On Aug 22, 2010, at 9:26 PM, Dan Bode wrote: > Hi Patrick, > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Patrick <kc7...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm making a cups manager type and I'm having trouble figuring out where I > should parameters and where I should use properties. The file is at > http://github.com/kc7zzv/puppet-cups_printer/blob/master/lib/puppet/type/cups_printer.rb > . > > I was accidentally using "newproperty" > > properties are attributes that can be queried/synchronized. This expects > getter/setters to be created. > > Think about Mode or Owner for the file resource. If a file exists, we can > query the current state of these attributes, and possibly sync it. > > and "newparameter" > > newparam - this is just data that can be used by the provider. > > Like recurse or force for the file resource (these are not things that are > synced) > > Which is right? > > if you just need absent/present ensure states, then use the ensurable method > (expects create/exists?/destroy on the provider). otherwise it should be > created as a property.
So for example, if you were creating a file resource, you would make path, and mode parameters? > -Dan > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
