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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+dns_hetznercloud_info='Hetzner Cloud DNS
+Site: Hetzner.com
+Docs: github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/wiki/dnsapi2#dns_hetznercloud
+Options:
+ HETZNER_TOKEN API token for the Hetzner Cloud DNS API
+Optional:
+ HETZNER_TTL Custom TTL for new TXT rrsets (default 120)
+ HETZNER_API Override API endpoint (default https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1)
+Issues: github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues
+'
+
+HETZNERCLOUD_API_DEFAULT="https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1"
+HETZNERCLOUD_TTL_DEFAULT=120
+
+########  Public functions #####################
+
+dns_hetznercloud_add() {
+  fulldomain="$(_idn "${1}")"
+  txtvalue="${2}"
+
+  _info "Using Hetzner Cloud DNS API to add record"
+
+  if ! _hetznercloud_init; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! _hetznercloud_prepare_zone "${fulldomain}"; then
+    _err "Unable to determine Hetzner Cloud zone for ${fulldomain}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! _hetznercloud_get_rrset; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" = "200" ]; then
+    if _hetznercloud_rrset_contains_value "${txtvalue}"; then
+      _info "TXT record already present; nothing to do."
+      return 0
+    fi
+  elif [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" != "404" ]; then
+    _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Failed to query existing TXT rrset" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  add_payload="$(_hetznercloud_build_add_payload "${txtvalue}")"
+  if [ -z "${add_payload}" ]; then
+    _err "Failed to build request payload."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! _hetznercloud_api POST "${_hetznercloud_rrset_action_add}" "${add_payload}"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  case "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" in
+  200 | 201 | 202 | 204)
+    _info "Hetzner Cloud TXT record added."
+    return 0
+    ;;
+  401 | 403)
+    _err "Hetzner Cloud DNS API authentication failed (HTTP ${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}). Check HETZNER_TOKEN for the new API."
+    _hetznercloud_log_http_error "" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+    return 1
+    ;;
+  409 | 422)
+    _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Hetzner Cloud DNS rejected the add_records request" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+    return 1
+    ;;
+  *)
+    _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Hetzner Cloud DNS add_records request failed" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+    return 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+dns_hetznercloud_rm() {
+  fulldomain="$(_idn "${1}")"
+  txtvalue="${2}"
+
+  _info "Using Hetzner Cloud DNS API to remove record"
+
+  if ! _hetznercloud_init; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! _hetznercloud_prepare_zone "${fulldomain}"; then
+    _err "Unable to determine Hetzner Cloud zone for ${fulldomain}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! _hetznercloud_get_rrset; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" = "404" ]; then
+    _info "TXT rrset does not exist; nothing to remove."
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" != "200" ]; then
+    _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Failed to query existing TXT rrset" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if _hetznercloud_rrset_contains_value "${txtvalue}"; then
+    remove_payload="$(_hetznercloud_build_remove_payload "${txtvalue}")"
+    if [ -z "${remove_payload}" ]; then
+      _err "Failed to build remove_records payload."
+      return 1
+    fi
+    if ! _hetznercloud_api POST "${_hetznercloud_rrset_action_remove}" "${remove_payload}"; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+    case "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" in
+    200 | 201 | 202 | 204)
+      _info "Hetzner Cloud TXT record removed."
+      return 0
+      ;;
+    401 | 403)
+      _err "Hetzner Cloud DNS API authentication failed (HTTP ${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}). Check HETZNER_TOKEN for the new API."
+      _hetznercloud_log_http_error "" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    404)
+      _info "TXT rrset already absent after remove action."
+      return 0
+      ;;
+    409 | 422)
+      _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Hetzner Cloud DNS rejected the remove_records request" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Hetzner Cloud DNS remove_records request failed" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    _info "TXT value not present; nothing to remove."
+    return 0
+  fi
+}
+
+####################  Private functions ##################################
+
+_hetznercloud_init() {
+  HETZNER_TOKEN="${HETZNER_TOKEN:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable HETZNER_TOKEN)}"
+  if [ -z "${HETZNER_TOKEN}" ]; then
+    _err "The environment variable HETZNER_TOKEN must be set for the Hetzner Cloud DNS API."
+    return 1
+  fi
+  HETZNER_TOKEN=$(echo "${HETZNER_TOKEN}" | tr -d '"')
+  _saveaccountconf_mutable HETZNER_TOKEN "${HETZNER_TOKEN}"
+
+  HETZNER_API="${HETZNER_API:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable HETZNER_API)}"
+  if [ -z "${HETZNER_API}" ]; then
+    HETZNER_API="${HETZNERCLOUD_API_DEFAULT}"
+  fi
+  _saveaccountconf_mutable HETZNER_API "${HETZNER_API}"
+
+  HETZNER_TTL="${HETZNER_TTL:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable HETZNER_TTL)}"
+  if [ -z "${HETZNER_TTL}" ]; then
+    HETZNER_TTL="${HETZNERCLOUD_TTL_DEFAULT}"
+  fi
+  ttl_check=$(printf "%s" "${HETZNER_TTL}" | tr -d '0-9')
+  if [ -n "${ttl_check}" ]; then
+    _err "HETZNER_TTL must be an integer value."
+    return 1
+  fi
+  _saveaccountconf_mutable HETZNER_TTL "${HETZNER_TTL}"
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_prepare_zone() {
+  _hetznercloud_zone_id=""
+  _hetznercloud_zone_name=""
+  _hetznercloud_zone_name_lc=""
+  _hetznercloud_rr_name=""
+  _hetznercloud_rrset_path=""
+  _hetznercloud_rrset_action_add=""
+  _hetznercloud_rrset_action_remove=""
+  fulldomain_lc=$(printf "%s" "${1}" | sed 's/\.$//' | _lower_case)
+
+  i=2
+  p=1
+  while true; do
+    candidate=$(printf "%s" "${fulldomain_lc}" | cut -d . -f "${i}"-100)
+    if [ -z "${candidate}" ]; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if _hetznercloud_get_zone_by_candidate "${candidate}"; then
+      zone_name_lc="${_hetznercloud_zone_name_lc}"
+      if [ "${fulldomain_lc}" = "${zone_name_lc}" ]; then
+        _hetznercloud_rr_name="@"
+      else
+        suffix=".${zone_name_lc}"
+        if _endswith "${fulldomain_lc}" "${suffix}"; then
+          _hetznercloud_rr_name="${fulldomain_lc%"${suffix}"}"
+        else
+          _hetznercloud_rr_name="${fulldomain_lc}"
+        fi
+      fi
+      _hetznercloud_rrset_path=$(printf "%s" "${_hetznercloud_rr_name}" | _url_encode)
+      _hetznercloud_rrset_action_add="/zones/${_hetznercloud_zone_id}/rrsets/${_hetznercloud_rrset_path}/TXT/actions/add_records"
+      _hetznercloud_rrset_action_remove="/zones/${_hetznercloud_zone_id}/rrsets/${_hetznercloud_rrset_path}/TXT/actions/remove_records"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    p=${i}
+    i=$(_math "${i}" + 1)
+  done
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_get_zone_by_candidate() {
+  candidate="${1}"
+  zone_key=$(printf "%s" "${candidate}" | sed 's/[^A-Za-z0-9]/_/g')
+  zone_conf_key="HETZNERCLOUD_ZONE_ID_for_${zone_key}"
+
+  cached_zone_id=$(_readdomainconf "${zone_conf_key}")
+  if [ -n "${cached_zone_id}" ]; then
+    if _hetznercloud_api GET "/zones/${cached_zone_id}"; then
+      if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" = "200" ]; then
+        zone_data=$(printf "%s" "${response}" | _normalizeJson | sed 's/^{"zone"://' | sed 's/}$//')
+        if _hetznercloud_parse_zone_fields "${zone_data}"; then
+          zone_name_lc=$(printf "%s" "${_hetznercloud_zone_name}" | _lower_case)
+          if [ "${zone_name_lc}" = "${candidate}" ]; then
+            return 0
+          fi
+        fi
+      elif [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" = "404" ]; then
+        _cleardomainconf "${zone_conf_key}"
+      fi
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if _hetznercloud_api GET "/zones/${candidate}"; then
+    if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" = "200" ]; then
+      zone_data=$(printf "%s" "${response}" | _normalizeJson | sed 's/^{"zone"://' | sed 's/}$//')
+      if _hetznercloud_parse_zone_fields "${zone_data}"; then
+        zone_name_lc=$(printf "%s" "${_hetznercloud_zone_name}" | _lower_case)
+        if [ "${zone_name_lc}" = "${candidate}" ]; then
+          _savedomainconf "${zone_conf_key}" "${_hetznercloud_zone_id}"
+          return 0
+        fi
+      fi
+    elif [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" != "404" ]; then
+      _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Hetzner Cloud zone lookup failed" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  encoded_candidate=$(printf "%s" "${candidate}" | _url_encode)
+  if ! _hetznercloud_api GET "/zones?name=${encoded_candidate}"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" != "200" ]; then
+    if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" = "404" ]; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+    _hetznercloud_log_http_error "Hetzner Cloud zone search failed" "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  zone_data=$(_hetznercloud_extract_zone_from_list "${response}" "${candidate}")
+  if [ -z "${zone_data}" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! _hetznercloud_parse_zone_fields "${zone_data}"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  _savedomainconf "${zone_conf_key}" "${_hetznercloud_zone_id}"
+  return 0
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_parse_zone_fields() {
+  zone_json="${1}"
+  if [ -z "${zone_json}" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  normalized=$(printf "%s" "${zone_json}" | _normalizeJson)
+  zone_id=$(printf "%s" "${normalized}" | _egrep_o '"id":[^,}]*' | _head_n 1 | cut -d : -f 2 | tr -d ' "')
+  zone_name=$(printf "%s" "${normalized}" | _egrep_o '"name":"[^"]*"' | _head_n 1 | cut -d : -f 2 | tr -d '"')
+  if [ -z "${zone_id}" ] || [ -z "${zone_name}" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  _hetznercloud_zone_id="${zone_id}"
+  _hetznercloud_zone_name="${zone_name}"
+  _hetznercloud_zone_name_lc=$(printf "%s" "${zone_name}" | sed 's/\.$//' | _lower_case)
+  return 0
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_extract_zone_from_list() {
+  list_response=$(printf "%s" "${1}" | _normalizeJson)
+  candidate="${2}"
+  escaped_candidate=$(_hetznercloud_escape_regex "${candidate}")
+  printf "%s" "${list_response}" | _egrep_o "{[^{}]*\"name\":\"${escaped_candidate}\"[^{}]*}" | _head_n 1
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_escape_regex() {
+  printf "%s" "${1}" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g' | sed 's/\./\\./g' | sed 's/-/\\-/g'
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_get_rrset() {
+  if [ -z "${_hetznercloud_zone_id}" ] || [ -z "${_hetznercloud_rrset_path}" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! _hetznercloud_api GET "/zones/${_hetznercloud_zone_id}/rrsets/${_hetznercloud_rrset_path}/TXT"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_rrset_contains_value() {
+  wanted_value="${1}"
+  normalized=$(printf "%s" "${response}" | _normalizeJson)
+  escaped_value=$(_hetznercloud_escape_value "${wanted_value}")
+  search_pattern="\"value\":\"\\\\\"${escaped_value}\\\\\"\""
+  if _contains "${normalized}" "${search_pattern}"; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_build_add_payload() {
+  value="${1}"
+  escaped_value=$(_hetznercloud_escape_value "${value}")
+  printf '{"ttl":%s,"records":[{"value":"\\"%s\\""}]}' "${HETZNER_TTL}" "${escaped_value}"
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_build_remove_payload() {
+  value="${1}"
+  escaped_value=$(_hetznercloud_escape_value "${value}")
+  printf '{"records":[{"value":"\\"%s\\""}]}' "${escaped_value}"
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_escape_value() {
+  printf "%s" "${1}" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g' | sed 's/"/\\"/g'
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_error_message() {
+  if [ -z "${response}" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  message=$(printf "%s" "${response}" | _normalizeJson | _egrep_o '"message":"[^"]*"' | _head_n 1 | cut -d : -f 2 | tr -d '"')
+  if [ -n "${message}" ]; then
+    printf "%s" "${message}"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_log_http_error() {
+  context="${1}"
+  code="${2}"
+  message="$(_hetznercloud_error_message)"
+  if [ -n "${context}" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${message}" ]; then
+      _err "${context} (HTTP ${code}): ${message}"
+    else
+      _err "${context} (HTTP ${code})"
+    fi
+  else
+    if [ -n "${message}" ]; then
+      _err "Hetzner Cloud DNS API error (HTTP ${code}): ${message}"
+    else
+      _err "Hetzner Cloud DNS API error (HTTP ${code})"
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+_hetznercloud_api() {
+  method="${1}"
+  ep="${2}"
+  data="${3}"
+  retried="${4}"
+
+  if [ -z "${method}" ]; then
+    method="GET"
+  fi
+
+  if ! _startswith "${ep}" "/"; then
+    ep="/${ep}"
+  fi
+  url="${HETZNER_API}${ep}"
+
+  export _H1="Authorization: Bearer ${HETZNER_TOKEN}"
+  export _H2="Accept: application/json"
+  export _H3=""
+  export _H4=""
+  export _H5=""
+
+  : >"${HTTP_HEADER}"
+
+  if [ "${method}" = "GET" ]; then
+    response="$(_get "${url}")"
+  else
+    if [ -z "${data}" ]; then
+      data="{}"
+    fi
+    response="$(_post "${data}" "${url}" "" "${method}" "application/json")"
+  fi
+  ret="${?}"
+
+  _hetznercloud_last_http_code=$(grep "^HTTP" "${HTTP_HEADER}" | _tail_n 1 | cut -d " " -f 2 | tr -d '\r\n')
+
+  if [ "${ret}" != "0" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${_hetznercloud_last_http_code}" = "429" ] && [ "${retried}" != "retried" ]; then
+    retry_after=$(grep -i "^Retry-After" "${HTTP_HEADER}" | _tail_n 1 | cut -d : -f 2 | tr -d ' \r')
+    if [ -z "${retry_after}" ]; then
+      retry_after=1
+    fi
+    _info "Hetzner Cloud DNS API rate limit hit; retrying in ${retry_after} seconds."
+    _sleep "${retry_after}"
+    if ! _hetznercloud_api "${method}" "${ep}" "${data}" "retried"; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  return 0
+}