On Wed, Dec 03, 2014 at 08:48:39AM -0800, Steve Neuharth wrote:
> I'm writing a module to configure Oracle Weblogic (against my will).
>
> I've created a type to handle the configuration of the config.xml file for
> the domain. In puppet, you'd use it like this:
>
> weblogic_domain{ $name:
> admin_server => $admin_server,
> domains_dir => $domains_dir,
> require => Exec["creating admin server for ${domain}"]
> }
>
> so that's great... If i change my $admin_server, then my type changes
> admin_server in config.xml.
>
> I'm having a bit of trouble, however, with the next part. A 'domain' in
> weblogic contains 'servers'... basically a hostname and port. I *could* do
> this:
>
> weblogic_domain{ $name:
> admin_server => $admin_server,
> domains_dir => $domains_dir,
> servers => $hash_of_servers_and_ports
> require => Exec["creating admin server for ${domain}"]
> }
>
> but what I'd really like to do is on each server, declare something like
> this:
>
> @weblogic_server{ $name:
> domain => myDomain
> port => 8000
> }
>
> and then have my type gather up all the virtual resources and drop them
> into the server.xml automagically.
>
> SO... how do I access the instances of one type from a different type? Can
> it be done? I've read the O'Reilly book on Types/Providers, skimmed a
> couple other books and scoured github for an example of this but I've come
> up with nothing.
>
> please sir, a tuppence for a clue
This is pretty much exactly what datacat_collector does with its
datacat_fragment resources, so I think you'll find your answer if you
look at its code (or simply rework your stuff in terms of that)
https://forge.puppetlabs.com/richardc/datacat
https://github.com/richardc/puppet-datacat
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Richard Clamp <[email protected]>
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