I wind up using defined more than I should probably admit. yes it is dangerous/confusing b/c of parse order dependencies, but it is also really useful for a few use cases
* static resources in a defined resource type (avoids having to use classes to store all static dependencies) * the big reason I keep on leaning on it is for package dependencies. Often something needs an additional package installed (and it is possible that other modules may have that same package dependency, and I don't want to have to create a new class every time that I need another package (especially for something complicated that may have tons of package dependencies) puppet-apt has a relevant pull request where someone wants to wrap a defined? around python-software-properties for this exact reason https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-apt/pull/10 On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Nigel Kersten <ni...@puppetlabs.com> wrote: > I'm looking for strong opinions on whether we should or shouldn't > deprecate the defined() function for Telly, the next major Puppet release > this year. > > jcbollinger put it quite well in another thread: > > "Use of the "defined" function introduces a parse-order dependency, and > the additional work you need to do to ensure that that dependency is always > fulfilled overcomes any simplicity advantage that might otherwise exist." > > > > -- > Nigel Kersten > Product Manager, Puppet Labs > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
