This document defines how to continue work on cdist: x Define how to get information from clients x Create shell script that creates code to run on client (cdist-build-explorer) x Create configuration tree from manifest x write binaries, which create the tree when called from manifest (cdist_tree_wrapper) - Define configuration paths (doc/internal/config-layout) - Parse configuration tree / generate code to be executed on client - providers? - can/may providers modify tree? - may open door for getting information from manifest / other stuff - Cleanup / refactor / documentation - Write providers, providers, providers, ... doc/internal/provider-integration - provider side: Steven