Puppet

When an export is in a define and the define is called with a require the require is exported.

Sample code.

class export::collect_test {

    Export::Collect_define <<||>>

}

define export::collect_define ($content) {

    file { 
       "$name":
            ensure => file, 
            owner => "root", group => "root", mode => 755,
            content => $content;
    }
    
}



class remote_export::remote_test1 {
    
    file { 
       "/tmp/testrequirefile1":
            ensure => file, 
            owner => "root", group => "root", mode => 755,
            content => "I am only required on remote host";
    }

    remote_export::remote_define {
        "remote_test1":
            content => "test file contents",
            require => File["/tmp/testrequirefile1"];
    }
    
}

class remote_export::remote_test2 {
    
    file { 
       "/tmp/testrequirefile2":
            ensure => file, 
            owner => "root", group => "root", mode => 755,
            content => "I am only required on remote host",
            before => Remote_export::Remote_define["remote_test2"];
    }

    remote_export::remote_define {
        "remote_test2":
            content => "test file contents";
    }
    
}

define remote_export::remote_define ($content) {

    file { 
       "/tmp/testlocalfile":
            ensure => file, 
            owner => "root", group => "root", mode => 755,
            content => $content;
    }
    
    @@export::collect_define {
        $name:
            content => $content;
    }
    
}

When I use a “require” to require the order in remote_export1 class it does export the require.

    id    |                         value                         | param_name_id | line | resource_id |         updated_at         |         created_at         
----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------+------+-------------+----------------------------+----------------------------
 12669414 | --- !ruby/object:Puppet::Parser::Resource::Reference 
title: /tmp/testrequirefile1
type: File
 |             2 |      |       94995 | 2009-01-23 12:36:06.533296 | 2009-01-23 12:36:06.533296
 12669413 | test file contents                                    |            10 |   46 |       94995 | 2009-01-23 12:35:06.005715 | 2009-01-23 12:35:06.005715

When I use a “before” to require the order in remote_export2 class it doesn’t export the require.

puppet=# SELECT * from param_values where resource_id = 94995;  
    id    |       value        | param_name_id | line | resource_id |         updated_at         |         created_at         
----------+--------------------+---------------+------+-------------+----------------------------+----------------------------
 12669413 | test file contents |            10 |   46 |       94995 | 2009-01-23 12:35:06.005715 | 2009-01-23 12:35:06.005715
(1 row)