Puppet users - Nov 2013 - Accessing hash values in defined type

I''m sure this is so simple I''m just not seeing it. I have an
array of
hashes of filenames & modes defined in hiera (the actual problem is a tad 
more complex, but for simplicity, if I can solve this, I can solve the 
bigger problem):

files:
  - name: /etc/skel/.bashrc
    mode: 600
  - name: /etc/sysctl.conf
    mode: 600

and so on.

I then have a class which loads this hash and wants to execute a defined 
type for it, basically enforcing the mode for each file:

define compliance::file {
  file { "$title":
    mode => ???
  }
}

And that''s where I''m stuck -- how on earth do I get at the
"mode" value of
the array of hashes? Is there an easier way to do this that allows me to 
add additional hash keys for various files later?

Thanks!

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Bret 

Sounds like ''create_resources'' might be a good fit here...
Take a look at
http://four-eyes.net/2013/09/puppet-passing-a-hash-of-variables-to-a-defined-type/


Alternatively, if you can''t use ''create_resources''
you probably want to add
a parameter to the defined type, and then use the indexing syntax as 
defined here: 
http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/3/reference/lang_datatypes.html#hashes to 
call out specific keys from said parameter. 

HTH
Gav

On Wednesday, 13 November 2013 12:57:35 UTC, Bret Wortman
wrote:
>
> I''m sure this is so simple I''m just not seeing it. I have
an array of
> hashes of filenames & modes defined in hiera (the actual problem is a
tad
> more complex, but for simplicity, if I can solve this, I can solve the 
> bigger problem):
>
> files:
>   - name: /etc/skel/.bashrc
>     mode: 600
>   - name: /etc/sysctl.conf
>     mode: 600
>
> and so on.
>
> I then have a class which loads this hash and wants to execute a defined 
> type for it, basically enforcing the mode for each file:
>
> define compliance::file {
>   file { "$title":
>     mode => ???
>   }
> }
>
> And that''s where I''m stuck -- how on earth do I get at
the "mode" value of
> the array of hashes? Is there an easier way to do this that allows me to 
> add additional hash keys for various files later?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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Thanks. I''ll give that a look.

I got it working like this:

define compliance::file {
  $fmode=$title[''mode'']
  $fname=$title[''name'']

  file { $fname:
    path => $fname,
    mode => $fmode,
  }
}

And then I can reference it like this:

compliance::file { $files: }

But I''d like to find something cleaner. Thanks for the tip, Gavin.

On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:47:15 AM UTC-5, Gavin Williams
wrote:
>
> Bret 
>
> Sounds like ''create_resources'' might be a good fit
here... Take a look at
>
http://four-eyes.net/2013/09/puppet-passing-a-hash-of-variables-to-a-defined-type/
>
> Alternatively, if you can''t use
''create_resources'' you probably want to
> add a parameter to the defined type, and then use the indexing syntax as 
> defined here: 
> http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/3/reference/lang_datatypes.html#hashesto
call out specific keys from said parameter.
>
> HTH
> Gav
>
> On Wednesday, 13 November 2013 12:57:35 UTC, Bret Wortman wrote:
>>
>> I''m sure this is so simple I''m just not seeing it. I
have an array of
>> hashes of filenames & modes defined in hiera (the actual problem is
a tad
>> more complex, but for simplicity, if I can solve this, I can solve the 
>> bigger problem):
>>
>> files:
>>   - name: /etc/skel/.bashrc
>>     mode: 600
>>   - name: /etc/sysctl.conf
>>     mode: 600
>>
>> and so on.
>>
>> I then have a class which loads this hash and wants to execute a
defined
>> type for it, basically enforcing the mode for each file:
>>
>> define compliance::file {
>>   file { "$title":
>>     mode => ???
>>   }
>> }
>>
>> And that''s where I''m stuck -- how on earth do I get
at the "mode" value
>> of the array of hashes? Is there an easier way to do this that allows
me to
>> add additional hash keys for various files later?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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