On Apr 11, 2009, at 5:16 AM, Robin Sheat wrote: > I've been using 'define' to make a few custom types. For example, I > have a > simple 'file' like thing (s3::file) that downloads a file from S3, > only if the > one on the local machine doesn't match, and it can send out > notifications if > the file changed. This is basically an exec command that uses some > scripts I > wrote in an 'onlyif' to see if the MD5s don't match. > > I also have another one that can deploy or undeploy an application in > Glassfish (a Java application server) from a source file. This too > is mostly > an exec that checks to see if the application is already defined in > GF, and if > not, installs it from the source file you give it[0]. Or, > alternately, removes > it if it is defined and ensure => absent was given. > > What I'd like to be able to do is have a fairly clean way of sending a > notification that says the file has changed (that is already > possible), and > have the deploy bit know that when it gets that, it should undeploy > and then > redeploy the application. > > How would I do this, assuming it's possible?
You can set up relationships with defines like any other resource, so this should be as easy as any other notification. > > Thanks. > > [0] An aside: is there a nice way to test the existence of a file so > I can > have it fail with a message if the file doesn't exist? Just for > robustness's > sake. On the client side? The only way I can think of doing this right now is with an exec. -- Wear the old coat and buy the new book. -- Austin Phelps --------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Kanies | http://reductivelabs.com | http://madstop.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
