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Description
Use Case
I want a class that configures an APT repository to also ensure that apt-get update has run before any dependencies on that class.
This way I can depend on the class that configures the repository without needing to know how this repository is configured.
E.g.:
class mymod::repository {
if $facts['os']['family'] == 'Debian' {
apt::source { 'somerepo':
...
}
contain apt::update
} else {...}
}
class mymod {
require mymod::repository # Make sure that the repository is configured and available.
package { 'somepackage':
ensure => 'present',
}
}This is currently not possible by using contain apt::source because that class is private.
Instead if fails with:
error during compilation: Evaluation Error: Error while evaluating a Function Call, Class apt::update is private
Describe the Solution You Would Like
Since the apt::update class is a documented part of this module, I think it could be marked as public.
That would allow it to be used both through contain and through direct dependencies (require => Class['apt::update']).
Describe Alternatives You've Considered
Two alternatives:
- Using an anchor: `Class['apt::update'] -> anchor { 'mymod::repository::last' }'. The downside of this is that anchors are deprecated and no longer documented as part of containment.
- Directly depending on `Class['apt::update'] in the package resource. This only works if the repository configured is always an APT repository