Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of Documents Containing YANG Data Models
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draft-ietf-netmod-rfc6087bis-20.txt:
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ietf-foo@2016-03-20.yang:
pyang 1.7.5: pyang --verbose --ietf -p {libs} {model}:
No validation errors

yanglint 0.14.80: yanglint --verbose -p {rfclib} -p {draftlib} -p {tmplib} {model} -i:
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ietf-template@2016-03-20.yang:
pyang 1.7.5: pyang --verbose --ietf -p {libs} {model}:
No validation errors

yanglint 0.14.80: yanglint --verbose -p {rfclib} -p {draftlib} -p {tmplib} {model} -i:
No validation errors

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                        A. Bierman
Request for Comments: 8407                                     YumaWorks
BCP: 216                                                    October 2018
Obsoletes: 6087
Category: Best Current Practice
ISSN: 2070-1721

           Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of Documents
                      Containing YANG Data Models

Abstract

   This memo provides guidelines for authors and reviewers of
   specifications containing YANG modules.  Recommendations and
   procedures are defined, which are intended to increase
   interoperability and usability of Network Configuration Protocol
   (NETCONF) and RESTCONF protocol implementations that utilize YANG
   modules.  This document obsoletes RFC 6087.

Status of This Memo

   This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.

   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
   received public review and has been approved for publication by the
   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on
   BCPs is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.

   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
   https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8407.

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Bierman                   Best Current Practice                 [Page 1]
RFC 8407              Guidelines for YANG Documents         October 2018

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     1.1.  Changes since RFC 6087  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     2.1.  NETCONF Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     2.2.  YANG Terms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     2.3.  NMDA Terms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     2.4.  Requirements Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   3.  General Documentation Guidelines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.1.  Module Copyright  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.2.  Code Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
       3.2.1.  Example Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.3.  Terminology Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     3.4.  Tree Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     3.5.  Narrative Sections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     3.6.  Definitions Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     3.7.  Security Considerations Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       3.7.1.  Security Considerations Section Template  . . . . . .  12
     3.8.  IANA Considerations Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       3.8.1.  Documents That Create a New Namespace . . . . . . . .  14
       3.8.2.  Documents That Extend an Existing Namespace . . . . .  14
     3.9.  References Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     3.10. Validation Tools  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     3.11. Module Extraction Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     3.12. Module Usage Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   4.  YANG Usage Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     4.1.  Module Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     4.2.  Prefixes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
     4.3.  Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
       4.3.1.  Identifier Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     4.4.  Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
     4.5.  Conditional Statements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
     4.6.  XPath Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
       4.6.1.  XPath Evaluation Contexts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
       4.6.2.  Function Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
       4.6.3.  Axes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
       4.6.4.  Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
       4.6.5.  Wildcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
       4.6.6.  Boolean Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24