Puppet users - Dec 2006 - templating, overide replace etc

Hello,

 the file type has some good stuff with

replace and source :

- replace : does it work when we put a content from a template ? i mean 
can i say source => template(xxx), replace => false  so that if it does 
not exist it get created but if it exist the templete is not used
- replace:  while i am at it, could we have alias to false/true by 
yes/no it would be more readable and intuitive  replace => yes / replace 
=> true :)
- source : if you put multiple source it take the first on available 
this allow great simplicity to setup  override, does template () support 
the same mecanism (multiple files, take the first one available ) ?


those two would be handy. If they does not i will fill a feature request 
in track i guess ?

-- 
Cordialement,
Ghislain


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Adnet Ghislain wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> the file type has some good stuff with
> 
> replace and source :
> 
> - replace : does it work when we put a content from a template ? i mean 
> can i say source => template(xxx), replace => false  so that if it
does
> not exist it get created but if it exist the templete is not used
The client has no idea that templates even exist, since they are 
entirely language features -- the client can''t differentiate between 
file contents specified with a template vs. specified directly.  As a 
result, the ''replace'' thing will work fine.
> - replace:  while i am at it, could we have alias to false/true by 
> yes/no it would be more readable and intuitive  replace => yes / replace
> => true :)
Please file this as a feature request.
> - source : if you put multiple source it take the first on available 
> this allow great simplicity to setup  override, does template () support 
> the same mecanism (multiple files, take the first one available ) ?
This does not exist right now but would not be difficult to add.  Please 
file it as a feature request.

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