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Emilien Macchi wrote:
> 
> On 09/16/2015 12:53 PM, Alex Schultz wrote:
>> Hey puppet folks,
>>
>> Based on the meeting yesterday[0], I had proposed creating a parser
>> function called is_service_default[1] to validate if a variable matched
>> our agreed upon value of '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'.  This got me thinking
>> about how can we maybe not use the arbitrary string throughout the
>> puppet that can not easily be validated.  So I tested creating another
>> puppet function named service_default[2] to replace the use of '<SERVICE
>> DEFAULT>' throughout all the puppet modules.  My tests seemed to
>> indicate that you can use a parser function as parameter default for
>> classes. 
>>
>> I wanted to send a note to gather comments around the second function. 
>> When we originally discussed what to use to designate for a service's
>> default configuration, I really didn't like using an arbitrary string
>> since it's hard to parse and validate. I think leveraging a function
>> might be better since it is something that can be validated via tests
>> and a syntax checker.  Thoughts?
> 
> Let me add your attempt to make it work in puppet-cinder:
> https://review.openstack.org/#/c/224277
> 
> I like the proposal, +1.
> 

Hunter,

Do you off hand know what kind of overhead is generated by this?


-- 
Cody

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