update docs, document exit code bug

Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@bento.schottelius.org>

cdist/config_install.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import time
 import pprint
 
 import cdist
+import cdist.context
 from cdist import core
 
 class ConfigInstall(object):
@@ -107,11 +108,7 @@ class ConfigInstall(object):
     def onehost(cls, host, args, parallel):
         """Configure or install ONE system"""
     
-        # FIXME: Refactor relict - remove later
-        log = logging.getLogger("cdist")
-
         try:
-            import cdist.context
     
             context = cdist.context.Context(
                 target_host=host,

docs/man/man1/cdist.text

@@ -5,40 +5,51 @@ Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
 
 NAME
 ----
-cdist - Configuration management
+cdist - Usable Configuration Management
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-cdist [-h] [-V]
+cdist [-h] [-d] [-v] [-V] {banner,config,shell} ...
 
-cdist banner
+cdist banner [-h] [-d] [-v]
 
 cdist config [-h] [-d] [-V] [-c CONF_DIR] [-i MANIFEST] [-p] [-s] host [host ...]
 
+cdist shell [-h] [-d] [-v] [-s SHELL]
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 cdist is the frontend executable to the cdist configuration management.
-cdist supports different as explained below. The options to the main
-program are:
+cdist supports different subcommands as explained below.
+
+GENERAL
+-------
+All commands except the following options:
+
+-d, --debug::
+    Set log level to debug
 
 -h, --help::
    Show the help screen
 
+-v, --verbose:
+    Set log level to info, be more verbose
+
 -V, --version::
    Show version and exit
 
 
 BANNER
--------
-Displays the cdist banner.
+------
+Displays the cdist banner. Useful for printing
+cdist posters - a must have for every office.
 
 
 CONFIG
 ------
-Configure a system
+Configure one or more hosts
 
 -h, --help::
     Show the help screen
@@ -52,9 +63,6 @@ Configure a system
     --conf-dir argument have higher precedence over those set through the
     environment variable.
 
--d, --debug::
-    Enable debug output
-
 -i MANIFEST, --initial-manifest MANIFEST::
     Path to a cdist manifest or - to read from stdin
 
@@ -70,20 +78,27 @@ Configure a system
 --remote-exec REMOTE_EXEC:
     Command to use for remote execution (should behave like ssh)
 
+SHELL
+-----
+This command allows you to
+
+-s/--shell::
+    Select shell to use, defaults to current shell
+
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configure ikq05.ethz.ch with debug enabled
-cdist config -d ikq05.ethz.ch
+% cdist config -d ikq05.ethz.ch
 
 # Configure hosts in parallel and use a different configuration directory
-cdist config -c ~/p/cdist-nutzung \
+% cdist config -c ~/p/cdist-nutzung \
     -p ikq02.ethz.ch ikq03.ethz.ch ikq04.ethz.ch
 
 # Use custom remote exec / copy commands
-cdist config --remote-exec /path/to/my/remote/exec \
+% cdist config --remote-exec /path/to/my/remote/exec \
     --remote-copy /path/to/my/remote/copy \
     -p ikq02.ethz.ch ikq03.ethz.ch ikq04.ethz.ch
 
@@ -91,10 +106,18 @@ cdist config --remote-exec /path/to/my/remote/exec \
 cdist banner
 
 # Show help
-cdist --help
+% cdist --help
 
 # Show Version
-cdist --version
+% cdist --version
+
+# Enter a shell that has access to emulated types
+% cdist shell
+% __git
+usage: __git --source SOURCE [--state STATE] [--branch BRANCH]
+             [--group GROUP] [--owner OWNER] [--mode MODE] object_id
+
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -125,5 +148,5 @@ SEE ALSO
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
+Copyright \(C) 2011-2013 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
 granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).

docs/man/man7/cdist-best-practice.text

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ The following **.git/config** is taken from a a real world scenario:
    url = git://git.schottelius.org/cdist
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/upstream/*
 
-# Same as upstream, but works when being offline 
+# Same as upstream, but works when being offline
 [remote "local"]
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/local/*
    url = /home/users/nico/p/cdist
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ TEMPLATING
 * create directory templates/ in your type (convention)
 * create the template as an executable file like templates/basic.conf.sh, it will output text using shell variables for the values
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #!/bin/sh
 # in the template, use cat << eof (here document) to output the text
 # and use standard shell variables in the template
@@ -182,19 +182,42 @@ server {
   error_log /var/log/nginx/$SERVERNAME_error.log
 }
 EOF
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 * in the manifest, export the relevant variables and add the following lines in your manifest:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # export variables needed for the template
   export SERVERNAME='test"
   export ROOT='/var/www/test'
 # render the template
   mkdir -p "$__object/files"
   "$__type/templates/basic.conf.sh" > "$__object/files/basic.conf"
-# send the rendered template 
-  __file /etc/nginx/sites-available/test.conf  --state present   --source "$__object/files/basic.conf"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# send the rendered template
+  __file /etc/nginx/sites-available/test.conf  \
+    --state present
+    --source "$__object/files/basic.conf"
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+TESTING A NEW TYPE
+------------------
+If you want to test a new type on a node, you can tell cdist to only use an
+object of this type: Use the '--initial-manifest' parameter
+with - (stdin) as argument and feed object into stdin
+of cdist:
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Singleton type without parameter
+echo __ungleich_munin_server | cdist --initial-manifest - munin.panter.ch
+
+# Singleton type with parameter
+echo __ungleich_munin_node --allow 1.2.3.4 | \
+    cdist --initial-manifest - rails-19.panter.ch
+
+# Normal type
+echo __file /tmp/stdintest --mode 0644 | \
+    cdist --initial-manifest - cdist-dev-01.ungleich.ch
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
@@ -204,5 +227,5 @@ SEE ALSO
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
+Copyright \(C) 2011-2013 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
 granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).

scripts/cdist

@@ -167,10 +167,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             commandline()
 
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        exit_code = 2
+        pass
+
+        # FIXME: We always get exit code = 130
+        # exit_code = 2
+        # does not make a difference
 
     except cdist.Error as e:
         log.error(e)
         exit_code = 1
 
+    #sys.exit(20)
+    #print("ok2 %s" % exit_code)
     sys.exit(exit_code)