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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+#
+#VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN=000011112222333344445555666677778888
+
+VARIOMEDIA_API="https://api.variomedia.de"
+
+######## Public functions #####################
+
+#Usage: add _acme-challenge.www.domain.com "XKrxpRBosdIKFzxW_CT3KLZNf6q0HG9i01zxXp5CPBs"
+dns_variomedia_add() {
+  fulldomain=$1
+  txtvalue=$2
+  _debug fulldomain "$fulldomain"
+  _debug txtvalue "$txtvalue"
+
+  VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN="${VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN)}"
+  if test -z "$VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN"; then
+    VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN=""
+    _err 'VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN was not exported'
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  _saveaccountconf_mutable VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN "$VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN"
+
+  _debug 'First detect the root zone'
+  if ! _get_root "$fulldomain"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  _debug _sub_domain "$_sub_domain"
+  _debug _domain "$_domain"
+
+  if ! _variomedia_rest POST "dns-records" "{\"data\": {\"type\": \"dns-record\", \"attributes\": {\"record_type\": \"TXT\", \"name\": \"$_sub_domain\", \"domain\": \"$_domain\", \"data\": \"$txtvalue\", \"ttl\":300}}}"; then
+    _err "$response"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  _debug2 _response "$response"
+  return 0
+}
+
+#fulldomain txtvalue
+dns_variomedia_rm() {
+  fulldomain=$1
+  txtvalue=$2
+  _debug fulldomain "$fulldomain"
+  _debug txtvalue "$txtvalue"
+
+  VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN="${VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN)}"
+  if test -z "$VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN"; then
+    VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN=""
+    _err 'VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN was not exported'
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  _saveaccountconf_mutable VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN "$VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN"
+
+  _debug 'First detect the root zone'
+  if ! _get_root "$fulldomain"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  _debug _sub_domain "$_sub_domain"
+  _debug _domain "$_domain"
+
+  _debug 'Getting txt records'
+
+  if ! _variomedia_rest GET "dns-records?filter[domain]=$_domain"; then
+    _err 'Error'
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  _record_id="$(echo "$response" | cut -d '[' -f2 | cut -d']' -f1 | sed 's/},[ \t]*{/\},§\{/g' | tr § '\n' | grep "$_sub_domain" | grep "$txtvalue" | sed 's/^{//;s/}[,]?$//' | tr , '\n' | tr -d '\"' | grep ^id | cut -d : -f2 | tr -d ' ')"
+  _debug _record_id "$_record_id"
+  if [ "$_record_id" ]; then
+    _info "Successfully retrieved the record id for ACME challenge."
+  else
+    _info "Empty record id, it seems no such record."
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  if ! _variomedia_rest DELETE "/dns-records/$_record_id"; then
+    _err "$response"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  _debug2 _response "$response"
+  return 0
+}
+
+#################### Private functions below ##################################
+#_acme-challenge.www.domain.com
+#returns
+# _sub_domain=_acme-challenge.www
+# _domain=domain.com
+_get_root() {
+  fulldomain=$1
+  i=1
+  while true; do
+    h=$(printf "%s" "$fulldomain" | cut -d . -f $i-100)
+    _debug h "$h"
+    if [ -z "$h" ]; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! _variomedia_rest GET "domains/$h"; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if _startswith "$response" "\{\"data\":"; then
+      if _contains "$response" "\"id\": \"$h\""; then
+        _sub_domain="$(echo "$fulldomain" | sed "s/\\.$h\$//")"
+        _domain=$h
+        return 0
+      fi
+    fi
+    i=$(_math "$i" + 1)
+  done
+
+  _debug "root domain not found"
+  return 1
+}
+
+_variomedia_rest() {
+  m=$1
+  ep="$2"
+  data="$3"
+  _debug "$ep"
+
+  export _H1="Authorization: token $VARIOMEDIA_API_TOKEN"
+  export _H2="Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json"
+  export _H3="Accept: application/vnd.variomedia.v1+json"
+
+  if [ "$m" != "GET" ]; then
+    _debug data "$data"
+    response="$(_post "$data" "$VARIOMEDIA_API/$ep" "" "$m")"
+  else
+    response="$(_get "$VARIOMEDIA_API/$ep")"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
+    _err "Error $ep"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  _debug2 response "$response"
+  return 0
+}