BGP Extended Community Data Type

A bgp_ext_community data type tests data for being an instance of python's built-in class str and if it represents a BGP extended standard community (6 bytes).

Features/Limitations

• Validate BGP Extended Community format
• Supports BGP Extended Community format conversion
• Validate BGP Extended Community specific attributes
• Validate against allowed and not allowed BGP Extended Communities
• Supports Referencing Feature

BGP Extended Community Definition Syntax

Table

Key/Option	Type	Default Value	Restrictions	Description
type	str		'bgp_ext_community'
description	str			Data type description
default_value			Must match data type's type(s)	Value used to set as default value
allowed_ranges	list[dict]		min length: 1	Value must be within defined ranges
- start	str		required
end	str		required
not_allowed_ranges	list[dict]			Value mustn't be within defined ranges
- start	str		required
end	str		required
allowed_values	list			Data must match one of these values
- < value >	str		Must match data type's type(s)
not_allowed_values	list			Data mustn't match all of these values
- < value >	str		Must match data type's type(s)
format	enum		allowed_values:   - asn   - ip-address	- asn example: 65500:33 - ip-address example: 1.1.1.1:33
convert_to_format	enum		allowed_values:   - asn   - ip-address
template	str		must be definded in schema	Merge options from this template
template_merge_options	dict			Define schema-global template merge instructions
recursive	bool	True		Merge data type definition options in template options recursively. If false, data type defintion options overwrites template options.
list_merge	str	append_rp	Allowed values: - append - append_rp - prepend - prepend_rp - replace	How lists within options data should be merged.
reference	dict|str
option 1	str			Reference keys (implies unique global mode)
option 2	dict
key	str		required
mode	str		Allowed values: - unique - producer - consumer
unique_scope	str		Allowed values: - global - namespace
producer_scope	str		Allowed values: - global - namespace
consumer_scope	str		Allowed values: - global - namespace
allow_orphan_producer	bool	True
credit	int	1 (if mode consumer)	min: 0
references	list[dict|str]
-	dict|str
option 1	str			Reference keys (implies unique global mode)
option 2	dict
key	str		required
mode	str		Allowed values: - unique - producer - consumer
unique_scope	str		Allowed values: - global - namespace
producer_scope	str		Allowed values: - global - namespace
consumer_scope	str		Allowed values: - global - namespace
allow_orphan_producer	bool	True
credit	int	1 (if mode consumer)	min: 0
doc_value_name	str			Set value name for documentation

YAML

type: bgp_ext_community
description: <str>
default_value: <default_value>

allowed_ranges:
 - start: <str>
   end: <str>
not_allowed_ranges:
 - start: <str>
   end: <str>
allowed_values:
  - <str>
not_allowed_values:
  - <str>
format: <asn|ip-address>
convert_to_format: <asn|ip-address>

template: <str>
template_merge_options:
  recursive: <true|false>
  list_merge: <append|append_rp|prepend|prepend_rp|replace>

reference: <reference_definition>
  # Multitype!!!
  <str>
  # or:
  key: <str>
  mode: <unique|producer|consumer>
  unique_scope: <global|namespace>
  producer_scope: <global|namespace>
  consumer_scope: <global|namespace>
  allow_orphan_producer: <true|false>
  credits: <int>
references:
  - <reference_definition>
    # Multitype!!!
    <str>
    # or
    key: <str>
    mode: <unique|producer|consumer>
    unique_scope: <global|namespace>
    producer_scope: <global|namespace>
    consumer_scope: <global|namespace>
    allow_orphan_producer: <true|false>
    credits: <int>

doc_value_name: <str>

Example

type: bgp_ext_community
description: "Example bgp_ext_community definition"
default_value: 10.0.0.1:33

format: ip-address
convert_to_format: asn

not_allowed_values:
  - 10.0.0.0:1

not_allowed_ranges:
  - start: 11.0.0.0:0
    end: 11.255.255.255:65535

reference: ref_key