How about allowing inline body definitions so instead of this (adapted
from the OP):
bundle agent test{
files:
"/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
create => "true",
perms => m("600");
}
body perms m(mode){
mode => "$(mode)";
}
just write this:
bundle agent test{
files:
"/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
create => "true",
perms => {
mode=> "600";
};
}
I tried, but get a syntax error on mode=>"600". Writing inline bodies
is natural for a programmer (yes I know, cfengine is not a programming
language...). I think the second version is easier to read and
understand compared to the original, particularly if the perms body in
the first variant is hidden in a library. I see the need for
developing complex bodies and stuff them into libraries (which also is
natural for a programmer), but why not allow inline body definitions
as well?
- Erlend
PS: And I have not searched the archives for this, so if it has been
voiced before, I apologise.
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