Ah, I had not read the doc on library usage yet. That makes more sense then.
Thanks for the help! On May 5, 2011, at 10:11, Jeff Forcier <j...@bitprophet.org> wrote: > Hi Corry, > > For background, see the execution docs here: > > http://docs.fabfile.org/en/1.0.1/usage/execution.html > > and the "library" usage docs here: > > http://docs.fabfile.org/en/1.0.1/usage/library.html > > The gist is that the decorators are only detected by the 'fab' tool > and thus only apply to tasks specified on the command line. Calls to > subtasks are just plain old Python function calls and don't do any > magic regarding the current connection host. > > As mentioned in the library usage docs, you can work around this by > updating env.host_string (typically via "with settings():") when > calling your subtasks. > > This will become less of a hassle in future versions. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Corry Haines <tabletco...@gmail.com> wrote: >> After trying out a few (failed) iterations, it seems that I should ask the >> mailing list if this is even possible. >> In short, I would like to have functions call other functions, and when the >> new function starts, it is applied to distinct roles. An example follows: >> @roles("a") >> def entry_function(): >> # Run some code specific to role a >> second_function() >> # More role a specific code >> @roles("b") >> def second_function(): >> # Run some code specific to role b >> When I try this, it seems that there is a "First Wins" behavior, and role >> "a" is used for second_function. This happens regardless of the roles >> specified on the command line. >> Is it possible for the command line to specify a list of roles, and have >> some of the internal functions operate on a distinct set of roles? A use >> case is a deployment function (the entry function) that needs to update the >> RPM repo before running anything else. >> Thanks, >> Corry >> _______________________________________________ >> Fab-user mailing list >> Fab-user@nongnu.org >> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fab-user >> >> > > > > -- > Jeff Forcier > Unix sysadmin; Python/Ruby engineer > http://bitprophet.org _______________________________________________ Fab-user mailing list Fab-user@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fab-user
