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author | Fabian Affolter <fabian@bernewireless.net> | 2010-12-13 23:26:31 +0100 |
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committer | Fabian Affolter <fabian@bernewireless.net> | 2010-12-13 23:26:31 +0100 |
commit | 875aefd9beb9e7fd464348c0e0fa42896dc329ff (patch) | |
tree | 6c9920648f7c56a9a5854c1dafa474d8e8139508 /doc/development/client-driver.txt | |
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diff --git a/doc/development/client-driver.txt b/doc/development/client-driver.txt index 19da9cb67..cc065dd32 100644 --- a/doc/development/client-driver.txt +++ b/doc/development/client-driver.txt @@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ driver for a configuration element type. The included example describes an existing driver, and the process that was used to create it. #. Pick a name for the driver. In this case, we picked the name RPM. -#. Add "RPM" to the ``__all__ list`` in ``src/lib/Client/Tools/__init__.py`` +#. Add "RPM" to the ``__all__`` list in ``src/lib/Client/Tools/__init__.py`` #. Create a file in ``src/lib/Client/Tools`` with the same name (RPM.py) -#. Create a class in this file with the same name (``class RPM``) +#. Create a class in this file with the same name (class RPM) - * If it handles ``Package`` entries, subclass ``Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool`` + * If it handles **Package** entries, subclass ``Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool`` (from here referenced as branch [P]) - * If it handles ``Service`` entries, subclass ``Bcfg2.Client.Tools.SvcTool`` + * If it handles **Service** entries, subclass ``Bcfg2.Client.Tools.SvcTool`` (from here referenced as branch [S]) - * Otherwise, ``subclass Bcfg2.Client.Tools.Tool`` (from here referenced + * Otherwise, subclass ``Bcfg2.Client.Tools.Tool`` (from here referenced as branch [T]) #. Set ``__name__`` to "RPM" #. Add any required executable programs to ``__execs__`` -#. Set ``__handles__`` to a list of (``entry.tag``, ``entry.get('type')``) +#. Set ``__handles__`` to a list of (**entry.tag**, **entry.get('type')**) tuples. This determines which entries the Tool module can be used on. In this case, we set ``__handles__ = [('Package', 'rpm')]``. #. Add verification. This method should return True/False depending @@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ an existing driver, and the process that was used to create it. all-at-once installations, followed, in the case of failures, by single installations. To enable this support, set the pkgtype attribute to the package type handled by this driver. Set the - ``pkgtool`` to a tuple ("command string %s", ("per-package string + pkgtool to a tuple ("command string %s", ("per-package string format", [list of package entry fields])). For RPM, we have - ``setup pkgtool = ("rpm --oldpackage --replacepkgs --quiet -U %s", ("%s", ["url"]))`` + setup ``pkgtool = ("rpm --oldpackage --replacepkgs --quiet -U %s", ("%s", ["url"]))`` #. Implement entry removal |