def build_frontend(self, frontend_node):
        """parse `frontend` sections, and return a config.Frontend

        Args:
            frontend_node (TreeNode): Description

        Raises:
            Exception: Description

        Returns:
            config.Frontend: an object
        """
        proxy_name = frontend_node.frontend_header.proxy_name.text
        service_address_node = frontend_node.frontend_header.service_address

        # parse the config block
        config_block_lines = self.__build_config_block(
            frontend_node.config_block)

        # parse host and port
        host, port = '', ''
        if isinstance(service_address_node, pegnode.ServiceAddress):
            host = service_address_node.host.text
            port = service_address_node.port.text
        else:
            # use `bind` in config lines to fill in host and port
            # just use the first
            for line in config_block_lines:
                if isinstance(line, config.Bind):
                    host, port = line.host, line.port
                    break
            else:
                raise Exception(
                    'Not specify host and port in `frontend` definition')
        return config.Frontend(
            name=proxy_name, host=host, port=port,
            config_block=config_block_lines)