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mickael avedissian

2012-Nov-19 07:14 UTC

[Puppet Users] Puppet passing an array to a define to move directories

Hi,

I''m trying to use puppet to move some folders from one directory to
another
in Windows.

That being said I have a parameterized define which looks like that:

define module_name::move ($dir_name, $arg2){

$dir_origin = "c:/${dir_name}"
$dir_destination = "c:/tmp/${arg2}"

file { $dir_destination:
  ensure => ''directory'',
  mode => ''755'',
}

exec { $backup_folder :
    command => "cmd.exe /c move $dir_origin $dir_destination",
    path => ''c:\windows\system32;c:\windows'',
}
}


and I call the define as follow:
  module_name::move { ''folder_name'': 
    dir_name =>
[''dir1'',''dir2'',''dir3''],
    arg2 => blah,
  }


when I execute this code, puppet concatenate the value of $dir_name as 
dir1dir2dir3 instead of running my define 3 separate times.

I would greatly appreciate getting some help on how I could reach my 
purpose.

Thanks,
Mike

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David Schmitt

2012-Nov-19 11:22 UTC

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Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet passing an array to a define to move directories

You are passing an array (dir_name) into a single resource. Instead you
want to create three separate resources:

  module_name::move { [ dir1, dir2, dir3 ]: ... }


Also, I feel compelled to point out that having verbs or actions as names
of resources is a big red warning flag, that you''re doing something
outside
the intended design of puppet. e.g. are you aware that your define will try
to move the directories every time you run the agent with this?



Best Regards, David

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:14:29 -0800 (PST), mickael avedissian
<xlimit@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi,
> 
> I''m trying to use puppet to move some folders from one directory
to
> another 
> in Windows.
> 
> That being said I have a parameterized define which looks like that:
> 
> define module_name::move ($dir_name, $arg2){
> 
> $dir_origin = "c:/${dir_name}"
> $dir_destination = "c:/tmp/${arg2}"
> 
> file { $dir_destination:
>   ensure => ''directory'',
>   mode => ''755'',
> }
> 
> exec { $backup_folder :
>     command => "cmd.exe /c move $dir_origin $dir_destination",
>     path => ''c:\windows\system32;c:\windows'',
> }
> }
> 
> 
> and I call the define as follow:
>   module_name::move { ''folder_name'': 
>     dir_name =>
[''dir1'',''dir2'',''dir3''],
>     arg2 => blah,
>   }
> 
> 
> when I execute this code, puppet concatenate the value of $dir_name as 
> dir1dir2dir3 instead of running my define 3 separate times.
> 
> I would greatly appreciate getting some help on how I could reach my 
> purpose.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike
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mickael avedissian

2012-Nov-19 15:22 UTC

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Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet passing an array to a define to move directories

Thank you for your answer Dave.

This is the intended purpose of having the puppet agent move those folders 
every time it is called.

Would it be an easier (more proper) way of doing it?

Thanks,
Mike

On Monday, November 19, 2012 6:22:55 AM UTC-5, David Schmitt
wrote:>
>
> You are passing an array (dir_name) into a single resource. Instead you 
> want to create three separate resources: 
>
>   module_name::move { [ dir1, dir2, dir3 ]: ... } 
>
>
> Also, I feel compelled to point out that having verbs or actions as names 
> of resources is a big red warning flag, that you''re doing
something
> outside 
> the intended design of puppet. e.g. are you aware that your define will 
> try 
> to move the directories every time you run the agent with this? 
>
>
>
> Best Regards, David 
>
> On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:14:29 -0800 (PST), mickael avedissian 
> <xli...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > I''m trying to use puppet to move some folders from one
directory to
> > another 
> > in Windows. 
> > 
> > That being said I have a parameterized define which looks like that: 
> > 
> > define module_name::move ($dir_name, $arg2){ 
> > 
> > $dir_origin = "c:/${dir_name}" 
> > $dir_destination = "c:/tmp/${arg2}" 
> > 
> > file { $dir_destination: 
> >   ensure => ''directory'', 
> >   mode => ''755'', 
> > } 
> > 
> > exec { $backup_folder : 
> >     command => "cmd.exe /c move $dir_origin
$dir_destination",
> >     path => ''c:\windows\system32;c:\windows'', 
> > } 
> > } 
> > 
> > 
> > and I call the define as follow: 
> >   module_name::move { ''folder_name'': 
> >     dir_name =>
[''dir1'',''dir2'',''dir3''],
> >     arg2 => blah, 
> >   } 
> > 
> > 
> > when I execute this code, puppet concatenate the value of $dir_name as
> > dir1dir2dir3 instead of running my define 3 separate times. 
> > 
> > I would greatly appreciate getting some help on how I could reach my 
> > purpose. 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > Mike 
>
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David Schmitt

2012-Nov-19 17:01 UTC

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Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet passing an array to a define to move directories

On 2012-11-19 16:22, mickael avedissian wrote:> Thank you for your answer Dave.
>
> This is the intended purpose of having the puppet agent move those
> folders every time it is called.
>
> Would it be an easier (more proper) way of doing it?

Without knowing your actual requirements, a possible solution might 
involve adding a scheduler task that will move the directories every 30 
minutes. This would be much more explicit than "whenever puppet is 
running", which might be much more often (when 
developing/testing/deploying) or much longer (when there''s a problem on
the puppet master for example).


Best Regards, David (not Dave).


>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> On Monday, November 19, 2012 6:22:55 AM UTC-5, David Schmitt wrote:
>
>
>     You are passing an array (dir_name) into a single resource. Instead you
>     want to create three separate resources:
>
>     module_name::move { [ dir1, dir2, dir3 ]: ... }
>
>
>     Also, I feel compelled to point out that having verbs or actions as
>     names
>     of resources is a big red warning flag, that you''re doing
something
>     outside
>     the intended design of puppet. e.g. are you aware that your define
>     will try
>     to move the directories every time you run the agent with this?
>
>
>
>     Best Regards, David
>
>     On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:14:29 -0800 (PST), mickael avedissian
>     <xli...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > I''m trying to use puppet to move some folders from one
directory to
>      > another
>      > in Windows.
>      >
>      > That being said I have a parameterized define which looks like
that:
>      >
>      > define module_name::move ($dir_name, $arg2){
>      >
>      > $dir_origin = "c:/${dir_name}"
>      > $dir_destination = "c:/tmp/${arg2}"
>      >
>      > file { $dir_destination:
>      > ensure => ''directory'',
>      > mode => ''755'',
>      > }
>      >
>      > exec { $backup_folder :
>      > command => "cmd.exe /c move $dir_origin
$dir_destination",
>      > path => ''c:\windows\system32;c:\windows'',
>      > }
>      > }
>      >
>      >
>      > and I call the define as follow:
>      > module_name::move { ''folder_name'':
>      > dir_name =>
[''dir1'',''dir2'',''dir3''],
>      > arg2 => blah,
>      > }
>      >
>      >
>      > when I execute this code, puppet concatenate the value of
>     $dir_name as
>      > dir1dir2dir3 instead of running my define 3 separate times.
>      >
>      > I would greatly appreciate getting some help on how I could reach
my
>      > purpose.
>      >
>      > Thanks,
>      > Mike
>
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