Puppet users - Aug 2013 - "puppet module generate" using wrong name for directory?

Hi,
I''m looking into writing proper modules and starting off with
"puppet
module generate" but it seems the tool uses an invalid name for the 
directory.
When i specify "mymodule" as a name it tells me I need to use a dash 
separated name and when I use "myname-mymodule" then the module
gets generated but using the "mymodule" class as either
"mymodule" or
"myname-mymodule" only results in puppet not being able to find the
class.

The fix seems to be to rename the directory to "mymodule". After that
the
"mymodule" class can be used in manifests.
Am I doing something wrong or why does the puppet module tool create 
directories with an invalid name?

Regards,
   Dennis

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On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 7:39:00 PM UTC-5, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn
wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I''m looking into writing proper modules and starting off with
"puppet
> module generate" but it seems the tool uses an invalid name for the 
> directory.
> When i specify "mymodule" as a name it tells me I need to use a
dash
> separated name and when I use "myname-mymodule" then the module
> gets generated but using the "mymodule" class as either
"mymodule" or
> "myname-mymodule" only results in puppet not being able to find
the class.
>
> The fix seems to be to rename the directory to "mymodule". After
that the
> "mymodule" class can be used in manifests.
> Am I doing something wrong or why does the puppet module tool create 
> directories with an invalid name?
>
>
The convention for creating and exchanging modules is to use a root 
directory name formed as the module tool is asking you to do.  When you 
install such a module into your module path, you are expected to remove the 
"myname-" part of the directory name.  I think the module tool
normally
handles that for you when you use it for module installation.  Evidently, 
the module tool''s ''generate'' function is intended to
generate an
uninstalled module rather than an installed one.


John

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