On Mar 18, 2009, at 1:23 PM, Jim Pirzyk wrote:
> I have been working on full feature syslog type and providers. I
> have a few questions about how to do things.
>
> 1) How do I have a type 'implement' functionality from another type.
>
> For example, I have these 2 types:
>
> file {"/var/log/ipfw.log":
> ensure => present,
> mode => 600,
> owner => root,
> group => wheel,
> }
> syslog { "/var/log/ipfw.log":
> selector => 'security.info'',
> ensure => present,
> notify => [ Service[syslog] ]
> mode => 600,
> owner => root,
> group => wheel,
> }
>
> I'd like not to have the first file{} type and have the provider
> 'touch' the file if it does not exist.
You could have the syslog type generate the file resource:
def generate
Puppet::Type.type(:file).create(:path => self[:name], :mode
=> ....) unless catalog.resource(:file, self[:name])
end
Something like that, anyway.
>
> 2) Is there an 'autonotify' feature like there is autorequire? Seems
> like I should be able to have it notify the syslog service every time
> I update the syslog.conf file.
There is not; I've never had anyone ask for it. I'd accept a patch
for it, but you can hack it in the initialize method in the meantime.
Just do something like:
def initialize(*args)
super
self[:notify] = [:service, "syslog"]
end
Yes, hackish, but that's what you get for being special. :)
OTOH, if you're generating the file as above, then include the
'notify' value in the arguments to it.
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