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+"""jc - JSON CLI output utility `ufw` command output parser
+
+<<Short ufw description and caveats>>
+
+Usage (cli):
+
+    $ ufw status | jc --ufw
+
+    or
+
+    $ jc ufw status
+
+Usage (module):
+
+    import jc.parsers.ufw
+    result = jc.parsers.ufw.parse(ufw_command_output)
+
+Schema:
+
+    [
+      {
+        "ufw":     string,
+        "bar":     boolean,
+        "baz":     integer
+      }
+    ]
+
+Examples:
+
+    $ ufw status verbose | jc --ufw -p
+    []
+
+    $ ufw status verbose | jc --ufw -p -r
+    []
+"""
+import jc.utils
+import re
+
+
+class info():
+    """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
+    version = '1.0'
+    description = '`ufw status` command parser'
+    author = 'Kelly Brazil'
+    author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
+    # details = 'enter any other details here'
+
+    # compatible options: linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd
+    compatible = ['linux']
+    magic_commands = ['ufw status']
+
+
+__version__ = info.version
+
+
+def _process(proc_data):
+    """
+    Final processing to conform to the schema.
+
+    Parameters:
+
+        proc_data:   (List of Dictionaries) raw structured data to process
+
+    Returns:
+
+        List of Dictionaries. Structured to conform to the schema.
+    """
+
+    # rebuild output for added semantic information
+    # use helper functions in jc.utils for int, float, bool conversions and timestamps
+
+    return proc_data
+
+
+def _parse_to_from(linedata, direction):
+    return {}
+
+
+def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
+    """
+    Main text parsing function
+
+    Parameters:
+
+        data:        (string)  text data to parse
+        raw:         (boolean) output preprocessed JSON if True
+        quiet:       (boolean) suppress warning messages if True
+
+    Returns:
+
+        List of Dictionaries. Raw or processed structured data.
+    """
+    if not quiet:
+        jc.utils.compatibility(__name__, info.compatible)
+
+    raw_output = {}
+    rules_list = []
+
+    if jc.utils.has_data(data):
+
+        rule_lines = False
+
+        for line in filter(None, data.splitlines()):
+
+            if line.startswith('Status: '):
+                raw_output['status'] = line.split(': ', maxsplit=1)[1]
+                continue
+
+            if line.startswith('Logging: '):
+                raw_output['logging'] = line.split(': ', maxsplit=1)[1]
+                continue
+
+            if line.startswith('Default: '):
+                raw_output['default'] = line.split(': ', maxsplit=1)[1]
+                continue
+
+            if line.startswith('New profiles: '):
+                raw_output['new_profiles'] = line.split(': ', maxsplit=1)[1]
+                continue
+
+            if 'To' in line and 'Action' in line and 'From' in line:
+                rule_lines = True
+                continue
+
+            if rule_lines:
+                if '------' in line:
+                    continue
+
+                # Split on action. Left of Action is 'to', right of Action is 'from'
+                rule_obj = {}
+
+                splitline = re.split(r'(ALLOW IN|ALLOW OUT|DENY IN|DENY OUT|ALLOW|DENY)', line)
+                to_line = splitline[0]
+                action_line = splitline[1]
+                action_list = action_line.split()
+                from_line = splitline[2]
+                action_direction = None
+
+                if len(action_list) == 1:
+                    action = action_list[0]
+                elif len(action_list) == 2:
+                    action = action_list[0]
+                    action_direction = action_list[1]
+
+                rule_obj['action'] = action
+                rule_obj['action_direction'] = action_direction
+                rule_obj.update(_parse_to_from(to_line, 'to'))
+                rule_obj.update(_parse_to_from(from_line, 'from'))
+
+                rules_list.append(rule_obj)
+
+        raw_output['rules'] = rules_list
+
+    if raw:
+        return raw_output
+    else:
+        return _process(raw_output)