r...@devco.net ("R.I.Pienaar") writes:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > john.bollin...@stjude.org (jcbollinger) writes:
> >
> > Perhaps. To some extend my non-parameterised classes are _very_ similar
> > in many ways except for various parameters (creation of logical volumes
> > and filesystems, version of mysql to use, creation of certain cron jobs
> > for importing informtation into a configuration database, and other crons
> > for doing standard jobs, etc....) Most of the "completely common" stuff
> > has been taken out. However, using extlookup() doesn't really work for
> > me "right now" for a simple reason I haven't yet mentioned. I'd further
> > like to have a lookup_by_key() function [let's say similar to the
> > extlookup()
> > one provided now] but also a lookup_by_regexp() function where I can match
> > groups of boxes, in my case mainly based on regexps of their hostnames
> > rather than on specific $hostname, or $domain, etc.... Without that
> > I need to add more entries to match by lots of hostnames, which
> > doesn't work.
>
> I think you're really trying to just avoid thinking in the puppet way instead
> trying to force some previous ideas on how things should work on it rather
> than figure out how it works.
>
> For example, you could just define a fact on your machines that indicate what
> role they have - perhaps based on your regex hostnames - and then use that in
> extlookup to select csv file to use. That would achieve your goal and it
> would
> be the puppet way of solving it.
Currently I build nodes.pp from an external source and that provides
the node with it's basic class (and hence role). So that's not needed.
One of the irritating things I see when we discuss puppet is the
inevitable "I can't describe my complete problem" as it's
[confidential] my site specific, so you can't have a full
understanding of what I'm doing or why I'm doing it wrong, or provide
me a precise, clear explanation of how better to solve my original
problem.
We talk in generics and that means we never fully understand each
other. I guess the reasons are obvious but it's probably frustrating
to us all.
Nevertheless this thread I started has helped me clarify several
things so I appreciate the time you've spent discussing them with me.
Simon
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