Add cdist-new-type helper scrpt

docs/src/cdist-troubleshooting.rst

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ you write to use the -e flag:
 Using debug dump helper script
 ------------------------------
 Since cdist stores data to local cache that can be used for debugging there
-is a helper script that dumps data from local cache.
+is a helper script that dumps data from local cache,
+`cdist-dump <man1/cdist-dump.html>`_.
 
 For more info see:
 

docs/src/cdist-type.rst

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ they are written in shell so they are executed using '/bin/sh -e' or 'CDIST_LOCA
 
 For executable shell code it is suggested that shebang is '#!/bin/sh -e'.
 
+For creating type skeleton you can use helper script
+`cdist-new-type <man1/cdist-new-type.html>`_.
+
 
 Defining parameters
 -------------------

docs/src/index.rst

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ is being used in small up to enterprise grade environments.
    cdist-real-world
    man1/cdist
    man1/cdist-dump
+   man1/cdist-new-type
    cdist-bootstrap
    cdist-configuration
    cdist-manifest

docs/src/man1/cdist-new-type.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+cdist-new-type(1)
+=================
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-new-type - Create new type skeleton
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+
+::
+
+    cdist-new-type TYPE-NAME AUTHOR-NAME AUTHOR-EMAIL [TYPE-BASE-PATH]
+
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+cdist-new-type is a helper script that creates new type skeleton.
+It is then up to the type author to finish the type.
+
+It creates skeletons for the following files:
+
+* man.rst
+* manifest
+* gencode-remote.
+
+Upon creation it prints the path to the newly created type directory.
+
+
+ARGUMENTS
+---------
+**TYPE-NAME**
+   Name of the new type.
+
+**AUTHOR-NAME**
+   Type author's full name.
+
+**AUTHOR-NAME**
+   Type author's email.
+
+**TYPE-BASE-PATH**
+    Path to the base directory of the type. If not set it defaults
+    to '$PWD/type'.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    # Create new type __foo in ~/.cdist directory.
+    $ cd ~/.cdist
+    $ cdist-new-type '__foo' 'Foo Bar' 'foo.bar at foobar.org'
+    /home/foo/.cdist/type/__foo
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+:strong:`cdist`\ (1)
+
+
+AUTHORS
+-------
+
+| Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+| Darko Poljak <darko.poljak--@--ungleich.ch>
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2019 Steven Armstrong, Darko Poljak. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+).