[salt-users] Generate yaml templates

Take a look at the yaml() Jinja filter. Just keep in mind the nested
templating that's going on here. If you're using any multi-line
strings or multi-line (pretty) YAML it's easy to mess up the
indentation.

http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/renderers/all/salt.renderers.jinja.html#salt.utils.jinja.SerializerExtension

Something like this should be pretty safe:

/etc/myapp/config
   file:
     - managed
     - contents: |
         {{ salt['pillar.get']('myapp') | yaml() | indent(8) }}

The flow_control parameter to output pretty YAML is new in the
upcoming Salt feature release (Helium). In the 2014.1 release the YAML
will be output on a single line, I think.

Hello,

First of all thanks for your input.
The yaml() method seems to be ignored, the template just gets the pillar
data as a python dictionary.

Do I need to enable the serializer extension[1] in some way ? I am using
salt 2014.1.5

[1] https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/saltstack/salt/symbols/python/salt/utils/jinja/SerializerExtension

No, it's on by default and it's been in Salt for two major releases
now. I can't think of a reason it wouldn't work in the above example.
Does the ``json()`` filter produce JSON?

Hello Seth,
Ok, Is there any way i can prove its really there ?

No, Doing:
  - contents: {{ pillar["myapp"]["mydata"] | json() }}

Still produces a ordered dictonary on the template.
Any susgestions ?

What is output when running this state?

http://paste.fedoraproject.org/116836/04953642/

(Formatting of inline version below may be wrong.)

test_if_has_yaml_filter:
   cmd:
     - run
     - name: |
         echo 'The statement "I can see the YAML filter," is {{ yaml is
callable }}'.

I ran a quick test on v2014.1.5. Below are the files & output:

http://paste.fedoraproject.org/116837/54858140/

I'm can't think of a reason the OrderedDict would be showing through
in your template. Could you pastebin what you're seeing?

Hello Seth,

I ran your statement, even without a succesful run, the {{ yaml is
caoable }} return true[1]

The the rendering still does not work. I am really out of opinions :(

[1] http://pastie.org/private/ij41bgiqwsvewgfdp0og


Thank you so much for your help so far!

While being true, here is an echo "{{ pillar["myapp"] | yaml() }}"
command[1]
The renderer is there, maybe the syntax is wrong?

[1] http://pastie.org/private/puykt9au4lkd0s1lhe4giq

It looks like there may be a rogue newline in the Pillar contents
somewhere that is messing things up when it's inserted into the state.
Try using a multi-line YAML string and the Jinja intent filter:

your_state:
   cmd:
     - run
     - name: |
         echo "{{ pillar["myapp"] | yaml() | indent(8) }}"

Hi Alfredo ,

I think you have to add quotes:

- contents: '{{ pillar["myapp"]["mydata"] | json() }}'


Anyways, if I find myself juggling around Jinja filters just to produce
valid YAML, I mostly opt for writing that particular state in pydsl instead.
http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/renderers/all/salt.renderers.pydsl.html

#!pydsl

import json

state('/my/file/name').file.managed(
   contents=json.dumps(__pillar__["myapp"]["mydata"])
)


Alfredo Palhares wrote:

Hello Daniel,
Actually its YAML, but I tried that renderer, just to see it happening.

But I was greeted by this error.

[1] http://pastie.org/private/xadwa5jwsibnrv1hggclq

Hi Alfredo,

please read http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/renderers/index.html .

The shebang "#!pydsl" is important.

------ 8< ------
#!pydsl

import yaml

state('/etc/salt/cloud.yaml').file.managed(contents=yaml.dump(__pillar__["salt"]["cloud"]))

------ >8 ------

Alfredo Palhares wrote: