On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Patrick <kc7...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > would be a parameter. > , and mode parameters? > > mode would be a property. > -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<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > -- 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.
