defined
   in "NETCONF Event Notifications" [RFC5277].  The element's local name
   is the notification's identifier, and its namespace is the module's
   XML namespace (see Section 7.1.3).

   When a notification node is defined as a child to a data node, the
   <notification> element defined in [RFC5277] contains a hierarchy of
   nodes that identifies the node in the datastore.  It MUST contain all
   containers and list nodes from the top level down to the list or
   container containing the notification.  For lists, all key leafs MUST
   also be included.  The innermost container or list contains an XML
   element that carries the name of the defined notification.

   The notification's child nodes are encoded as subelements to the
   notification node's XML element, in any order.

7.16.3.  Usage Example

   The following example defines a notification at the top level of a
   module:

     module example-event {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:event";
       prefix "ev";

       notification event {
         leaf event-class {
           type string;
         }
         leaf reporting-entity {
           type instance-identifier;
         }
         leaf severity {
           type string;
         }
       }
     }

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     <notification
       xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0">
       <eventTime>2008-07-08T00:01:00Z</eventTime>
       <event xmlns="urn:example:event">
         <event-class>fault</event-class>
         <reporting-entity>
           /ex:interface[ex:name='Ethernet0']
         </reporting-entity>
         <severity>major</severity>
       </event>
     </notification>

   The following example defines a notification in a data node:

     module example-interface-module {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:interface-module";
       prefix "if";

       container interfaces {
         list interface {
           key "name";
           leaf name {
             type string;
           }
           notification interface-enabled {
             leaf by-user {
               type string;
             }
           }
         }
       }
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example of the complete notification:

     <notification
       xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0">
       <eventTime>2008-07-08T00:01:00Z</eventTime>
       <interfaces xmlns="urn:example:interface-module">
         <interface>
           <name>eth1</name>
           <interface-enabled>
             <by-user>fred</by-user>
           </interface-enabled>
         </interface>
       </interfaces>
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7.17.  The "augment" Statement

   The "augment" statement allows a module or submodule to add to a
   schema tree defined in an external module, or in the current module
   and its submodules, and to add to the nodes from a grouping in a
   "uses" statement.  The argument is a string that identifies a node in
   the schema tree.  This node is called the augment's target node.  The
   target node MUST be either a container, list, choice, case, input,
   output, or notification node.  It is augmented with the nodes defined
   in the substatements that follow the "augment" statement.

   The argument string is a schema node identifier (see Section 6.5).
   If the "augment" statement is on the top level in a module or
   submodule, the absolute form (defined by the rule
   "absolute-schema-nodeid" in Section 14) of a schema node identifier
   MUST be used.  If the "augment" statement is a substatement to the
   "uses" statement, the descendant form (defined by the rule
   "descendant-schema-nodeid" in Section 14) MUST be used.

   If the target node is a container, list, case, input, output, or
   notification node, the "container", "leaf", "list", "leaf-list",
   "uses", and "choice" statements can be used within the "augment"
   statement.

   If the target node is a container or list node, the "action" and
   "notification" statements can be used within the "augment" statement.

   If the target node is a choice node, the "case" statement or a
   shorthand "case" statement (see Section 7.9.2) can be used within the
   "augment" statement.

   The "augment" statement MUST NOT add multiple nodes with the same
   name from the same module to the target node.

   If the augmentation adds mandatory nodes (see Section 3) that
   represent configuration to a target node in another module, the
   augmentation MUST be made conditional with a "when" statement.  Care
   must be taken when defining the "when" expression so that clients
   that do not know about the augmenting module do not break.

   In the following example, it is OK to augment the "interface" entry
   with "mandatory-leaf" because the augmentation depends on support for
   "some-new-iftype".  The old client does not know about this type, so
   it would never select this type and would therefore not be adding a
   mandatory data node.






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     module example-augment {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:augment";
       prefix mymod;

       import ietf-interfaces {
         prefix if;
       }

       identity some-new-iftype {
          base if:interface-type;
       }

       augment "/if:interfaces/if:interface" {
          when 'derived-from-or-self(if:type, "mymod:some-new-iftype")';

          leaf mandatory-leaf {
             mandatory true;
             type string;
          }
       }
     }

7.17.1.  The augment's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | action       | 7.15    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anydata      | 7.10    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | anyxml       | 7.11    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | case         | 7.9.2   | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | choice       | 7.9     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | container    | 7.5     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf         | 7.6     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | leaf-list    | 7.7     | 0..n        |
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                 | list         | 7.8     | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | notification | 7.16    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | uses         | 7.13    | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | when         | 7.21.5  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 26

7.17.2.  XML Encoding Rules

   All data nodes defined in the "augment" statement are defined as XML
   elements in the XML namespace of the module where the "augment" is
   specified.

   When a node is augmented, the augmenting child nodes are encoded as
   subelements to the augmented node, in any order.

7.17.3.  Usage Example

   In namespace urn:example:interface-module, we have:

     container interfaces {
       list ifEntry {
         key "ifIndex";

         leaf ifIndex {
           type uint32;
         }
         leaf ifDescr {
           type string;
         }
         leaf ifType {
           type iana:IfType;
         }
         leaf ifMtu {
           type int32;
         }
       }
     }

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     import example-interface-module {
       prefix "if";
     }
     augment "/if:interfaces/if:ifEntry" {
       when "if:ifType='ds0'";
       leaf ds0ChannelNumber {
         type ChannelNumber;
       }
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <interfaces xmlns="urn:example:interface-module"
                 xmlns:ds0="urn:example:ds0">
       <ifEntry>
         <ifIndex>1</ifIndex>
         <ifDescr>Flintstone Inc Ethernet A562</ifDescr>
         <ifType>ethernetCsmacd</ifType>
         <ifMtu>1500</ifMtu>
       </ifEntry>
       <ifEntry>
         <ifIndex>2</ifIndex>
         <ifDescr>Flintstone Inc DS0</ifDescr>
         <ifType>ds0</ifType>
         <ds0:ds0ChannelNumber>1</ds0:ds0ChannelNumber>
       </ifEntry>
     </interfaces>

   As another example, suppose we have the choice defined in
   Section 7.9.6.  The following construct can be used to extend the
   protocol definition:

     augment /ex:system/ex:protocol/ex:name {
       case c {
         leaf smtp {
           type empty;
         }
       }
     }

   A corresponding XML instance example:

     <ex:system>
       <ex:protocol>
         <ex:tcp/>
       </ex:protocol>
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   or

     <ex:system>
       <ex:protocol>
         <other:smtp/>
       </ex:protocol>
     </ex:system>

7.18.  The "identity" Statement

   The "identity" statement is used to define a new globally unique,
   abstract, and untyped identity.  The identity's only purpose is to
   denote its name, semantics, and existence.  An identity can be either
   defined from scratch or derived from one or more base identities.
   The identity's argument is an identifier that is the name of the
   identity.  It is followed by a block of substatements that holds
   detailed identity information.

   The built-in datatype "identityref" (see Section 9.10) can be used to
   reference identities within a data model.

7.18.1.  The identity's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | base         | 7.18.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 27

7.18.2.  The "base" Statement

   The "base" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument a
   string that is the name of an existing identity, from which the new
   identity is derived.  If no "base" statement is present, the identity
   is defined from scratch.  If multiple "base" statements are present,
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   If a prefix is present on the base name, it refers to an identity
   defined in the module that was imported with that prefix, or the
   local module if the prefix matches the local module's prefix.
   Otherwise, an identity with the matching name MUST be defined in the
   current module or an included submodule.

   An identity MUST NOT reference itself, neither directly nor
   indirectly through a chain of other identities.

   The derivation of identities has the following properties:

   *  It is irreflexive, which means that an identity is not derived
      from itself.

   *  It is transitive, which means that if identity B is derived from A
      and C is derived from B, then C is also derived from A.

7.18.3.  Usage Example

































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     module example-crypto-base {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:crypto-base";
       prefix "crypto";

       identity crypto-alg {
         description
           "Base identity from which all crypto algorithms
            are derived.";
       }

       identity symmetric-key {
         description
           "Base identity used to identify symmetric-key crypto
            algorithms.";
         }

       identity public-key {
         description
           "Base identity used to identify public-key crypto
            algorithms.";
         }
     }

     module example-des {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:des";
       prefix "des";

       import "example-crypto-base" {
         prefix "crypto";
       }

       identity des {
         base "crypto:crypto-alg";
         base "crypto:symmetric-key";
         description "DES crypto algorithm.";
       }

       identity des3 {
         base "crypto:crypto-alg";
         base "crypto:symmetric-key";
         description "Triple DES crypto algorithm.";
       }
     }






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7.19.  The "extension" Statement

   The "extension" statement allows the definition of new statements
   within the YANG language.  This new statement definition can be
   imported and used by other modules.

   The "extension" statement's argument is an identifier that is the new
   keyword for the extension and must be followed by a block of
   substatements that holds detailed extension information.  The purpose
   of the "extension" statement is to define a keyword so that it can be
   imported and used by other modules.

   The extension can be used like a normal YANG statement, with the
   statement name followed by an argument if one is defined by the
   "extension" statement, and an optional block of substatements.  The
   statement's name is created by combining the prefix of the module in
   which the extension was defined, a colon (":"), and the extension's
   keyword, with no interleaving whitespace.  The substatements of an
   extension are defined by the "extension" statement, using some
   mechanism outside the scope of this specification.  Syntactically,
   the substatements MUST be YANG statements, including extensions
   defined using "extension" statements.  YANG statements in extensions
   MUST follow the syntactical rules in Section 14.

   An extension can allow refinement (see Section 7.13.2) and deviations
   (Section 7.20.3.2), but the mechanism for how this is defined is
   outside the scope of this specification.

7.19.1.  The extension's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | argument     | 7.19.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

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7.19.2.  The "argument" Statement

   The "argument" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument a
   string that is the name of the argument to the keyword.  If no
   "argument" statement is present, the keyword expects no argument when
   it is used.

   The argument's name is used in the YIN mapping, where it is used as
   an XML attribute or element name, depending on the argument's
   "yin-element" statement.

7.19.2.1.  The argument's Substatement

                 +==============+==========+=============+
                 | substatement | section  | cardinality |
                 +==============+==========+=============+
                 | yin-element  | 7.19.2.2 | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+----------+-------------+

                                  Table 29

7.19.2.2.  The "yin-element" Statement

   The "yin-element" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument
   the string "true" or "false".  This statement indicates whether the
   argument is mapped to an XML element in YIN or to an XML attribute
   (see Section 13).

   If no "yin-element" statement is present, it defaults to "false".

7.19.3.  Usage Example

   To define an extension:

     module example-extensions {
       yang-version 1.1;
       ...

       extension c-define {
         description
           "Takes as an argument a name string.
            Makes the code generator use the given name
            in the #define.";
         argument "name";
       }
     }

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       yang-version 1.1;

       ...
       import example-extensions {
         prefix "myext";
       }
       ...

       container interfaces {
         ...
         myext:c-define "MY_INTERFACES";
       }
     }

7.20.  Conformance-Related Statements

   This section defines statements related to conformance, as described
   in Section 5.6.

7.20.1.  The "feature" Statement

   The "feature" statement is used to define a mechanism by which
   portions of the schema are marked as conditional.  A feature name is
   defined that can later be referenced using the "if-feature" statement
   (see Section 7.20.2).  Schema nodes tagged with an "if-feature"
   statement are ignored by the server unless the server supports the
   given feature expression.  This allows portions of the YANG module to
   be conditional based on conditions in the server.  The model can
   represent the abilities of the server within the model, giving a
   richer model that allows for differing server abilities and roles.

   The argument to the "feature" statement is the name of the new
   feature and follows the rules for identifiers in Section 6.2.  This
   name is used by the "if-feature" statement to tie the schema nodes to
   the feature.

   In this example, a feature called "local-storage" represents the
   ability for a server to store syslog messages on local storage of
   some sort.  This feature is used to make the "local-storage-limit"
   leaf conditional on the presence of some sort of local storage.  If
   the server does not report that it supports this feature, the
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     module example-syslog {
       yang-version 1.1;

       ...
       feature local-storage {
         description
           "This feature means that the server supports local
            storage (memory, flash, or disk) that can be used to
            store syslog messages.";
       }

       container syslog {
         leaf local-storage-limit {
           if-feature local-storage;
           type uint64;
           units "kilobyte";
           config false;
           description
             "The amount of local storage that can be
              used to hold syslog messages.";
         }
       }
     }

   The "if-feature" statement can be used in many places within the YANG
   syntax.  Definitions tagged with "if-feature" are ignored when the
   server does not support that feature.

   A feature MUST NOT reference itself, neither directly nor indirectly
   through a chain of other features.

   In order for a server to support a feature that is dependent on any
   other features (i.e., the feature has one or more "if-feature"
   substatements), the server MUST also support all the dependent
   features.

7.20.1.1.  The feature's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
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                                 Table 30

7.20.2.  The "if-feature" Statement

   The "if-feature" statement makes its parent statement conditional.
   The argument is a boolean expression over feature names.  In this
   expression, a feature name evaluates to "true" if and only if the
   feature is supported by the server.  The parent statement is
   implemented by servers where the boolean expression evaluates to
   "true".

   The if-feature boolean expression syntax is formally defined by the
   rule "if-feature-expr" in Section 14.  Parentheses are used to group
   expressions.  When the expression is evaluated, the order of
   precedence is (highest precedence first): grouping (parentheses),
   "not", "and", "or".

   If a prefix is present on a feature name in the boolean expression,
   the prefixed name refers to a feature defined in the module that was
   imported with that prefix, or the local module if the prefix matches
   the local module's prefix.  Otherwise, a feature with the matching
   name MUST be defined in the current module or an included submodule.

   A leaf that is a list key MUST NOT have any "if-feature" statements.

7.20.2.1.  Usage Example

   In this example, the container "target" is implemented if either the
   "outbound-tls" or "outbound-ssh" feature is supported by the server.

     container target {
       if-feature "outbound-tls or outbound-ssh";
       ...
     }

   The following examples are equivalent:

     if-feature "not foo or bar and baz";

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7.20.3.  The "deviation" Statement

   The "deviation" statement defines a hierarchy of a module that the
   server does not implement faithfully.  The argument is a string that
   identifies the node in the schema tree where a deviation from the
   module occurs.  This node is called the deviation's target node.  The
   contents of the "deviation" statement give details about the
   deviation.

   The argument string is an absolute schema node identifier (see
   Section 6.5).

   Deviations define the way a server or class of servers deviate from a
   standard.  This means that deviations MUST never be part of a
   published standard, since they are the mechanism for learning how
   implementations vary from the standards.

   Server deviations are strongly discouraged and MUST only be used as a
   last resort.  Telling the application how a server fails to follow a
   standard is no substitute for implementing the standard correctly.  A
   server that deviates from a module is not fully compliant with the
   module.

   However, in some cases, a particular device may not have the hardware
   or software ability to support parts of a standard module.  When this
   occurs, the server makes a choice to either treat attempts to
   configure unsupported parts of the module as an error that is
   reported back to the unsuspecting application or ignore those
   incoming requests.  Neither choice is acceptable.

   Instead, YANG allows servers to document portions of a base module
   that are not supported, or that are supported but with different
   syntax, by using the "deviation" statement.

   After applying all deviations announced by a server, in any order,
   the resulting data model MUST still be valid.

7.20.3.1.  The deviation's Substatements

                 +==============+==========+=============+
                 | substatement | section  | cardinality |
                 +==============+==========+=============+
                 | description  | 7.21.3   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+----------+-------------+
                 | deviate      | 7.20.3.2 | 1..n        |
                 +--------------+----------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4   | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+----------+-------------+



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7.20.3.2.  The "deviate" Statement

   The "deviate" statement defines how the server's implementation of
   the target node deviates from its original definition.  The argument
   is one of the strings "not-supported", "add", "replace", or "delete".

   The argument "not-supported" indicates that the target node is not
   implemented by this server.

   The argument "add" adds properties to the target node.  The
   properties to add are identified by substatements to the "deviate"
   statement.  If a property can only appear once, the property MUST NOT
   exist in the target node.

   The argument "replace" replaces properties of the target node.  The
   properties to replace are identified by substatements to the
   "deviate" statement.  The properties to replace MUST exist in the
   target node.

   The argument "delete" deletes properties from the target node.  The
   properties to delete are identified by substatements to the "delete"
   statement.  The substatement's keyword MUST match a corresponding
   keyword in the target node, and the argument's string MUST be equal
   to the corresponding keyword's argument string in the target node.

























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               +==============+==============+=============+
               | substatement | section      | cardinality |
               +==============+==============+=============+
               | config       | 7.21.1       | 0..1        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | default      | 7.6.4, 7.7.4 | 0..n        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | mandatory    | 7.6.5        | 0..1        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | max-elements | 7.7.6        | 0..1        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | min-elements | 7.7.5        | 0..1        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | must         | 7.5.3        | 0..n        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | type         | 7.4          | 0..1        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | unique       | 7.8.3        | 0..n        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+
               | units        | 7.3.3        | 0..1        |
               +--------------+--------------+-------------+

                   Table 32: The deviate's Substatements

   If the target node has a property defined by an extension, this
   property can be deviated if the extension allows deviations.  See
   Section 7.19 for details.

7.20.3.3.  Usage Example

   In this example, the server is informing client applications that it
   does not support the "daytime" service in the style of RFC 867.

     module example-deviations {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:deviations";
       prefix md;

       import example-base {
         prefix base;
       }

       deviation /base:system/base:daytime {
         deviate not-supported;
       }
       ...
     }




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   A server would advertise both modules "example-base" and
   "example-deviations".

   The following example sets a server-specific default value to a leaf
   that does not have a default value defined:

     deviation /base:system/base:user/base:type {
       deviate add {
         default "admin"; // new users are 'admin' by default
       }
     }

   In this example, the server limits the number of name servers to 3:

     deviation /base:system/base:name-server {
       deviate replace {
         max-elements 3;
       }
     }

   If the original definition is:

     container system {
       must "daytime or time";
       ...
     }

   a server might remove this "must" constraint by doing:

     deviation /base:system {
       deviate delete {
         must "daytime or time";
       }
     }

7.21.  Common Statements

   This section defines substatements common to several other
   statements.

7.21.1.  The "config" Statement

   The "config" statement takes as an argument the string "true" or
   "false".  If "config" is "true", the definition represents
   configuration.  Data nodes representing configuration are part of
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   If "config" is "false", the definition represents state data.  Data
   nodes representing state data are not part of configuration
   datastores.

   If "config" is not specified, the default is the same as the parent
   schema node's "config" value.  If the parent node is a case node, the
   value is the same as the case node's parent choice node.

   If the top node does not specify a "config" statement, the default is
   "true".

   If a node has "config" set to "false", no node underneath it can have
   "config" set to "true".

7.21.2.  The "status" Statement

   The "status" statement takes as an argument one of the strings
   "current", "deprecated", or "obsolete".

   *  "current" means that the definition is current and valid.

   *  "deprecated" indicates an obsolete definition, but it permits
      new/continued implementation in order to foster interoperability
      with older/existing implementations.

   *  "obsolete" means that the definition is obsolete and SHOULD NOT be
      implemented and/or can be removed from implementations.

   If no status is specified, the default is "current".

   If a definition is "current", it MUST NOT reference a "deprecated" or
   "obsolete" definition within the same module.

   If a definition is "deprecated", it MUST NOT reference an "obsolete"
   definition within the same module.

   For example, the following is illegal:

     typedef my-type {
       status deprecated;
       type int32;
     }

     leaf my-leaf {
       status current;
       type my-type; // illegal, since my-type is deprecated
     }




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7.21.3.  The "description" Statement

   The "description" statement takes as an argument a string that
   contains a human-readable textual description of this definition.
   The text is provided in a language (or languages) chosen by the
   module developer; for the sake of interoperability, it is RECOMMENDED
   to choose a language that is widely understood among the community of
   network administrators who will use the module.

7.21.4.  The "reference" Statement

   The "reference" statement takes as an argument a string that is a
   human-readable cross-reference to an external document -- either
   another module that defines related management information or a
   document that provides additional information relevant to this
   definition.

   For example, a typedef for a "uri" data type could look like:

     typedef uri {
       type string;
       reference
         "RFC 3986: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax";
       ...
     }

7.21.5.  The "when" Statement

   The "when" statement makes its parent data definition statement
   conditional.  The node defined by the parent data definition
   statement is only valid when the condition specified by the "when"
   statement is satisfied.  The statement's argument is an XPath
   expression (see Section 6.4), which is used to formally specify this
   condition.  If the XPath expression conceptually evaluates to "true"
   for a particular instance, then the node defined by the parent data
   definition statement is valid; otherwise, it is not.

   A leaf that is a list key MUST NOT have a "when" statement.

   If a key leaf is defined in a grouping that is used in a list, the
   "uses" statement MUST NOT have a "when" statement.

   See Section 8.3.2 for additional information.

   The XPath expression is conceptually evaluated in the following
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   *  If the "when" statement is a child of an "augment" statement, then
      the context node is the augment's target node in the data tree, if
      the target node is a data node.  Otherwise, the context node is
      the closest ancestor node to the target node that is also a data
      node.  If no such node exists, the context node is the root node.
      The accessible tree is tentatively altered during the processing
      of the XPath expression by removing all instances (if any) of the
      nodes added by the "augment" statement.

   *  If the "when" statement is a child of a "uses", "choice", or
      "case" statement, then the context node is the closest ancestor
      node to the node with the "when" statement that is also a data
      node.  If no such node exists, the context node is the root node.
      The accessible tree is tentatively altered during the processing
      of the XPath expression by removing all instances (if any) of the
      nodes added by the "uses", "choice", or "case" statement.

   *  If the "when" statement is a child of any other data definition
      statement, the accessible tree is tentatively altered during the
      processing of the XPath expression by replacing all instances of
      the data node for which the "when" statement is defined with a
      single dummy node with the same name, but with no value and no
      children.  If no such instance exists, the dummy node is
      tentatively created.  The context node is this dummy node.

   The result of the XPath expression is converted to a boolean value
   using the standard XPath rules.

   If the XPath expression references any node that also has associated
   "when" statements, those "when" expressions MUST be evaluated first.
   There MUST NOT be any circular dependencies among "when" expressions.

   Note that the XPath expression is conceptually evaluated.  This means
   that an implementation does not have to use an XPath evaluator in the
   server.  The "when" statement can very well be implemented with
   specially written code.

8.  Constraints

8.1.  Constraints on Data

   Several YANG statements define constraints on valid data.  These
   constraints are enforced in different ways, depending on what type of
   data the statement defines.

   *  If the constraint is defined on configuration data, it MUST be
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   *  If the constraint is defined on state data, it MUST be true in a
      valid state data tree.

   *  If the constraint is defined on notification content, it MUST be
      true in any notification data tree.

   *  If the constraint is defined on RPC or action input parameters, it
      MUST be true in an invocation of the RPC or action operation.

   *  If the constraint is defined on RPC or action output parameters,
      it MUST be true in the RPC or action reply.

   The following properties are true in all data trees:

   *  All leaf data values MUST match the type constraints for the leaf,
      including those defined in the type's "range", "length", and
      "pattern" properties.

   *  All key leafs MUST be present for all list entries.

   *  Nodes MUST be present for at most one case branch in all choices.

   *  There MUST be no nodes tagged with "if-feature" present if the
      "if-feature" expression evaluates to "false" in the server.

   *  There MUST be no nodes tagged with "when" present if the "when"
      condition evaluates to "false" in the data tree.

   The following properties are true in a valid data tree:

   *  All "must" constraints MUST evaluate to "true".

   *  All referential integrity constraints defined via the "path"
      statement MUST be satisfied.

   *  All "unique" constraints on lists MUST be satisfied.

   *  The "mandatory" constraint is enforced for leafs and choices,
      unless the node or any of its ancestors has a "when" condition or
      "if-feature" expression that evaluates to "false".

   *  The "min-elements" and "max-elements" constraints are enforced for
      lists and leaf-lists, unless the node or any of its ancestors has
      a "when" condition or "if-feature" expression that evaluates to
      "false".

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8.2.  Configuration Data Modifications

   *  If a request creates configuration data nodes under a choice, any
      existing nodes from other case branches in the data tree are
      deleted by the server.

   *  If a request modifies a configuration data node such that any
      node's "when" expression becomes false, then the node in the data
      tree with the "when" expression is deleted by the server.

8.3.  NETCONF Constraint Enforcement Model

   For configuration data, there are three windows when constraints MUST
   be enforced:

   *  during parsing of RPC payloads

   *  during processing of the <edit-config> operation

   *  during validation

   Each of these scenarios is considered in the following sections.

8.3.1.  Payload Parsing

   When content arrives in RPC payloads, it MUST be well-formed XML,
   following the hierarchy and content rules defined by the set of
   models the server implements.

   *  If a leaf data value does not match the type constraints for the
      leaf, including those defined in the type's "range", "length", and
      "pattern" properties, the server MUST reply with an
      "invalid-value" <error-tag> in the <rpc-error>, and with the
      error-app-tag (Section 7.5.4.2) and error-message
      (Section 7.5.4.1) associated with the constraint, if any exist.

   *  If all keys of a list entry are not present, the server MUST reply
      with a "missing-element" <error-tag> in the <rpc-error>.

   *  If data for more than one case branch of a choice is present, the
      server MUST reply with a "bad-element" <error-tag> in the
      <rpc-error>.

   *  If data for a node tagged with "if-feature" is present and the
      "if-feature" expression evaluates to "false" in the server, the
      server MUST reply with an "unknown-element" <error-tag> in the
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   *  If data for a node tagged with "when" is present and the "when"
      condition evaluates to "false", the server MUST reply with an
      "unknown-element" <error-tag> in the <rpc-error>.

   *  For insert handling, if the values for the attributes "before" and
      "after" are not valid for the type of the appropriate key leafs,
      the server MUST reply with a "bad-attribute" <error-tag> in the
      <rpc-error>.

   *  If the attributes "before" and "after" appear in any element that
      is not a list whose "ordered-by" property is "user", the server
      MUST reply with an "unknown-attribute" <error-tag> in the
      <rpc-error>.

8.3.2.  NETCONF <edit-config> Processing

   After the incoming data is parsed, the NETCONF server performs the
   <edit-config> operation by applying the data to the configuration
   datastore.  During this processing, the following errors MUST be
   detected:

   *  Delete requests for non-existent data.

   *  Create requests for existent data.

   *  Insert requests with "before" or "after" parameters that do not
      exist.

   *  Modification requests for nodes tagged with "when", and the "when"
      condition evaluates to "false".  In this case, the server MUST
      reply with an "unknown-element" <error-tag> in the <rpc-error>.

8.3.3.  Validation

   When datastore processing is complete, the final contents MUST obey
   all validation constraints.  This validation processing is performed
   at differing times according to the datastore.  If the datastore is
   "running" or "startup", these constraints MUST be enforced at the end
   of the <edit-config> or <copy-config> operation.  If the datastore is
   "candidate", the constraint enforcement is delayed until a <commit>
   or <validate> operation takes place.

9.  Built-In Types

   YANG has a set of built-in types, similar to those of many
   programming languages, but with some differences due to special
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   Additional types may be defined that are derived from those built-in
   types or from other derived types.  Derived types may use subtyping
   to formally restrict the set of possible values.

   The different built-in types and their derived types allow different
   kinds of subtyping, namely length and regular expression restrictions
   of strings (Sections 9.4.4 and 9.4.5) and range restrictions of
   numeric types (Section 9.2.4).

   The lexical representation of a value of a certain type is used in
   the XML encoding and when specifying default values and numerical
   ranges in YANG modules.

9.1.  Canonical Representation

   For most types, there is a single canonical representation of the
   type's values.  Some types allow multiple lexical representations of
   the same value; for example, the positive integer "17" can be
   represented as "+17" or "17".  Implementations MUST support all
   lexical representations specified in this document.

   When a server sends XML-encoded data, it MUST use the canonical form
   defined in this section.  Other encodings may introduce alternate
   representations.  Note, however, that values in the data tree are
   conceptually stored in the canonical representation as defined in
   this section.  In particular, any XPath expression evaluations are
   done using the canonical form if the data type has a canonical form.
   If the data type does not have a canonical form, the format of the
   value MUST match the data type's lexical representation, but the
   exact format is implementation dependent.

   Some types have a lexical representation that depends on the
   encoding, e.g., the XML context in which they occur.  These types do
   not have a canonical form.

9.2.  The Integer Built-In Types

   The integer built-in types are int8, int16, int32, int64, uint8,
   uint16, uint32, and uint64.  They represent signed and unsigned
   integers of different sizes:

   int8  represents integer values between -128 and 127, inclusively.

   int16  represents integer values between -32768 and 32767,
      inclusively.

   int32  represents integer values between -2147483648 and 2147483647,
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   int64  represents integer values between -9223372036854775808 and
      9223372036854775807, inclusively.

   uint8  represents integer values between 0 and 255, inclusively.

   uint16  represents integer values between 0 and 65535, inclusively.

   uint32  represents integer values between 0 and 4294967295,
      inclusively.

   uint64  represents integer values between 0 and 18446744073709551615,
      inclusively.

9.2.1.  Lexical Representation

   An integer value is lexically represented as an optional sign ("+" or
   "-"), followed by a sequence of decimal digits.  If no sign is
   specified, "+" is assumed.

   For convenience, when specifying a default value for an integer in a
   YANG module, an alternative lexical representation can be used that
   represents the value in a hexadecimal or octal notation.  The
   hexadecimal notation consists of an optional sign ("+" or "-"),
   followed by the characters "0x", followed by a number of hexadecimal
   digits where letters may be uppercase or lowercase.  The octal
   notation consists of an optional sign ("+" or "-"), followed by the
   character "0", followed by a number of octal digits.

   Note that if a default value in a YANG module has a leading zero
   ("0"), it is interpreted as an octal number.  In the XML encoding, an
   integer is always interpreted as a decimal number, and leading zeros
   are allowed.

   Examples:

     // legal values
     +4711                       // legal positive value
     4711                        // legal positive value
     -123                        // legal negative value
     0xf00f                      // legal positive hexadecimal value
     -0xf                        // legal negative hexadecimal value
     052                         // legal positive octal value

     // illegal values
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9.2.2.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form of a positive integer does not include the sign
   "+".  Leading zeros are prohibited.  The value zero is represented
   as "0".

9.2.3.  Restrictions

   All integer types can be restricted with the "range" statement
   (Section 9.2.4).

9.2.4.  The "range" Statement

   The "range" statement, which is an optional substatement to the
   "type" statement, takes as an argument a range expression string.  It
   is used to restrict integer and decimal built-in types, or types
   derived from them.

   A range consists of an explicit value, or a lower-inclusive bound,
   two consecutive dots "..", and an upper-inclusive bound.  Multiple
   values or ranges can be given, separated by "|".  If multiple values
   or ranges are given, they all MUST be disjoint and MUST be in
   ascending order.  If a range restriction is applied to a type that is
   already range-restricted, the new restriction MUST be equally
   limiting or more limiting, i.e., raising the lower bounds, reducing
   the upper bounds, removing explicit values or ranges, or splitting
   ranges into multiple ranges with intermediate gaps.  Each explicit
   value and range boundary value given in the range expression MUST
   match the type being restricted or be one of the special values "min"
   or "max". "min" and "max" mean the minimum and maximum values
   accepted for the type being restricted, respectively.

   The range expression syntax is formally defined by the rule
   "range-arg" in Section 14.

9.2.4.1.  The range's Substatements

                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement  | section | cardinality |
                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | description   | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-app-tag | 7.5.4.2 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-message | 7.5.4.1 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference     | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+



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9.2.5.  Usage Example

     typedef my-base-int32-type {
       type int32 {
         range "1..4 | 10..20";
       }
     }

     typedef my-type1 {
       type my-base-int32-type {
         // legal range restriction
         range "11..max"; // 11..20
       }
     }

     typedef my-type2 {
       type my-base-int32-type {
         // illegal range restriction
         range "11..100";
       }
     }

9.3.  The decimal64 Built-In Type

   The decimal64 built-in type represents a subset of the real numbers,
   which can be represented by decimal numerals.  The value space of
   decimal64 is the set of numbers that can be obtained by multiplying a
   64-bit signed integer by a negative power of ten, i.e., expressible
   as "i x 10^-n" where i is an integer64 and n is an integer between 1
   and 18, inclusively.

9.3.1.  Lexical Representation

   A decimal64 value is lexically represented as an optional sign ("+"
   or "-"), followed by a sequence of decimal digits, optionally
   followed by a period ('.') as a decimal indicator and a sequence of
   decimal digits.  If no sign is specified, "+" is assumed.

9.3.2.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form of a positive decimal64 value does not include the
   sign "+".  The decimal point is required.  Leading and trailing zeros
   are prohibited, subject to the rule that there MUST be at least one
   digit before and after the decimal point.  The value zero is
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9.3.3.  Restrictions

   A decimal64 type can be restricted with the "range" statement
   (Section 9.2.4).

9.3.4.  The "fraction-digits" Statement

   The "fraction-digits" statement, which is a substatement to the
   "type" statement, MUST be present if the type is "decimal64".  It
   takes as an argument an integer between 1 and 18, inclusively.  It
   controls the size of the minimum difference between values of a
   decimal64 type by restricting the value space to numbers that are
   expressible as "i x 10^-n" where n is the fraction-digits argument.

   The following table lists the minimum and maximum values for each
   fraction-digit value:



































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     +================+=======================+======================+
     | fraction-digit | min                   | max                  |
     +================+=======================+======================+
     | 1              | -922337203685477580.8 | 922337203685477580.7 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 2              | -92233720368547758.08 | 92233720368547758.07 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 3              | -9223372036854775.808 | 9223372036854775.807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 4              | -922337203685477.5808 | 922337203685477.5807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 5              | -92233720368547.75808 | 92233720368547.75807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 6              | -9223372036854.775808 | 9223372036854.775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 7              | -922337203685.4775808 | 922337203685.4775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 8              | -92233720368.54775808 | 92233720368.54775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 9              | -9223372036.854775808 | 9223372036.854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 10             | -922337203.6854775808 | 922337203.6854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 11             | -92233720.36854775808 | 92233720.36854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 12             | -9223372.036854775808 | 9223372.036854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 13             | -922337.2036854775808 | 922337.2036854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 14             | -92233.72036854775808 | 92233.72036854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 15             | -9223.372036854775808 | 9223.372036854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 16             | -922.3372036854775808 | 922.3372036854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 17             | -92.23372036854775808 | 92.23372036854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+
     | 18             | -9.223372036854775808 | 9.223372036854775807 |
     +----------------+-----------------------+----------------------+

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     typedef my-decimal {
       type decimal64 {
         fraction-digits 2;
         range "1 .. 3.14 | 10 | 20..max";
       }
     }

9.4.  The string Built-In Type

   The string built-in type represents human-readable strings in YANG.
   Legal characters are the Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646 [ISO.10646]
   characters, including tab, carriage return, and line feed but
   excluding the other C0 control characters, the surrogate blocks, and
   the noncharacters.  The string syntax is formally defined by the rule
   "yang-string" in Section 14.

9.4.1.  Lexical Representation

   A string value is lexically represented as character data in the XML
   encoding.

9.4.2.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form is the same as the lexical representation.  No
   Unicode normalization of string values is performed.

9.4.3.  Restrictions

   A string can be restricted with the "length" (Section 9.4.4) and
   "pattern" (Section 9.4.5) statements.

9.4.4.  The "length" Statement

   The "length" statement, which is an optional substatement to the
   "type" statement, takes as an argument a length expression string.
   It is used to restrict the built-in types "string" and "binary" or
   types derived from them.

   A "length" statement restricts the number of Unicode characters in
   the string.

   A length range consists of an explicit value, or a lower bound, two
   consecutive dots "..", and an upper bound.  Multiple values or ranges
   can be given, separated by "|".  Length-restricting values MUST NOT
   be negative.  If multiple values or ranges are given, they all MUST
   be disjoint and MUST be in ascending order.  If a length restriction
   is applied to a type that is already length-restricted, the new
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   the lower bounds, reducing the upper bounds, removing explicit length
   values or ranges, or splitting ranges into multiple ranges with
   intermediate gaps.  A length value is a non-negative integer or one
   of the special values "min" or "max".  "min" and "max" mean the
   minimum and maximum lengths accepted for the type being restricted,
   respectively.  An implementation is not required to support a length
   value larger than 18446744073709551615.

   The length expression syntax is formally defined by the rule
   "length-arg" in Section 14.

9.4.4.1.  The length's Substatements

                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement  | section | cardinality |
                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | description   | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-app-tag | 7.5.4.2 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-message | 7.5.4.1 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference     | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+

                                  Table 35

9.4.5.  The "pattern" Statement

   The "pattern" statement, which is an optional substatement to the
   "type" statement, takes as an argument a regular expression string,
   as defined in [XSD-TYPES].  It is used to restrict the built-in type
   "string", or types derived from "string", to values that match the
   pattern.

   If the type has multiple "pattern" statements, the expressions are
   ANDed together, i.e., all such expressions have to match.

   If a pattern restriction is applied to a type that is already
   pattern-restricted, values must match all patterns in the base type,
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9.4.5.1.  The pattern's Substatements

                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement  | section | cardinality |
                 +===============+=========+=============+
                 | description   | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-app-tag | 7.5.4.2 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | error-message | 7.5.4.1 | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | modifier      | 9.4.6   | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference     | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +---------------+---------+-------------+

                                  Table 36

9.4.6.  The "modifier" Statement

   The "modifier" statement, which is an optional substatement to the
   "pattern" statement, takes as an argument the string "invert-match".

   If a pattern has the "invert-match" modifier present, the type is
   restricted to values that do not match the pattern.

9.4.7.  Usage Example

   With the following typedef:

     typedef my-base-str-type {
       type string {
         length "1..255";
       }
     }

   the following refinement is legal:

     type my-base-str-type {
       // legal length refinement
       length "11 | 42..max"; // 11 | 42..255
     }

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     type my-base-str-type {
       // illegal length refinement
       length "1..999";
     }

   With the following type:

     type string {
       length "0..4";
       pattern "[0-9a-fA-F]*";
     }

   the following strings match:

     AB          // legal
     9A00        // legal

   and the following strings do not match:

     00ABAB      // illegal, too long
     xx00        // illegal, bad characters

   With the following type:

     type string {
       length "1..max";
       pattern '[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9\-_.]*';
       pattern '[xX][mM][lL].*' {
         modifier invert-match;
       }
     }

   the following string matches:

     enabled     // legal

   and the following strings do not match:

     10-mbit     // illegal, starts with a number
     xml-element // illegal, starts with illegal sequence

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9.5.1.  Lexical Representation

   The lexical representation of a boolean value is a string with a
   value of "true" or "false".  These values MUST be in lowercase.

9.5.2.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form is the same as the lexical representation.

9.5.3.  Restrictions

   A boolean cannot be restricted.

9.6.  The enumeration Built-In Type

   The enumeration built-in type represents values from a set of
   assigned names.

9.6.1.  Lexical Representation

   The lexical representation of an enumeration value is the assigned
   name string.

9.6.2.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form is the assigned name string.

9.6.3.  Restrictions

   An enumeration can be restricted with one or more "enum"
   (Section 9.6.4) statements, which enumerate a subset of the values
   for the base type.

9.6.4.  The "enum" Statement

   The "enum" statement, which is a substatement to the "type"
   statement, MUST be present if the type is "enumeration".  It is
   repeatedly used to specify each assigned name of an enumeration type.
   It takes as an argument a string that is the assigned name.  The
   string MUST NOT be zero-length and MUST NOT have any leading or
   trailing whitespace characters (any Unicode character with the
   "White_Space" property).  The use of Unicode control codes SHOULD be
   avoided.

   The statement is optionally followed by a block of substatements that
   holds detailed enum information.

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   When an existing enumeration type is restricted, the set of assigned
   names in the new type MUST be a subset of the base type's set of
   assigned names.  The value of such an assigned name MUST NOT be
   changed.

9.6.4.1.  The enum's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | value        | 9.6.4.2 | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 37

9.6.4.2.  The "value" Statement

   The "value" statement, which is optional, is used to associate an
   integer value with the assigned name for the enum.  This integer
   value MUST be in the range -2147483648 to 2147483647, and it MUST be
   unique within the enumeration type.

   If a value is not specified, then one will be automatically assigned.
   If the "enum" substatement is the first one defined, the assigned
   value is zero (0); otherwise, the assigned value is one greater than
   the current highest enum value (i.e., the highest enum value,
   implicit or explicit, prior to the current "enum" substatement in the
   parent "type" statement).

   Note that the presence of an "if-feature" statement in an "enum"
   statement does not affect the automatically assigned value.

   If the current highest value is equal to 2147483647, then an enum
   value MUST be specified for "enum" substatements following the one
   with the current highest value.

   When an existing enumeration type is restricted, the "value"
   statement MUST either have the same value as in the base type or not
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9.6.5.  Usage Example

     leaf myenum {
       type enumeration {
         enum zero;
         enum one;
         enum seven {
           value 7;
         }
       }
     }

   The lexical representation of the leaf "myenum" with
   value "seven" is:

     <myenum>seven</myenum>

   With the following typedef:

     typedef my-base-enumeration-type {
       type enumeration {
         enum white {
           value 1;
         }
         enum yellow {
           value 2;
         }
         enum red {
           value 3;
         }
       }
     }

   the following refinement is legal:

     type my-base-enumeration-type {
       // legal enum refinement
       enum yellow;
       enum red {
         value 3;
       }
     }

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     type my-base-enumeration-type {
       // illegal enum refinement
       enum yellow {
         value 4; // illegal value change
       }
       enum black; // illegal addition of new name
     }

   The following example shows how an "enum" can be tagged with
   "if-feature", making the value legal only on servers that advertise
   the corresponding feature:

     type enumeration {
       enum tcp;
       enum ssh {
         if-feature ssh;
       }
       enum tls {
         if-feature tls;
       }
     }

9.7.  The bits Built-In Type

   The bits built-in type represents a bit set.  That is, a bits value
   is a set of flags identified by small integer position numbers
   starting at 0.  Each bit number has an assigned name.

   When an existing bits type is restricted, the set of assigned names
   in the new type MUST be a subset of the base type's set of assigned
   names.  The bit position of such an assigned name MUST NOT be
   changed.

9.7.1.  Restrictions

   A bits type can be restricted with the "bit" (Section 9.7.4)
   statement.

9.7.2.  Lexical Representation

   The lexical representation of the bits type is a space-separated list
   of the names of the bits that are set.  A zero-length string thus
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9.7.3.  Canonical Form

   In the canonical form, the bit values are separated by a single space
   character and they appear ordered by their position (see
   Section 9.7.4.2).

9.7.4.  The "bit" Statement

   The "bit" statement, which is a substatement to the "type" statement,
   MUST be present if the type is "bits".  It is repeatedly used to
   specify each assigned named bit of a bits type.  It takes as an
   argument a string that is the assigned name of the bit.  It is
   followed by a block of substatements that holds detailed bit
   information.  The assigned name follows the same syntax rules as an
   identifier (see Section 6.2).

   All assigned names in a bits type MUST be unique.

9.7.4.1.  The bit's Substatements

                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | substatement | section | cardinality |
                 +==============+=========+=============+
                 | description  | 7.21.3  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | if-feature   | 7.20.2  | 0..n        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | position     | 9.7.4.2 | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | reference    | 7.21.4  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+
                 | status       | 7.21.2  | 0..1        |
                 +--------------+---------+-------------+

                                 Table 38

9.7.4.2.  The "position" Statement

   The "position" statement, which is optional, takes as an argument a
   non-negative integer value that specifies the bit's position within a
   hypothetical bit field.  The position value MUST be in the range 0 to
   4294967295, and it MUST be unique within the bits type.









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   If a bit position is not specified, then one will be automatically
   assigned.  If the "bit" substatement is the first one defined, the
   assigned value is zero (0); otherwise, the assigned value is one
   greater than the current highest bit position (i.e., the highest bit
   position, implicit or explicit, prior to the current "bit"
   substatement in the parent "type" statement).

   Note that the presence of an "if-feature" statement in a "bit"
   statement does not affect the automatically assigned position.

   If the current highest bit position value is equal to 4294967295,
   then a position value MUST be specified for "bit" substatements
   following the one with the current highest position value.

   When an existing bits type is restricted, the "position" statement
   MUST either have the same value as in the base type or not be
   present, in which case the value is the same as in the base type.

9.7.5.  Usage Example

   Given the following typedef and leaf:

     typedef mybits-type {
       type bits {
         bit disable-nagle {
           position 0;
         }
         bit auto-sense-speed {
           position 1;
         }
         bit ten-mb-only {
           position 2;
         }
       }
     }

     leaf mybits {
       type mybits-type;
       default "auto-sense-speed";
     }

   The lexical representation of this leaf with bit values disable-nagle
   and ten-mb-only set would be:

     <mybits>disable-nagle ten-mb-only</mybits>

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     type mybits-type {
       // legal bit refinement
       bit disable-nagle {
         position 0;
       }
       bit auto-sense-speed {
         position 1;
       }
     }

   and the following refinement is illegal:

     type mybits-type {
       // illegal bit refinement
       bit disable-nagle {
         position 2; // illegal position change
       }
       bit hundred-mb-only; // illegal addition of new name
     }

9.8.  The binary Built-In Type

   The binary built-in type represents any binary data, i.e., a sequence
   of octets.

9.8.1.  Restrictions

   A binary type can be restricted with the "length" (Section 9.4.4)
   statement.  The length of a binary value is the number of octets it
   contains.

9.8.2.  Lexical Representation

   Binary values are encoded with the base64 encoding scheme (see
   Section 4 in [RFC4648]).

9.8.3.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form of a binary value follows the rules of "Base 64
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9.9.  The leafref Built-In Type

   The leafref built-in type is restricted to the value space of some
   leaf or leaf-list node in the schema tree and optionally further
   restricted by corresponding instance nodes in the data tree.  The
   "path" substatement (Section 9.9.2) is used to identify the referred
   leaf or leaf-list node in the schema tree.  The value space of the
   referring node is the value space of the referred node.

   If the "require-instance" property (Section 9.9.3) is "true", there
   MUST exist a node in the data tree, or a node with a default value in
   use (see Sections 7.6.1 and 7.7.2), of the referred schema tree leaf
   or leaf-list node with the same value as the leafref value in a valid
   data tree.

   If the referring node represents configuration data and the
   "require-instance" property (Section 9.9.3) is "true", the referred
   node MUST also represent configuration.

   There MUST NOT be any circular chains of leafrefs.

   If the leaf that the leafref refers to is conditional based on one or
   more features (see Section 7.20.2), then the leaf with the leafref
   type MUST also be conditional based on at least the same set of
   features.

9.9.1.  Restrictions

   A leafref can be restricted with the "require-instance" statement
   (Section 9.9.3).

9.9.2.  The "path" Statement

   The "path" statement, which is a substatement to the "type"
   statement, MUST be present if the type is "leafref".  It takes as an
   argument a string that MUST refer to a leaf or leaf-list node.

   The syntax for a path argument is a subset of the XPath abbreviated
   syntax.  Predicates are used only for constraining the values for the
   key nodes for list entries.  Each predicate consists of exactly one
   equality test per key, and multiple adjacent predicates MAY be
   present if a list has multiple keys.  The syntax is formally defined
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   The predicates are only used when more than one key reference is
   needed to uniquely identify a leaf instance.  This occurs if a list
   has multiple keys or a reference to a leaf other than the key in a
   list is needed.  In these cases, multiple leafrefs are typically
   specified, and predicates are used to tie them together.

   The "path" expression evaluates to a node set consisting of zero,
   one, or more nodes.  If the "require-instance" property is "true",
   this node set MUST be non-empty.

   The "path" XPath expression is conceptually evaluated in the
   following context, in addition to the definition in Section 6.4.1:

   *  If the "path" statement is defined within a typedef, the context
      node is the leaf or leaf-list node in the data tree that
      references the typedef.

   *  Otherwise, the context node is the node in the data tree for which
      the "path" statement is defined.

9.9.3.  The "require-instance" Statement

   The "require-instance" statement, which is a substatement to the
   "type" statement, MAY be present if the type is "instance-identifier"
   or "leafref".  It takes as an argument the string "true" or "false".
   If this statement is not present, it defaults to "true".

   If "require-instance" is "true", it means that the instance being
   referred to MUST exist for the data to be valid.  This constraint is
   enforced according to the rules in Section 8.

   If "require-instance" is "false", it means that the instance being
   referred to MAY exist in valid data.

9.9.4.  Lexical Representation

   A leafref value is lexically represented the same way as the leaf it
   references represents its value.

9.9.5.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form of a leafref is the same as the canonical form of
   the leaf it references.

9.9.6.  Usage Example

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     list interface {
       key "name";
       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       leaf admin-status {
         type admin-status;
       }
       list address {
         key "ip";
         leaf ip {
           type yang:ip-address;
         }
       }
     }

   the following leafref refers to an existing interface:

     leaf mgmt-interface {
       type leafref {
         path "../interface/name";
       }
     }

   An example of a corresponding XML snippet:

     <interface>
       <name>eth0</name>
     </interface>
     <interface>
       <name>lo</name>
     </interface>

     <mgmt-interface>eth0</mgmt-interface>

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     container default-address {
       leaf ifname {
         type leafref {
           path "../../interface/name";
         }
       }
       leaf address {
         type leafref {
           path "../../interface[name = current()/../ifname]"
              + "/address/ip";
         }
       }
     }

   An example of a corresponding XML snippet:

     <interface>
       <name>eth0</name>
       <admin-status>up</admin-status>
       <address>
         <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
       </address>
       <address>
         <ip>192.0.2.2</ip>
       </address>
     </interface>
     <interface>
       <name>lo</name>
       <admin-status>up</admin-status>
       <address>
         <ip>127.0.0.1</ip>
       </address>
     </interface>

     <default-address>
       <ifname>eth0</ifname>
       <address>192.0.2.2</address>
     </default-address>

   The following list uses a leafref for one of its keys.  This is
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     list packet-filter {
       key "if-name filter-id";
       leaf if-name {
         type leafref {
           path "/interface/name";
         }
       }
       leaf filter-id {
         type uint32;
       }
       ...
     }

   An example of a corresponding XML snippet:

     <interface>
       <name>eth0</name>
       <admin-status>up</admin-status>
       <address>
         <ip>192.0.2.1</ip>
       </address>
       <address>
         <ip>192.0.2.2</ip>
       </address>
     </interface>

     <packet-filter>
       <if-name>eth0</if-name>
       <filter-id>1</filter-id>
       ...
     </packet-filter>
     <packet-filter>
       <if-name>eth0</if-name>
       <filter-id>2</filter-id>
       ...
     </packet-filter>

   The following notification defines two leafrefs to refer to an
   existing admin-status:












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     notification link-failure {
       leaf if-name {
         type leafref {
           path "/interface/name";
         }
       }
       leaf admin-status {
         type leafref {
           path "/interface[name = current()/../if-name]"
              + "/admin-status";
         }
       }
     }

   An example of a corresponding XML notification:

     <notification
       xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0">
       <eventTime>2008-04-01T00:01:00Z</eventTime>
       <link-failure xmlns="urn:example:system">
         <if-name>eth0</if-name>
         <admin-status>up</admin-status>
       </link-failure>
     </notification>

9.10.  The identityref Built-In Type

   The identityref built-in type is used to reference an existing
   identity (see Section 7.18).

9.10.1.  Restrictions

   An identityref cannot be restricted.

9.10.2.  The identityref's "base" Statement

   The "base" statement, which is a substatement to the "type"
   statement, MUST be present at least once if the type is
   "identityref".  The argument is the name of an identity, as defined
   by an "identity" statement.  If a prefix is present on the identity
   name, it refers to an identity defined in the module that was
   imported with that prefix.  Otherwise, an identity with the matching
   name MUST be defined in the current module or an included submodule.

   Valid values for an identityref are any identities derived from all
   the identityref's base identities.  On a particular server, the valid
   values are further restricted to the set of identities defined in the
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9.10.3.  Lexical Representation

   An identityref is lexically represented as the referred identity's
   qualified name as defined in [XML-NAMES].  If the prefix is not
   present, the namespace of the identityref is the default namespace
   in effect on the element that contains the identityref value.

   When an identityref is given a default value using the "default"
   statement, the identity name in the default value MAY have a prefix.
   If a prefix is present on the identity name, it refers to an identity
   defined in the module that was imported with that prefix, or the
   prefix for the current module if the identity is defined in the
   current module or one of its submodules.  Otherwise, an identity with
   the matching name MUST be defined in the current module or one of its
   submodules.

   The string value of a node of type "identityref" in a "must" or
   "when" XPath expression is the referred identity's qualified name
   with the prefix present.  If the referred identity is defined in an
   imported module, the prefix in the string value is the prefix defined
   in the corresponding "import" statement.  Otherwise, the prefix in
   the string value is the prefix for the current module.

9.10.4.  Canonical Form

   Since the lexical form depends on the XML context in which the value
   occurs, this type does not have a canonical form.

9.10.5.  Usage Example

   With the identity definitions in Section 7.18.3 and the following
   module:



















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     module example-my-crypto {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:my-crypto";
       prefix mc;

       import "example-crypto-base" {
         prefix "crypto";
       }

       identity aes {
         base "crypto:crypto-alg";
       }

       leaf crypto {
         type identityref {
           base "crypto:crypto-alg";
         }
       }

       container aes-parameters {
         when "../crypto = 'mc:aes'";
         ...
       }
     }

   the following is an example of how the leaf "crypto" can be encoded,
   if the value is the "des3" identity defined in the "des" module:

     <crypto xmlns:des="urn:example:des">des:des3</crypto>

   Any prefixes used in the encoding are local to each instance
   encoding.  This means that the same identityref may be encoded
   differently by different implementations.  For example, the following
   example encodes the same leaf as above:

     <crypto xmlns:x="urn:example:des">x:des3</crypto>

   If the "crypto" leaf's value is instead "aes", defined in the
   "example-my-crypto" module, it can be encoded as:

     <crypto xmlns:mc="urn:example:my-crypto">mc:aes</crypto>

   or, using the default namespace:

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9.11.  The empty Built-In Type

   The empty built-in type represents a leaf that does not have any
   value; it conveys information by its presence or absence.

   An empty type cannot have a default value.

9.11.1.  Restrictions

   An empty type cannot be restricted.

9.11.2.  Lexical Representation

   Not applicable.

9.11.3.  Canonical Form

   Not applicable.

9.11.4.  Usage Example

   With the following leaf:

     leaf enable-qos {
       type empty;
     }

   the following is an example of a valid encoding if the leaf exists:

     <enable-qos/>

9.12.  The union Built-In Type

   The union built-in type represents a value that corresponds to one of
   its member types.

   When the type is "union", the "type" statement (Section 7.4) MUST be
   present.  It is repeatedly used to specify each member type of the
   union.  It takes as an argument a string that is the name of a member
   type.

   A member type can be of any built-in or derived type.









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   When generating an XML encoding, a value is encoded according to the
   rules of the member type to which the value belongs.  When
   interpreting an XML encoding, a value is validated consecutively
   against each member type, in the order they are specified in the
   "type" statement, until a match is found.  The type that matched will
   be the type of the value for the node that was validated, and the
   encoding is interpreted according to the rules for that type.

   Any default value or "units" property defined in the member types is
   not inherited by the union type.

9.12.1.  Restrictions

   A union cannot be restricted.  However, each member type can be
   restricted, based on the rules defined in Section 9.

9.12.2.  Lexical Representation

   The lexical representation of a union is a value that corresponds to
   the representation of any one of the member types.

9.12.3.  Canonical Form

   The canonical form of a union value is the same as the canonical form
   of the member type of the value.

9.12.4.  Usage Example

   The following is a union of an int32 and an enumeration:

     type union {
       type int32;
       type enumeration {
         enum "unbounded";
       }
     }

   Care must be taken when a member type is a leafref where the
   "require-instance" property (Section 9.9.3) is "true".  If a leaf of
   such a type refers to an existing instance, the leaf's value must be
   revalidated if the target instance is deleted.  For example, with the
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     list filter {
       key name;
       leaf name {
         type string;
       }
       ...
     }

     leaf outbound-filter {
       type union {
         type leafref {
           path "/filter/name";
         }
         type enumeration {
           enum default-filter;
         }
       }
     }

   assume that there exists an entry in the filter list with the name
   "http" and that the outbound-filter leaf has this value:

     <filter>
       <name>http</name>
     </filter>
     <outbound-filter>http</outbound-filter>

   If the filter entry "http" is removed, the outbound-filter leaf's
   value doesn't match the leafref, and the next member type is checked.
   The current value ("http") doesn't match the enumeration, so the
   resulting configuration is invalid.

   If the second member type in the union had been of type "string"
   instead of an enumeration, the current value would have matched, and
   the resulting configuration would have been valid.

9.13.  The instance-identifier Built-In Type

   The instance-identifier built-in type is used to uniquely identify a
   particular instance node in the data tree.

   The syntax for an instance-identifier is a subset of the XPath
   abbreviated syntax, formally defined by the rule
   "instance-identifier" in Section 14.  It is used to uniquely identify
   a node in the data tree.  Predicates are used only for specifying the
   values for the key nodes for list entries, a value of a leaf-list
   entry, or a positional index for a list without keys.  For
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   equality test per key, and each key MUST have a corresponding
   predicate.  If a key is of type "empty", it is represented as a
   zero-length string ("").

   If the leaf with the instance-identifier type represents
   configuration data and the "require-instance" property
   (Section 9.9.3) is "true", the node it refers to MUST also represent
   configuration.  Such a leaf puts a constraint on valid data.  All
   such leaf nodes MUST reference existing nodes or leaf or leaf-list
   nodes with their default value in use (see Sections 7.6.1 and 7.7.2)
   for the data to be valid.  This constraint is enforced according to
   the rules in Section 8.

   The "instance-identifier" XPath expression is conceptually evaluated
   in the following context, in addition to the definition in
   Section 6.4.1:

   *  The context node is the root node in the accessible tree.

9.13.1.  Restrictions

   An instance-identifier can be restricted with the "require-instance"
   statement (Section 9.9.3).

9.13.2.  Lexical Representation

   An instance-identifier value is lexically represented as a string.
   All node names in an instance-identifier value MUST be qualified with
   explicit namespace prefixes, and these prefixes MUST be declared in
   the XML namespace scope in the instance-identifier's XML element.

   Any prefixes used in the encoding are local to each instance
   encoding.  This means that the same instance-identifier may be
   encoded differently by different implementations.

9.13.3.  Canonical Form

   Since the lexical form depends on the XML context in which the value
   occurs, this type does not have a canonical form.

9.13.4.  Usage Example

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     /* instance-identifier for a container */
     /ex:system/ex:services/ex:ssh

     /* instance-identifier for a leaf */
     /ex:system/ex:services/ex:ssh/ex:port

     /* instance-identifier for a list entry */
     /ex:system/ex:user[ex:name='fred']

     /* instance-identifier for a leaf in a list entry */
     /ex:system/ex:user[ex:name='fred']/ex:type

     /* instance-identifier for a list entry with two keys */
     /ex:system/ex:server[ex:ip='192.0.2.1'][ex:port='80']

     /* instance-identifier for a list entry where the second
        key ("enabled") is of type "empty" */
     /ex:system/ex:service[ex:name='foo'][ex:enabled='']

     /* instance-identifier for a leaf-list entry */
     /ex:system/ex:services/ex:ssh/ex:cipher[.='blowfish-cbc']

     /* instance-identifier for a list entry without keys */
     /ex:stats/ex:port[3]

10.  XPath Functions

   This document defines two generic XPath functions and five YANG
   type-specific XPath functions.  The function signatures are specified
   with the syntax used in [XPATH].

10.1.  Function for Node Sets

10.1.1.  current()

     node-set current()

   The current() function takes no input parameters and returns a node
   set with the initial context node as its only member.

10.1.1.1.  Usage Example

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     list interface {
       key "name";
       ...
       leaf enabled {
         type boolean;
       }
       ...
     }

   the following leaf defines a "must" expression that ensures that the
   referred interface is enabled:

     leaf outgoing-interface {
       type leafref {
         path "/interface/name";
       }
       must '/interface[name=current()]/enabled = "true"';
     }

10.2.  Function for Strings

10.2.1.  re-match()

     boolean re-match(string subject, string pattern)

   The re-match() function returns "true" if the "subject" string
   matches the regular expression "pattern"; otherwise, it returns
   "false".

   The re-match() function checks to see if a string matches a given
   regular expression.  The regular expressions used are the XML Schema
   regular expressions [XSD-TYPES].  Note that this includes implicit
   anchoring of the regular expression at the head and tail.

10.2.1.1.  Usage Example

   The expression:

     re-match("1.22.333", "\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}")

   returns "true".

   To count all logical interfaces called eth0.<number>, do:

     count(/interface[re-match(name, "eth0\.\d+")])

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10.3.1.  deref()

     node-set deref(node-set nodes)

   The deref() function follows the reference defined by the first node
   in document order in the argument "nodes" and returns the nodes it
   refers to.

   If the first argument node is of type "instance-identifier", the
   function returns a node set that contains the single node that the
   instance identifier refers to, if it exists.  If no such node exists,
   an empty node set is returned.

   If the first argument node is of type "leafref", the function returns
   a node set that contains the nodes that the leafref refers to.
   Specifically, this set contains the nodes selected by the leafref's
   "path" statement (Section 9.9.2) that have the same value as the
   first argument node.

   If the first argument node is of any other type, an empty node set is
   returned.

10.3.1.1.  Usage Example




























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     list interface {
       key "name type";
       leaf name { ... }
       leaf type { ... }
       leaf enabled {
         type boolean;
       }
       ...
     }

     container mgmt-interface {
       leaf name {
         type leafref {
           path "/interface/name";
         }
       }
       leaf type {
         type leafref {
           path "/interface[name=current()/../name]/type";
         }
         must 'deref(.)/../enabled = "true"' {
           error-message
             "The management interface cannot be disabled.";
         }
       }
     }

10.4.  Functions for the YANG Type "identityref"

10.4.1.  derived-from()

     boolean derived-from(node-set nodes, string identity)

   The derived-from() function returns "true" if any node in the
   argument "nodes" is a node of type "identityref" and its value is an
   identity that is derived from (see Section 7.18.2) the identity
   "identity"; otherwise, it returns "false".

   The parameter "identity" is a string matching the rule
   "identifier-ref" in Section 14.  If a prefix is present on the
   identity, it refers to an identity defined in the module that was
   imported with that prefix, or the local module if the prefix matches
   the local module's prefix.  If no prefix is present, the identity
   refers to an identity defined in the current module or an included
   submodule.

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     module example-interface {
       yang-version 1.1;

       ...
       identity interface-type;

       identity ethernet {
         base interface-type;
       }

       identity fast-ethernet {
         base ethernet;
       }

       identity gigabit-ethernet {
         base ethernet;
       }

       list interface {
         key name;
         ...
         leaf type {
           type identityref {
             base interface-type;
           }
         }
         ...
       }

       augment "/interface" {
         when 'derived-from(type, "exif:ethernet")';
         // generic Ethernet definitions here
       }
       ...
     }

10.4.2.  derived-from-or-self()

     boolean derived-from-or-self(node-set nodes, string identity)

   The derived-from-or-self() function returns "true" if any node in the
   argument "nodes" is a node of type "identityref" and its value is an
   identity that is equal to or derived from (see Section 7.18.2) the
   identity "identity"; otherwise, it returns "false".

   The parameter "identity" is a string matching the rule
   "identifier-ref" in Section 14.  If a prefix is present on the
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   imported with that prefix, or the local module if the prefix matches
   the local module's prefix.  If no prefix is present, the identity
   refers to an identity defined in the current module or an included
   submodule.

10.4.2.1.  Usage Example

   The module defined in Section 10.4.1.1 might also have:

       augment "/interface" {
         when 'derived-from-or-self(type, "exif:fast-ethernet");
         // Fast-Ethernet-specific definitions here
       }

10.5.  Function for the YANG Type "enumeration"

10.5.1.  enum-value()

     number enum-value(node-set nodes)

   The enum-value() function checks to see if the first node in document
   order in the argument "nodes" is a node of type "enumeration" and
   returns the enum's integer value.  If the "nodes" node set is empty
   or if the first node in "nodes" is not of type "enumeration", it
   returns NaN (not a number).

10.5.1.1.  Usage Example

   With this data model:






















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     list alarm {
       ...
       leaf severity {
         type enumeration {
           enum cleared {
             value 1;
           }
           enum indeterminate {
             value 2;
           }
           enum minor {
             value 3;
           }
           enum warning {
             value 4;
           }
           enum major {
             value 5;
           }
           enum critical {
             value 6;
           }
         }
       }
     }

   the following XPath expression selects only alarms that are of
   severity "major" or higher:

     /alarm[enum-value(severity) >= 5]

10.6.  Function for the YANG Type "bits"

10.6.1.  bit-is-set()

     boolean bit-is-set(node-set nodes, string bit-name)

   The bit-is-set() function returns "true" if the first node in
   document order in the argument "nodes" is a node of type "bits" and
   its value has the bit "bit-name" set; otherwise, it returns "false".

10.6.1.1.  Usage Example

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     leaf flags {
       type bits {
         bit UP;
         bit PROMISCUOUS
         bit DISABLED;
       }
      }

   the following XPath expression can be used to select all interfaces
   with the UP flag set:

     /interface[bit-is-set(flags, "UP")]

11.  Updating a Module

   As experience is gained with a module, it may be desirable to revise
   that module.  However, changes to published modules are not allowed
   if they have any potential to cause interoperability problems between
   a client using an original specification and a server using an
   updated specification.

   For any published change, a new "revision" statement (Section 7.1.9)
   MUST be included in front of the existing "revision" statements.  If
   there are no existing "revision" statements, then one MUST be added
   to identify the new revision.  Furthermore, any necessary changes
   MUST be applied to any metadata statements, including the
   "organization" and "contact" statements (Sections 7.1.7 and 7.1.8).

   Note that definitions contained in a module are available to be
   imported by any other module and are referenced in "import"
   statements via the module name.  Thus, a module name MUST NOT be
   changed.  Furthermore, the "namespace" statement MUST NOT be changed,
   since all XML elements are qualified by the namespace.

   Obsolete definitions MUST NOT be removed from published modules,
   since their identifiers may still be referenced by other modules.

   A definition in a published module may be revised in any of the
   following ways:

   *  An "enumeration" type may have new enums added, provided the old
      enums's values do not change.  Note that inserting a new enum
      before an existing enum or reordering existing enums will result
      in new values for the existing enums, unless they have explicit
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   *  A "bits" type may have new bits added, provided the old bit
      positions do not change.  Note that inserting a new bit before an
      existing bit or reordering existing bits will result in new
      positions for the existing bits, unless they have explicit
      positions assigned to them.

   *  A "range", "length", or "pattern" statement may expand the allowed
      value space.

   *  A "default" statement may be added to a leaf that does not have a
      default value (either directly or indirectly through its type).

   *  A "units" statement may be added.

   *  A "reference" statement may be added or updated.

   *  A "must" statement may be removed or its constraint relaxed.

   *  A "when" statement may be removed or its constraint relaxed.

   *  A "mandatory" statement may be removed or changed from "true" to
      "false".

   *  A "min-elements" statement may be removed, or changed to require
      fewer elements.

   *  A "max-elements" statement may be removed, or changed to allow
      more elements.

   *  A "description" statement may be added or changed without changing
      the semantics of the definition.

   *  A "base" statement may be added to an "identity" statement.

   *  A "base" statement may be removed from an "identityref" type,
      provided there is at least one "base" statement left.

   *  New typedefs, groupings, rpcs, notifications, extensions,
      features, and identities may be added.

   *  New data definition statements may be added if they do not add
      mandatory nodes (Section 3) to existing nodes or at the top level
      in a module or submodule, or if they are conditionally dependent
      on a new feature (i.e., have an "if-feature" statement that refers
      to a new feature).

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   *  A node that represented state data may be changed to represent
      configuration, provided it is not mandatory (Section 3).

   *  An "if-feature" statement may be removed, provided its node is not
      mandatory (Section 3).

   *  A "status" statement may be added, or changed from "current" to
      "deprecated" or "obsolete", or changed from "deprecated" to
      "obsolete".

   *  A "type" statement may be replaced with another "type" statement
      that does not change the syntax or semantics of the type.  For
      example, an inline type definition may be replaced with a typedef,
      but an int8 type cannot be replaced by an int16, since the syntax
      would change.

   *  Any set of data definition nodes may be replaced with another set
      of syntactically and semantically equivalent nodes.  For example,
      a set of leafs may be replaced by a "uses" statement of a grouping
      with the same leafs.

   *  A module may be split into a set of submodules or a submodule may
      be removed, provided the definitions in the module do not change
      in any way other than those allowed here.

   *  The "prefix" statement may be changed, provided all local uses of
      the prefix are also changed.

   Otherwise, if the semantics of any previous definition are changed
   (i.e., if a non-editorial change is made to any definition other than
   those specifically allowed above), then this MUST be achieved by a
   new definition with a new identifier.

   In statements that have any data definition statements as
   substatements, those data definition substatements MUST NOT be
   reordered.  If new data definition statements are added, they can be
   added anywhere in the sequence of existing substatements.

12.  Coexistence with YANG Version 1

   A YANG version 1.1 module MUST NOT include a YANG version 1
   submodule, and a YANG version 1 module MUST NOT include a YANG
   version 1.1 submodule.

   A YANG version 1 module or submodule MUST NOT import a YANG
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   A YANG version 1.1 module or submodule MAY import a YANG version 1
   module by revision.

   If a YANG version 1 module A imports module B without revision and
   module B is updated to YANG version 1.1, a server MAY implement both
   of these modules (A and B) at the same time.  In such cases, a
   NETCONF server MUST advertise both modules using the rules defined in
   Section 5.6.4, and SHOULD advertise module A and the latest revision
   of module B that is specified with YANG version 1 according to the
   rules defined in [RFC6020].

   This rule exists in order to allow implementations of existing YANG
   version 1 modules together with YANG version 1.1 modules.  Without
   this rule, updating a single module to YANG version 1.1 would have a
   cascading effect on modules that import it, requiring all of them to
   also be updated to YANG version 1.1, and so on.

13.  YIN

   A YANG module can be translated into an alternative XML-based syntax
   called YIN.  The translated module is called a YIN module.  This
   section describes bidirectional mapping rules between the two
   formats.

   The YANG and YIN formats contain equivalent information using
   different notations.  The YIN notation enables developers to
   represent YANG data models in XML and therefore use the rich set of
   XML-based tools for data filtering and validation, automated
   generation of code and documentation, and other tasks.  Tools like
   XSLT or XML validators can be utilized.

   The mapping between YANG and YIN does not modify the information
   content of the model.  Comments and whitespace are not preserved.

13.1.  Formal YIN Definition

   There is a one-to-one correspondence between YANG keywords and YIN
   elements.  The local name of a YIN element is identical to the
   corresponding YANG keyword.  This means, in particular, that the
   document element (root) of a YIN document is always <module> or
   <submodule>.

   YIN elements corresponding to the YANG keywords belong to the
   namespace whose associated URI is
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   YIN elements corresponding to extension keywords belong to the
   namespace of the YANG module where the extension keyword is declared
   via the "extension" statement.

   The names of all YIN elements MUST be properly qualified with their
   namespaces (as specified above) using the standard mechanisms of
   [XML-NAMES], i.e., "xmlns" and "xmlns:xxx" attributes.

   The argument of a YANG statement is represented in YIN as either an
   XML attribute or a subelement of the keyword element.  Table 39
   defines the mapping for the set of YANG keywords.  For extensions,
   the argument mapping is specified within the "extension" statement
   (see Section 7.19).  The following rules hold for arguments:

   *  If the argument is represented as an attribute, this attribute has
      no namespace.

   *  If the argument is represented as an element, it is qualified by
      the same namespace as its parent keyword element.

   *  If the argument is represented as an element, it MUST be the first
      child of the keyword element.

   Substatements of a YANG statement are represented as (additional)
   children of the keyword element, and their relative order MUST be the
   same as the order of substatements in YANG.

   Comments in YANG MAY be mapped to XML comments.

            +==================+===============+=============+
            | keyword          | argument name | yin-element |
            +==================+===============+=============+
            | action           | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | anydata          | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | anyxml           | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | argument         | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | augment          | target-node   | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | base             | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | belongs-to       | module        | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | bit              | name          | false       |
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            | case             | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | choice           | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | config           | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | contact          | text          | true        |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | container        | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | default          | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | description      | text          | true        |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | deviate          | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | deviation        | target-node   | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | enum             | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | error-app-tag    | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | error-message    | value         | true        |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | extension        | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | feature          | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | fraction-digits  | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | grouping         | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | identity         | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | if-feature       | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | import           | module        | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | include          | module        | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | input            | <no argument> | n/a         |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | key              | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | leaf             | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | leaf-list        | name          | false       |
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            | length           | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | list             | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | mandatory        | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | max-elements     | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | min-elements     | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | modifier         | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | module           | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | must             | condition     | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | namespace        | uri           | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | notification     | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | ordered-by       | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | organization     | text          | true        |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | output           | <no argument> | n/a         |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | path             | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | pattern          | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | position         | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | prefix           | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | presence         | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | range            | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | reference        | text          | true        |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | refine           | target-node   | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | require-instance | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | revision         | date          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | revision-date    | date          | false       |
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            | rpc              | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | status           | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | submodule        | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | type             | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | typedef          | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | unique           | tag           | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | units            | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | uses             | name          | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | value            | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | when             | condition     | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | yang-version     | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+
            | yin-element      | value         | false       |
            +------------------+---------------+-------------+

                Table 39: Mapping of Arguments of the YANG
                                Statements

13.1.1.  Usage Example

   The following YANG module:




















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     module example-foo {
       yang-version 1.1;
       namespace "urn:example:foo";
       prefix "foo";

       import example-extensions {
         prefix "myext";
       }

       list interface {
         key "name";
         leaf name {
           type string;
         }

         leaf mtu {
           type uint32;
           description "The MTU of the interface.";
           myext:c-define "MY_MTU";
         }
       }
     }

   where the extension "c-define" is defined in Section 7.19.3, is
   translated into the following YIN:


























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     <module name="example-foo"
             xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:yin:1"
             xmlns:foo="urn:example:foo"
             xmlns:myext="urn:example:extensions">

       <namespace uri="urn:example:foo"/>
       <prefix value="foo"/>

       <import module="example-extensions">
         <prefix value="myext"/>
       </import>

       <list name="interface">
         <key value="name"/>
         <leaf name="name">
           <type name="string"/>
         </leaf>
         <leaf name="mtu">
           <type name="uint32"/>
           <description>
             <text>The MTU of the interface.</text>
           </description>
           <myext:c-define name="MY_MTU"/>
         </leaf>
       </list>
     </module>

14.  YANG ABNF Grammar

   In YANG, almost all statements are unordered.  The ABNF grammar
   [RFC5234] [RFC7405] defines the canonical order.  To improve module
   readability, it is RECOMMENDED that clauses be entered in this order.

   Within the ABNF grammar, unordered statements are marked with
   comments.

   This grammar assumes that the scanner replaces YANG comments with a
   single space character.

   <CODE BEGINS> file "yang.abnf"

   module-stmt         = optsep module-keyword sep identifier-arg-str
                         optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             module-header-stmts
                             linkage-stmts
                             meta-stmts
                             revision-stmts



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                             body-stmts
                         "}" optsep

   submodule-stmt      = optsep submodule-keyword sep identifier-arg-str
                         optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             submodule-header-stmts
                             linkage-stmts
                             meta-stmts
                             revision-stmts
                             body-stmts
                         "}" optsep

   module-header-stmts = ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                         yang-version-stmt
                         namespace-stmt
                         prefix-stmt

   submodule-header-stmts =
                         ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                         yang-version-stmt
                         belongs-to-stmt

   meta-stmts          = ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                         [organization-stmt]
                         [contact-stmt]
                         [description-stmt]
                         [reference-stmt]

   linkage-stmts       = ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                         *import-stmt
                         *include-stmt

   revision-stmts      = *revision-stmt

   body-stmts          = *(extension-stmt /
                           feature-stmt /
                           identity-stmt /
                           typedef-stmt /
                           grouping-stmt /
                           data-def-stmt /
                           augment-stmt /
                           rpc-stmt /
                           notification-stmt /
                           deviation-stmt)

   data-def-stmt       = container-stmt /
                         leaf-stmt /



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                         leaf-list-stmt /
                         list-stmt /
                         choice-stmt /
                         anydata-stmt /
                         anyxml-stmt /
                         uses-stmt

   yang-version-stmt   = yang-version-keyword sep yang-version-arg-str
                         stmtend

   yang-version-arg-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                          < yang-version-arg >

   yang-version-arg    = "1.1"

   import-stmt         = import-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             prefix-stmt
                             [revision-date-stmt]
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                         "}" stmtsep

   include-stmt        = include-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [revision-date-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   namespace-stmt      = namespace-keyword sep uri-str stmtend

   uri-str             = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < URI in RFC 3986 >

   prefix-stmt         = prefix-keyword sep prefix-arg-str stmtend

   belongs-to-stmt     = belongs-to-keyword sep identifier-arg-str
                         optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             prefix-stmt
                         "}" stmtsep

   organization-stmt   = organization-keyword sep string stmtend




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   contact-stmt        = contact-keyword sep string stmtend

   description-stmt    = description-keyword sep string stmtend

   reference-stmt      = reference-keyword sep string stmtend

   units-stmt          = units-keyword sep string stmtend

   revision-stmt       = revision-keyword sep revision-date optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   revision-date       = date-arg-str

   revision-date-stmt  = revision-date-keyword sep revision-date stmtend

   extension-stmt      = extension-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [argument-stmt]
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   argument-stmt       = argument-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              [yin-element-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   yin-element-stmt    = yin-element-keyword sep yin-element-arg-str
                         stmtend

   yin-element-arg-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < yin-element-arg >

   yin-element-arg     = true-keyword / false-keyword

   identity-stmt       = identity-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
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                              *if-feature-stmt
                              *base-stmt
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   base-stmt           = base-keyword sep identifier-ref-arg-str
                         stmtend

   feature-stmt        = feature-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   if-feature-stmt     = if-feature-keyword sep if-feature-expr-str
                         stmtend

   if-feature-expr-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < if-feature-expr >

   if-feature-expr     = if-feature-term
                           [sep or-keyword sep if-feature-expr]

   if-feature-term     = if-feature-factor
                           [sep and-keyword sep if-feature-term]

   if-feature-factor   = not-keyword sep if-feature-factor /
                         "(" optsep if-feature-expr optsep ")" /
                         identifier-ref-arg

   typedef-stmt        = typedef-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             type-stmt
                             [units-stmt]
                             [default-stmt]
                             [status-stmt]
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                          "}" stmtsep

   type-stmt           = type-keyword sep identifier-ref-arg-str optsep



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                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              [type-body-stmts]
                          "}") stmtsep

   type-body-stmts     = numerical-restrictions /
                         decimal64-specification /
                         string-restrictions /
                         enum-specification /
                         leafref-specification /
                         identityref-specification /
                         instance-identifier-specification /
                         bits-specification /
                         union-specification /
                         binary-specification

   numerical-restrictions = [range-stmt]

   range-stmt          = range-keyword sep range-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [error-message-stmt]
                              [error-app-tag-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   decimal64-specification = ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             fraction-digits-stmt
                             [range-stmt]

   fraction-digits-stmt = fraction-digits-keyword sep
                          fraction-digits-arg-str stmtend

   fraction-digits-arg-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                             < fraction-digits-arg >

   fraction-digits-arg = ("1" ["0" / "1" / "2" / "3" / "4" /
                               "5" / "6" / "7" / "8"])
                         / "2" / "3" / "4" / "5" / "6" / "7" / "8" / "9"

   string-restrictions = ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                         [length-stmt]
                         *pattern-stmt

   length-stmt         = length-keyword sep length-arg-str optsep
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                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [error-message-stmt]
                              [error-app-tag-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   pattern-stmt        = pattern-keyword sep string optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [modifier-stmt]
                              [error-message-stmt]
                              [error-app-tag-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   modifier-stmt       = modifier-keyword sep modifier-arg-str stmtend

   modifier-arg-str    = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < modifier-arg >

   modifier-arg        = invert-match-keyword

   default-stmt        = default-keyword sep string stmtend

   enum-specification  = 1*enum-stmt

   enum-stmt           = enum-keyword sep string optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              [value-stmt]
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   leafref-specification =
                         ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                         path-stmt
                         [require-instance-stmt]

   path-stmt           = path-keyword sep path-arg-str stmtend




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   require-instance-stmt = require-instance-keyword sep
                            require-instance-arg-str stmtend

   require-instance-arg-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                              < require-instance-arg >

   require-instance-arg = true-keyword / false-keyword


   instance-identifier-specification =
                         [require-instance-stmt]

   identityref-specification =
                         1*base-stmt

   union-specification = 1*type-stmt

   binary-specification = [length-stmt]

   bits-specification  = 1*bit-stmt

   bit-stmt            = bit-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              [position-stmt]
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   position-stmt       = position-keyword sep
                         position-value-arg-str stmtend

   position-value-arg-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                            < position-value-arg >

   position-value-arg  = non-negative-integer-value

   status-stmt         = status-keyword sep status-arg-str stmtend

   status-arg-str      = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < status-arg >

   status-arg          = current-keyword /
                         obsolete-keyword /
                         deprecated-keyword



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   config-stmt         = config-keyword sep
                         config-arg-str stmtend

   config-arg-str      = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < config-arg >

   config-arg          = true-keyword / false-keyword

   mandatory-stmt      = mandatory-keyword sep
                         mandatory-arg-str stmtend

   mandatory-arg-str   = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < mandatory-arg >

   mandatory-arg       = true-keyword / false-keyword

   presence-stmt       = presence-keyword sep string stmtend

   ordered-by-stmt     = ordered-by-keyword sep
                         ordered-by-arg-str stmtend

   ordered-by-arg-str  = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < ordered-by-arg >

   ordered-by-arg      = user-keyword / system-keyword

   must-stmt           = must-keyword sep string optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [error-message-stmt]
                              [error-app-tag-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   error-message-stmt  = error-message-keyword sep string stmtend

   error-app-tag-stmt  = error-app-tag-keyword sep string stmtend

   min-elements-stmt   = min-elements-keyword sep
                         min-value-arg-str stmtend

   min-value-arg-str   = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < min-value-arg >

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   max-elements-stmt   = max-elements-keyword sep
                         max-value-arg-str stmtend

   max-value-arg-str   = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < max-value-arg >

   max-value-arg       = unbounded-keyword /
                         positive-integer-value

   value-stmt          = value-keyword sep integer-value-str stmtend

   integer-value-str   = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < integer-value >

   grouping-stmt       = grouping-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
                              *data-def-stmt
                              *action-stmt
                              *notification-stmt
                          "}") stmtsep

   container-stmt      = container-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [when-stmt]
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              *must-stmt
                              [presence-stmt]
                              [config-stmt]
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
                              *data-def-stmt
                              *action-stmt
                              *notification-stmt
                          "}") stmtsep

   leaf-stmt           = leaf-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order



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                             [when-stmt]
                             *if-feature-stmt
                             type-stmt
                             [units-stmt]
                             *must-stmt
                             [default-stmt]
                             [config-stmt]
                             [mandatory-stmt]
                             [status-stmt]
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                          "}" stmtsep

   leaf-list-stmt      = leaf-list-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             [when-stmt]
                             *if-feature-stmt
                             type-stmt stmtsep
                             [units-stmt]
                             *must-stmt
                             *default-stmt
                             [config-stmt]
                             [min-elements-stmt]
                             [max-elements-stmt]
                             [ordered-by-stmt]
                             [status-stmt]
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                          "}" stmtsep

   list-stmt           = list-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             [when-stmt]
                             *if-feature-stmt
                             *must-stmt
                             [key-stmt]
                             *unique-stmt
                             [config-stmt]
                             [min-elements-stmt]
                             [max-elements-stmt]
                             [ordered-by-stmt]
                             [status-stmt]
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                             *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
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                             *action-stmt
                             *notification-stmt
                          "}" stmtsep

   key-stmt            = key-keyword sep key-arg-str stmtend

   key-arg-str         = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < key-arg >

   key-arg             = node-identifier *(sep node-identifier)

   unique-stmt         = unique-keyword sep unique-arg-str stmtend

   unique-arg-str      = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < unique-arg >

   unique-arg          = descendant-schema-nodeid
                         *(sep descendant-schema-nodeid)

   choice-stmt         = choice-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [when-stmt]
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              [default-stmt]
                              [config-stmt]
                              [mandatory-stmt]
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *(short-case-stmt / case-stmt)
                          "}") stmtsep

   short-case-stmt     = choice-stmt /
                         container-stmt /
                         leaf-stmt /
                         leaf-list-stmt /
                         list-stmt /
                         anydata-stmt /
                         anyxml-stmt

   case-stmt           = case-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [when-stmt]
                              *if-feature-stmt



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                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *data-def-stmt
                          "}") stmtsep

   anydata-stmt        = anydata-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [when-stmt]
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              *must-stmt
                              [config-stmt]
                              [mandatory-stmt]
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   anyxml-stmt         = anyxml-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [when-stmt]
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              *must-stmt
                              [config-stmt]
                              [mandatory-stmt]
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   uses-stmt           = uses-keyword sep identifier-ref-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [when-stmt]
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *refine-stmt
                              *uses-augment-stmt
                          "}") stmtsep

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                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              *must-stmt
                              [presence-stmt]
                              *default-stmt
                              [config-stmt]
                              [mandatory-stmt]
                              [min-elements-stmt]
                              [max-elements-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                            "}" stmtsep

   refine-arg-str      = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < refine-arg >

   refine-arg          = descendant-schema-nodeid

   uses-augment-stmt   = augment-keyword sep uses-augment-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             [when-stmt]
                             *if-feature-stmt
                             [status-stmt]
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                             1*(data-def-stmt / case-stmt /
                                action-stmt / notification-stmt)
                          "}" stmtsep

   uses-augment-arg-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                          < uses-augment-arg >

   uses-augment-arg    = descendant-schema-nodeid

   augment-stmt        = augment-keyword sep augment-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             [when-stmt]
                             *if-feature-stmt
                             [status-stmt]
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                             1*(data-def-stmt / case-stmt /
                                action-stmt / notification-stmt)
                          "}" stmtsep




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   augment-arg-str     = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < augment-arg >

   augment-arg         = absolute-schema-nodeid

   when-stmt           = when-keyword sep string optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                           "}") stmtsep

   rpc-stmt            = rpc-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
                              [input-stmt]
                              [output-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   action-stmt         = action-keyword sep identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
                              [input-stmt]
                              [output-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   input-stmt          = input-keyword optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             *must-stmt
                             *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
                             1*data-def-stmt
                         "}" stmtsep

   output-stmt         = output-keyword optsep



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                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             *must-stmt
                             *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
                             1*data-def-stmt
                         "}" stmtsep

   notification-stmt   = notification-keyword sep
                         identifier-arg-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              *if-feature-stmt
                              *must-stmt
                              [status-stmt]
                              [description-stmt]
                              [reference-stmt]
                              *(typedef-stmt / grouping-stmt)
                              *data-def-stmt
                          "}") stmtsep

   deviation-stmt      = deviation-keyword sep
                         deviation-arg-str optsep
                         "{" stmtsep
                             ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                             [description-stmt]
                             [reference-stmt]
                             (deviate-not-supported-stmt /
                               1*(deviate-add-stmt /
                                  deviate-replace-stmt /
                                  deviate-delete-stmt))
                         "}" stmtsep

   deviation-arg-str   = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < deviation-arg >

   deviation-arg       = absolute-schema-nodeid

   deviate-not-supported-stmt =
                         deviate-keyword sep
                         not-supported-keyword-str stmtend

   deviate-add-stmt    = deviate-keyword sep add-keyword-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [units-stmt]
                              *must-stmt



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                              *unique-stmt
                              *default-stmt
                              [config-stmt]
                              [mandatory-stmt]
                              [min-elements-stmt]
                              [max-elements-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   deviate-delete-stmt = deviate-keyword sep delete-keyword-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [units-stmt]
                              *must-stmt
                              *unique-stmt
                              *default-stmt
                          "}") stmtsep

   deviate-replace-stmt = deviate-keyword sep replace-keyword-str optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" stmtsep
                              ;; these stmts can appear in any order
                              [type-stmt]
                              [units-stmt]
                              [default-stmt]
                              [config-stmt]
                              [mandatory-stmt]
                              [min-elements-stmt]
                              [max-elements-stmt]
                          "}") stmtsep

   not-supported-keyword-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                               < not-supported-keyword >

   add-keyword-str     = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < add-keyword >

   delete-keyword-str  = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < delete-keyword >

   replace-keyword-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < replace-keyword >

   ;; represents the usage of an extension
   unknown-statement   = prefix ":" identifier [sep string] optsep
                         (";" /
                          "{" optsep
                              *((yang-stmt / unknown-statement) optsep)



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                           "}") stmtsep

   yang-stmt           = action-stmt /
                         anydata-stmt /
                         anyxml-stmt /
                         argument-stmt /
                         augment-stmt /
                         base-stmt /
                         belongs-to-stmt /
                         bit-stmt /
                         case-stmt /
                         choice-stmt /
                         config-stmt /
                         contact-stmt /
                         container-stmt /
                         default-stmt /
                         description-stmt /
                         deviate-add-stmt /
                         deviate-delete-stmt /
                         deviate-not-supported-stmt /
                         deviate-replace-stmt /
                         deviation-stmt /
                         enum-stmt /
                         error-app-tag-stmt /
                         error-message-stmt /
                         extension-stmt /
                         feature-stmt /
                         fraction-digits-stmt /
                         grouping-stmt /
                         identity-stmt /
                         if-feature-stmt /
                         import-stmt /
                         include-stmt /
                         input-stmt /
                         key-stmt /
                         leaf-list-stmt /
                         leaf-stmt /
                         length-stmt /
                         list-stmt /
                         mandatory-stmt /
                         max-elements-stmt /
                         min-elements-stmt /
                         modifier-stmt /
                         module-stmt /
                         must-stmt /
                         namespace-stmt /
                         notification-stmt /
                         ordered-by-stmt /



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                         organization-stmt /
                         output-stmt /
                         path-stmt /
                         pattern-stmt /
                         position-stmt /
                         prefix-stmt /
                         presence-stmt /
                         range-stmt /
                         reference-stmt /
                         refine-stmt /
                         require-instance-stmt /
                         revision-date-stmt /
                         revision-stmt /
                         rpc-stmt /
                         status-stmt /
                         submodule-stmt /
                         typedef-stmt /
                         type-stmt /
                         unique-stmt /
                         units-stmt /
                         uses-augment-stmt /
                         uses-stmt /
                         value-stmt /
                         when-stmt /
                         yang-version-stmt /
                         yin-element-stmt

   ;; Ranges

   range-arg-str       = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < range-arg >

   range-arg           = range-part *(optsep "|" optsep range-part)

   range-part          = range-boundary
                         [optsep ".." optsep range-boundary]

   range-boundary      = min-keyword / max-keyword /
                         integer-value / decimal-value

   ;; Lengths

   length-arg-str      = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < length-arg >

   length-arg          = length-part *(optsep "|" optsep length-part)

   length-part         = length-boundary



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                         [optsep ".." optsep length-boundary]

   length-boundary     = min-keyword / max-keyword /
                         non-negative-integer-value

   ;; Date

   date-arg-str        = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < date-arg >

   date-arg            = 4DIGIT "-" 2DIGIT "-" 2DIGIT

   ;; Schema Node Identifiers

   schema-nodeid       = absolute-schema-nodeid /
                         descendant-schema-nodeid

   absolute-schema-nodeid = 1*("/" node-identifier)

   descendant-schema-nodeid =
                         node-identifier
                         [absolute-schema-nodeid]

   node-identifier     = [prefix ":"] identifier

   ;; Instance Identifiers

   instance-identifier = 1*("/" (node-identifier
                                 [1*key-predicate /
                                  leaf-list-predicate /
                                  pos]))

   key-predicate       = "[" *WSP key-predicate-expr *WSP "]"

   key-predicate-expr  = node-identifier *WSP "=" *WSP quoted-string

   leaf-list-predicate = "[" *WSP leaf-list-predicate-expr *WSP "]"

   leaf-list-predicate-expr = "." *WSP "=" *WSP quoted-string

   pos                 = "[" *WSP positive-integer-value *WSP "]"

   quoted-string       = (DQUOTE string DQUOTE) / (SQUOTE string SQUOTE)

   ;; leafref path

   path-arg-str        = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < path-arg >



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   path-arg            = absolute-path / relative-path

   absolute-path       = 1*("/" (node-identifier *path-predicate))

   relative-path       = 1*("../") descendant-path

   descendant-path     = node-identifier
                         [*path-predicate absolute-path]

   path-predicate      = "[" *WSP path-equality-expr *WSP "]"

   path-equality-expr  = node-identifier *WSP "=" *WSP path-key-expr

   path-key-expr       = current-function-invocation *WSP "/" *WSP
                         rel-path-keyexpr

   rel-path-keyexpr    = 1*(".." *WSP "/" *WSP)
                         *(node-identifier *WSP "/" *WSP)
                         node-identifier

   ;;; Keywords, using the syntax for case-sensitive strings (RFC 7405)

   ;; statement keywords
   action-keyword           = %s"action"
   anydata-keyword          = %s"anydata"
   anyxml-keyword           = %s"anyxml"
   argument-keyword         = %s"argument"
   augment-keyword          = %s"augment"
   base-keyword             = %s"base"
   belongs-to-keyword       = %s"belongs-to"
   bit-keyword              = %s"bit"
   case-keyword             = %s"case"
   choice-keyword           = %s"choice"
   config-keyword           = %s"config"
   contact-keyword          = %s"contact"
   container-keyword        = %s"container"
   default-keyword          = %s"default"
   description-keyword      = %s"description"
   deviate-keyword          = %s"deviate"
   deviation-keyword        = %s"deviation"
   enum-keyword             = %s"enum"
   error-app-tag-keyword    = %s"error-app-tag"
   error-message-keyword    = %s"error-message"
   extension-keyword        = %s"extension"
   feature-keyword          = %s"feature"
   fraction-digits-keyword  = %s"fraction-digits"
   grouping-keyword         = %s"grouping"
   identity-keyword         = %s"identity"



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   if-feature-keyword       = %s"if-feature"
   import-keyword           = %s"import"
   include-keyword          = %s"include"
   input-keyword            = %s"input"
   key-keyword              = %s"key"
   leaf-keyword             = %s"leaf"
   leaf-list-keyword        = %s"leaf-list"
   length-keyword           = %s"length"
   list-keyword             = %s"list"
   mandatory-keyword        = %s"mandatory"
   max-elements-keyword     = %s"max-elements"
   min-elements-keyword     = %s"min-elements"
   modifier-keyword         = %s"modifier"
   module-keyword           = %s"module"
   must-keyword             = %s"must"
   namespace-keyword        = %s"namespace"
   notification-keyword     = %s"notification"
   ordered-by-keyword       = %s"ordered-by"
   organization-keyword     = %s"organization"
   output-keyword           = %s"output"
   path-keyword             = %s"path"
   pattern-keyword          = %s"pattern"
   position-keyword         = %s"position"
   prefix-keyword           = %s"prefix"
   presence-keyword         = %s"presence"
   range-keyword            = %s"range"
   reference-keyword        = %s"reference"
   refine-keyword           = %s"refine"
   require-instance-keyword = %s"require-instance"
   revision-keyword         = %s"revision"
   revision-date-keyword    = %s"revision-date"
   rpc-keyword              = %s"rpc"
   status-keyword           = %s"status"
   submodule-keyword        = %s"submodule"
   type-keyword             = %s"type"
   typedef-keyword          = %s"typedef"
   unique-keyword           = %s"unique"
   units-keyword            = %s"units"
   uses-keyword             = %s"uses"
   value-keyword            = %s"value"
   when-keyword             = %s"when"
   yang-version-keyword     = %s"yang-version"
   yin-element-keyword      = %s"yin-element"

   ;; other keywords

   add-keyword              = %s"add"
   current-keyword          = %s"current"



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   delete-keyword           = %s"delete"
   deprecated-keyword       = %s"deprecated"
   false-keyword            = %s"false"
   invert-match-keyword     = %s"invert-match"
   max-keyword              = %s"max"
   min-keyword              = %s"min"
   not-supported-keyword    = %s"not-supported"
   obsolete-keyword         = %s"obsolete"
   replace-keyword          = %s"replace"
   system-keyword           = %s"system"
   true-keyword             = %s"true"
   unbounded-keyword        = %s"unbounded"
   user-keyword             = %s"user"

   and-keyword              = %s"and"
   or-keyword               = %s"or"
   not-keyword              = %s"not"

   current-function-invocation = current-keyword *WSP "(" *WSP ")"

   ;;; Basic Rules

   prefix-arg-str      = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < prefix-arg >

   prefix-arg          = prefix

   prefix              = identifier

   identifier-arg-str  = < a string that matches the rule >
                         < identifier-arg >

   identifier-arg      = identifier

   identifier          = (ALPHA / "_")
                         *(ALPHA / DIGIT / "_" / "-" / ".")

   identifier-ref-arg-str = < a string that matches the rule >
                            < identifier-ref-arg >

   identifier-ref-arg  = identifier-ref

   identifier-ref      = [prefix ":"] identifier

   string              = < an unquoted string, as returned by >
                         < the scanner, that matches the rule >
                         < yang-string >




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   yang-string         = *yang-char

   ;; any Unicode or ISO/IEC 10646 character, including tab, carriage
   ;; return, and line feed but excluding the other C0 control
   ;; characters, the surrogate blocks, and the noncharacters
   yang-char = %x09 / %x0A / %x0D / %x20-D7FF /
                               ; exclude surrogate blocks %xD800-DFFF
              %xE000-FDCF /    ; exclude noncharacters %xFDD0-FDEF
              %xFDF0-FFFD /    ; exclude noncharacters %xFFFE-FFFF
              %x10000-1FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x1FFFE-1FFFF
              %x20000-2FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x2FFFE-2FFFF
              %x30000-3FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x3FFFE-3FFFF
              %x40000-4FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x4FFFE-4FFFF
              %x50000-5FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x5FFFE-5FFFF
              %x60000-6FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x6FFFE-6FFFF
              %x70000-7FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x7FFFE-7FFFF
              %x80000-8FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x8FFFE-8FFFF
              %x90000-9FFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %x9FFFE-9FFFF
              %xA0000-AFFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %xAFFFE-AFFFF
              %xB0000-BFFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %xBFFFE-BFFFF
              %xC0000-CFFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %xCFFFE-CFFFF
              %xD0000-DFFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %xDFFFE-DFFFF
              %xE0000-EFFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %xEFFFE-EFFFF
              %xF0000-FFFFD /  ; exclude noncharacters %xFFFFE-FFFFF
              %x100000-10FFFD  ; exclude noncharacters %x10FFFE-10FFFF

   integer-value       = ("-" non-negative-integer-value) /
                          non-negative-integer-value

   non-negative-integer-value = "0" / positive-integer-value

   positive-integer-value = (non-zero-digit *DIGIT)

   zero-integer-value  = 1*DIGIT

   stmtend             = optsep (";" / "{" stmtsep "}") stmtsep

   sep                 = 1*(WSP / line-break)
                         ; unconditional separator

   optsep              = *(WSP / line-break)

   stmtsep             = *(WSP / line-break / unknown-statement)

   line-break          = CRLF / LF

   non-zero-digit      = %x31-39




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   decimal-value       = integer-value ("." zero-integer-value)

   SQUOTE              = %x27
                         ; single quote

   ;;; core rules from RFC 5234

   ALPHA               = %x41-5A / %x61-7A
                         ; A-Z / a-z

   CR                  = %x0D
                         ; carriage return

   CRLF                = CR LF
                         ; Internet standard newline

   DIGIT               = %x30-39
                         ; 0-9

   DQUOTE              = %x22
                         ; double quote

   HTAB                = %x09
                         ; horizontal tab

   LF                  = %x0A
                         ; line feed

   SP                  = %x20
                         ; space

   WSP                 = SP / HTAB
                         ; whitespace

   <CODE ENDS>

15.  NETCONF Error Responses for YANG-Related Errors

   A number of NETCONF error responses are defined for error cases
   related to the data model handling.  If the relevant YANG statement
   has an "error-app-tag" substatement, that overrides the default value
   specified below.

15.1.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "unique" Statement

   If a NETCONF operation would result in configuration data where a
   "unique" constraint is invalidated, the following error MUST be
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     error-tag:      operation-failed
     error-app-tag:  data-not-unique
     error-info:     <non-unique>: Contains an instance identifier that
                     points to a leaf that invalidates the "unique"
                     constraint.  This element is present once for each
                     non-unique leaf.

                     The <non-unique> element is in the YANG
                     namespace ("urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1").

15.2.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "max-elements" Statement

   If a NETCONF operation would result in configuration data where a
   list or a leaf-list would have too many entries, the following error
   MUST be returned:

     error-tag:      operation-failed
     error-app-tag:  too-many-elements

   This error is returned once, with the error-path identifying the list
   node, even if there is more than one extra child present.

15.3.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "min-elements" Statement

   If a NETCONF operation would result in configuration data where a
   list or a leaf-list would have too few entries, the following error
   MUST be returned:

     error-tag:      operation-failed
     error-app-tag:  too-few-elements

   This error is returned once, with the error-path identifying the list
   node, even if there is more than one child missing.

15.4.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "must" Statement

   If a NETCONF operation would result in configuration data where the
   restrictions imposed by a "must" statement are violated, the
   following error MUST be returned, unless a specific "error-app-tag"
   substatement is present for the "must" statement.

     error-tag:      operation-failed
     error-app-tag:  must-violation








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15.5.  Error Message for Data That Violates a "require-instance"
       Statement

   If a NETCONF operation would result in configuration data where a
   leaf of type "instance-identifier" or "leafref" marked with
   require-instance "true" refers to an instance that does not exist,
   the following error MUST be returned:

     error-tag:      data-missing
     error-app-tag:  instance-required
     error-path:     Path to the instance-identifier or leafref leaf.

15.6.  Error Message for Data That Violates a Mandatory "choice"
       Statement

   If a NETCONF operation would result in configuration data where no
   nodes exists in a mandatory choice, the following error MUST be
   returned:

     error-tag:      data-missing
     error-app-tag:  missing-choice
     error-path:     Path to the element with the missing choice.
     error-info:     <missing-choice>: Contains the name of the missing
                     mandatory choice.

                     The <missing-choice> element is in the YANG
                     namespace ("urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1").

15.7.  Error Message for the "insert" Operation

   If the "insert" and "key" or "value" attributes are used in an
   <edit-config> for a list or leaf-list node and the "key" or "value"
   refers to an instance that does not exist, the following error MUST
   be returned:

     error-tag:      bad-attribute
     error-app-tag:  missing-instance

16.  IANA Considerations

   This document registers one capability identifier URN from the
   "Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) Capability URNs" registry:

     Index           Capability Identifier
     -------------   ---------------------------------------------------
     :yang-library   urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:yang-library:1.0





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17.  Security Considerations

   This document defines a language with which to write and read
   descriptions of management information.  The language itself has no
   security impact on the Internet.

   The same considerations are relevant as those for the base NETCONF
   protocol (see Section 9 in [RFC6241]).

   Data modeled in YANG might contain sensitive information.  RPCs or
   notifications defined in YANG might transfer sensitive information.

   Security issues are related to the usage of data modeled in YANG.
   Such issues shall be dealt with in documents describing the data
   models and documents about the interfaces used to manipulate the
   data, e.g., the NETCONF documents.

   Data modeled in YANG is dependent upon:

   *  the security of the transmission infrastructure used to send
      sensitive information.

   *  the security of applications that store or release such sensitive
      information.

   *  adequate authentication and access control mechanisms to restrict
      the usage of sensitive data.

   YANG parsers need to be robust with respect to malformed documents.
   Reading malformed documents from unknown or untrusted sources could
   result in an attacker gaining the privileges of the user running the
   YANG parser.  In an extreme situation, the entire machine could be
   compromised.

18.  References

18.1.  Normative References

   [ISO.10646]
              International Organization for Standardization,
              "Information Technology - Universal Multiple-Octet Coded
              Character Set (UCS)", ISO Standard 10646:2014, 2014.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.




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   [RFC3629]  Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO
              10646", STD 63, RFC 3629, DOI 10.17487/RFC3629, November
              2003, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3629>.

   [RFC3986]  Berners-Lee, T., Fielding, R., and L. Masinter, "Uniform
              Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax", STD 66,
              RFC 3986, DOI 10.17487/RFC3986, January 2005,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3986>.

   [RFC4648]  Josefsson, S., "The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data
              Encodings", RFC 4648, DOI 10.17487/RFC4648, October 2006,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4648>.

   [RFC5234]  Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax
              Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>.

   [RFC5277]  Chisholm, S. and H. Trevino, "NETCONF Event
              Notifications", RFC 5277, DOI 10.17487/RFC5277, July 2008,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5277>.

   [RFC6241]  Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed.,
              and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol
              (NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, June 2011,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6241>.

   [RFC7405]  Kyzivat, P., "Case-Sensitive String Support in ABNF",
              RFC 7405, DOI 10.17487/RFC7405, December 2014,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7405>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

   [RFC8525]  Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Watsen, K.,
              and R. Wilton, "YANG Library", RFC 8525,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8525, March 2019,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8525>.

   [XML]      Bray, T., Paoli, J., Sperberg-McQueen, C., Maler, E., and
              F. Yergeau, "Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Fifth
              Edition)", W3C Recommendation REC-xml-20081126, 26
              November 2008,
              <https://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-xml-20081126/>.






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   [XML-NAMES]
              Bray, T., Hollander, D., Layman, A., Tobin, R., and H.
              Thompson, "Namespaces in XML 1.0 (Third Edition)", World
              Wide Web Consortium Recommendation REC-xml-names-20091208,
              8 December 2009,
              <http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-xml-names-20091208>.

   [XPATH]    Clark, J. and S. DeRose, "XML Path Language (XPath)
              Version 1.0", World Wide Web Consortium Recommendation 
              REC-xpath-19991116, 16 November 1999,
              <http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116>.

   [XSD-TYPES]
              Biron, P. and A. Malhotra, "XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes
              Second Edition", World Wide Web Consortium Recommendation 
              REC-xmlschema-2-20041028, 28 October 2004,
              <http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-2-20041028>.

18.2.  Informative References

   [I-D.ietf-core-comi]
              Veillette, M., Van der Stok, P., Pelov, A., Bierman, A.,
              and C. Bormann, "CoAP Management Interface (CORECONF)",
              Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-core-comi-20,
              6 May 2025, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-
              ietf-core-comi-20>.

   [IEEE754-2008]
              IEEE, "IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic",
              IEEE 754-2008, DOI 10.1109/IEEESTD.2008.4610935, 2008,
              <http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/
              standard/754-2008.html>.

   [RFC2578]  McCloghrie, K., Ed., Perkins, D., Ed., and J.
              Schoenwaelder, Ed., "Structure of Management Information
              Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2578, April 1999,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2578>.

   [RFC2579]  McCloghrie, K., Ed., Perkins, D., Ed., and J.
              Schoenwaelder, Ed., "Textual Conventions for SMIv2",
              STD 58, RFC 2579, DOI 10.17487/RFC2579, April 1999,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2579>.

   [RFC3780]  Strauss, F. and J. Schoenwaelder, "SMIng - Next Generation
              Structure of Management Information", RFC 3780,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3780, May 2004,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3780>.



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   [RFC6020]  Bjorklund, M., Ed., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for
              the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6020, October 2010,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6020>.

   [RFC6643]  Schoenwaelder, J., "Translation of Structure of Management
              Information Version 2 (SMIv2) MIB Modules to YANG
              Modules", RFC 6643, DOI 10.17487/RFC6643, July 2012,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6643>.

   [RFC7951]  Lhotka, L., "JSON Encoding of Data Modeled with YANG",
              RFC 7951, DOI 10.17487/RFC7951, August 2016,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7951>.

   [RFC8040]  Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., and K. Watsen, "RESTCONF
              Protocol", RFC 8040, DOI 10.17487/RFC8040, January 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8040>.

   [RFC8407]  Bierman, A., "Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of
              Documents Containing YANG Data Models", BCP 216, RFC 8407,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8407, October 2018,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8407>.

   [RFC8729]  Housley, R., Ed. and L. Daigle, Ed., "The RFC Series and
              RFC Editor", RFC 8729, DOI 10.17487/RFC8729, February
              2020, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8729>.

   [RFC9911]  Schönwälder, J., Ed., "Common YANG Data Types", RFC 9911,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC9911, December 2025,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9911>.

   [XPATH2.0] Berglund, A., Boag, S., Chamberlin, D., Fernandez, M.,
              Kay, M., Robie, J., and J. Simeon, "XML Path Language
              (XPath) 2.0 (Second Edition)", World Wide Web Consortium
              Recommendation REC-xpath20-20101214, 14 December 2010,
              <http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/REC-xpath20-20101214>.

   [XSLT]     Clark, J., "XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 1.0", World
              Wide Web Consortium Recommendation REC-xslt-19991116, 16
              November 1999,
              <http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xslt-19991116>.










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Acknowledgements

   The editor wishes to thank the following individuals, who all
   provided helpful comments on various draft versions of this document:
   Mehmet Ersue, Washam Fan, Joel Halpern, Per Hedeland, Leif Johansson,
   Ladislav Lhotka, Lionel Morand, Gerhard Muenz, Peyman Owladi, Tom
   Petch, Randy Presuhn, David Reid, Jernej Tuljak, Kent Watsen, Bert
   Wijnen, Robert Wilton, and Dale Worley.

Contributors

   The following people all contributed significantly to the initial
   YANG document:

    - Andy Bierman (YumaWorks)
    - Balazs Lengyel (Ericsson)
    - David Partain (Ericsson)
    - Juergen Schoenwaelder (Jacobs University Bremen)
    - Phil Shafer (Juniper Networks)

Authors' Addresses

   Kent Watsen (editor)
   Watsen Networks
   Email: kent+ietf@watsen.net


   Martin Bjorklund (editor)
   Tail-f Systems
   Email: mbj@tail-f.com





















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