Jira (PUP-8921) Resource collection can't be done on Abstract Resources

[Brian Vanderbusch (JIRA)]

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Brian Vanderbusch created an issue   Puppet / PUP-8921 Resource collection can't be done on Abstract Resources Issue Type: Bug Assignee: Unassigned Components: Compiler Created: 2018/06/09 12:41 PM Priority: Normal Reporter: Brian Vanderbusch It is currently not possible to collect resources using an abstract resource collector.  There are two way that you can attempt to collect an abstract resource, and they both fail with compiler errors: ``` Resource[$type] <| tag == 'some_tag' |> -> Package['some_package'] ``` This fails with a syntax error `Could not parse for environment root: Illegal _expression_. A '[]' _expression_ is unacceptable as type name in a Virtual Query`. I also tried: ``` Resource <| tag == 'some_tag' |> -> Package['some_package'] ``` This causes an error:  ``` Puppet::PreformattedError: Evaluation Error: Error while evaluating a Virtual Query, Resource type resource doesn't exist ``` The example code I used that prompted this finding is here: class gitlab::omnibus_package_repository ( Hash $repository_configuration, Boolean $manage_omnibus_repository, ) { if $manage_omnibus_repository { $repository_configuration.each() | String $resource_type, Hash $resources | { create_resources($resource_type, $resources, {tag => 'gitlab_omnibus_repository_resource'}) }   # ensure all repository configuration are in place before the gitlab omnibus package is installed Resource <| tag == 'gitlab_omnibus_repository_resource' |> -> Package['gitlab-omnibus'] } } Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.7.1#77002-sha1:e75ca93) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.