Hi Bhuvnesh,

Thanks for your reply. Does it mean any variable in param.py
is available for the xml configuration file ?

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Bhuvnesh Chaudhary <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Technically, you can have the value of hdp_version in your
> spark-defaults.xml. But I hope you might have already considered the
> impacts due to upgrade, etc.
>
> Case1:
> if you are not exposing it on UI then you can use template with variable
> substitution..
> step1:  put a template for spark-default.xml under package/templates with
> the required label.
> ex spark-default.xml.j2
> <property>hdp_version</property>
> <value>{{hdp_version_derived}}</value>
>
> step2: derive the value of hdp_version_derived in params.py. (let's say
> after derivation)
> hdp_version_derived = 2.3
>
> step3: Write it to the filesystem using File Resource.
> ex: File(target_file, template(your_template), owner=required_owner,
> group=required_group)
>
> Case2:
> if you are exposing it UI, template's with variable substitution cannot be
> used. You will have to perform the below
> step1. expose a configuration file under configurations directory (with
> some default for hdp_version)
> step2. read the properties when service is loaded / started
> step3. Propagate the value to filesystem. (XmlConfig can be used to write
> Xml files with required values)
>
> Be advised for case2, if you update the value at backend by some logic in
> your code, your UI config display may not be in sync with the actual value
> written on the filesystem and you will need to update the correct value on
> UI if you want them to be in sync. This is kind of hack and not
> recommended.
>
> Let me know if there are any questions.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bhuvnesh Chaudhary
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>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:11 PM, Jeff Zhang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I am trying to create configuration file (spark-defaults.xml) for my
> > component
> >
> > This configuration is very similar to hadoop configuration file.  It
> seems
> > support variable substitution. and can I use hdp_version variable (or any
> > other variable represent hdp_version) in this configuration file ? Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Jeff Zhang
> >
>



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Jeff Zhang

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