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+/**
+ * @file parser_data.h
+ * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief Data parsers for libyang
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef LY_PARSER_DATA_H_
+#define LY_PARSER_DATA_H_
+
+#include "tree_data.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct ly_in;
+
+/**
+ * @page howtoDataParsers Parsing Data
+ *
+ * Data parser allows to read instances from a specific format. libyang supports the following data formats:
+ *
+ * - XML
+ *
+ * Original data format used in NETCONF protocol. XML mapping is part of the YANG specification
+ * ([RFC 6020](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6020)).
+ *
+ * - JSON
+ *
+ * The alternative data format available in RESTCONF protocol. Specification of JSON encoding of data modeled by YANG
+ * can be found in [RFC 7951](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7951). The specification does not cover RPCs, actions and
+ * Notifications, so the representation of these data trees is proprietary and corresponds to the representation of these
+ * trees in XML.
+ *
+ * While the parsers themselves process the input data only syntactically, all the parser functions actually incorporate
+ * the [common validator](@ref howtoDataValidation) checking the input data semantically. Therefore, the parser functions
+ * accepts two groups of options - @ref dataparseroptions and @ref datavalidationoptions.
+ *
+ * In contrast to the schema parser, data parser also accepts empty input data if such an empty data tree is valid
+ * according to the schemas in the libyang context (i.e. there are no top level mandatory nodes).
+ *
+ * There are individual functions to process different types of the data instances trees:
+ * - ::lyd_parse_data() is intended for standard configuration data trees. According to the given
+ * [parser options](@ref dataparseroptions), the caller can further specify which kind of data tree is expected:
+ * - *complete :running datastore*: this is the default case, possibly with the use of (some of) the
+ * ::LYD_PARSE_STRICT, ::LYD_PARSE_OPAQ or ::LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT options.
+ * - *complete configuration-only datastore* (such as :startup): in this case it is necessary to except all state data
+ * using ::LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE option.
+ * - *incomplete datastore*: there are situation when the data tree is incomplete or invalid by specification. For
+ * example the *:operational* datastore is not necessarily valid and results of the NETCONF's \<get\> or \<get-config\>
+ * oprations used with filters will be incomplete (and thus invalid). This can be allowed using ::LYD_PARSE_ONLY,
+ * the ::LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE should be used for the data returned by \<get-config\> operation.
+ * - ::lyd_parse_ext_data() is used for parsing configuration data trees defined inside extension instances, such as
+ * instances of yang-data extension specified in [RFC 8040](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8040).
+ * - ::lyd_parse_op() is used for parsing RPCs/actions, replies, and notifications. Even NETCONF rpc, rpc-reply, and
+ * notification messages are supported.
+ * - ::lyd_parse_ext_op() is used for parsing RPCs/actions, replies, and notifications defined inside extension instances.
+ *
+ * Further information regarding the processing input instance data can be found on the following pages.
+ * - @subpage howtoDataValidation
+ * - @subpage howtoDataWD
+ *
+ * Functions List
+ * --------------
+ * - ::lyd_parse_data()
+ * - ::lyd_parse_data_mem()
+ * - ::lyd_parse_data_fd()
+ * - ::lyd_parse_data_path()
+ * - ::lyd_parse_ext_data()
+ * - ::lyd_parse_op()
+ * - ::lyd_parse_ext_op()
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @page howtoDataValidation Validating Data
+ *
+ * Data validation is performed implicitly to the input data processed by the [parser](@ref howtoDataParsers) and
+ * on demand via the lyd_validate_*() functions. The explicit validation process is supposed to be used when a (complex or
+ * simple) change is done on the data tree (via [data manipulation](@ref howtoDataManipulation) functions) and the data
+ * tree is expected to be valid (it doesn't make sense to validate modified result of filtered \<get\> operation).
+ *
+ * Similarly to the [data parser](@ref howtoDataParsers), there are individual functions to validate standard data tree
+ * (::lyd_validate_all()) and RPC, Action and Notification (::lyd_validate_op()). For the standard data trees, it is possible
+ * to modify the validation process by @ref datavalidationoptions. This way the state data can be prohibited
+ * (::LYD_VALIDATE_NO_STATE) and checking for mandatory nodes can be limited to the YANG modules with already present data
+ * instances (::LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT). Validation of the standard data tree can be also limited with ::lyd_validate_module()
+ * function, which scopes only to a specified single YANG module.
+ *
+ * Since the operation data trees (RPCs, Actions or Notifications) can reference (leafref, instance-identifier, when/must
+ * expressions) data from a datastore tree, ::lyd_validate_op() may require additional data tree to be provided. This is a
+ * difference in contrast to the parsing process, when the data are loaded from an external source and invalid reference
+ * outside the operation tree is acceptable.
+ *
+ * Functions List
+ * --------------
+ * - ::lyd_validate_all()
+ * - ::lyd_validate_module()
+ * - ::lyd_validate_op()
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup datatree
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup datatree
+ * @defgroup dataparseroptions Data parser options
+ *
+ * Various options to change the data tree parsers behavior.
+ *
+ * Default parser behavior:
+ * - complete input file is always parsed. In case of XML, even not well-formed XML document (multiple top-level
+ * elements) is parsed in its entirety,
+ * - parser silently ignores data without matching schema node definition (for LYB format an error),
+ * - list instances are checked whether they have all the keys, error is raised if not.
+ *
+ * Default parser validation behavior:
+ * - the provided data are expected to provide complete datastore content (both the configuration and state data)
+ * and performs data validation according to all YANG rules, specifics follow,
+ * - list instances are expected to have all the keys (it is not checked),
+ * - instantiated (status) obsolete data print a warning,
+ * - all types are fully resolved (leafref/instance-identifier targets, unions) and must be valid (lists have
+ * all the keys, leaf(-lists) correct values),
+ * - when statements on existing nodes are evaluated, if not satisfied, a validation error is raised,
+ * - invalid multiple data instances/data from several cases cause a validation error,
+ * - implicit nodes (NP containers and default values) are added.
+ * @{
+ */
+/* note: keep the lower 16bits free for use by LYD_VALIDATE_ flags. They are not supposed to be combined together,
+ * but since they are used (as a separate parameter) together in some functions, we want to keep them in a separated
+ * range to be able detect that the caller put wrong flags into the parser/validate options parameter. */
+#define LYD_PARSE_ONLY 0x010000 /**< Data will be only parsed and no data validation will be performed but
+ type value restrictions will be checked (unlike ::LYD_PARSE_STORE_ONLY).
+ When statements are kept unevaluated, union types may not be fully
+ resolved, and default values are not added (only the ones parsed are
+ present). */
+#define LYD_PARSE_STRICT 0x020000 /**< Instead of silently ignoring data without schema definition raise an error.
+ Do not combine with ::LYD_PARSE_OPAQ (except for ::LYD_LYB). */
+#define LYD_PARSE_OPAQ 0x040000 /**< Instead of silently ignoring data without definition, parse them into
+ an opaq node. Do not combine with ::LYD_PARSE_STRICT (except for ::LYD_LYB). */
+#define LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE 0x080000 /**< Forbid state data in the parsed data. Usually used with ::LYD_VALIDATE_NO_STATE. */
+#define LYD_PARSE_LYB_MOD_UPDATE 0x100000 /**< Only for LYB format, allow parsing data printed using a specific module
+ revision to be loaded even with a module with the same name but newer
+ revision. */
+#define LYD_PARSE_ORDERED 0x200000 /**< Do not search for the correct place of each node but instead expect
+ that the nodes are being parsed in the correct schema-based order,
+ which is always true if the data were printed by libyang and not
+ modified manually. If this flag is used incorrectly (for unordered data),
+ the behavior is undefined and most functions executed with these
+ data will not work correctly. */
+#define LYD_PARSE_SUBTREE 0x400000 /**< Parse only the first child item along with any descendants, but no
+ siblings. This flag is not required when parsing data which do not
+ start at the schema root; for that purpose, use lyd_parse_data's parent
+ argument.
+ Also, a new return value ::LY_ENOT is returned if there is a sibling
+ subtree following in the input data. Note that if validation is requested,
+ only the newly parsed subtree is validated. This might result in
+ an invalid datastore content. */
+#define LYD_PARSE_WHEN_TRUE 0x800000 /**< Mark all the parsed nodes dependend on a when condition with the flag
+ that means the condition was satisifed before. This allows for
+ auto-deletion of these nodes during validation. */
+#define LYD_PARSE_NO_NEW 0x1000000 /**< Do not set ::LYD_NEW (non-validated node flag) for any nodes. Use
+ when parsing validated data to skip some validation tasks and modify
+ some validation behavior (auto-deletion of cases). */
+#define LYD_PARSE_STORE_ONLY 0x2010000 /**< Similar to ::LYD_PARSE_ONLY but even type value restrictions will not
+ be checked (length, range, pattern, ...) and if a value can be stored,
+ it is. Calling separate validation on these data always checks all the
+ restrictions as well. */
+#define LYD_PARSE_JSON_NULL 0x4000000 /**< Allow using JSON empty value 'null' within JSON input, such nodes are
+ silently skipped and treated as non-existent. By default, such values
+ are invalid. */
+
+#define LYD_PARSE_OPTS_MASK 0xFFFF0000 /**< Mask for all the LYD_PARSE_ options. */
+
+/** @} dataparseroptions */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup datatree
+ * @defgroup datavalidationoptions Data validation options
+ *
+ * Various options to change data validation behaviour, both for the parser and separate validation.
+ *
+ * Default separate validation behavior:
+ * - the provided data are expected to provide complete datastore content (both the configuration and state data)
+ * and performs data validation according to all YANG rules, specifics follow,
+ * - instantiated (status) obsolete data print a warning,
+ * - all types are fully resolved (leafref/instance-identifier targets, unions) and must be valid (lists have
+ * all the keys, leaf(-lists) correct values),
+ * - when statements on existing nodes are evaluated. Depending on the previous when state (from previous validation
+ * or parsing), the node is silently auto-deleted if the state changed from true to false, otherwise a validation error
+ * is raised if it evaluates to false,
+ * - if-feature statements are evaluated,
+ * - data from several cases behave based on their previous state (from previous validation or parsing). If there existed
+ * already a case and another one was added, the previous one is silently auto-deleted. Otherwise (if data from 2 or
+ * more cases were created) a validation error is raised,
+ * - default values are added.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+#define LYD_VALIDATE_NO_STATE 0x0001 /**< Consider state data not allowed and raise an error if they are found.
+ Also, no implicit state data are added. */
+#define LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT 0x0002 /**< Validate only modules whose data actually exist. */
+#define LYD_VALIDATE_MULTI_ERROR 0x0004 /**< Do not stop validation on the first error but generate all the detected errors. */
+#define LYD_VALIDATE_OPERATIONAL 0x0008 /**< Semantic constraint violations are reported only as warnings instead of
+ errors (see [RFC 8342 sec. 5.3](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8342#section-5.3)). */
+#define LYD_VALIDATE_NO_DEFAULTS 0x0010 /**< Do not add any default nodes during validation, other implicit nodes
+ (such as NP containers) are still added. Validation will fail if a
+ default node is required for it to pass. */
+#define LYD_VALIDATE_NOT_FINAL 0x0020 /**< Skip final validation tasks that require for all the data nodes to
+ either exist or not, based on the YANG constraints. Once the data
+ satisfy this requirement, the final validation should be performed. */
+
+#define LYD_VALIDATE_OPTS_MASK 0x0000FFFF /**< Mask for all the LYD_VALIDATE_* options. */
+
+/** @} datavalidationoptions */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse (and validate) data from the input handler as a YANG data tree.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context to connect with the tree being built here.
+ * @param[in] parent Optional parent to connect the parsed nodes to. If provided, the data are expected to describe
+ * a subtree of the YANG model instead of starting at the schema root.
+ * @param[in] in The input handle to provide the dumped data in the specified @p format to parse (and validate).
+ * @param[in] format Format of the input data to be parsed. Can be 0 to try to detect format from the input handler.
+ * @param[in] parse_options Options for parser, see @ref dataparseroptions.
+ * @param[in] validate_options Options for the validation phase, see @ref datavalidationoptions.
+ * @param[out] tree Full parsed data tree, note that NULL can be a valid tree. If @p parent is set, the first parsed child.
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
+ * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
+ *
+ * When parsing subtrees (i.e., when @p parent is non-NULL), validation is only performed on the newly parsed data.
+ * This might result in allowing invalid datastore content when the schema contains cross-branch constraints,
+ * complicated `must` statements, etc. When a full-datastore validation is desirable, parse all subtrees
+ * first, and then request validation of the complete datastore content.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
+ uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse (and validate) input data as a YANG data tree.
+ *
+ * Wrapper around ::lyd_parse_data() hiding work with the input handler and some obscure options.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context to connect with the tree being built here.
+ * @param[in] data The input data in the specified @p format to parse (and validate).
+ * @param[in] format Format of the input data to be parsed.
+ * @param[in] parse_options Options for parser, see @ref dataparseroptions.
+ * @param[in] validate_options Options for the validation phase, see @ref datavalidationoptions.
+ * @param[out] tree Full parsed data tree, note that NULL can be a valid tree
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
+ * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_mem(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
+ uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse (and validate) input data as a YANG data tree.
+ *
+ * Wrapper around ::lyd_parse_data() hiding work with the input handler and some obscure options.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context to connect with the tree being built here.
+ * @param[in] fd File descriptor of a regular file (e.g. sockets are not supported) containing the input data in the
+ * specified @p format to parse.
+ * @param[in] format Format of the input data to be parsed.
+ * @param[in] parse_options Options for parser, see @ref dataparseroptions.
+ * @param[in] validate_options Options for the validation phase, see @ref datavalidationoptions.
+ * @param[out] tree Full parsed data tree, note that NULL can be a valid tree
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
+ * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_fd(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, int fd, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
+ uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse (and validate) input data as a YANG data tree.
+ *
+ * Wrapper around ::lyd_parse_data() hiding work with the input handler and some obscure options.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context to connect with the tree being built here.
+ * @param[in] path Path to the file with the input data in the specified @p format to parse (and validate).
+ * @param[in] format Format of the input data to be parsed. Can be 0 to try to detect format from @p path extension.
+ * @param[in] parse_options Options for parser, see @ref dataparseroptions.
+ * @param[in] validate_options Options for the validation phase, see @ref datavalidationoptions.
+ * @param[out] tree Full parsed data tree, note that NULL can be a valid tree
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
+ * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format,
+ uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse (and validate) data from the input handler as an extension data tree following the schema tree of the given
+ * extension instance.
+ *
+ * Note that the data being parsed are limited only to the schema tree specified by the given extension, it does not allow
+ * to mix them with the standard data from any module.
+ *
+ * Directly applicable to data defined as [yang-data](@ref howtoDataYangdata).
+ *
+ * @param[in] ext Extension instance providing the specific schema tree to match with the data being parsed.
+ * @param[in] parent Optional parent to connect the parsed nodes to.
+ * @param[in] in The input handle to provide the dumped data in the specified @p format to parse (and validate).
+ * @param[in] format Format of the input data to be parsed. Can be 0 to try to detect format from the input handler.
+ * @param[in] parse_options Options for parser, see @ref dataparseroptions.
+ * @param[in] validate_options Options for the validation phase, see @ref datavalidationoptions.
+ * @param[out] tree Full parsed data tree, note that NULL can be a valid tree. If @p parent is set, set to NULL.
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
+ * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_ext_data(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in,
+ LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup datatree
+ * @defgroup datatype Data operation type
+ *
+ * Operation provided to ::lyd_validate_op() to validate.
+ *
+ * The operation cannot be determined automatically since RPC/action and a reply to it share the common top level node
+ * referencing the RPC/action schema node and may not have any input/output children to use for distinction.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+enum lyd_type {
+ LYD_TYPE_DATA_YANG = 0, /* generic YANG instance data */
+ LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG, /* instance of a YANG RPC/action request with only "input" data children,
+ including all parents and optional top-level "action" element in case of an action */
+ LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG, /* instance of a YANG notification, including all parents in case of a nested one */
+ LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG, /* instance of a YANG RPC/action reply with only "output" data children,
+ including all parents in case of an action */
+
+ LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF, /* complete NETCONF RPC invocation as defined for
+ [RPC](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7950#section-7.14.4) and
+ [action](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7950#section-7.15.2) */
+ LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF, /* complete NETCONF notification message as defined for
+ [notification](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7950#section-7.16.2) */
+ LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF, /* complete NETCONF RPC reply as defined for
+ [RPC](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7950#section-7.14.4) and
+ [action](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7950#section-7.15.2) */
+
+ LYD_TYPE_RPC_RESTCONF, /* message-body of a RESTCONF operation input parameters
+ ([ref](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8040.html#section-3.6.1)) */
+ LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_RESTCONF, /* RESTCONF JSON notification data
+ ([ref](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8040.html#section-6.4)), to parse
+ a notification in XML, use ::LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF */
+ LYD_TYPE_REPLY_RESTCONF /* message-body of a RESTCONF operation output parameters
+ ([ref](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8040.html#section-3.6.2)) */
+};
+/** @} datatype */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse YANG data into an operation data tree. Specific parsing flags ::LYD_PARSE_ONLY, ::LYD_PARSE_STRICT and
+ * no validation flags are used.
+ *
+ * At least one of @p parent, @p tree, or @p op must always be set.
+ *
+ * Specific @p data_type values have different parameter meaning as follows:
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be NULL, the whole RPC is expected;
+ * - @p format - must be ::LYD_XML, NETCONF supports only this format;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the NETCONF-specific XML envelopes will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be provided, the RPC/action data tree itself will be returned here, pointing to the operation;
+ *
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be NULL, the whole notification is expected;
+ * - @p format - must be ::LYD_XML, NETCONF supports only this format;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the NETCONF-specific XML envelopes will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be provided, the notification data tree itself will be returned here, pointing to the operation;
+ *
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be set, pointing to the invoked RPC operation (RPC or action) node;
+ * - @p format - must be ::LYD_XML, NETCONF supports only this format;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the NETCONF-specific XML envelopes will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be NULL, the reply is appended to the RPC;
+ * Note that there are 3 kinds of NETCONF replies - ok, error, and data. Only data reply appends any nodes to the RPC.
+ *
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_RPC_RESTCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be set, pointing to the invoked RPC operation (RPC or action) node;
+ * - @p format - can be both ::LYD_JSON and ::LYD_XML;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the RESTCONF-specific JSON objects will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be NULL, @p parent points to the operation;
+ *
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_RESTCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be NULL, the whole notification is expected;
+ * - @p format - must be ::LYD_JSON, XML-formatted notifications are parsed using ::LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the RESTCONF-specific JSON objects will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be provided, the notification data tree itself will be returned here, pointing to the operation;
+ *
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_REPLY_RESTCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be set, pointing to the invoked RPC operation (RPC or action) node;
+ * - @p format - can be both ::LYD_JSON and ::LYD_XML;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the RESTCONF-specific JSON objects will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be NULL, @p parent points to the operation;
+ * Note that error reply should be parsed as 'yang-data' extension data.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx libyang context.
+ * @param[in] parent Optional parent to connect the parsed nodes to.
+ * @param[in] in Input handle to read the input from.
+ * @param[in] format Expected format of the data in @p in.
+ * @param[in] data_type Expected operation to parse (@ref datatype).
+ * @param[out] tree Optional full parsed data tree. If @p parent is set, set to NULL.
+ * @param[out] op Optional pointer to the operation (action/RPC) node.
+ * @return LY_ERR value.
+ * @return LY_ENOT if @p data_type is a NETCONF message and the root XML element is not the expected one.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_op(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
+ enum lyd_type data_type, struct lyd_node **tree, struct lyd_node **op);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse extension data into an operation data tree following only the specification from the given extension instance.
+ *
+ * Directly applicable to data defined as [yang-data](@ref howtoDataYangdata).
+ *
+ * At least one of @p parent, @p tree, or @p op must always be set.
+ *
+ * Specific @p data_type values have different parameter meaning as follows:
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be NULL, the whole RPC is expected;
+ * - @p format - must be ::LYD_XML, NETCONF supports only this format;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the NETCONF-specific XML envelopes will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be provided, the RPC/action data tree itself will be returned here, pointing to the operation;
+ *
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be NULL, the whole notification is expected;
+ * - @p format - must be ::LYD_XML, NETCONF supports only this format;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the NETCONF-specific XML envelopes will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be provided, the notification data tree itself will be returned here, pointing to the operation;
+ *
+ * - ::LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
+ * - @p parent - must be set, pointing to the invoked RPC operation (RPC or action) node;
+ * - @p format - must be ::LYD_XML, NETCONF supports only this format;
+ * - @p tree - must be provided, all the NETCONF-specific XML envelopes will be returned here as
+ * a separate opaque data tree, even if the function fails, this may be returned;
+ * - @p op - must be NULL, the reply is appended to the RPC;
+ * Note that there are 3 kinds of NETCONF replies - ok, error, and data. Only data reply appends any nodes to the RPC.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ext Extension instance providing the specific schema tree to match with the data being parsed.
+ * @param[in] parent Optional parent to connect the parsed nodes to.
+ * @param[in] in Input handle to read the input from.
+ * @param[in] format Expected format of the data in @p in.
+ * @param[in] data_type Expected operation to parse (@ref datatype).
+ * @param[out] tree Optional full parsed data tree. If @p parent is set, set to NULL.
+ * @param[out] op Optional pointer to the operation (action/RPC) node.
+ * @return LY_ERR value.
+ * @return LY_ENOT if @p data_type is a NETCONF message and the root XML element is not the expected one.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_ext_op(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in,
+ LYD_FORMAT format, enum lyd_type data_type, struct lyd_node **tree, struct lyd_node **op);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Fully validate a data tree.
+ *
+ * The data tree is modified in-place. As a result of the validation, some data might be removed
+ * from the tree. In that case, the removed items are freed, not just unlinked.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] tree Data tree to recursively validate. May be changed by validation, might become NULL.
+ * @param[in] ctx libyang context. Can be NULL if @p tree is set.
+ * @param[in] val_opts Validation options (@ref datavalidationoptions).
+ * @param[out] diff Optional diff with any changes made by the validation.
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
+ * @return LY_ERR error on error.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_validate_all(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t val_opts,
+ struct lyd_node **diff);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Fully validate a data tree of a module.
+ *
+ * The data tree is modified in-place. As a result of the validation, some data might be removed
+ * from the tree. In that case, the removed items are freed, not just unlinked.
+ *
+ * If several modules need to be validated, the flag ::LYD_VALIDATE_NOT_FINAL should be used first for validation
+ * of each module and then ::lyd_validate_module_final() should be called also for each module. Otherwise,
+ * false-positive validation errors for foreign dependencies may occur.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] tree Data tree to recursively validate. May be changed by validation, might become NULL.
+ * @param[in] module Module whose data (and schema restrictions) to validate.
+ * @param[in] val_opts Validation options (@ref datavalidationoptions).
+ * @param[out] diff Optional diff with any changes made by the validation.
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
+ * @return LY_ERR error on error.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_validate_module(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct lys_module *module, uint32_t val_opts,
+ struct lyd_node **diff);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Finish validation of a module data that have previously been validated with ::LYD_VALIDATE_NOT_FINAL flag.
+ *
+ * This final validation will not add or remove any nodes.
+ *
+ * @param[in] tree Data tree to recursively validate.
+ * @param[in] module Module whose data (and schema restrictions) to validate.
+ * @param[in] val_opts Validation options (@ref datavalidationoptions).
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
+ * @return LY_ERR error on error.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_validate_module_final(struct lyd_node *tree, const struct lys_module *module,
+ uint32_t val_opts);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Validate an RPC/action request, reply, or notification. Only the operation data tree (input/output/notif)
+ * is validate, any parents are ignored.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] op_tree Operation tree with any parents. It can point to the operation itself or any of
+ * its parents, only the operation subtree is actually validated.
+ * @param[in] dep_tree Tree to be used for validating references from the operation subtree.
+ * @param[in] data_type Operation type to validate (only YANG operations are accepted, @ref datatype).
+ * @param[out] diff Optional diff with any changes made by the validation.
+ * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
+ * @return LY_ERR error on error.
+ */
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_validate_op(struct lyd_node *op_tree, const struct lyd_node *dep_tree, enum lyd_type data_type,
+ struct lyd_node **diff);
+
+/** @} datatree */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* LY_PARSER_DATA_H_ */