way to make it work:
$my_type = "$type"
$my_type = inline_template("<%= my_type.upcase %>")
notify { "type is set to $my_type":; }
thanks for your help!
//Adam
On 28 May 2010 13:47, Daniel Pittman <dan...@rimspace.net> wrote:
> Ohad Levy <ohadl...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > you are right, it seems that type is a reserved word in ruby :(
>
> Just don't try using the variable 'fork' in your templates. ;)
>
> > using another variable name should work.
>
> Theoretically you might be able to use a lookup function to get the value,
> but
> practically it is (sadly) simpler to deal with Ruby being a bit kooky, and
> just use a different fact or variable name.
>
> Daniel
>
> > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Adam Winberg <adam.winb...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> ok, interesting!
> >>
> >> however i cant make it work:
> >>
> >> $my_type = inline_template("<%= type.upcase %>") notify { "type is set
> to
> >> $my_type":; }
> >>
> >> and log output on client:
> >>
> >> puppetd[13739]: type is set to Notebook
> >>
> >> i was expecting to see "NOTEBOOK" there, but no luck. I'm new to puppet
> and
> >> my ruby is rubbish, am i doing something wrong?
> >>
> >> //Adam
> >>
> >> On 28 May 2010 08:53, Ohad Levy <ohadl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> you can use inline_template to sanitize your values.. e.g.:
> >>>
> >>> $my_type = inline_template("<%= type.upcase %>
> >>>
> >>> Ohad
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Adam Winberg <adam.winb...@gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> facter variables typically have values in lower case. We are looking
> into
> >>>> moving to puppet for our config administration and are currently using
> a
> >>>> system where we do file name matching dependent on specific suffixes -
> for
> >>>> example a file named "*--LAPTOP" will only be deployed on machines
> tagged
> >>>> as laptops.
> >>>>
> >>>> I would like to keep this naming convention and observed that facter
> has a
> >>>> "type" variable that on laptops will contain the value "laptop" - but
> of
> >>>> course i want it in upper case for, in my opinion, better clarity. Is
> >>>> there some smart way of doing this?
> >>>>
> >>>> I guess i could do something like if $type == "laptop" { $type =
> "LAPTOP"
> >>>> }
> >>>>
> >>>> but im looking to see if there is any other smarter ways of doing
> this.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> //Adam Winberg
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