# A Provider is an implementation of the actions that manage resources (of some type) on a system. # This class is the base class for all implementation of a Puppet Provider. # # Concepts: #-- # * **Confinement** - confinement restricts providers to only be applicable under certain conditions. # It is possible to confine a provider several different ways: # * the included {#confine} method which provides filtering on fact, feature, existence of files, or a free form # predicate. # * the {commands} method that filters on the availability of given system commands. # * **Property hash** - the important instance variable `@property_hash` contains all current state values # for properties (it is lazily built). It is important that these values are managed appropriately in the # methods {instances}, {prefetch}, and in methods that alters the current state (those that change the # lifecycle (creates, destroys), or alters some value reflected backed by a property). # * **Flush** - is a hook that is called once per resource when everything has been applied. The intent is # that an implementation may defer modification of the current state typically done in property setters # and instead record information that allows flush to perform the changes more efficiently. # * **Execution Methods** - The execution methods provides access to execution of arbitrary commands. # As a convenience execution methods are available on both the instance and the class of a provider since a # lot of provider logic switch between these contexts fairly freely. # * **System Entity/Resource** - this documentation uses the term "system entity" for system resources to make # it clear if talking about a resource on the system being managed (e.g. a file in the file system) # or about a description of such a resource (e.g. a Puppet Resource). # * **Resource Type** - this is an instance of Type that describes a classification of instances of Resource (e.g. # the `File` resource type describes all instances of `file` resources). # (The term is used to contrast with "type" in general, and specifically to contrast with the implementation # class of Resource or a specific Type). # # @note An instance of a Provider is associated with one resource. # # @note Class level methods are only called once to configure the provider (when the type is created), and not # for each resource the provider is operating on. # The instance methods are however called for each resource. # # @api public # class Puppet::Provider include Puppet::Util include Puppet::Util::Errors include Puppet::Util::Warnings extend Puppet::Util::Warnings require 'puppet/confiner' require 'puppet/provider/command' extend Puppet::Confiner Puppet::Util.logmethods(self, true) class << self # Include the util module so we have access to things like 'which' include Puppet::Util, Puppet::Util::Docs include Puppet::Util::Logging # @return [String] The name of the provider attr_accessor :name # # @todo Original = _"The source parameter exists so that providers using the same # source can specify this, so reading doesn't attempt to read the # same package multiple times."_ This seems to be a package type specific attribute. Is this really # used? # # @return [???] The source is WHAT? attr_writer :source # @todo Original = _"LAK 2007-05-09: Keep the model stuff around for backward compatibility"_ # Is this really needed? The comment about backwards compatibility was made in 2007. # # @return [???] A model kept for backwards compatibility. # @api private # @deprecated This attribute is available for backwards compatibility reasons. attr_reader :model # @todo What is this type? A reference to a Puppet::Type ? # @return [Puppet::Type] the resource type (that this provider is ... WHAT?) # attr_accessor :resource_type # @!attribute [r] doc # The (full) documentation for this provider class. The documentation for the provider class itself # should be set with the DSL method {desc=}. Setting the documentation with with {doc=} has the same effect # as setting it with {desc=} (only the class documentation part is set). In essence this means that # there is no getter for the class documentation part (since the getter returns the full # documentation when there are additional contributors). # # @return [String] Returns the full documentation for the provider. # @see Puppet::Utils::Docs # @comment This is puzzling ... a write only doc attribute??? The generated setter never seems to be # used, instead the instance variable @doc is set in the `desc` method. This seems wrong. It is instead # documented as a read only attribute (to get the full documentation). Also see doc below for # desc. # @!attribute [w] desc # Sets the documentation of this provider class. (The full documentation is read via the # {doc} attribute). # # @dsl type # attr_writer :doc end # @todo original = _"LAK 2007-05-09: Keep the model stuff around for backward compatibility"_, why is it # both here (instance) and at class level? Is this a different model? # @return [???] model is WHAT? attr_reader :model # @return [???] This resource is what? Is an instance of a provider attached to one particular Puppet::Resource? # attr_accessor :resource # Convenience methods - see class method with the same name. # @see execute # @return (see execute) def execute(*args) Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(*args) end # (see Puppet::Util::Execution.execute) def self.execute(*args) Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(*args) end # Convenience methods - see class method with the same name. # @see execpipe # @return (see execpipe) def execpipe(*args, &block) Puppet::Util::Execution.execpipe(*args, &block) end # (see Puppet::Util::Execution.execpipe) def self.execpipe(*args, &block) Puppet::Util::Execution.execpipe(*args, &block) end # Convenience methods - see class method with the same name. # @see execfail # @return (see execfail) def execfail(*args) Puppet::Util::Execution.execfail(*args) end # (see Puppet::Util::Execution.execfail) def self.execfail(*args) Puppet::Util::Execution.execfail(*args) end # Returns the absolute path to the executable for the command referenced by the given name. # @raise [Puppet::DevError] if the name does not reference an existing command. # @return [String] the absolute path to the found executable for the command # @see which # @api public def self.command(name) name = name.intern if defined?(@commands) and command = @commands[name] # nothing elsif superclass.respond_to? :command and command = superclass.command(name) # nothing else raise Puppet::DevError, "No command #{name} defined for provider #{self.name}" end which(command) end # Confines this provider to be suitable only on hosts where the given commands are present. # Also see {Puppet::Confiner#confine} for other types of confinement of a provider by use of other types of # predicates. # # @note It is preferred if the commands are not entered with absolute paths as this allows puppet # to search for them using the PATH variable. # # @param command_specs [Hash{String => String}] Map of name to command that the provider will # be executing on the system. Each command is specified with a name and the path of the executable. # @return [void] # @see optional_commands # @api public # def self.commands(command_specs) command_specs.each do |name, path| has_command(name, path) end end # Defines optional commands. # Since Puppet 2.7.8 this is typically not needed as evaluation of provider suitability # is lazy (when a resource is evaluated) and the absence of commands # that will be present after other resources have been applied no longer needs to be specified as # optional. # @param [Hash{String => String}] hash Named commands that the provider will # be executing on the system. Each command is specified with a name and the path of the executable. # (@see #has_command) # @see commands # @api public def self.optional_commands(hash) hash.each do |name, target| has_command(name, target) do is_optional end end end # Creates a convenience method for invocation of a command. # # This generates a Provider method that allows easy execution of the command. The generated # method may take arguments that will be passed through to the executable as the command line arguments # when it is invoked. # # @example Use it like this: # has_command(:echo, "/bin/echo") # def some_method # echo("arg 1", "arg 2") # end # @comment the . . . below is intentional to avoid the three dots to become an illegible ellipsis char. # @example . . . or like this # has_command(:echo, "/bin/echo") do # is_optional # environment :HOME => "/var/tmp", :PWD => "/tmp" # end # # @param name [Symbol] The name of the command (will become the name of the generated method that executes the command) # @param path [String] The path to the executable for the command # @yield [ ] A block that configures the command (see {Puppet::Provider::Command}) # @comment a yield [ ] produces {|| ...} in the signature, do not remove the space. # @note the name ´has_command´ looks odd in an API context, but makes more sense when seen in the internal # DSL context where a Provider is declaratively defined. # @api public # def self.has_command(name, path, &block) name = name.intern command = CommandDefiner.define(name, path, self, &block) @commands[name] = command.executable # Now define the class and instance methods. create_class_and_instance_method(name) do |*args| return command.execute(*args) end end # Internal helper class when creating commands - undocumented. # @api private class CommandDefiner private_class_method :new def self.define(name, path, confiner, &block) definer = new(name, path, confiner) definer.instance_eval(&block) if block definer.command end def initialize(name, path, confiner) @name = name @path = path @optional = false @confiner = confiner @custom_environment = {} end def is_optional @optional = true end def environment(env) @custom_environment = @custom_environment.merge(env) end def command if not @optional @confiner.confine :exists => @path, :for_binary => true end Puppet::Provider::Command.new(@name, @path, Puppet::Util, Puppet::Util::Execution, { :failonfail => true, :combine => true, :custom_environment => @custom_environment }) end end # @return [Boolean] Return whether the given feature has been declared or not. def self.declared_feature?(name) defined?(@declared_features) and @declared_features.include?(name) end # @return [Boolean] Returns whether this implementation satisfies all of the default requirements or not. # Returns false if there is no matching defaultfor # @see Provider.defaultfor # def self.default? default_match ? true : false end # Look through the array of defaultfor hashes and return the first match. # @return [Hash<{String => Object}>] the matching hash specified by a defaultfor # @see Provider.defaultfor # @api private def self.default_match @defaults.find do |default| default.all? do |key, values| case key when :feature feature_match(values) else fact_match(key, values) end end end end def self.fact_match(fact, values) values = [values] unless values.is_a? Array values.map! { |v| v.to_s.downcase.intern } if fval = Facter.value(fact).to_s and fval != "" fval = fval.to_s.downcase.intern values.include?(fval) else false end end def self.feature_match(value) Puppet.features.send(value.to_s + "?") end # Sets a facts filter that determine which of several suitable providers should be picked by default. # This selection only kicks in if there is more than one suitable provider. # To filter on multiple facts the given hash may contain more than one fact name/value entry. # The filter picks the provider if all the fact/value entries match the current set of facts. (In case # there are still more than one provider after this filtering, the first found is picked). # @param hash [Hash<{String => Object}>] hash of fact name to fact value. # @return [void] # def self.defaultfor(hash) @defaults << hash end # @return [Integer] Returns a numeric specificity for this provider based on how many requirements it has # and number of _ancestors_. The higher the number the more specific the provider. # The number of requirements is based on the hash size of the matching {Provider.defaultfor}. # # The _ancestors_ is the Ruby Module::ancestors method and the number of classes returned is used # to boost the score. The intent is that if two providers are equal, but one is more "derived" than the other # (i.e. includes more classes), it should win because it is more specific). # @note Because of how this value is # calculated there could be surprising side effects if a provider included an excessive amount of classes. # def self.specificity # This strange piece of logic attempts to figure out how many parent providers there # are to increase the score. What is will actually do is count all classes that Ruby Module::ancestors # returns (which can be other classes than those the parent chain) - in a way, an odd measure of the # complexity of a provider). match = default_match length = match ? match.length : 0 (length * 100) + ancestors.select { |a| a.is_a? Class }.length end # Initializes defaults and commands (i.e. clears them). # @return [void] def self.initvars @defaults = [] @commands = {} end # Returns a list of system resources (entities) this provider may/can manage. # This is a query mechanism that lists entities that the provider may manage on a given system. It is # is directly used in query services, but is also the foundation for other services; prefetching, and # purging. # # As an example, a package provider lists all installed packages. (In contrast, the File provider does # not list all files on the file-system as that would make execution incredibly slow). An implementation # of this method should be made if it is possible to quickly (with a single system call) provide all # instances. # # An implementation of this method should only cache the values of properties # if they are discovered as part of the process for finding existing resources. # Resource properties that require additional commands (than those used to determine existence/identity) # should be implemented in their respective getter method. (This is important from a performance perspective; # it may be expensive to compute, as well as wasteful as all discovered resources may perhaps not be managed). # # An implementation may return an empty list (naturally with the effect that it is not possible to query # for manageable entities). # # By implementing this method, it is possible to use the `resources´ resource type to specify purging # of all non managed entities. # # @note The returned instances are instance of some subclass of Provider, not resources. # @return [Array] a list of providers referencing the system entities # @abstract this method must be implemented by a subclass and this super method should never be called as it raises an exception. # @raise [Puppet::DevError] Error indicating that the method should have been implemented by subclass. # @see prefetch def self.instances raise Puppet::DevError, "Provider #{self.name} has not defined the 'instances' class method" end # Creates the methods for a given command. # @api private # @deprecated Use {commands}, {optional_commands}, or {has_command} instead. This was not meant to be part of a public API def self.make_command_methods(name) Puppet.deprecation_warning "Provider.make_command_methods is deprecated; use Provider.commands or Provider.optional_commands instead for creating command methods" # Now define a method for that command unless singleton_class.method_defined?(name) meta_def(name) do |*args| # This might throw an ExecutionFailure, but the system above # will catch it, if so. command = Puppet::Provider::Command.new(name, command(name), Puppet::Util, Puppet::Util::Execution) return command.execute(*args) end # And then define an instance method that just calls the class method. # We need both, so both instances and classes can easily run the commands. unless method_defined?(name) define_method(name) do |*args| self.class.send(name, *args) end end end end # Creates getter- and setter- methods for each property supported by the resource type. # Call this method to generate simple accessors for all properties supported by the # resource type. These simple accessors lookup and sets values in the property hash. # The generated methods may be overridden by more advanced implementations if something # else than a straight forward getter/setter pair of methods is required. # (i.e. define such overriding methods after this method has been called) # # An implementor of a provider that makes use of `prefetch` and `flush` can use this method since it uses # the internal `@property_hash` variable to store values. An implementation would then update the system # state on a call to `flush` based on the current values in the `@property_hash`. # # @return [void] # def self.mk_resource_methods [resource_type.validproperties, resource_type.parameters].flatten.each do |attr| attr = attr.intern next if attr == :name define_method(attr) do if @property_hash[attr].nil? :absent else @property_hash[attr] end end define_method(attr.to_s + "=") do |val| @property_hash[attr] = val end end end self.initvars # This method is used to generate a method for a command. # @return [void] # @api private # def self.create_class_and_instance_method(name, &block) unless singleton_class.method_defined?(name) meta_def(name, &block) end unless method_defined?(name) define_method(name) do |*args| self.class.send(name, *args) end end end private_class_method :create_class_and_instance_method # @return [String] Returns the data source, which is the provider name if no other source has been set. # @todo Unclear what "the source" is used for? def self.source @source ||= self.name end # Returns true if the given attribute/parameter is supported by the provider. # The check is made that the parameter is a valid parameter for the resource type, and then # if all its required features (if any) are supported by the provider. # # @param param [Class, Puppet::Parameter] the parameter class, or a parameter instance # @return [Boolean] Returns whether this provider supports the given parameter or not. # @raise [Puppet::DevError] if the given parameter is not valid for the resource type # def self.supports_parameter?(param) if param.is_a?(Class) klass = param else unless klass = resource_type.attrclass(param) raise Puppet::DevError, "'#{param}' is not a valid parameter for #{resource_type.name}" end end return true unless features = klass.required_features !!satisfies?(*features) end # def self.to_s # unless defined?(@str) # if self.resource_type # @str = "#{resource_type.name} provider #{self.name}" # else # @str = "unattached provider #{self.name}" # end # end # @str # end dochook(:defaults) do if @defaults.length > 0 return @defaults.collect do |d| "Default for " + d.collect do |f, v| "`#{f}` == `#{[v].flatten.join(', ')}`" end.sort.join(" and ") + "." end.join(" ") end end dochook(:commands) do if @commands.length > 0 return "Required binaries: " + @commands.collect do |n, c| "`#{c}`" end.sort.join(", ") + "." end end dochook(:features) do if features.length > 0 return "Supported features: " + features.collect do |f| "`#{f}`" end.sort.join(", ") + "." end end # Clears this provider instance to allow GC to clean up. def clear @resource = nil @model = nil end # (see command) def command(name) self.class.command(name) end # Returns the value of a parameter value, or `:absent` if it is not defined. # @param param [Puppet::Parameter] the parameter to obtain the value of # @return [Object] the value of the parameter or `:absent` if not defined. # def get(param) @property_hash[param.intern] || :absent end # Creates a new provider that is optionally initialized from a resource or a hash of properties. # If no argument is specified, a new non specific provider is initialized. If a resource is given # it is remembered for further operations. If a hash is used it becomes the internal `@property_hash` # structure of the provider - this hash holds the current state property values of system entities # as they are being discovered by querying or other operations (typically getters). # # @todo The use of a hash as a parameter needs a better exaplanation; why is this done? What is the intent? # @param resource [Puppet::Resource, Hash] optional resource or hash # def initialize(resource = nil) if resource.is_a?(Hash) # We don't use a duplicate here, because some providers (ParsedFile, at least) # use the hash here for later events. @property_hash = resource elsif resource @resource = resource # LAK 2007-05-09: Keep the model stuff around for backward compatibility @model = resource @property_hash = {} else @property_hash = {} end end # Returns the name of the resource this provider is operating on. # @return [String] the name of the resource instance (e.g. the file path of a File). # @raise [Puppet::DevError] if no resource is set, or no name defined. # def name if n = @property_hash[:name] return n elsif self.resource resource.name else raise Puppet::DevError, "No resource and no name in property hash in #{self.class.name} instance" end end # Sets the given parameters values as the current values for those parameters. # Other parameters are unchanged. # @param [Array] params the parameters with values that should be set # @return [void] # def set(params) params.each do |param, value| @property_hash[param.intern] = value end end # @return [String] Returns a human readable string with information about the resource and the provider. def to_s "#{@resource}(provider=#{self.class.name})" end # Makes providers comparable. include Comparable # Compares this provider against another provider. # Comparison is only possible with another provider (no other class). # The ordering is based on the class name of the two providers. # # @return [-1,0,+1, nil] A comparison result -1, 0, +1 if this is before other, equal or after other. Returns # nil oif not comparable to other. # @see Comparable def <=>(other) # We can only have ordering against other providers. return nil unless other.is_a? Puppet::Provider # Otherwise, order by the providers class name. return self.class.name <=> other.class.name end # @comment Document prefetch here as it does not exist anywhere else (called from transaction if implemented) # @!method self.prefetch(resource_hash) # @abstract A subclass may implement this - it is not implemented in the Provider class # This method may be implemented by a provider in order to pre-fetch resource properties. # If implemented it should set the provider instance of the managed resources to a provider with the # fetched state (i.e. what is returned from the {instances} method). # @param resources_hash [Hash<{String => Puppet::Resource}>] map from name to resource of resources to prefetch # @return [void] # @api public # @comment Document post_resource_eval here as it does not exist anywhere else (called from transaction if implemented) # @!method self.post_resource_eval() # @since 3.4.0 # @api public # @abstract A subclass may implement this - it is not implemented in the Provider class # This method may be implemented by a provider in order to perform any # cleanup actions needed. It will be called at the end of the transaction if # any resources in the catalog make use of the provider, regardless of # whether the resources are changed or not and even if resource failures occur. # @return [void] # @comment Document flush here as it does not exist anywhere (called from transaction if implemented) # @!method flush() # @abstract A subclass may implement this - it is not implemented in the Provider class # This method may be implemented by a provider in order to flush properties that has not been individually # applied to the managed entity's current state. # @return [void] # @api public end