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  module yangcli {

    yang-version 1;

    namespace
      "http://netconfcentral.org/ns/yangcli";

    prefix yc;

    import ietf-yang-types {
      prefix yang;
    }
    import yuma-ncx {
      prefix ncx;
    }
    import yuma-app-common {
      prefix ncxapp;
    }
    import yuma-types {
      prefix nt;
    }
    import yuma-netconf {
      prefix nc;
    }

    organization "Netconf Central";

    contact
      "Andy Bierman <support@netconfcentral.org>.";

    description
      "
        Command Line Interface for the NETCONF protocol: Client side

        Usage:
           yangcli [parameters]
           yangcli --help
           yangcli --version

        Normal Mode:
           An interactive CLI shell with command line history.

        Autostart-mode:
           If the 'server' parameter is present, then yangcli will
           attempt to connect to that server upon startup.  If the
           'user' and 'password' parameters are also present, then
           the user will not be prompted before the connection
           is attempted.  This parameter will be processed first,
           if script-mode or batch-mode is used.
    
        Script-mode:
           If the 'run-script' or 'run-command' parameter is present,
           then the specified script or command will be run 
           automatically upon startup.

        Batch-mode:
           If the 'batch-mode' parameter is present, then either the
           'run-script' or 'run-command' parameter will be invoked, if
           present, and then the program will exit.  Any interactive
           input breaks in the script or command will be skipped.
         ";

    revision "2011-10-10" {
      description
        "Add CLI parameters:
            --aliases-file
            --autoaliases
            --autouservars
            --uservars-file
            --home
          Add yangcli local commands:
            alias
            aliases
            unset
            uservars
         ";
    }

    revision "2011-09-05" {
      description
        "Add 'json' to --display-mode enumerations.";
    }

    revision "2011-08-06" {
      description
        "Add --transport to ConnectParms grouping.";
    }

    revision "2011-07-19" {
      description
        "Add PublicKeyParms grouping.
          Added MatchParms (--match-names and --alt-names).
          Added --force-target parameter.
          Added show session command.
          Added --urltarget=<url> parameter to FillParms grouping
          to allow URL encoded requests to be converted to XPath
          before use.
          Added --use-xmlheader=<boolean> parameter to control
          how XML file variables are generated when written.";
    }

    revision "2011-06-05" {
      description
        "Added start-timer and stop-timer local RPC functions.
           Added --echo-replies parameter and system variable.
           Added --time-rpcs parameter and system variable
           Added remove command for base:1.1 support";
    }

    revision "2011-04-22" {
      description
        "Added --protocols parm via uses ProtocolsParm.
           Also allow setting --protocols in <connect> RPC.";
    }

    revision "2011-03-19" {
      description
        "Added 'xml-nons' display mode to display-mode parameter.
           Added 'cli' and 'system' to show command; subset of 
           show vars.
           Changed history show default from -1 to 25.";
    }

    revision "2010-04-16" {
      description
        "Added eval command for XPath expression support";
    }

    revision "2010-01-14" {
      description
        "Initial published version for 0.9.9 release";
    }


    typedef LogCount {
      type int32 {
        range "-1 | 1 .. max";
      }
      description
        "Number of log entries. -1 means all entries";
    }

    typedef LogIndex {
      type uint32;
      description "Index into a log buffer.";
    }

    typedef TimerId {
      type uint8 {
        range "0 .. 15";
      }
      description
        "Identifier for a local timer to use with
           the start-timer and stop-timer commands.";
    }

    typedef NameMatchMode {
      type enumeration {
        enum "exact" {
          value 0;
          description
            "The name must exactly match the node name
             for all characters in both name strings.";
        }
        enum "exact-nocase" {
          value 1;
          description
            "The name must match the node name
             for all characters in both name strings.
             Strings are not case-sensitive.";
        }
        enum "one" {
          value 2;
          description
            "The name must exactly match the first N
             characters of just one node name, which
             must be the only partial name match found.";
        }
        enum "one-nocase" {
          value 3;
          description
            "The name must exactly match the first N
             characters of just one node name, which
             must be the only partial name match found.
             Strings are not case-sensitive.";
        }
        enum "first" {
          value 4;
          description
            "The name must exactly match the first N
             characters of any node name. The first one
             found will be used.";
        }
        enum "first-nocase" {
          value 5;
          description
            "The name must exactly match the first N
             characters of any node name. The first one
             found will be used. Strings are not 
             case-sensitive.";
        }
      }
      description
        "Defines the search mode that should be used
         when resolving YANG node names in leafs and
         leaf-lists using the UrlPath data type.";
    }

    typedef AltNameMode {
      type boolean;
      description
        "Defines the alternate name search mode that 
         should be used when resolving YANG node names
         in leafs or leaflists using the UrlPath data type.

         If 'true' then nodes with an 'alt-name' defined
         will be considered a match if the YANG name or the
         alternative name matches the search string.

         If 'false' then only the YANG node name will
         be used in node name searches.";
    }

    typedef UrlPath {
      type string {
        length "1..max";
      }
      description
        "Special URL encoded path expression.

          Normal Encoding Rules:

            - Normal content is encoded as an absolute path.
            - Keys are encoded as a path step within the URL,
              instead of a predicate expression like XPath.
            - The first character must be a forward slash '/'.
            - Each identifier or key encoded in the URL string
              is separated by a single forward slash '/' character.
            - Escaped character sequences are allowed, such
              as '%20' for the space ' ' character.
            - If any descendant nodes of a list are included,
              then all key leafs for that list must be encoded
              in the URL (or escaped with the dash '-' character
              to skip that key).
            - Only key leafs can be encoded within the URL string,
              similar to a YANG instance-identifier or 
              schema-instance-identifier string.  Other leafs
              are not allowed.

            Example URL and XPath strings:

                XPath:  /foo/bar[id='fred'][id2='barney]/baz

              UrlPath:  /foo/bar/fred/barney/baz

            Example showing the 'id2' key leaf escaped:

                XPath:  /foo/bar[id='fred']/baz

              UrlPath:  /foo/bar/fred/-/baz            

         Special Encoding Rules
 
            Since these escaped characters are usually decoded
            by the time an HTTP gateway program will get them,
            the forward slash '/' character needs to be treated
            differently.  To use this character within key leaf
            content, it must be escaped with another forward
            slash character. 

            Example showing escaped forward slash in content:

              XPath: /interfaces/interface[name='1/0/22']/mtu

            URLPath: /interfaces/interface/1//0//22/mtu

         Name Matching

            A parameter using the 'NameMatchMode' data type
            can be used to control how name node searches
            are done for nodes using this data type.

         Alternate Naming

            A parameter using the 'AltNameMode' data type
            can be used to control whether alternative
            node names can be used when name searches
            are done for nodes using this data type.
            
         Exceptions:

            XML namespaces are not ignored, but if multiple
            sibling nodes have the same local-name, then
            the first node found will be used.

         ";
    }

    typedef YangcliVariableType {
      type enumeration {
        enum "session" {
          value 0;
          description
            "Session variable (for future use)";
        }
        enum "local" {
          value 1;
          description "Local user variable";
        }
        enum "config" {
          value 2;
          description
            "User configuration variable";
        }
        enum "global" {
          value 3;
          description "Global user variable";
        }
        enum "system" {
          value 4;
          description "System variable";
        }
        enum "queue" {
          value 5;
          description
            "System internal Queue variable";
        }
      }
      description
        "yangcli user and system variable types";
    }

    grouping MatchParms {
      leaf match-names {
        type NameMatchMode;
        description
          "Match mode to use for UrlPath name searches.";
      }

      leaf alt-names {
        type AltNameMode;
        description
          "Match mode to use for UrlPath name searches.";
      }
    }  // grouping MatchParms

    grouping FillParms {
      choice target-parm {
        leaf target {
          ncx:schema-instance;
          type string {
            length "1..max";
          }
          mandatory true;
          description
            "XPath target object to fill.  If prefixes are missing
              then the first match in any namespace will be used.
              Any prefix used must be the default prefix
              assigned to the desired YANG module. Prefix usage is
              optional.";
        }
        leaf urltarget {
          type UrlPath;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "URL encoded target object to fill.
              Encoding Rules: TBD.";
        }
      }  // choice target-parm

      leaf optional {
        type empty;
        description
          "If present, then prompt for leafs that are optional.
            If not, skip these objects.";
      }

      anyxml value {
        description
          "Contains a string representing the content
            to use for the filled variable.

            If a string is entered, then the target value being
            filled must be a leaf or leaf-list.

            If a variable is referenced, then it will 
            be used as the content, if the target value being
            filled is a leaf or a leaf-list.

            If the target value is a complex object,
            then the referenced variable must also be
            a complex object of the same type. E.g.,

            The global variable 'foo' would be specified as:
 
                value=$$foo

            The local variable 'bar' would be specified as:
 
                value=$bar

            An error will be reported if the global or local
            variable does not reference the same object type
            as the target parameter.";
      }

      uses MatchParms {
        description
          "These parameters are ignored unless the
           'urltarget' parameter is also present.";
      }
    }  // grouping FillParms

    grouping CommonPduParms {
      description
        "Common parms for some local commands that
             generate NETCONF PDUs";
      choice from {
        mandatory true;
        leaf varref {
          type string;
          description
            "Use the contents of the specified variable 
                    as the content";
        }

        case from-cli {
          uses FillParms;
        }  // case from-cli
      }  // choice from
    }  // grouping CommonPduParms

    grouping EditParms {
      description
        "Common parms for create, merge, replace commands";
      uses CommonPduParms;

      leaf timeout {
        type nt:Timeout;
        description "Timeout to use";
      }
    }  // grouping EditParms

    grouping SGetParms {
      description
        "Common parms for sget and sget-config operations.";
      leaf nofill {
        type empty;
        description
          "If present, and the 'from-cli' option is used
             for input, then filling of mandatory nodes
             and key leafs will be skipped.  Instead, the target
             object will be treated as a terminating select node
             in the filter element.";
      }

      uses ncxapp:CliWithDefaultsParm;
    }  // grouping SGetParms

    grouping XGetParms {
      description
        "Common parms for xget and xget-config operations.";
      choice from {
        mandatory true;
        leaf varref {
          type string;
          description
            "Use the contents of the specified variable 
                    as the content";
        }
        leaf select {
          ncx:xpath;
          type string {
            length "1..max";
          }
          description
            "The XPath expression to use in the retrieval
                 operation.  The string may only contain
                 single quotes, which are required for
                 string literals.  The entire string
                 will be inserted into a double-quoted
                 string, within the get-config PDU.
                 Character entities will be inserted as
                 needed to maintain well-formed XML.";
        }
        leaf urltarget {
          type UrlPath;
          description
            "The URL path expression to use in the retrieval
                 operation.";
        }
      }  // choice from

      leaf timeout {
        type nt:Timeout;
        description "Timeout to use";
      }

      uses ncxapp:CliWithDefaultsParm;

      uses MatchParms {
        description
          "These parameters are ignored unless the
             'urltarget' parameter is also present.";
      }
    }  // grouping XGetParms

    grouping ConnectParms {
      description
        "Common parms for connecting to a NETCONF server.
           Used by the connect operation and if present at
           the command line invocation, then the connect
           operation will be invoked automatically.";
      leaf user {
        type nt:NcxUserName;
        description
          "User name to use for NETCONF sessions.";
      }

      leaf server {
        type string;
        description
          "IP address or DNS name of the NETCONF server target.";
      }

      leaf password {
        ncx:password;
        type string;
        description
          "User password to use for NETCONF sessions.
             If none, then user will be prompted before connecting.";
      }

      leaf ncport {
        type uint16 {
          range "1..max";
        }
        default '830';
        description
          "NETCONF port number to use.  If not present, then
             port 830, followed by port 22, will be tried.";
      }

      leaf timeout {
        type nt:Timeout;
        description
          "Number of seconds to wait for a response
	     from the server before declaring a timeout.
             Zero means do not timeout at all.";
      }

      leaf public-key {
        type string {
          length "1 .. max";
        }
        default "$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub";
        description
          "Contains the file path specification
             for the file containing the client-side public key.
             If both 'public-key' and 'private-key' files are
             present, the client will attempt to connect
             to the server using these keys.  If this fails,
             or not done, then password authentication will
             be attempted.";
      }

      leaf private-key {
        type string {
          length "1 .. max";
        }
        default "$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa";
        description
          "Contains the file path specification
             for the file containing the client-side private key.
             If both 'public-key' and 'private-key' files are
             present, the client will attempt to connect
             to the server using these keys.  If this fails,
             or not done, then password authentication will
             be attempted.";
      }

      uses ncxapp:ProtocolsParm;

      leaf transport {
        type enumeration {
          enum "ssh" {
            value 0;
            description "NETCONF over SSH.";
            reference
              "RFC 4742;  RFC 6242";

          }
          enum "tcp" {
            value 1;
            description
              "NETCONF over TCP.
                 If this enum is selected, then the default --ncport
                 value is set to 2023, and the --protocols value
                 is set to netconf1.0.  The --password value will
                 be ignored.";
            reference
              "tail-f confd";

          }
        }
        default 'ssh';
        description
          "Identifies the transport protocol that should be used.";
      }
    }  // grouping ConnectParms

    grouping XPathParms {
      description
        "Common parameters used for XPath script constructs";
      leaf expr {
        type yang:xpath1.0 {
          length "1..max";
        }
        mandatory true;
        description
          "XPath expression string to evaluate.
             Use quotes if there are any whitespace or
             special characters in the expression.";
      }

      anyxml docroot {
        description
          "Use the contents of the specified variable or
             external XML file as the conceptual document to
             apply the expression specified in the 'expr' parameter.

             If this parameter is missing then a dummy document
             will be used.  This is only allowed if the
             expression only contains variable references
             or numeric/string constants.";
      }
    }  // grouping XPathParms

    container yangcli {
      ncx:cli;
      description
        "CLI Parameter Set for the NETCONF Client Application.";
      leaf aliases-file {
        type string;
        default "~/.yuma/.yangcli_aliases";
        description
          "Specifies the yangcli command aliases file to use.";
      }

      leaf autoaliases {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Controls whether the yangcli command aliases will
           be saved at exit and loaded at startup.
           If true, the 'aliases-file' parameter will be used if it is set,
           or else the default aliases file will be used
           (~/.yuma/.yangcli_aliases), for loading
           and saving the yangcli command aliases.
           If false, the yangcli command aliases will only be stored
           and loaded manually with the aliases command.";
      }

      leaf autocomp {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Controls whether partial keywords will be 
           checked for interactive or script commands.
           By default, the first match for a partial keyword
           will be used if no definition is found for
           a command name or parameter name.";
      }

      leaf autohistory {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Controls whether the command line history buffer will
           be saved at exit and loaded at startup.
           If true, the default history file will be used
           (~/.yuma/.yangcli_history) for loading
           and saving the history buffer.
           If false, the history buffer will only be stored
           and loaded manually with the history command.";
      }

      leaf autoload {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Controls whether any modules (except this one)
           will be automatically loaded upon startup or
           upon session startup with a server. If false,
           the 'mgrload' command must be used to
           explicitly load all the desired YANG modules.";
      }

      leaf autouservars {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Controls whether the yangcli user variables will
           be saved at exit and loaded at startup.
           If true, the 'uservars-file' parameter will be used if set,
           or else the default user variables file will be used
           (~/.yuma/yangcli_uservars.xml), for loading
           and saving the yangcli user variables.
           If false, the yangcli user variables will only be stored
           and loaded manually with the uservars command.";
      }

      leaf bad-data {
        type enumeration {
          enum "ignore" {
            value 0;
            description
              "Silently accept invalid PDU and data model 
               parameters.  Intended for advanced server
               testing mode only.";
          }
          enum "warn" {
            value 1;
            description
              "Warn, but accept invalid PDU and data model 
               parameters.";
          }
          enum "check" {
            value 2;
            description
              "Prompt the user to keep the invalid value
               or re-enter the value.";
          }
          enum "error" {
            value 3;
            description
              "Prompt the user to re-enter the invalid value.";
          }
        }
        default "check";
        description
          "Specifies how invalid user input from the CLI
           will be handled when filling PDUs for remote
           operations.";
      }

      leaf batch-mode {
        type empty;
        description
          "If present, the interactive CLI will not be used.
           A script should be provided with the 'run-script'
           parameter, or a command provided with the 'run-command'
           parameter, or else the program will simply exit.
           If the auto-connect mode is enabled, then this will mode
           simply test if a NETCONF session can be established,
           then exit.";
      }

      leaf default-module {
        type nt:NcxName;
        description
          "Default module name string to use before 'netconf' 
            and 'yangcli' are tried.  The module prefix may need to be
            used for other modules.";
      }

      leaf display-mode {
        type enumeration {
          enum "plain" {
            value 0;
            description
              "Plain identifier without any prefix format.";
          }
          enum "prefix" {
            value 1;
            description
              "Plain text with XML prefix added format.";
          }
          enum "module" {
            value 2;
            description
              "Plain text with module name as prefix added format.";
          }
          enum "xml" {
            value 3;
            description "XML format.";
          }
          enum "xml-nons" {
            value 4;
            description
              "XML format, but no namespace (xmlns) attributes 
                 will be generated.";
          }
          enum "json" {
            value 5;
            description "JSON format.";
          }
        }
        default 'plain';
        description
          "Controls how values are displayed during output
            to STDOUT or a log file.";
      }

      leaf echo-replies {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Allow RPC replies to be echoes to the log or STDOUT

           If 'true', <rpc-reply> messages containing data
           will be output to the log, if log-level is 
           'info' or higher.

           If 'false', <rpc-reply> messages containing data
           will not be output to the log, regardless of
           the value of log-level.

           The $$echo-replies system variable is derived from
           this parameter.";
      }

      leaf fixorder {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Controls whether PDU parameters will be
           automatically sent to the server in the
           correct order.  If false, the specified order
           will be used. If true, then canonical order will
	   be used";
      }

      leaf force-target {
        type enumeration {
          enum "candidate" {
            value 0;
            description
              "Force default edit target to be candidate.";
          }
          enum "running" {
            value 1;
            description
              "Force default edit target to be running.";
          }
        }
        default 'candidate';
        description
          "Controls whether the candidate or running
           configuration datastore will be used as
           the default edit target, when both are supported
           by the server.";
      }

      choice run-startup-mode {
        leaf run-command {
          type string {
            length "1 .. 4095";
          }
          description
            "The specified command will be invoked upon startup.
             If the auto-connect parameters are provided, then
             a session will be established before running the
             command.";
        }
        leaf run-script {
          type string {
            length "1 .. 4095";
          }
          description
            "The specified script will be invoked upon startup.
             If the auto-connect parameters are provided, then
             a session will be established before running the
             script.  If a quoted string is used, then any parameters
             after the script name will be passed to the script.";
        }
      }  // choice run-startup-mode

      leaf time-rpcs {
        type boolean;
        default 'false';
        description
          "Measure the round-trip time of each <rpc> request and
          <rpc-reply> at the session level.
          Echo the elapsed time value to screen if in
          interactive mode, as well as the log if the
          log is a file instead of stdout.
          The $$time-rpcs system variable is derived from this
          parameter.";
      }

      leaf use-xmlheader {
        type boolean;
        default 'true';
        description
          "Specifies how file result variables will be written
           for XML files.  Controls whether the XML preamble
           header will be written or not.";
      }

      leaf uservars-file {
        type string;
        default
          "~/.yuma/yangcli_uservars.xml";
        description
          "Specifies the yangcli user variables file to use.";
      }

      uses ncxapp:NcxAppCommon;

      uses ncxapp:CommonFeatureParms;

      uses ncxapp:SubdirsParm;

      uses ncxapp:HomeParm;

      uses ConnectParms;

      uses MatchParms {
        refine match-names {
          default 'one-nocase';
        }

        refine alt-names {
          default 'true';
        }
      }

      uses ncxapp:ModuleParm;

      uses ncxapp:DeviationParm;

      uses ncxapp:DatapathParm;

      uses ncxapp:RunpathParm;
    }  // container yangcli

    rpc alias {
      description
        "Show or set a specific yangcli command alias.
        
         * Show all aliases in memory (same as aliases):

           yangcli>  alias   

         * Show one alias 'foo':

           yangcli>  alias foo

         * Set one alias; make sure there is no whitespace
           between the '=' char and either string.  If the value
           has whitespace, it must be quoted. If the equals sign
           is present, then a valid value string must be present.

           Quotes will be preserved if used:
             * Single quotes can appear within doubled-quoted 
               strings but not any double quotes.
             * Double quotes can appear within single-quoted strings
               but not any single quotes.

           The first token in a plain command or the first token
           in the right-hand-side expression in an assignment
           statement can be an alias.

           The alias name must exact match the token.
           A new command line will be constructed replacing
           the alias name with its value.  The new command
           line will then be parsed as usual.

           yangcli>  alias s=show
           yangcli>  alias getfoo='sget-config source=running /top/foo'

        * Aliases can override real commands, so be careful
          not to unintentionally alter real commands.

           yangcli>  alias get-config='get-config source=running'
       ";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "var";
        ncx:default-parm-equals-ok;
        leaf var {
          type string {
            length "1 .. max";
          }
          description
            "The alias command string.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc alias

    rpc aliases {
      description
        "Manage the yangcli command aliases";
      input {
        choice alias-action {
          default 'show';
          leaf show {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show all the yangcli command aliases.";
          }
          leaf clear {
            type empty;
            description
              "Delete all the yangcli aliases from memory.";
          }
          leaf load {
            type string;
            default
              "~/.yuma/.yangcli_aliases";
            description
              "Load the yangcli command aliases from the
               specified file spec.  The default aliases
               file will be loaded automatically at startup
               if the '--autoaliases' parameter is present.";
          }
          leaf save {
            type string;
            default
              "~/.yuma/.yangcli_aliases";
            description
              "Save the yangcli command aliases to the 
               specified filespec. The default aliases
               file will be saved automatically at shutdown
               if the '--autoaliases' parameter is present.";
          }
        }  // choice alias-action
      }
    }  // rpc aliases

    rpc cd {
      description
        "Change the current working directory.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "dir";
        leaf dir {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "Directory path to use.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc cd

    rpc connect {
      description
        "Connect to a NETCONF server.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "server";
        uses ConnectParms {
          refine user {
            mandatory true;
          }

          refine server {
            mandatory true;
          }

          refine password {
            mandatory true;
          }
        }
      }
    }  // rpc connect

    rpc create {
      description
        "Create some NETCONF config data with the edit-config operation";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        uses EditParms;
      }
    }  // rpc create

    rpc delete {
      description
        "Delete some NETCONF config data with the edit-config operation";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        choice delete-target {
          mandatory true;
          leaf target {
            type string;
            description
              "Xpath expression indicating the node which is going
              to be deleted.";
          }
          leaf urltarget {
            type UrlPath;
            description
              "The URL path expression to use in the delete 
               operation.";
          }
        }  // choice delete-target
      }
    }  // rpc delete

    rpc elif {
      description
        "Evaluate an XPath expression locally on the manager.
         and execute the block of commands that follow
         if the expression is true.  The block ends
         when a matching 'elif', 'else', or 'end' command is reached.
         This may only be used after an 'if' or 'elif' command
         or an error (no matching if command) will occur.
        ";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "expr";
        uses XPathParms;
      }
    }  // rpc elif

    rpc else {
      description
        "End an 'if' or 'elif' command block, and start a new
         command block that must end with an 'end' command.
         If no 'if' or 'elif' block is in progress then an error 
         will occur.
        ";
    }  // rpc else

    rpc end {
      description
        "End an 'if' command block or a 'while' command block.
         If no block is in progress then an error will occur.
        ";
    }  // rpc end

    rpc eval {
      description
        "Evaluate an XPath expression locally on the manager.
         All local variables will be available to the session
         context, in the following precedence:
            1) current script run level
            2) global variable

         When the result of an eval command is saved
         to a user variable, it may be altered as follows:

           Convert to string:
            - <data> is a simple type
            - <data> contains 1 node that is a simple type
             
           Remove the <data> container:
            - <data> contains a single complex element
             
           Retain the <data> container:
            - <data> contains multiple elements

         Usage Examples:

         > $x = 5
             x = '5'
         > $x = eval '$x + 10'
             x = '15'
         > $y = xget /system
             y = data {
                   system { ... }
                 }
         > $z = eval '//sysname' docroot=$y
             z = 'Linux'
         > $w = eval '/system/uname' docroot=$y
             w = uname {
                   sysname 'Linux'
                   ...
                 }
        ";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "expr";
        uses XPathParms;
      }

      output {
        anyxml data {
          mandatory true;
          description
            "The XPath result, returned in a data element.

             The content will be a simple string for boolean, string,
             and number result types.

             The content will be zero or more child elements, 
             in their proper namespaces, if the result is a node-set.
             Only the requested node(s) will be returned,
             not their entire path to the document root,
             like the get and get-config operations.

             An empty 'data' element will be returned if the result
             is an empty node-set.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc eval

    rpc eventlog {
      description
        "Access the notification event log";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "show";
        choice eventlog-action {
          default 'show-case';
          case show-case {
            leaf show {
              type LogCount;
              default '-1';
              description
                "Show the specified number of event log
                 buffer entries. -1 means show all entries.
                 If the --full or --brief help-mode parameters
                 are entered, then the output will be altered.";
            }

            leaf start {
              type LogIndex;
              description
                "Start at the specified event index number instead of
                 the beginning of the event log.";
            }

            uses ncxapp:HelpMode;
          }  // case show-case
          leaf clear {
            type LogCount;
            default '25';
            description
              "Clear the specified number of notification 
               event log entries.  The value zero means
               clear all the entries.";
          }
        }  // choice eventlog-action
      }
    }  // rpc eventlog

    rpc fill {
      description
        "Fill a value for reuse in a NETCONF PDU or other operation.
  
        Used in an assignment statement to create a variable
        for later use:

            $foo = fill --target=/t:foo-con/bar-list \
                        --optional \
                        --current-value=$bar    ";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        uses FillParms;
      }

      output {
        anyxml data {
          description
            "The result of the fill operation.

              The name of the value node may not really 
              be 'data'. If the 'target' or 'current-value'
              input parameters are used, then the name
              of the result node will be copied instead.

              The data type will be inherited from the 'target'
              or 'current_value' parameters, and not really be 
              an 'anyxml' structure.  YANG does have a data 
              type that supports this feature.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc fill

    rpc get-locks {
      description
        "Get a lock for the running configuration
           and the candidate and startup configurations,
           if needed.  If all the locks cannot be obtained,
           then release all of them (all-or-nothing).
           The entire operation must be completed within
           the lock timeout interval, if it is set.";
      input {
        leaf lock-timeout {
          type nt:Timeout;
          default '120';
          description
            "Total time to wait to retrieve all the locks needed
              to complete the get-locks command.  A value of zero
              means to wait forever and not use a timeout value.";
        }

        leaf retry-interval {
          type uint32 {
            range "1 .. 300";
          }
          units "seconds";
          default '2';
          description
            "Retry interval to use if a lock is temporarily
              unavailable.  The client will wait this number of
              seconds before attempting to get the current lock.";
        }

        leaf cleanup {
          type boolean;
          default 'true';
          description
            "Indicates whether the locks obtained should be
              automatically released if an RPC operation
              fails (after the get-locks succeeds).";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc get-locks

    rpc help {
      description
        "Print the yangcli help text";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "command";
        choice helptype {
          leaf command {
            type nt:NcxIdentifier;
            description
              "Show help for the specified command,
                         also called an RPC method";
          }
          leaf commands {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show info for all local commands";
          }
          leaf notification {
            type nt:NcxIdentifier;
            description
              "Show help for the specified notification";
          }
          leaf object {
            type union {
              type nt:NcxIdentifier;
              type UrlPath;
            }
            description
              "Show help for the specified object";
          }
          leaf type {
            type nt:NcxIdentifier;
            description
              "Show help for the specified type";
          }
        }  // choice helptype

        uses ncxapp:HelpMode;
      }
    }  // rpc help

    rpc history {
      description
        "Access the command line history buffer";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "show";
        choice history-action {
          default 'show-case';
          case show-case {
            leaf show {
              type LogCount;
              default '25';
              description
                "Show the specified number of history
                 buffer entries. -1 means show all entries.";
            }

            uses ncxapp:HelpMode;
          }  // case show-case
          leaf clear {
            type empty;
            description
              "Clear all the history buffer entries.";
          }
          leaf load {
            type string;
            default
              "~/.yuma/.yangcli_history";
            description
              "Load the command history buffer from the
               specified file spec.";
          }
          leaf save {
            type string;
            default
              "~/.yuma/.yangcli_history";
            description
              "Save the command history buffer in the 
               specified filespec.";
          }
        }  // choice history-action
      }
    }  // rpc history

    rpc if {
      description
        "Evaluate an XPath expression locally on the manager.
         and execute the block of commands that follow
         if the expression is true.  The block ends
         when a matching 'elif', 'else', or 'end' command is reached.
        ";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "expr";
        uses XPathParms;
      }
    }  // rpc if

    rpc insert {
      description
        "Insert some NETCONF config data with the edit-config operation";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        uses EditParms;

        leaf order {
          type enumeration {
            enum "first" {
              value 0;
            }
            enum "last" {
              value 1;
            }
            enum "before" {
              value 2;
            }
            enum "after" {
              value 3;
            }
          }
          default 'last';
          description
            "The insert order that should be used.
             If the values 'before' or 'after' are selected,
             then the edit-target parameter must also be present.";
        }

        leaf operation {
          type enumeration {
            enum "create" {
              value 0;
            }
            enum "merge" {
              value 1;
            }
            enum "replace" {
              value 2;
            }
          }
          default 'merge';
          description
            "The edit-config operation that should be used.";
        }

        leaf edit-target {
          type string;
          description
            "The value or key clause that should be used.
             This parameter should only be present if the
             order selected is 'before' or 'after'.

             For a leaf-list, the edit-target contains the
             value of the target leaf-list node within the
             configuration being edited.  The new config
             will be inserted before or after this leaf-list
             node, depending on the order selected.
             E.g., edit-target='some leaf content'.

             For a list, the edit-target contains the
             key values of the target list node within the
             configuration being edited.  The new config
             will be inserted before or after this list
             node, depending on the order selected.
             E.g., edit-target=[name='fred'][zipcode=90210].";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc insert

    rpc list {
      description "List some NETCONF info.";
      input {
        choice listtype {
          mandatory true;
          leaf commands {
            type empty;
            description
              "List all local and remote commands";
          }
          leaf files {
            type empty;
            description
              "List all available data files.";
          }
          leaf objects {
            type empty;
            description
              "List all available top-level object names.";
          }
          leaf oids {
            type empty;
            description
              "List all available object identifiers.";
          }
          leaf modules {
            type empty;
            description
              "List all available local YANG files.";
          }
          leaf scripts {
            type empty;
            description
              "List all available script files.";
          }
        }  // choice listtype

        leaf module {
          type nt:NcxIdentifier;
          description
            "List only from this module, if specified.";
        }

        uses ncxapp:HelpMode;
      }
    }  // rpc list

    rpc log-error {
      description
        "Write a message to the output log if the log-level
        is greater or equal to 'error'.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "msg";
        leaf msg {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "The formatted text string to write to the log.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc log-error

    rpc log-warn {
      description
        "Write a message to the output log if the log-level
        is greater or equal to 'warn'.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "msg";
        leaf msg {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "The formatted text string to write to the log.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc log-warn

    rpc log-info {
      description
        "Write a message to the output log if the log-level
        is greater or equal to 'info'.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "msg";
        leaf msg {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "The formatted text string to write to the log.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc log-info

    rpc log-debug {
      description
        "Write a message to the output log if the log-level
        is greater or equal to 'debug'.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "msg";
        leaf msg {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "The formatted text string to write to the log.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc log-debug

    rpc merge {
      description
        "Merge some NETCONF config data with the edit-config operation";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        uses EditParms;
      }
    }  // rpc merge

    rpc mgrload {
      description
        "Load a module or other file into the client.
         Use the 'load' command to load a module into
         the server.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "module";
        leaf module {
          type nt:NcxName;
          mandatory true;
          description "Module name to load";
        }

        leaf revision {
          type nt:Date;
          description
            "Module revision to load.";
        }

        uses ncxapp:DeviationParm;
      }
    }  // rpc mgrload

    rpc pwd {
      description
        "Print the current working directory.";
    }  // rpc pwd

    rpc replace {
      description
        "Create some NETCONF config data with the edit-config operation";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        uses EditParms;
      }
    }  // rpc replace

    rpc quit {
      description
        "Quit the yangcli application";
    }  // rpc quit

    rpc recall {
      description
        "Recall the specified command line history 
          buffer entry into the current command line.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "index";
        leaf index {
          type LogIndex;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "Index [0..N] of the command line
              history entry to recall.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc recall

    rpc release-locks {
      description
        "Unlock all the server databases that were
          previously locked with the get-locks command.";
    }  // rpc release-locks

    rpc remove {
      description
        "Remove some NETCONF config data with the edit-config operation";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        leaf target {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "Xpath expression indicating the node which is going
            to be deleted.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc remove

    rpc run {
      description
        "Internal command to run a script.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "script";
        leaf script {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "script filespec to run";
        }

        leaf P1 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $1";
        }

        leaf P2 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $2";
        }

        leaf P3 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $3";
        }

        leaf P4 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $4";
        }

        leaf P5 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $5";
        }

        leaf P6 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $6";
        }

        leaf P7 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $7";
        }

        leaf P8 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $8";
        }

        leaf P9 {
          type string;
          description "script parameter $9";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc run

    rpc save {
      description
        "Meta command to save configuration edits.";
    }  // rpc save

    rpc sget {
      description
        "Get some NETCONF running config or state data with the get
        operation, using an optional subtree filter.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        uses CommonPduParms;

        uses SGetParms;
      }

      output {
        anyxml data {
          description
            "The data resulting from the retrieval operation.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc sget

    rpc sget-config {
      description
        "Get some NETCONF config data with the get-config
        operation, using an optional subtree filter.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "target";
        uses CommonPduParms;

        uses SGetParms;

        container source {
          description
            "Particular configuration to retrieve.";
          choice config-source {
            mandatory true;
            leaf candidate {
              if-feature nc:candidate;
              type empty;
              description
                "Only available if 'candidate' capability supported.";
            }
            leaf running {
              type empty;
            }
            leaf startup {
              if-feature nc:startup;
              type empty;
              description
                "Only available if 'startup' capability supported.";
            }
            leaf url {
              if-feature nc:url;
              type nc:ConfigURIType;
              description
                "URL pointing to config data. Only available
                 if 'url' capability supported.";
            }
          }  // choice config-source
        }  // container source
      }

      output {
        anyxml data {
          description
            "The data resulting from the retrieval operation.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc sget-config

    rpc show {
      description
        "Local show command for yangcli session info.";
      input {
        choice showtype {
          mandatory true;
          leaf cli {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show the yangcli CLI parameters.";
          }
          leaf module {
            type nt:NcxIdentifier;
            description
              "Show full info for one module loaded 
               within the current session.";
          }
          leaf modules {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show info for all modules loaded within the 
               current session.";
          }
          leaf local {
            type nt:NcxName;
            description
              "Show info for one local user variable.";
          }
          leaf locals {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show info for all local user variables.";
          }
          leaf global {
            type nt:NcxName;
            description
              "Show full info for one global user variable.";
          }
          leaf globals {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show info for all global user variables.";
          }
          leaf objects {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show config database objects loaded within the 
               current session.";
          }
          leaf session {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show the current session info, including the initial
               server capabilities for the session.";
          }
          leaf system {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show the read-only system environment variables
               and the read-write yangcli program variables.";
          }
          leaf var {
            type nt:NcxName;
            description
              "Show info for one local or global variable.";
          }
          leaf vars {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show truncated info for all program variables";
          }
          leaf version {
            type empty;
            description
              "Show yangcli version info.";
          }
        }  // choice showtype

        uses ncxapp:HelpMode;
      }
    }  // rpc show

    rpc start-timer {
      description
        "Start a timer to do simple performance measurements.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "id";
        leaf id {
          type TimerId;
          default '0';
          description "The timer ID to use.";
        }

        leaf restart-ok {
          type boolean;
          default 'true';
          description
            "Indicates whether the timer will be used if
             it is already running.  If 'true', the timer
             will be restarted if it is already running.
             If 'false', an error will occur if the timer
             is already running.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc start-timer

    rpc stop-timer {
      description
        "Stop a timer and output the delta value.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "id";
        leaf id {
          type TimerId;
          default '0';
          description "The timer ID to use.";
        }

        leaf echo {
          type boolean;
          default 'true';
          description
            "Echo the elapsed time value to screen if in
             interactive mode, as well as the log if the
             log is a file instead of stdout.";
        }
      }

      output {
        leaf delta {
          type decimal64 {
            fraction-digits 6;
          }
          units "seconds";
          description
            "The elapsed time since the timer started.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc stop-timer

    rpc while {
      description
        "Evaluate an XPath expression locally on the manager.
         and execute the block of commands that follow
         while the expression is true.  The block ends
         when a matching 'end' command is reached.
        ";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "expr";
        uses XPathParms;

        leaf maxloops {
          type uint32;
          default '65535';
          description
            "Set a maximum number of loops that can be
             iterated for this while command.
             The value zero means that no maximum will be
             enforced.  Use this mode with caution.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc while

    rpc xget {
      description
        "Get some NETCONF running config or state data with the get
        operation, using an optional XPath filter.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "select";
        uses XGetParms;
      }

      output {
        anyxml data {
          description
            "The data resulting from the retrieval operation.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc xget

    rpc xget-config {
      description
        "Get some NETCONF config data with the get-config
        operation, using an optional XPath filter.";
      input {
        ncx:default-parm "select";
        uses XGetParms;

        container source {
          description
            "Particular configuration to retrieve.";
          choice config-source {
            mandatory true;
            leaf candidate {
              if-feature nc:candidate;
              type empty;
              description
                "Only available if 'candidate' capability supported.";
            }
            leaf running {
              type empty;
            }
            leaf startup {
              if-feature nc:startup;
              type empty;
              description
                "Only available if 'startup' capability supported.";
            }
            leaf url {
              if-feature nc:url;
              type nc:ConfigURIType;
              description
                "URL pointing to config data. Only available
                 if 'url' capability supported.";
            }
          }  // choice config-source
        }  // container source
      }

      output {
        anyxml data {
          description
            "The data resulting from the retrieval operation.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc xget-config

    rpc unset {
      description
        "Delete a specific yangcli command alias.
        
         * Delete one alias 'foo':
           yangcli>  unset foo
       ";
      input {
        leaf name {
          type nt:NcxName;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "Name of the yangcli command alias to delete.";
        }
      }
    }  // rpc unset

    rpc uservars {
      description
        "Manage the yangcli user variables";
      input {
        choice uservars-action {
          mandatory true;
          leaf clear {
            type empty;
            description
              "Delete all the yangcli user variables from memory.";
          }
          leaf load {
            type string;
            default
              "~/.yuma/yangcli_uservars.xml";
            description
              "Load the yangcli user variables from the
               specified XML file spec.  The default user variables
               file will be loaded automatically at startup
               if the '--autouservars' parameter is present.
               The container 'vars' data structure represents
               the format of the XML file expected.";
          }
          leaf save {
            type string;
            default
              "~/.yuma/yangcli_uservars.xml";
            description
              "Save the yangcli user variables to the 
               specified filespec. The default user variables
               file will be saved automatically at shutdown
               if the '--autouservars' parameter is present.
               The container 'vars' data structure represents
               the format of the XML file that will be written.";
          }
        }  // choice uservars-action
      }
    }  // rpc uservars

    container vars {
      description
        "Represents all saved yangcli user variables";
      list var {
        key "name";
        description
          "Data structure to save one yangcli user variable";
        leaf name {
          type nt:NcxName;
          description
            "Name of the user variable";
        }

        leaf target {
          type string;
          description
            "Target variable if variable represents a node 
             from a datastore.";
        }

        leaf vartype {
          type YangcliVariableType;
          default 'global';
          description
            "User variable type; only 'global' variables can 
             be saved in the yangcli uservars file.";
        }

        anyxml value {
          description
            "Node value renamed to 'value' since YANG requires
             each node to have a consistent name.";
        }
      }  // list var
    }  // container vars
  }  // module yangcli