On 02/27/2015 05:02 PM, Peter Berghold wrote: > can I guess that the first def mod is what is referred to as a "getter" > and second is a "setter?" Can I stretch that inference to say that if > the value being passed to the setter is the same as what the getter is > seeing it won't be set again? >
Yes, this is basically a getter/setter pair. However, the idempotency is implemented closer to the type layer. The transaction code will check whether properties are out of sync, and invoke the provider "=" methods to take action if necessary. On this higher level, your assertion should hold true. But I'm not sure if that's what you were asking. HTH, Felix -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/54F09689.7070607%40alumni.tu-berlin.de. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
