add some backwards compatibility

update documentation/comments to reflect reality

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0b8c53..ad636c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ https://github.com/evanstachowiak/puppet-bundler bundler)
 
    By default this will install bundler with RVM, if you wish to use another
    method, you can pass any puppet package provider to the class as
-   'install_method', or just use undef if you wish the puppet parser to
+   'install_method', or just use '' if you wish the puppet parser to
    automatically chose the best method for your platform.
 
   Examples: class { 'bundler::install': install_method => 'fink' }; 
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 4111d52..898cfea 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # == Parameters
 #
-#   [*use_rvm*]
-#     Sets whether rvm is used. Defaults to true.
+#   [*install_method*]
+#     How to install bundler, 'rvm' is the default
 #   [*ruby_version*]
 #     Ruby version that bundler will use.
 #
@@ -21,13 +21,25 @@ class bundler::install (
   $ruby_version    = undef,
   $ensure          = 'present',
   $install_method  = 'rvm',
+  $use_rvm         = '',
   ) inherits bundler::params {
 
+  # deprecation warning
+  if $use_rvm != '' {
+    warning('$use_rvm is deprecated, please use $install_method instead')
+  }
+
   if $install_method == undef {
     $provider_method = undef
   }
   else {
-    $provider_method = $bundler::params::install_method
+    # backwards compatibility
+    if $use_rvm == false {
+      $provider_method = gem
+    }
+    else {
+      $provider_method = $bundler::params::install_method
+    }
   }
 
   if $provider_method == 'rvm' {