[Puppet Users] puppet testing

2013-11-20 Thread Raj kumar V
Hi There, I am kind of lost, understood something wrong. I have written a module. Now how can I test this module? Do I need to copy it to agent or server? Is it possible to test it as a standalone module where I have a machine with puppet agent or server installed? It is a simple module I

Re: [Puppet Users] puppet testing

2013-11-20 Thread Martin Alfke
Hi Raj, when running puppet apply on your module init.pp you will only compile the module but you will not instantiate the module. (google for definition vs. declaration) You need to create another init.pp file (normally you put them into yourmodule/tests/init.pp). In this file you declare the

Re: [Puppet Users] puppet testing

2013-11-20 Thread Martin Alfke
Hi Raj, when running puppet apply on your module init.pp you will only compile the module but you will not instantiate the module. (google for definition vs. declaration) You need to create another init.pp file (normally you put them into yourmodule/tests/init.pp). In this file you declare the

[Puppet Users] Puppet testing

2012-09-19 Thread llowder
I'm in the process of trying to get automated testing for my modules, using puppet-lint, rspec-puppet, puppetlabs_spec_helper and Jenkins. Are there any automated, or semi-automated ways to ensure coverage on my tests? At the moment I am writing tests for existing modules, but I also need to

[Puppet Users] Puppet testing

2012-09-19 Thread Jason_s
Hi, It sounds like you would like to reduce some of the boilerplate code around your testing? I happened to notice this article you may find useful: http://puppetlabs.com/blog/the-next-generation-of-puppet-module-testing/ best wishes, JS -- You received this message because you are

[Puppet Users] Puppet testing and adoption strategies

2011-06-01 Thread Tim Coote
Hullo I'm trying to work out the best way to use Puppet to control an existing estate, and then how to refactor the configurations. I'd like to use the appropriate tools where I can (eg taking distros to get consistent sets of packages, package managers for the bulk of deployment). During the

Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet testing and adoption strategies

2011-06-01 Thread Nikolay Sturm
* Tim Coote [2011-06-01]: I'm trying to work out the best way to use Puppet to control an existing estate, and then how to refactor the configurations. I'd like I don't believe there to be a best way, it depends on your situation. When I introduced puppet at our company, I chose to start from