I’m trying to define a variable if it matches a class. The below code doesn’t
work.
$ cat test.cf
body common control
{
bundlesequence => { testit };
}
bundle agent testit
{
vars:
class_to_test_on::
"testfile" string => "/var/tmp/testfile";
"test_list" slist => {
readstringlist("$(testfile)","#[^\n]*","[\n]",99999999,99999999) };
classes:
"class_to_test_on" expression =>
strcmp("cfengine","cfengine");
reports:
class_to_test_on::
"contents of test_list was $(test_list)";
}
Classes are interpreted by Cfengine after variables.
$ /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -I -K -f /var/tmp/test.cf
R: contents of test_list was $(test_list)
If I comment out the class from the variable definition, it works.
$ /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -I -K -f /var/tmp/test.cf
R: contents of test_list was cfengine is the best product ever!
R: contents of test_list was i just wish i could force classes to be defined
before variables
My solution to this problem is to define a class in global scope, and then
execute a method: usebundle statement to dive down in scope. I then define
variables in that lower scope based off the global class. This kind of sucks.
Is there a better work around?
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