.. -*- mode: rst -*-
.. _server-plugins-structures-bundler-index:
=======
Bundler
=======
Bundler is used to describe groups of inter-dependent configuration
entries, such as the combination of packages, configuration files,
and service activations that comprise typical Unix daemons. Bundles are
used to add groups of configuration entries to the inventory of client
configurations, as opposed to describing particular versions of those
entries. For example, a bundle could say that the configuration file
``/etc/passwd`` should be included in a configuration, but will not
describe the particular version of ``/etc/passwd`` that a given client
will receive.
Group and Client tags can be used inside of bundles to differentiate
which entries particular clients will recieve; this is useful for the
case where entries are named differently across systems; for example,
one linux distro may have a package called openssh while another uses
the name ssh. Configuration entries nested inside of Group elements
only apply to clients who are a member of those groups; multiple
nested groups must all apply. Also, groups may be negated; entries
included in such groups will only apply to clients who are not a
member of said group. The same applies to Client elements.
The following is an annotated copy of a bundle:
.. code-block:: xml
In this bundle, most of the entries are common to all systems. Clients
in group **deb** get one extra package and service, while clients in
group **rpm** get two extra packages and an extra service. In
addition, clients in group **fedora** *and* group **rpm** get one
extra package entries, unless they are not in the **fc14** group, in
which case, they get an extra package. The client
**trust.example.com** gets one extra file that is not distributed to
any other clients. Notice that this file doesn't describe which
versions of these entries that clients should get, only that they
should get them. (Admittedly, this example is slightly contrived, but
demonstrates how group entries can be used in bundles)
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Group/Hostname | Entry |
+============================+===============================+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key.pub |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/sshd_config |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_config |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| all | /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| rpm | Package openssh |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| rpm | Package openssh-askpass |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| rpm | Service sshd |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| rpm and fedora | Package openssh-server |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| rpm and fedora and not fc4 | Package openssh-clients |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| deb | Package ssh |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| deb | Service ssh |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| trust.example.com | /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------+
Genshi templates
================
Genshi XML templates allow you to use the `Genshi
`_ templating system to dynamically
generate a bundle. Genshi templates can be specified one of two ways:
1. Add an XML-style genshi template to the Bundler directory with a
``.genshi`` and the associated namespace attribute.
2. Simply add the appropriate namespace attribute to your existing XML
bundle.
The top-level Bundle tag should look like the following::
Several variables are pre-defined inside templates:
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Name | Description |
+=============+========================================================+
| metadata | :ref:`Client metadata |
| | ` |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| repo | The path to the Bcfg2 repository on the filesystem |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
.. note::
```` and ```` tags are allowed inside of Genshi
templates as of Bcfg2 1.2. However, they do not behave the same
as using a Genshi conditional, e.g.::
The conditional is evaluated when the template is rendered, so
code inside the conditional is not executed if the conditional
fails. A ```` tag is evaluated *after* the template is
rendered, so code inside the tag is always executed. This is an
important distinction: if you have code that will fail on some
groups, you *must* use a Genshi conditional, not a ````
tag. The same caveats apply to ```` tags.
See also the :ref:`xml-genshi-reference`.
Troubleshooting
---------------
To render a bundle for a given client, you can run::
bcfg2-info buildbundle
This will render the template; it will not fully bind all of the
entries in the bundle.
See :ref:`bcfg2-info ` for more details.
Altsrc
======
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
../altsrc
Examples
========
In some cases, configuration files need to include the client's hostname
in their name. The following template produces such a config file entry.
.. code-block:: xml
Depending on the circumstance, these configuration files can either be
handled by individual entries in :ref:`server-plugins-generators-cfg`,
or can be mapped to a single entry by using the
:ref:`server-plugins-structures-altsrc` feature.
In this example, configuration file names are built using probed results
from the client. getmac is a probe that gathers client MAC addresses
and returns them in a newline delimited string.
.. code-block:: xml
.. note::
* The use of the altsrc directive causes all ifcfg files to be
handled by the same plugin and entry.
* The blocks have only been available in genshi since
0.4 (http://genshi.edgewall.org/ticket/84)
If you want a file to be only on a per-client basis, you can use an
if declaration.
.. code-block:: xml
or alternately
.. code-block:: xml
or yet another way
.. code-block:: xml
The final form is preferred if there is no code inside the block that
would fail on other clients.
While these examples are simple, the test in the if block can in fact
be any python statement.
.. _server-plugins-structures-bundler-index-examples:
Other examples
==============
Some simple examples of Bundles can be found in the `Bcfg2 example repository`_.
.. _Bcfg2 example repository: https://github.com/solj/bcfg2-repo
In addition to the example repository, the following is a list of some
more complex example Bundles.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
kernel
moab
nagios
ntp
snmpd
torque
yp