On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Gabriel Filion <lelu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > On 11/23/2010 12:34 PM, Dan Bode wrote: >> http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Puppet_Internals >> >> The model in puppet is implemented as a directed acyclic graph (DAG). The >> vertices of the graph are resoures, the edges are the relationships (order >> dependencies) between resources. >> >> Resource types describe the desired state of a resource in terms of >> properties. >> ex: File has properties content, mode, owner, group >> >> Types specify the description of a resource, which is abstracted from >> providers that specify the implementation (how we query the current state, >> how we synchronize) >> ex: package { 'foo': ensure => installed} is a relevant description >> regardless of the implementation of how we query the current state and how >> we synchronize if it does not match the description. (could be apt, rpm, >> yum) >> >> Properties are attributes of resources that can be synchronized. >> >> The synchronization process is as follows: >> - query the real state of the property on the system >> - compare to the desired state >> - if they are not the same, then synchronize them >> - if we have to sync resources, then create an event. > > This description is actually concise and quite understandable. I would > suggest adding it to Puppet's documentation wiki, not too far away from > the "extended knowledge" section [1]. > > [1]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/#extended-knowledge
Just wanted to point out that we accept patches for the documentation :) I love Dan's description here, it is indeed concise and understandable. Let's get it in the docs for sure. -- 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.
