cdist-backup/TODO-1.0
Nico Schottelius b639ed3b0c less todo
Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@kr.ethz.ch>
2011-02-16 21:57:33 +01:00

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This document defines how to continue work on cdist:
x general stuff
x Define configuration paths (doc/internal/config-layout)
x get information from target (stage 1)
x Define how to get information from targets
x Create shell script that creates code to run on client (cdist-build-explorer)
x Redo explorers (see manpage)
x run initial manifest (stage 2)
x Create configuration tree from manifest
x write binaries, which create the tree when called from manifest (cdist_tree_wrapper)
- be able to run manifest of types (stage 3)
x Parse configuration tree/objects recursively
x can/may types modify tree?
-> yes, of everything a type created itself!
x may open door for getting information from manifest / other stuff
x Cleanly define paths for object creation, especially recursive calls
x doc/man/cdist-config-layout.text
x cd $__object_dir, before running manifest
x rename $__object_dir to $__object_base_dir
- document "cd $__object_dir, before running manifest" in doc/man/cdist-types.text
- use $type/manifest instead of $type/init
- document that $type/manifest is executed for every object/instance
- find $object_id in recursive runner (before merge)
x generate code to be executed on clients (stage 4)
x for one object
x for all objects
- execute code on client (stage 5)
- check return codes
- abort on first error?
- Other stuff pre 1.0:
- Write some basic types
- file (with directory)
- package
- doc cleanup for 1.0:
- cdist manpage (main manpage)
- cleanup following man + their tree:
- cdist-language [CLEANUP AND REMOVE]
- cdist-design.text [CLEANUP AND REMOVE]
- cdist-push-pull [WRITE]
- cdist-quickstart [WRITE]
- how to write a minimal host manifest
- cdist-types [IMPORTANT]
- only do necessary work [TYPE IMPLEMENTATION HINTS]
- install packages only if not existent
- copy file only if different
- cdist [IMPORTANT]
- cdist-explorers
- add terminology
- define steps within configuration apply
- detect impossible/unsafe things:
- creating a file twice
- installing and removing a package
- and report location of occurence
- parse afterwards?
- multi master setups
- templating
- how to define templates
- variable substitution from shell may be problematic
- SHELL SCRIPTS! (executables? do not support?)
- stdout == output of template == what will be used
- cleanup website
- remove HACKERS_README
- create doc/dev/HACKERS_README
- Add install target to Makefile
- create cdist-config-init to create basic tree