def allow_ports(ports, proto='tcp', direction='in'):
    '''
    Fully replace the incoming or outgoing ports
    line in the csf.conf file - e.g. TCP_IN, TCP_OUT,
    UDP_IN, UDP_OUT, etc.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' csf.allow_ports ports="[22,80,443,4505,4506]" proto='tcp' direction='in'
    '''

    results = []
    ports = set(ports)
    ports = list(ports)
    proto = proto.upper()
    direction = direction.upper()
    _validate_direction_and_proto(direction, proto)
    ports_csv = ','.join(six.moves.map(six.text_type, ports))
    directions = build_directions(direction)

    for direction in directions:
        result = __salt__['file.replace']('/etc/csf/csf.conf',
                pattern='^{0}_{1}(\ +)?\=(\ +)?".*"$'.format(proto, direction),  # pylint: disable=W1401
                                    repl='{0}_{1} = "{2}"'.format(proto, direction, ports_csv))
        results.append(result)

    return results
Fully replace the incoming or outgoing ports
    line in the csf.conf file - e.g. TCP_IN, TCP_OUT,
    UDP_IN, UDP_OUT, etc.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' csf.allow_ports ports="[22,80,443,4505,4506]" proto='tcp' direction='in'