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<h1>7. Features<a class="headerlink" href="#features" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<p>But cdist ticks differently, here is the feature set that makes it unique:</p>
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<dt>Simplicity</dt>
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<dd>There is only one type to extend cdist called <strong>type</strong></dd>
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<li>Sticks completely to the KISS (keep it simple and stupid) paradigm</li>
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<li>Meaningful error messages - do not lose time debugging error messages</li>
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<li>Consistency in behaviour, naming and documentation</li>
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<li>No surprise factor: Only do what is obviously clear, no magic</li>
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<li>Define target state, do not focus on methods or scripts</li>
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<dd>Focus on straightforwardness of type creation is a main development objective
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Batteries included: A lot of requirements can be solved using standard types</dd>
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<dt>Modern Programming Language</dt>
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<dd>cdist is written in Python</dd>
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<dt>Requirements, Scalability</dt>
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<dd>No central server needed, cdist operates in push mode and can be run from any computer</dd>
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<dt>Requirements, Scalability, Upgrade</dt>
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<dd>cdist only needs to be updated on the master, not on the target hosts</dd>
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<dt>Requirements, Security</dt>
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<dd>Uses well-know <a class="reference external" href="http://www.openssh.com/">SSH</a> as transport protocol</dd>
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<dt>Requirements, Simplicity</dt>
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<dd>Reuse of existing tools like cat, find, mv, ...</dd>
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<dt>UNIX, familiar environment, documentation</dt>
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<dd>Is available as manpages and HTML</dd>
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<dt>UNIX, simplicity, familiar environment</dt>
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