Jira (PUP-10966) Allow full-relative path references in file(), template(), related functions

[Reid Vandewiele (Jira)]

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Reid Vandewiele created an issue   Puppet / PUP-10966 Allow full-relative path references in file(), template(), related functions Issue Type: Improvement Assignee: Unassigned Created: 2021/03/16 9:49 AM Priority: Normal Reporter: Reid Vandewiele One of Puppet's most confusing long-standing idioms is its use of pseudo-relative module file references. Most notably, in file(), template(), and related functions. # This retrieves content from <moduledir>/modname/files/filename file('modname/filename')   # This retrieves content from <moduledir>/modname/templates/filename template('modname/filename') This is difficult for new users to understand, and when ported to the command-line it breaks normal Unix behavior in that forward-slash does not reliably indicate a real file path, even relatively. Feature Request Anywhere these confusing references are used, permit instead full-relative path references, following this convention: <modulename>/full/relative/path So, the examples above could be used instead as: # This retrieves content from <moduledir>/modname/files/filename file('modname/files/filename')   # This retrieves content from <moduledir>/modname/templates/filename template('modname/templates/filename') The same way that it has become best practice to always use a DSL option that includes the literal string "facts" when referencing facts for clarity*, this capability would improve intuitiveness, readability, and discoverability for new users. This will also make using a full-relative module path more tenable in CLI applications. * e.g., don't use $::osfamily. Use getvar('facts.osfamily) or $facts['osfamily'] instead. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.5.2#805002-sha1:a66f935) -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-bugs/JIRA.391231.1615913392000.167300.1615913400089%40Atlassian.JIRA.