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cdist-type(7)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
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NAME
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----
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cdist-type - Functionality bundled
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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__TYPE ID --parameter value [--parameter value ...]
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__TYPE --parameter value [--parameter value ...] (for singletons)
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Types are the main component of cdist and define functionality. If you
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use cdist, you'll write a type for every functionality you would like
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to use.
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HOW TO USE A TYPE
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-----------------
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You can use types from the initial manifest or the type manifest like a
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normal command:
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# Creates empty file /etc/cdist-configured
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__file /etc/cdist-configured --type file
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# Ensure tree is installed
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__package tree --state installed
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Internally cdist-type-emulator(1) will be called from cdist-manifest-run(1) to
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save the given parameters into a cconfig database, so they can be accessed by
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the manifest and gencode scripts of the type (see below).
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A list of supported types can be found in the cdist-reference(7) manpage.
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SINGLETON TYPES
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---------------
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If a type is flagged as a singleton, it may me used only once. This
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is useful for types which can be used only once on a system. If a type
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can only be used once, it does not take an
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Example:
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# __issue type manages /etc/issue
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__issue
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# Probably your own type - singletons may use parameters
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__myfancysingleton --colour green
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HOW TO WRITE A NEW TYPE
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A type consists of
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- parameter (optional)
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- manifest (optional)
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- singleton (optional)
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- explorer (optional)
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- gencode (optional)
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Types are stored below conf/type/. Their name should always be prefixed with
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two underscores (__) to prevent collisions with other binaries in $PATH.
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To begin a new type from a template, execute "cdist-type-template __NAME"
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and cd conf/type/__NAME.
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DEFINING PARAMETERS
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-------------------
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Every type consists of optional and required parameters, which must
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be created in a newline seperated file in parameters/required and
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parameters/optional. If either or both missing, the type will have
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no required, no optional or no parameters at all.
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Example:
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echo servername >> conf/type/__nginx_vhost/parameter/required
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echo logdirectory >> conf/type/__nginx_vhost/parameter/optional
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WRITING THE MANIFEST
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In the manifest of a type you can use other types, so your type extends
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their functionality. A good example is the __package type, which in
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a shortened version looks like this:
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os="$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")"
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case "$os" in
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archlinux) type="pacman" ;;
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debian|ubuntu) type="apt" ;;
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gentoo) type="emerge" ;;
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*)
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echo "Don't know how to manage packages on: $os" >&2
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exit 1
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;;
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esac
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__package_$type "$@"
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As you can see, the type can reference different environment variables,
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which are documented in cdist-environment-variables(7).
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Always ensure the manifest is executable, otherwise cdist will not be able
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to execute it.
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SINGLETON - ONLY INSTANCE ONLY
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If you want to ensure that a type can only be used once per target, you can
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mark it as a singleton: Just create the (empty) file "singleton" in your type
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directory. This will also change the way your type must be called:
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__YOURTYPE --parameter value
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As you can see, the ID is omitted, because it does not make any sense, if your
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type can be used only once.
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THE TYPE EXPLORERS
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If a type needs to explore specific details, it can provide type specific
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explorers, which will be executed on the target for every created object.
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The explorers are stored under the "explorer" directory below the type.
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It could for instance contain code to check the md5sum of a file on the
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client, like this (shortened version from real type __file):
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if [ -f "$__object/parameter/destination" ]; then
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destination="$(cat "$__object/parameter/destination")"
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else
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destination="/$__object_id"
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fi
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if [ -e "$destination" ]; then
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md5sum < "$destination"
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fi
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WRITING THE GENCODE SCRIPT
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The gencode script can make use of the parameters, the global explorers
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and the type specific explorers. The output (stdout) of this script is
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saved by cdist and will be executed on the target.
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If the gencode script encounters an error, it should print diagnostic
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messages to stderr and exit non-zero. If you need to debug the gencode
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script, you can write to stderr:
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# Debug output to stderr
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echo "My fancy debug line" >&2
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# Output to be saved by cdist for execution on the target
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echo "touch /etc/cdist-configured"
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HINTS FOR TYPEWRITERS
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It must be assumed that the target is pretty dumb and thus does not have high
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level tools like ruby installed. If a type requires specific tools to be present
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on the target, there must be another type that provides this tool and the first
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type should create an object of the specific type.
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If your type wants to save temporay data, that may be used by other types
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later on (for instance __file), you can save them in the subdirectory
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"files" below $__object (but you must create it yourself). cdist will not touch
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this directory.
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If your type contains static files, it's also recommened to place them in
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a folder named "files" within the type (again, because cdist guarantees to
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never ever touch this folder).
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HOW TO INCLUDE A TYPE INTO UPSTREAM CDIST
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If you think your type may be useful for others, ensure it works with the
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current master branch of cdist and submit the git url containing the type for
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inclusion to the mailinglist **cdist at cdist -- at -- l.schottelius.org**.
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Ensure a corresponding manpage named man.text in asciidoc format with
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the manpage-name "cdist-type__NAME" is included in the type directory.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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- cdist-manifest-run(1)
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- cdist-stages(7)
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COPYING
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-------
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Copyright \(C) 2011 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
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granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
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