diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/interfaces b/modules/shorewall/files/interfaces
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c15d01f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/interfaces
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Shorewall -- /etc/shorewall/interfaces
+#
+# For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-interfaces"
+#
+# The manpage is also online at
+# https://shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.html
+#
+?FORMAT 2
+###############################################################################
+#ZONE		INTERFACE		OPTIONS
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/interfaces.frag.tmpl b/modules/shorewall/files/interfaces.frag.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbf4de6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/interfaces.frag.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{{/*
+###############################################################################
+#ZONE		INTERFACE		OPTIONS
+*/ -}}
+{{ if .comment -}}
+#
+#	{{ .comment }}
+#
+{{ end -}}
+{{ .zone }}		{{ .interface }}		physical={{ .physical }}{{ if .options }},{{ golang_strings_join .options "," }}{{ end }}
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/policy b/modules/shorewall/files/policy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3799319b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/policy
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# Shorewall -- /etc/shorewall/policy
+#
+# For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-policy"
+#
+# The manpage is also online at
+# https://shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall-policy.html
+#
+###############################################################################
+#SOURCE		DEST		POLICY	LOGLEVEL	RATE	CONNLIMIT
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/policy.frag.tmpl b/modules/shorewall/files/policy.frag.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13eae0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/policy.frag.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{{/*
+###############################################################################
+#SOURCE		DEST		POLICY	LOGLEVEL	RATE	CONNLIMIT
+*/ -}}
+{{ if .comment -}}
+#
+#	{{ .comment }}
+#
+{{ end -}}
+{{ .source }}		{{ .dest }}	{{ .policy }}{{ if .log_level }}	$LOG_LEVEL{{ end }}
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/rules b/modules/shorewall/files/rules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..615f4d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#
+# Shorewall -- /etc/shorewall/rules
+#
+# For information on the settings in this file, type "man shorewall-rules"
+#
+# The manpage is also online at
+# https://shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall-rules.html
+#
+##############################################################################################################################################################
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DPORT	SPORT	ORIGDEST	RATE	USER	MARK	CONNLIMIT	TIME	HEADERS	SWITCH	HELPER
+
+?SECTION ALL
+?SECTION ESTABLISHED
+?SECTION RELATED
+?SECTION INVALID
+?SECTION UNTRACKED
+?SECTION NEW
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/rules.frag.tmpl b/modules/shorewall/files/rules.frag.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f478d85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/rules.frag.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{/*
+##############################################################################################################################################################
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DPORT	SPORT	ORIGDEST	RATE	USER	MARK	CONNLIMIT	TIME	HEADERS	SWITCH	HELPER
+*/ -}}
+{{ if .comment -}}
+#
+#	{{ .comment }}
+#
+{{ end -}}
+{{ if .rule -}}
+{{ .rule }}
+{{ end -}}
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/shorewall.conf.tmpl b/modules/shorewall/files/shorewall.conf.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dafd6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/shorewall.conf.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+###############################################################################
+#
+#  Shorewall Version 5 -- /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf
+#
+#  For information about the settings in this file, type "man shorewall.conf"
+#
+#  Manpage also online at https://shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall.conf.html
+###############################################################################
+#		       S T A R T U P   E N A B L E D
+###############################################################################
+
+STARTUP_ENABLED=Yes
+
+###############################################################################
+#			     V E R B O S I T Y
+###############################################################################
+
+VERBOSITY=1
+
+###############################################################################
+#			        P A G E R
+###############################################################################
+
+PAGER=
+
+###############################################################################
+#			     F I R E W A L L
+###############################################################################
+
+FIREWALL=
+
+###############################################################################
+#			       L O G G I N G
+###############################################################################
+
+LOG_LEVEL="info"
+
+BLACKLIST_LOG_LEVEL=
+
+INVALID_LOG_LEVEL=
+
+LOG_BACKEND=
+
+LOG_MARTIANS=Yes
+
+LOG_VERBOSITY=2
+
+LOG_ZONE=Both
+
+LOGALLNEW=
+
+LOGFILE=/var/log/messages
+
+LOGFORMAT="%s %s "
+
+LOGTAGONLY=No
+
+LOGLIMIT="s:1/sec:10"
+
+MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG_LEVEL"
+
+RELATED_LOG_LEVEL=
+
+RPFILTER_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG_LEVEL"
+
+SFILTER_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG_LEVEL"
+
+SMURF_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG_LEVEL"
+
+STARTUP_LOG=/var/log/shorewall-init.log
+
+TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG_LEVEL"
+
+UNTRACKED_LOG_LEVEL=
+
+###############################################################################
+#	L O C A T I O N	  O F	F I L E S   A N D   D I R E C T O R I E S
+###############################################################################
+
+ARPTABLES=
+
+CONFIG_PATH=":${CONFDIR}/shorewall:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall"
+
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
+
+IPTABLES=
+
+IP=
+
+IPSET=
+
+LOCKFILE=
+
+MODULESDIR=
+
+NFACCT=
+
+PATH="/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
+
+PERL=/usr/bin/perl
+
+RESTOREFILE=restore
+
+SHOREWALL_SHELL=/bin/sh
+
+SUBSYSLOCK=/var/lock/subsys/shorewall
+
+TC=
+
+###############################################################################
+#		D E F A U L T   A C T I O N S / M A C R O S
+###############################################################################
+
+ACCEPT_DEFAULT="none"
+BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="Broadcast(DROP),Multicast(DROP),dropNotSyn:$LOG_LEVEL,dropInvalid:$LOG_LEVEL,DropDNSrep:$LOG_LEVEL"
+DROP_DEFAULT="Broadcast(DROP),Multicast(DROP)"
+NFQUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
+QUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
+REJECT_DEFAULT="Broadcast(DROP),Multicast(DROP)"
+
+###############################################################################
+#			 R S H / R C P	C O M M A N D S
+###############################################################################
+
+RCP_COMMAND='scp ${files} ${root}@${system}:${destination}'
+RSH_COMMAND='ssh ${root}@${system} ${command}'
+
+###############################################################################
+#			F I R E W A L L	  O P T I O N S
+###############################################################################
+
+ACCOUNTING=Yes
+
+ACCOUNTING_TABLE=filter
+
+ADD_IP_ALIASES=No
+
+ADD_SNAT_ALIASES=No
+
+ADMINISABSENTMINDED=Yes
+
+AUTOCOMMENT=Yes
+
+AUTOHELPERS=Yes
+
+AUTOMAKE=Yes
+
+BALANCE_PROVIDERS=No
+
+BASIC_FILTERS=No
+
+BLACKLIST="NEW,INVALID,UNTRACKED"
+
+CLAMPMSS=No
+
+CLEAR_TC=Yes
+
+COMPLETE=No
+
+DEFER_DNS_RESOLUTION=Yes
+
+DELETE_THEN_ADD=Yes
+
+DETECT_DNAT_IPADDRS=No
+
+DISABLE_IPV6=No
+
+DOCKER=No
+
+DOCKER_BRIDGE=docker0
+
+DONT_LOAD=
+
+DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST=Yes
+
+EXPAND_POLICIES=Yes
+
+EXPORTMODULES=Yes
+
+FASTACCEPT=No
+
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
+
+HELPERS=
+
+IGNOREUNKNOWNVARIABLES=No
+
+IMPLICIT_CONTINUE=No
+
+IPSET_WARNINGS=Yes
+
+IP_FORWARDING=Keep
+
+KEEP_RT_TABLES=No
+
+MACLIST_TABLE=filter
+
+MACLIST_TTL=
+
+MANGLE_ENABLED=Yes
+
+MARK_IN_FORWARD_CHAIN=No
+
+MINIUPNPD=No
+
+MULTICAST=No
+
+MUTEX_TIMEOUT=60
+
+NULL_ROUTE_RFC1918=No
+
+OPTIMIZE=All
+
+OPTIMIZE_ACCOUNTING=No
+
+PERL_HASH_SEED=0
+
+REJECT_ACTION=
+
+RENAME_COMBINED=Yes
+
+REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
+
+RESTART=restart
+
+RESTORE_DEFAULT_ROUTE=Yes
+
+RESTORE_ROUTEMARKS=Yes
+
+RETAIN_ALIASES=No
+
+ROUTE_FILTER=No
+
+SAVE_ARPTABLES=No
+
+SAVE_IPSETS=No
+
+TC_ENABLED=Internal
+
+TC_EXPERT=No
+
+TC_PRIOMAP="2 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2"
+
+TRACK_PROVIDERS=Yes
+
+TRACK_RULES=No
+
+USE_DEFAULT_RT=Yes
+
+USE_NFLOG_SIZE=No
+
+USE_PHYSICAL_NAMES=No
+
+USE_RT_NAMES=No
+
+VERBOSE_MESSAGES=Yes
+
+WARNOLDCAPVERSION=Yes
+
+WORKAROUNDS=No
+
+ZERO_MARKS=No
+
+ZONE2ZONE=-
+
+###############################################################################
+#			P A C K E T   D I S P O S I T I O N
+###############################################################################
+
+BLACKLIST_DISPOSITION=DROP
+
+INVALID_DISPOSITION=CONTINUE
+
+MACLIST_DISPOSITION=REJECT
+
+RELATED_DISPOSITION=ACCEPT
+
+RPFILTER_DISPOSITION=DROP
+
+SMURF_DISPOSITION=DROP
+
+SFILTER_DISPOSITION=DROP
+
+TCP_FLAGS_DISPOSITION=DROP
+
+UNTRACKED_DISPOSITION=CONTINUE
+
+################################################################################
+#			P A C K E T  M A R K  L A Y O U T
+################################################################################
+
+TC_BITS=
+
+PROVIDER_BITS=
+
+PROVIDER_OFFSET=
+
+MASK_BITS=
+
+ZONE_BITS=0
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/snat b/modules/shorewall/files/snat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4e359c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/snat
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# Shorewall -- /etc/shorewall/snat
+#
+# For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-snat"
+#
+# See https://shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall-snat.html for more information
+#
+?FORMAT 2
+###################################################################################################################################################
+#ACTION			SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DPORT	SPORT	IPSEC	MARK	USER	SWITCH	ORIGDEST	PROBABILITY
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/snat.frag.tmpl b/modules/shorewall/files/snat.frag.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd42a19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/snat.frag.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{{/*
+###################################################################################################################################################
+#ACTION			SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DPORT	SPORT	IPSEC	MARK	USER	SWITCH	ORIGDEST	PROBABILITY
+*/ -}}
+{{ if .comment -}}
+#
+#	{{ .comment }}
+#
+{{ end -}}
+{{ .action }}		{{ .source }}	{{ .dest }}
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/stoppedrule.frag.tmpl b/modules/shorewall/files/stoppedrule.frag.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69b350f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/stoppedrule.frag.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{/*
+###############################################################################
+#ACTION		SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DPORT	SPORT
+*/ -}}
+{{ if .comment -}}
+#
+#	{{ .comment }}
+#
+{{ end -}}
+{{ if .rule -}}
+{{ .rule }}
+{{ end -}}
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/stoppedrules b/modules/shorewall/files/stoppedrules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb447287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/stoppedrules
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#
+# Shorewall -- /etc/shorewall/stoppedrules
+#
+# For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-stoppedrules"
+#
+# The manpage is also online at
+# https://shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall-stoppedrules.html
+#
+# See https://shorewall.org/starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm for additional
+# information.
+#
+###############################################################################
+#ACTION		SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DPORT	SPORT
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/zones b/modules/shorewall/files/zones
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62e6aadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/zones
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# Shorewall -- /etc/shorewall/zones
+#
+# For information about this file, type "man shorewall-zones"
+#
+# The manpage is also online at
+# https://shorewall.org/manpages/shorewall-zones.html
+#
+###############################################################################
+#ZONE		TYPE		OPTIONS		IN_OPTIONS	OUT_OPTIONS
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/files/zones.frag.tmpl b/modules/shorewall/files/zones.frag.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dd61c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/files/zones.frag.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{{/*
+###############################################################################
+#ZONE		TYPE		OPTIONS		IN_OPTIONS	OUT_OPTIONS
+*/ -}}
+{{ if .comment -}}
+#
+#	{{ .comment }}
+#
+{{ end -}}
+{{ .name }}		{{ .type }}
diff --git a/modules/shorewall/main.mcl b/modules/shorewall/main.mcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5f0f4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shorewall/main.mcl
@@ -0,0 +1,529 @@
+# Mgmt
+# Copyright (C) 2013-2024+ James Shubin and the project contributors
+# Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Additional permission under GNU GPL version 3 section 7
+#
+# If you modify this program, or any covered work, by linking or combining it
+# with embedded mcl code and modules (and that the embedded mcl code and
+# modules which link with this program, contain a copy of their source code in
+# the authoritative form) containing parts covered by the terms of any other
+# license, the licensors of this program grant you additional permission to
+# convey the resulting work. Furthermore, the licensors of this program grant
+# the original author, James Shubin, additional permission to update this
+# additional permission if he deems it necessary to achieve the goals of this
+# additional permission.
+
+import "deploy"
+import "fmt"
+import "golang"
+import "local"
+import "golang/strings"
+
+# XXX: The templates need a padding function to line up columns.
+class firewall() {
+	pkg "shorewall" {
+		state => "installed",
+
+		Before => File["/etc/shorewall/"],
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => golang.template(deploy.readfile("/files/shorewall.conf.tmpl")),
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+
+	svc "shorewall" {
+		state => "running",
+		startup => "enabled",
+	}
+
+	$vardir = local.vardir("shorewall/")
+
+	# Add the default fw zone.
+	include zone("fw", struct{
+		type => "firewall",
+	})
+
+	include params_base # TODO: Do we need the base file present?
+}
+
+class firewall:zone_base() {
+	file "${vardir}zones.d/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "${vardir}zones.header" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => deploy.readfile("/files/zones"), # static, no template!
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/zones" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		fragments => [
+			"${vardir}zones.header", # also pull this one file
+			"${vardir}zones.d/", # pull from this dir
+		],
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+}
+
+# NOTE: the firewall type is added automatically by this module
+class firewall:zone($name, $st) {
+	print "zone: ${name}" {}
+	# XXX: document why this is named zone_base instead of base:zone_base or
+	# change the compiler to use the second version?
+	include zone_base
+
+	$type = $st->type || "ipv4"
+	#$options = [] # TODO: add option validation?
+	$comment = $st->comment || ""
+
+	# TODO: Test type is valid from:
+	#$valid_types = [
+	#	"bport",
+	#	"bport4",
+	#	"bport6",
+	#	"firewall",
+	#	"ip",
+	#	"ipsec",
+	#	"ipsec4",
+	#	"ipsec6",
+	#	"ipv4",
+	#	"ipv6",
+	#	"local"
+	#	"loopback"
+	#	"vserver",
+	#]
+
+	$tmpl = struct{
+		name => "${name}",
+		type => "${type}",
+		comment => "${comment}",
+	}
+	file "${vardir}zones.d/${name}.zone" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => golang.template(deploy.readfile("/files/zones.frag.tmpl"), $tmpl),
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:interface_base() {
+	file "${vardir}interfaces.d/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "${vardir}interfaces.header" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => deploy.readfile("/files/interfaces"), # static, no template!
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/interfaces" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		fragments => [
+			"${vardir}interfaces.header", # also pull this one file
+			"${vardir}interfaces.d/", # pull from this dir
+		],
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:interface($name, $zone, $st) {
+	print "interface: ${name}" {}
+	include interface_base
+
+	$interface = $st->interface || (strings.to_upper($zone) + "_IF") # eg: NET_IF
+	$physical = $st->physical || $name
+	$options []str = $st->options || [] # TODO: add option validation?
+	$comment = $st->comment || ""
+
+	$tmpl = struct{
+		zone => "${zone}",
+		interface => "${interface}",
+		physical => "${physical}",
+		options => $options,
+		comment => "${comment}",
+	}
+	file "${vardir}interfaces.d/${name}.interface" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => golang.template(deploy.readfile("/files/interfaces.frag.tmpl"), $tmpl),
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:policy_base() {
+	file "${vardir}policy.d/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "${vardir}policy.header" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => deploy.readfile("/files/policy"), # static, no template!
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/policy" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		fragments => [
+			"${vardir}policy.header", # also pull this one file
+			"${vardir}policy.d/", # pull from this dir
+		],
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:policy($name, $st) {
+	print "policy: ${name}" {}
+	include policy_base
+
+	$source = $st->source
+	$dest = $st->dest
+	$policy = $st->policy
+	$log = $st->log || false
+	$comment = $st->comment || ""
+
+	$tmpl = struct{
+		source => "${source}",
+		dest => "${dest}",
+		policy => "${policy}",
+		log_level => $log,
+		comment => "${comment}",
+	}
+	file "${vardir}policy.d/${name}.policy" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => golang.template(deploy.readfile("/files/policy.frag.tmpl"), $tmpl),
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:rule_base() {
+	file "${vardir}rules.d/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "${vardir}rules.header" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => deploy.readfile("/files/rules"), # static, no template!
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/rules" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		fragments => [
+			"${vardir}rules.header", # also pull this one file
+			"${vardir}rules.d/", # pull from this dir
+		],
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:rule($name, $st) {
+	print "rule: ${name}" {}
+	include rule_base
+
+	$rule = $st->rule || "" # entire rule contents OR use the below values
+
+	$action = $st->action # REJECT or SSH(ACCEPT) or Ping(DROP)
+	$source = $st->source # source zone
+	$source_ips []str = $st->source_ips || []
+	$dest = $st->dest || "" # dest zone
+	$dest_ips []str = $st->dest_ips || []
+	$proto = $st->proto || "" # protocol
+	# TODO: port doesn't support ranges atm
+	$port = $st->port || 0
+	#$sport = $st->sport || 0 # TODO
+	#$original = $st->original || [] # TODO
+	$comment = $st->comment || ""
+
+	$source_ips_joined = strings.join($source_ips, ",")
+	$valid_source = if $source_ips_joined == "" {
+		"${source}"
+	} else {
+		"${source}:${source_ips_joined}"
+	}
+
+	$dest_ips_joined = strings.join($dest_ips, ",")
+	$valid_dest = if $dest_ips_joined == "" {
+		"${dest}"
+	} else {
+		"${dest}:${dest_ips_joined}"
+	}
+
+	$valid_proto = if $proto == "" {
+		"-"
+	} else {
+		"${proto}"
+	}
+
+	# TODO: type switch here if we ever support doing that
+	$valid_port = if $port == 0 {
+		"-"
+	} else {
+		fmt.printf("%d", $port)
+	}
+
+	# TODO: tabs for beautifying, replace with a padding function eventually.
+	$full_rule = if $proto == "" and $port == 0 {
+		"${action}\t${valid_source}\t\t${valid_dest}"
+	} else {
+		"${action}\t${valid_source}\t\t${valid_dest}\t\t${valid_proto}\t${valid_port}"
+	}
+
+	$valid_rule = if $rule == "" {
+		$full_rule
+	} else {
+		$rule
+	}
+
+	$tmpl = struct{
+		rule => "${valid_rule}",
+		comment => "${comment}",
+	}
+	file "${vardir}rules.d/${name}.rule" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => golang.template(deploy.readfile("/files/rules.frag.tmpl"), $tmpl),
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:stoppedrule_base() {
+	file "${vardir}stoppedrules.d/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "${vardir}stoppedrules.header" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => deploy.readfile("/files/stoppedrules"), # static, no template!
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/stoppedrules" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		fragments => [
+			"${vardir}stoppedrules.header", # also pull this one file
+			"${vardir}stoppedrules.d/", # pull from this dir
+		],
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:stoppedrule($name, $st) {
+	print "stoppedrule: ${name}" {}
+	include stoppedrule_base
+
+	$rule = $st->rule || "" # entire rule contents OR use the below values
+
+	$action = $st->action # REJECT or SSH(ACCEPT) or Ping(DROP)
+	$source = $st->source # source zone
+	$dest = $st->dest # dest zone
+
+	$comment = $st->comment || ""
+
+	# TODO: tabs for beautifying, replace with a padding function eventually.
+	$valid_rule = if $rule == "" {
+		"${action}\t${source}\t\t${dest}"
+	} else {
+		$rule
+	}
+
+	$tmpl = struct{
+		rule => "${valid_rule}",
+		comment => "${comment}",
+	}
+	file "${vardir}stoppedrules.d/${name}.stoppedrule" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => golang.template(deploy.readfile("/files/stoppedrules.frag.tmpl"), $tmpl),
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:snat_base() {
+	file "${vardir}snat.d/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "${vardir}snat.header" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => deploy.readfile("/files/snat"), # static, no template!
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/snat" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		fragments => [
+			"${vardir}snat.header", # also pull this one file
+			"${vardir}snat.d/", # pull from this dir
+		],
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:snat($name, $st) {
+	print "snat: ${name}" {}
+	include snat_base
+
+	$action = $st->action # "MASQUERADE" usually
+	$source = $st->source # list of ip/cidr
+	$dest = $st->dest
+	$comment = $st->comment || ""
+
+	$valid_source = strings.join($source, ",")
+
+	$tmpl = struct{
+		action => "${action}",
+		source => "${valid_source}",
+		dest => "${dest}",
+		comment => "${comment}",
+	}
+	file "${vardir}snat.d/${name}.snat" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => golang.template(deploy.readfile("/files/snat.frag.tmpl"), $tmpl),
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:params_base() {
+	file "${vardir}params.d/" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		recurse => true,
+		purge => true,
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rwx,go=", # dir
+	}
+
+	file "${vardir}params.header" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		content => deploy.readfile("/files/params"), # static, no template!
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+	}
+
+	file "/etc/shorewall/params" {
+		state => $const.res.file.state.exists,
+		fragments => [
+			"${vardir}params.header", # also pull this one file
+			"${vardir}params.d/", # pull from this dir
+		],
+		owner => "root",
+		group => "root",
+		mode => "u=rw,go=",
+
+		Notify => Svc["shorewall"],
+	}
+}
+
+class firewall:params($name, $st) {
+	print "params: ${name}" {}
+	include params_base
+
+	# TODO: add params
+}
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