Issue #19556 has been updated by Rob Nelson. Status changed from Unreviewed to Closed
In addition to using anchors, you could put the packages in another class, something like module::install::deps, and "require => module::install::deps" wherever you need it. ---------------------------------------- Feature #19556: Meta resource type as a container for multiple resource types https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/19556#change-98292 * Author: Gerard Hickey * Status: Closed * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Category: RAL * Target version: * Affected Puppet version: * Keywords: * Branch: ---------------------------------------- One of the things that seems would be useful is a way to reference a number of resource types with a single entry. For example lets say that there are 6 packages (no direct dependancies between them) that need to be installed before the configuration files can be build and a service started. Traditionally this would be accomplished with something like file {'/etc/abcd.conf': ensure => present, ..... require => [Package['pack1'], Package['pack2'],....,Package['pack6']], } If the require construct needs to be specified a couple of places in the class (or even outside the class), then it can be problematic to keep all references up to date and correct. What I would like to propose is a Meta type that is just a collection of resources. So the something like the following is what I am envisioning: meta {'my_collection': require => [Package['pack1'], Package['pack2'],....,Package['pack6']], } file {'/etc/abcd.conf': ensure => present, ..... require => Meta['my_collection'], } It would also be nice if the Meta type would also support things like notify so that if all the resource requirements are satisfied, the it would fire off the notification to schedule the notified resource. -- 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 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/groups/opt_out.
