# # persistent_crontab_minutes.rb # module Puppet::Parser::Functions newfunction(:persistent_crontab_minutes, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS EOS ) do |arguments| raise(Puppet::ParseError, "Wrong number of arguments " + "given (#{arguments.size} for 2)") if arguments.size < 2 require 'md5' value = 0 job = arguments[0] host = arguments[1] environment = Puppet[:environment] # We select first directory that exists. This might not be the best idea ... modules = Puppet[:modulepath].split(':').select { |i| File.exists?(i) }.first raise(Puppet::ParseError, "Unable to determine the storage " + "directory for Puppet modules") unless modules # Prepare the file where we store current value ... file = "/puppet/state/crontab/#{host}-#{job}.minutes" file = File.join(modules, file) # Get the directory portion from the file name ... directory = File.dirname(file) FileUtils.mkdir_p(directory) unless File.directory?(directory) if FileTest.exists?(file) File.open(file, 'r') { |f| value = f.read.to_i } raise(Puppet::ParseError, "The value for minutes in the file `%s' " + "is out of the range from 0 to 59 inclusive") unless value < 60 else # # Pick a random number based on the job and host name. This will yield # the same value for exactly the same combination of the job and host name. # value = MD5.new(job_name + host).to_s.hex % 60 # Minutes are from 0 to 59 inclusive ... value = value < 60 ? value : 59 File.open(file, 'w') { |f| f.write(value) } end # Tell Puppet to keep an eye on this file ... parser = Puppet::Parser::Parser.new(environment) parser.watch_file(file) if File.exists?(file) return value end end # vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :