cdist/conf/type/__line/boolean

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+create
+ifexists

cdist/conf/type/__line/gencode-remote

@@ -34,8 +34,16 @@ state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 state_is="$(cat "$__object/explorer/state")"
 
 if [ -z "$state_is" ]; then
-   printf 'The file "%s" is missing. Please create it before using %s on it.\n' "$file" "${__type##*/}" >&2
-   exit 1
+   if [ -f "$__object/parameter/create" ]; then
+      echo "touch $file"
+   else
+      # only bark if the file should exists
+      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/only-if-file-present" ]; then
+          exit 0
+      fi
+      printf 'The file "%s" is missing. Please create it before using %s on it.\n' "$file" "${__type##*/}" >&2
+      exit 1
+   fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$state_should" = "$state_is" ] || \

cdist/conf/type/__line/man.rst

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 after
     Insert the given line after this pattern.
 
+create
+    It the file does not exist then create an empty file
+
 before
     Insert the given line before this pattern.
 
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@ file
     If supplied, use this as the destination file.
     Otherwise the object_id is used.
 
+only-if-file-present
+    Only apply the line if the file exists. This can be used to prevent
+    adding the line to a non-existent file.
+
 line
     Specifies the line which should be absent or present.
 

cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/boolean

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+create
+only-if-file-present

cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/create

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+false

cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/only-if-file-present

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+false