makes sense, didn't think of that :) Thanks Luke, -Roy
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Luke Kanies <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 26, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Roy Nielsen wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I'm working on adding a parameter to a type. If a condition is met, > > skip the resource & keep processing. At least that's what I'd like > > to do. > > > > I can get the condition met, but the only thing I can get to work is > > to use Puppet::Error, or Puppet::DevError - which exits the puppet > > run. > > > > Someone pointed out the transaction class, but I'm having a bit of > > trouble figuring out how to use it. The exec parameter has the > > "unless" and "onlyif" parameters, but it's not clear how they are > > accomplishing it. > > > > Anyone have any pointers? > > Look in the transaction for the 'skip?' method -- this is where you > should have the transaction check to see if a resource passes all of > its checks. > > E.g., you'd have a method like this on the resource: > > def passes_checks? > ...iterate over each provided check and run it... > end > > And in the transaction: > > def skip? > ...existing code... > elsif ! resource.passes_checks? > return false > ... > end > > With tests, of course. :) > > -- > I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to > please everybody. -- Bill Cosby > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Luke Kanies | http://reductivelabs.com | http://madstop.com > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Developers" 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-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
