Issue #7216 has been updated by Garrett Honeycutt.
Each module would need some meta data for the installer.
* name - dnsclient
* description
* variable name - $nameservers
* variable type - string or array
* could also specify restrictions such as alpha only, alphanumeric,
ipaddress, ...
The installer could display the name and description and prompt [Y/n] and then
prompt for each variable and explain the format required, then check the input
to see that it matches. It could then store the information. Once all the
modules have been answered the installer could write out the variables and
values to $MODULEPATH/common/manifests/data.pp.
**data.pp**
<pre>
class common::data {
# dnsclient
$nameservers = ['4.2.2.1', '4.2.2.2']
$searchpath = 'puppetlabs.com'
}
</pre>
For this to happen, we would need to
* Standardize on the meta data. Preferably adding it to the
Modulefile/metadata.json that we already use.
* each variable would need
* name
* type
* validation type
* Have a function to prompt for a given type of data (string or array)
* Have a function to validate user input
* Ability to store this information until the installer is complete
* Output the data to the user
* Optionally write out the data
* Allow the user to override the output path
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Feature #7216: Optionally have installer on Puppet master configure data for
base set of modules
https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/7216
Author: Garrett Honeycutt
Status: Unreviewed
Priority: Normal
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If I am installing a Puppet Master, it would be nice if it gave me the option
to enable certain modules. Upon enabling them it would prompt for applicable
data.
ie:
<pre>
Manage resolver? [Y/n] Y
Please list your name servers, comma delimited: dns1.foo.tld,dns2.foo.tld
Please supply your search path, comma delimited [foo.tld]: eng.foo.tld,foo.tld
</pre>
Then this data could be written and accessed by a module.
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