On Aug 3, 12:23 pm, Douglas Garstang <doug.garst...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:20 AM, jcbollinger <john.bollin...@stjude.org>wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Aug 2, 5:16 pm, Aaron Grewell <aaron.grew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think you'll need to use both an include and a require. The include > > makes > > > the class(es) in the file available, the require creates the actual > > > dependency. > > > Yes, if the class in question is not otherwise 'include'd then it > > needs to be. You must have an 'include' of it in scope everywhere you > > reference it. Provided that it is not parameterized, it is safe to > > 'include' the class anywhere and everywhere that you reference it, > > though you may be able to reduce the number includes with some thought > > and planning. > > > Be careful however: it is not quite right to say "include makes the > > class(es) in the file available." That's what 'import' does, and it > > looks like you have already structured things so that you don't need > > explicit imports (good form, that). > > > 'Include', on the other hand, specifies that the class's resources > > should be included in the current node's catalog. To draw an > > (imperfect) analogy with C, 'import foo' is like #including a header > > file, whereas 'include foo' is more like calling a function. > > This may bite me in the ass one day, but since I've been using extlookup and > accessing module variables INSIDE the module, I haven't had a single problem > with variable scope. It's become a non issue. My 2c worth.
Doug, I think you posted this to the wrong thread. I do like extlookup(), though, and using it can definitely help in avoiding trouble with variable scoping. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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.
