Re: [Netconf] Advertisement of imported features

Martin Bjorklund <mbj@tail-f.com> Tue, 08 January 2019 20:17 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Netconf] Advertisement of imported features
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Hi,

Muly Ilan <muly_i@rad.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Not sure whether import of features from one module to the other is
> fully supported by YANG and NETCONF.
> 
> For example, with these modules:
> 
> module alpha {
>   namespace "http://example.com/alpha";
>   prefix "a";
> 
>   feature a-feature;
> 
>   leaf aoo {
>     if-feature a-feature;
>     type string;
>   }
> 
>   leaf a2 {
>     type string;
>   }
> 
> }
> 
> 
> module beta {
>   namespace "http://example.com/beta";
>   prefix "b";
> 
>   import alpha {
>     prefix a;
>   }
> 
>   leaf boo {
>     if-feature a:a-feature;
>     type string;
>   }
> 
>   leaf b2 {
>     type string;
>   }
> 
> }
> 
> The intension is re-use of the feature "a-feature" in the importing
> module "beta".

The statement

  if-feature a:a-feature;

means that the boo leaf if valid if the "a-feature" in module "a" is
supported in the server.

> Now, how should a server advertise the support of "a-feature" in
> module "beta"?

It doesnt; it should advertise module "alpha" with "a-feature", and
"beta" w/o any features.

> 
> 1.      YANG 1.0
> According to section 5.6.4 of RFC6020 the NETCONF <hello> message is
> used.
> So, I assume the <hello> should contain the following:
> <capability>
>   http://example.com/beta?module=beta&amp;features=a:a-feature
> </capability>
> 
> Is the above a valid capability?

No.  It should be:

 <capability>
   http://example.com/alhpa?module=alpha&amp;features=a:a-feature
 </capability>
 <capability>
   http://example.com/beta?module=beta
 </capability>

> 2.      YANG 1.1
> According to section 5.6.4 of RFC7950 the "ietf-yang-library" defined
> in RFC7895 must be implemented.
> 
> The relevant node definition from RFC7895:
> 
>        leaf-list feature {
>          type yang:yang-identifier;
>          description
>            "List of all YANG feature names from this module that are
>             supported by the server, regardless whether they are defined
>             in the module or any included submodule.";
>        }
> 
> But the pattern of the typedef "yang:yang-identifier" does not permit
> a prefix.
> 
> Can this be fixed in draft-ietf-netconf-rfc7895bis ?

As per above, this is not needed.


/martin

> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Muly
> 
> 
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