Start with errors shell lib

cdist/conf/lib/errors.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+__cdist_unsupported_os() {
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]
+    then
+        os=$1
+        shift
+    else
+        os=$(cat "$__explorer/os")
+    fi
+	printf "Your operating system \"%s\" is currently not supported.\nPlease contribute an implementation for it if you can.\n" "${os}" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+__cdist_error() {
+    printf "$@" >&2
+    exit 1
+}

cdist/core/code.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ gencode-local
         __type: full qualified path to the type's dir
         __files: full qualified path to the files dir
         __target_host_tags: comma spearated list of host tags
+        __lib: full qualified path to the lib dir
 
     returns: string containing the generated code or None
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ gencode-remote
         __type: full qualified path to the type's dir
         __files: full qualified path to the files dir
         __target_host_tags: comma spearated list of host tags
+        __lib: full qualified path to the lib dir
 
     returns: string containing the generated code or None
 
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ class Code(object):
             '__target_fqdn': self.target_host[2],
             '__global': self.local.base_path,
             '__files': self.local.files_path,
+            '__lib': self.local.lib_path,
             '__target_host_tags': self.local.target_host_tags,
             '__cdist_log_level': util.log_level_env_var_val(local.log),
             '__cdist_log_level_name': util.log_level_name_env_var_val(

cdist/core/manifest.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ common:
             == local.type_path
         __files: full qualified path to the files dir
         __target_host_tags: comma spearated list of host tags
+        __lib: full qualified path to the lib dir
 
 initial manifest is:
     script: full qualified path to the initial manifest
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class Manifest(object):
             '__target_hostname': self.target_host[1],
             '__target_fqdn': self.target_host[2],
             '__files': self.local.files_path,
+            '__lib': self.local.lib_path,
             '__target_host_tags': self.local.target_host_tags,
             '__cdist_log_level': util.log_level_env_var_val(self.log),
             '__cdist_log_level_name': util.log_level_name_env_var_val(

cdist/exec/local.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import cdist.message
 from cdist import core
 import cdist.exec.util as util
 
-CONF_SUBDIRS_LINKED = ["explorer", "files", "manifest", "type", ]
+CONF_SUBDIRS_LINKED = ["explorer", "files", "manifest", "type", "lib", ]
 
 
 class Local(object):
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class Local(object):
                                  os.path.join(self.manifest_path, "init"))
 
         self.type_path = os.path.join(self.conf_path, "type")
+        self.lib_path = os.path.join(self.conf_path, "lib")
 
     def _init_object_marker(self):
         self.object_marker_file = os.path.join(self.base_path, "object_marker")

cdist/shell.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class Shell(object):
             '__manifest': self.local.manifest_path,
             '__explorer': self.local.global_explorer_path,
             '__files': self.local.files_path,
+            '__lib': self.local.lib_path,
             '__target_host_tags': self.local.target_host_tags,
         }
 

cdist/test/code/__init__.py

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class CodeTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
                          self.cdist_object.object_id)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__object_name'], self.cdist_object.name)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__files'], self.local.files_path)
+        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__lib'], self.local.lib_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__target_host_tags'],
                          self.local.target_host_tags)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_log_level'],
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ class CodeTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
                          self.cdist_object.object_id)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__object_name'], self.cdist_object.name)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__files'], self.local.files_path)
+        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__lib'], self.local.lib_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__target_host_tags'],
                          self.local.target_host_tags)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_log_level'],

cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class ManifestTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
                          self.local.type_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__manifest'], self.local.manifest_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__files'], self.local.files_path)
+        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__lib'], self.local.lib_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__target_host_tags'],
                          self.local.target_host_tags)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_log_level'],
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ class ManifestTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__object_id'], cdist_object.object_id)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__object_name'], cdist_object.name)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__files'], self.local.files_path)
+        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__lib'], self.local.lib_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__target_host_tags'],
                          self.local.target_host_tags)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_log_level'],

docs/src/cdist-reference.rst.sh

@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ confdir/files/
     Cdist does not care about this directory besides providing access to it.
     It is thought to be a general file storage area.
 
+confdir/lib/
+    Cdist does not care about this directory besides providing access to it.
+    It is thought to be a general storage for shell library files.
+
 confdir/manifest/init
     This is the central entry point.
     It is an executable (+x bit set) shell script that can use
@@ -141,6 +145,10 @@ confdir/type/<name>/files
     by cdist at any time. It can be used for storing supplementary
     files (like scripts to act as a template or configuration files).
 
+confdir/type/<name>/lib
+    This directory is reserved for user shell library files and will
+    not be used by cdist at any time.
+
 out/
     This directory contains output of cdist and is usually located
     in a temporary directory and thus will be removed after the run.
@@ -235,6 +243,10 @@ __files
     Directory that contains content from the "files" subdirectories
     from the configuration directories.
     Available for: initial manifest, type manifest, type gencode, shell.
+__lib
+    Directory that contains content from the "lib" subdirectories
+    from the configuration directories.
+    Available for: initial manifest, type manifest, type gencode, shell.
 __manifest
     Directory that contains the initial manifest.
     Available for: initial manifest, type manifest, shell.