diff --git a/cdist/argparse.py b/cdist/argparse.py index ca69cdae..ed94d266 100644 --- a/cdist/argparse.py +++ b/cdist/argparse.py @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def get_parsers(): parser['inventory'].set_defaults( func=cdist.inventory.Inventory.commandline) - # PreOs + # PreOS parser['preos'] = parser['sub'].add_parser('preos', add_help=False) # Shell diff --git a/docs/src/cdist-preos.rst b/docs/src/cdist-preos.rst index e85af2de..2f102fef 100644 --- a/docs/src/cdist-preos.rst +++ b/docs/src/cdist-preos.rst @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ PreOS Description ----------- With cdist you can install and configure new machines. You can use cdist to -create PreOS, minimal OS which purpose is to boot new machine. -After PreOS is booted machine is ready for installing desired OS and -then it is ready for configuration. +create PreOS, minimal OS whose purpose is to boot a new machine. +After PreOS is booted, the machine is ready for installing the desired OS and +afterwards it is ready for configuration. PreOS creation -------------- @@ -15,62 +15,62 @@ Currently supported PreOS-es include: * debian * ubuntu -* devuan. +* devuan -PreOS is created using cdist preos command. preos command has subcommands that -create the desired PreOS. +PreOS is created using the ``cdist preos`` command. +This command has subcommands that determine the desired PreOS. -For example, to create ubuntu PreOS: +For example, to create an ubuntu PreOS: .. code-block:: sh $ cdist preos ubuntu /preos/preos-ubuntu -B -C \ -k ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub -p /preos/pxe-ubuntu -For more info about available options see cdist manual page. +For more info about the available options see the cdist manual page. -This will bootstrap (``-B``) ubuntu PreOS in ``/preos/preos-ubuntu`` directory, it -will be configured (``-C``) using default built-in initial manifest and with -specified ssh authorized key (``-k``). -After bootstrapping and configuration PXE -boot directory will be created (``-p``) in ``/preos/pxe-ubuntu``. +This will bootstrap (``-B``) ubuntu PreOS in the ``/preos/preos-ubuntu`` +directory, it will be configured (``-C``) using default the built-in initial +manifest and with specified ssh authorized key (``-k``). +After bootstrapping and configuration, the PXE boot directory will be +created (``-p``) in ``/preos/pxe-ubuntu``. -After PreOS is created new machines can be booted using created PXE (after -proper dhcp, tftp setting). +After PreOS is created, new machines can be booted using the created PXE +(after proper dhcp and tftp settings). -Since PreOS is configured with ssh authorized key it can be accessed throguh +Since PreOS is configured with ssh authorized key it can be accessed through ssh, i.e. it can be further installed and configured with cdist. -Implementing new PreOS sub-command ----------------------------------- +Implementing a new PreOS sub-command +------------------------------------ preos command is implemented as a plugin system. This plugin system scans for -preos subcommands in ``cdist/preos/`` distribution directory and also in +preos subcommands in the ``cdist/preos/`` distribution directory and also in ``~/.cdist/preos/`` directory if it exists. preos subcommand is a module or a class that satisfies the following: -* it has attribute ``_cdist_preos`` set to ``True`` -* it has function/method ``commandline``. +* it has the attribute ``_cdist_preos`` set to ``True`` +* it defines a function/method ``commandline``. -For a module based preos subcommand ``commandline`` function accepts a module -object as its first argument and the list of command line +For a module-based preos subcommand, the ``commandline`` function accepts a +module object as its first argument and the list of command line arguments (``sys.argv[2:]``). -For a class preos subcommand ``commandline`` method should be staticmethod and -it accepts a class object as its first argument and the list of command line -arguments(``sys.argv[2:]``). +For a class-based preos subcommand ``commandline`` method should be +static-method and must accept a class as its first argument and the +list of command line arguments (``sys.argv[2:]``). If preos scanning finds a module/class that has ``_cdist_preos`` set -to ``True`` and it has function/method ``commandline`` then this module/class is +to ``True`` and a function/method ``commandline`` then this module/class is registered to preos subcommands. The name of the command is set to ``_preos_name`` -attribute if it exists, otherwise it is set to the module/class name, lowercase. -When registered preos subcommand is specified as preos command then ``commandline`` -will be called with first argument set to module/class object and second argument -set to ``sys.argv[2:]``. +attribute if defined in the module/class, defaulting to the module/class name in lowercase. +When a registered preos subcommand is specified, ``commandline`` +will be called with the first argument set to module/class and the second +argument set to ``sys.argv[2:]``. -Example writing new dummy preos sub-command -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Module based preos: +Example of writing new dummy preos sub-command +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Module-based preos: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #. Create directory ``~/.cdist/preos/`` if it does not exist @@ -134,4 +134,4 @@ When you try to run this new preos you will get: FreeBSD dummy preos: [] In the ``commandline`` function/method you have all the freedom to actually create -PreOS. +a PreOS.