= Keywords

The following tables list the keywords used in `Unlang`.  These keywords
implement the "flow control" of the policies.

== Flow Control Keywords

The _flow control_ keywords allow _if / then / else_ checks, simple
looping, etc.

.Flow Control
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| Keyword | Description
| xref:break.adoc[break]     | Exit early from a `foreach` loop.
| xref:case.adoc[case]       | Match inside of a `switch`.
| xref:else.adoc[else]       | Do something when an `if` does not match.
| xref:elsif.adoc[elsif]     | Check for condition when a previous `if` does not match.
| xref:foreach.adoc[foreach] | Loop over a list of attributes.
| xref:if.adoc[if]           | Check for a condition, and execute a sub-policy if it matches.
| xref:return.adoc[return]   | Immediately stop processing a section.
| xref:switch.adoc[switch]   | Check for multiple values.
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== Attribute Editing Keywords

The _attribute editing_ keywords allow policies to add, delete, and
modify attributes in any list or packet.

.Attribute Editing
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| Keyword | Description
| xref:update.adoc[update]   | Add or filter attributes to a list
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== Grouping Keywords

The _grouping_ keywords allow policies to be organized into groups,
including load-balancing.

.Grouping
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| Keyword | Description
| xref:group.adoc[group]               | Group a series of statements.
| xref:load-balance.adoc[load-balance] | Define a load balancing group without fail-over.
| xref:redundant.adoc[redundant]       | Define a redundant group with fail-over.
| xref:redundant-load-balance.adoc[redundant-load-balance] | Define a redundant group with fail-over and load balancing.
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== Module Keywords

The _module_ keywords refer pre-packaged libraries that implement
specific functionality, such as connecting to SQL, LDAP, etc.  The
name used here is not the literal string `module`.  Instead, it is the
name of an instance of a pre-packaged module such as `sql`, or `ldap`, or
`eap`.

The documentation below describes how to reference modules.  That is,
how to use `sql`, etc. in the policies.  Please see
`raddb/mods-available/` for configuration examples for each module.

.Modules
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| Keyword | Description
| xref:module.adoc[<module>]                 | Execute a named module, e.g., `sql`.
| xref:module_method.adoc[<module>.<method>] | Execute a particular method of a named module, e.g., `pap.authorize`
| xref:module_builtin.adoc[reject]           | Built-in modules, e.g., `reject`, or `ok`, etc.
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