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Based on the information provided, here are recommendations for organizing the content, addressing the overlap, and making it more structured and accessible.
The provided text contains three distinct types of information that are currently intermingled:
1. **A "how-to" guide or best-practice checklist.** This is the first section, "OPINIONATED, PRACTICAL GUIDE," which outlines a workflow and philosophy for managing network device configurations.
2. **A comprehensive list of configuration knobs.** This is the second section, "sanitized, pseudocode-style" view, which acts as a reference for all possible configuration options on an ASR-1002 DMVPN hub.
3. **A set of Jinja2 template examples.** This is the third section, "minimal, reusable skeleton," which provides concrete, copy-and-pasteable template files that demonstrate the principles from the first section.
The overlap is in how these three sections relate to each other: the guide (1) describes a process that uses the templates (3) and the configuration knobs (2) as its building blocks.
### Recommended Organization
A logical structure would separate these three components into distinct, clearly labeled sections. This would make it easier for a user to find what they need, whether they are learning the philosophy, looking up a specific configuration command, or grabbing a template to get started.
I recommend the following structure:
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### **Section 1: The "Golden" Configuration Management Workflow**
This section should be the user-facing guide. It should be presented as a clear, numbered list of principles and steps, as it currently is. The title "OPINIONATED, PRACTICAL GUIDE" is good and should be kept.
To improve readability and prevent confusion, explicitly state at the beginning that this section is the *recommended process*, and the following sections are the *reference materials* for that process.
The "One-Sentence Rule" should be a prominent, highlighted principle at the top. The rest of the numbered items (0-10) are well-organized and should remain as a checklist.
**Recommendations for this section:**
* **Highlight key takeaways:** Use bolding or other formatting to emphasize crucial concepts like "Policy (templates) never changes," "One YAML file per box," and "If it’s not in YAML, it does **not** exist."
* **Clarify the purpose of `compile.j2`:** The mention of `compile.j2` is a critical part of the pipeline. It would be clearer to include a brief, commented example of its contents (e.g., `{% include 'core_settings/00_licensing.j2' %} \n {% include 'core_settings/10_system_settings.j2' %}`) directly in the text to show how it orchestrates the `find...sort...cat` process. This adds clarity to step 4.
* **Move "Usage (single command)" to the workflow:** The single-command example is part of the rendering pipeline. It's currently at the end of the third section. It makes more sense to place this command as the final step in the "Render Pipeline" part of the guide (Step 4), as it's the practical application of that step.
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### **Section 2: ASR-1002 Configuration Reference (Functional Knobs)**
This section should be the comprehensive, non-opinionated reference. It is currently titled "sanitized, pseudocode-style view of every functional knob..." which is accurate but a bit verbose. A more direct title would be better, such as "**ASR-1002 DMVPN Hub Configuration Reference**" or "**Functional Knobs for ASR-1002 DMVPN**".
This section is already well-organized into logical categories (GLOBAL/SYSTEM, AAA, VRFs, etc.). This structure is excellent and should be preserved.
**Recommendations for this section:**
* **Standardize the format:** Each bullet point is a configuration option. Using a consistent format like `knob_name → data_type` is good. This should be maintained throughout.
* **Explain the `→` notation:** Briefly explain that this section is a reference, and the `→ string`, `→ list<ip>`, etc., are placeholders for the data types that would go into the YAML file.
* **Explicitly state its purpose:** Add a short introductory sentence that says this is a complete list of configuration options, separate from the implementation details, and serves as a blueprint for the data model.
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### **Section 3: Reusable Jinja2 Templates (Code Snippets)**
This section should contain the actual code. The current title, "minimal, reusable skeleton," is good. A more descriptive title could be "**Jinja2 Template Examples for ASR-1002 DMVPN Hubs**".
The current organization of templates by file path (`core_settings/00_licensing.j2`, etc.) is perfect as it directly mirrors the recommended folder layout from the first section. This makes the connection between the guide and the code examples explicit.
**Recommendations for this section:**
* **Provide a full example:** The `interfaces/60_interface_assignments.j2` template is a great example of dynamic inclusion. To make the entire system more concrete, consider adding a full, *annotated* `site-01.yml` file that references these templates. This would show the "data" part of the "policy vs. data" rule in action and tie all three sections together perfectly.
* **Keep the comments:** The Jinja2 comments (`{# ... #}`) are very helpful for explaining the purpose of each template. These should be preserved.
* **Move the usage command:** As mentioned earlier, the `find ...` command should be moved to the first section, as it's a procedural step rather than a code example.
### Summary of Recommended Structure
1. **Title:** "OPINIONATED, PRACTICAL GUIDE: How to Ship the Right Config to Every ASR-1002 DMVPN Hub—Forever"
* **Sub-title:** A clear statement that this section outlines the recommended workflow, with subsequent sections providing the reference material and template code.
* **Content:** The 10-point checklist (One-Sentence Rule to Single Source of Truth).
* **Actionable Code:** The `find...sort...cat` command should be included in the "Render Pipeline" step.
2. **Title:** "ASR-1002 DMVPN Hub Configuration Reference"
* **Sub-title:** A statement that this section is a comprehensive, non-opinionated list of configuration options.
* **Content:** The categorized list of functional knobs (GLOBAL, AAA, VRFs, etc.).
3. **Title:** "Jinja2 Template Examples"
* **Sub-title:** A statement that these are reusable, copy-pasteable template files that implement the principles from the first section.
* **Content:** The code snippets, organized by file path.
* **Additional Content:** A full, example `data/site-01.yml` file.
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Below is a vendor-agnostic, scalable-template review written in “meta-config” form.
It is intentionally abstract (no literal values, no vendor CLI) so it can be mechanically translated to any NOS or rendered by an automation pipeline.