[Puppet Users] Puppet passing an array to a define to move directories

Hi,

I'm trying to use puppet to move some folders from one directory to
another
in Windows.

That being said I have a parameterized define which looks like that:

define module_name::move ($dir_name, $arg2){

$dir_origin = "c:/${dir_name}"
$dir_destination = "c:/tmp/${arg2}"

file { $dir_destination:
ensure => 'directory',
mode => '755',
}

exec { $backup_folder :
command => "cmd.exe /c move $dir_origin $dir_destination",
path => 'c:\windows\system32;c:\windows',
}
}


and I call the define as follow:
module_name::move { 'folder_name':
dir_name => ['dir1','dir2','dir3'],
arg2 => blah,
}


when I execute this code, puppet concatenate the value of $dir_name as
dir1dir2dir3 instead of running my define 3 separate times.

I would greatly appreciate getting some help on how I could reach my
purpose.

Thanks,
Mike

On Monday, November 19, 2012 6:22:55 AM UTC-5, David Schmitt wrote:


You are passing an array (dir_name) into a single resource. Instead you
want to create three separate resources:

module_name::move { [ dir1, dir2, dir3 ]: ... }


Also, I feel compelled to point out that having verbs or actions as names
of resources is a big red warning flag, that you're doing something
outside
the intended design of puppet. e.g. are you aware that your define will
try
to move the directories every time you run the agent with this?



Best Regards, David

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:14:29 -0800 (PST), mickael avedissian
<xli...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote:

On 2012-11-19 16:22, mickael avedissian wrote:
Thank you for your answer Dave.

This is the intended purpose of having the puppet agent move those
folders every time it is called.

Would it be an easier (more proper) way of doing it?

Thanks,
Mike

On Monday, November 19, 2012 6:22:55 AM UTC-5, David Schmitt wrote:


You are passing an array (dir_name) into a single resource. Instead you
want to create three separate resources:

module_name::move { [ dir1, dir2, dir3 ]: ... }


Also, I feel compelled to point out that having verbs or actions as
names
of resources is a big red warning flag, that you're doing something
outside
the intended design of puppet. e.g. are you aware that your define
will try
to move the directories every time you run the agent with this?



Best Regards, David

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:14:29 -0800 (PST), mickael avedissian
<xli...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote:
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