Jira (PUP-3018) Puppet doesn't like to evaluate 'require => [ [], [] ],'

[Andy Parker (JIRA)]

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Andy Parker commented on an issue   Re: Puppet doesn't like to evaluate 'require => [ [], [] ],' The resource, when copying, seems to flatten out the arrays, but only if there is a reference to another resource in it (https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/blob/master/lib/puppet/resource.rb#L416-421). Add Comment   Puppet / PUP-3018 Puppet doesn't like to evaluate 'require => [ [], [] ],' Sometimes you might want to programmatically decide upon a resources requries, viz: {code} someresource {'mynam':    require => $flag ? { true => another_resource['name'], false => []}, } {code} This works ok until you have lists on the RHS of the require line. This works ok: {code} someresource {'mynam':    require => [$flag_a ? { true ... This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159-sha1:44eaede) -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.