Issue #14666 has been updated by eric sorenson.
FWIW this behaves as expected on 3.x: <pre> [[email protected] ~/Sandbox/puppet-undef/manifests]% cat 14666-undefined-string.pp file{ "/tmp/undefined_issue.poc": ensure => present, content =>inline_template('the answer is: <%= scope.lookupvar("mysql_server_id") %>') } [[email protected] ~/Sandbox/puppet-undef/manifests]% more /tmp/undefined_issue.poc the answer is: </pre> ---------------------------------------- Bug #14666: puppet puts 'undefined' string in place of empty variables used in templates. https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/14666#change-69624 Author: Dominik Zyla Status: Duplicate Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: templates Target version: Affected Puppet version: 2.7.14 Keywords: templates undefined empty variable empty string Branch: As in topic. Here is POC: <pre> [11:10] admin0:~/puppet/devel # cat poc.pp file{"/tmp/undefined_issue.poc": ensure => present, content =>inline_template('<% if scope.lookupvar("mysql_server_id") != "" %>server-id = <%= scope.lookupvar("mysql_server_id") %><% end %>') } [11:10] admin0:~/puppet/devel # puppet apply poc.pp notice: /Stage[main]//File[/tmp/undefined_issue.poc]/ensure: created notice: Finished catalog run in 0.40 seconds [11:10] admin0:~/puppet/devel # cat /tmp/undefined_issue.poc server-id = undefined# [11:10] admin0:~/puppet/devel # </pre> I think empty string should be returned or an exception raised. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.
