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|  | Meeting with: Steven, Thorsten, Nico | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Problem: execute my code only if somebody else's changed something. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Proposals: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | 1) Introduce new binary (Steven) | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | gencode: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | if has_changed __file/etc/nginx.conf; then | ||
|  |    echo mycode | ||
|  | fi | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | 2) Use -f plus new variable to cover .cdist/has_code: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | if [ -f $global/objects/__file/etc/nginx.conf/$has_code ]; then | ||
|  |    echo mycode | ||
|  | fi | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | And $has_code resolves to .cdist/has_code to cover the .cdist | ||
|  | directory. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | 3) Create a new tree that contains changed objects | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | if [ -e $global/changed/__file/etc/nginx.conf ]; then | ||
|  |    echo mycode | ||
|  | fi | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | 4) Use a \n seperated list | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | if grep -q __file/etc/nginx.conf $global/changed; then | ||
|  |    echo mycode | ||
|  | fi | ||
|  | 
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|  | X) General problem (add to FAQ): | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    When having "do something only if somebody else did something" | ||
|  |    it is possible that users get confused, because code will not | ||
|  |    be executed. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    This may especially happen in code development: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    a) User creates __file/etc/nginx.conf | ||
|  |    b) User creates a new type __nginx that restarts | ||
|  |       nginx, only if __file/etc/nginx.conf changed. | ||
|  |       But __file/etc/nginx.conf has already been deployed | ||
|  |       and thus will never be restarted. | ||
|  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Introduce exclude/conflicts attribute for types? | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    Handling in cdist vs. handling in the types themselves? | ||
|  |     | ||
|  |    Examples: __file, __link, __directory | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    Need to handle errors on low level for those anyway. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    Conclusion: Wait until we need exclude in a different type. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    Pro: | ||
|  |       Throw error as soon as possible without touching the target. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  |    Contra: | ||
|  |       No needod for most cases. | ||
|  |       Very controversal for stuff like __package and __package_gem | ||
|  |       for instance: rails; Should those two conflict or not? |