3 files changed, 67 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py b/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..0d3998053 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from vyos.utils import network
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/dict.py b/python/vyos/utils/dict.py
index 8fb519a5c..28d32bb8d 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/dict.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/dict.py
@@ -229,6 +229,27 @@ def dict_to_list(d, save_key_to=None):
 
     return collect
 
+def dict_to_paths(d: dict) -> list:
+    """ Generator to return list of paths from dict of list[str]|str
+    """
+    def func(d, path):
+        if isinstance(d, dict):
+            if not d:
+                yield path
+            for k, v in d.items():
+                for r in func(v, path + [k]):
+                    yield r
+        elif isinstance(d, list):
+            for i in d:
+                for r in func(i, path):
+                    yield r
+        elif isinstance(d, str):
+            yield path + [d]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError('object is not a dict of strings/list of strings')
+    for r in func(d, []):
+        yield r
+
 def check_mutually_exclusive_options(d, keys, required=False):
     """ Checks if a dict has at most one or only one of
     mutually exclusive keys.
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/network.py b/python/vyos/utils/network.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72b7ca6da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/network.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import os
+
+
+def get_protocol_by_name(protocol_name):
+    """Get protocol number by protocol name
+
+       % get_protocol_by_name('tcp')
+       % 6
+    """
+    import socket
+    try:
+        protocol_number = socket.getprotobyname(protocol_name)
+        return protocol_number
+    except socket.error:
+        return protocol_name