slist in templates

[Denis]

Hello,

I need to make 3 similar files, with only one option different.
bundle agent my_agent {

vars:
    "my_list_var" slist => {"l1","l2","l2"};

files:
    "/etc/file.$(my_list_var).conf"
          perms => m("0640"),
          create => "true",
          edit_defaults => empty,
          edit_line => expand_template("/tmp/my_file.tmpl");

}

inside file I have value

var = $(my_agent.my_list_var)

After run I get 3 files, as intended /etc/file.l1.conf and so on, but inside I get "$(my_agent.my_list_var)"

Can anyone point me to right direction please ?

Thanks in advance.

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Denis

[Neil Watson]

Try using the newer edit_template instead of edit_line.

https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/3.5/reference-promise-types-files.html#edit_template
example:
http://evolvethinking.com/template-configuration-files-using-cfengine/

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[Ed]

I would also use templates for this kind of task, as mentioned by Neil.

If you must use expand_template, you could what you want with the methods promise:

bundle agent my_agent
{
  vars:
      "my_list_var"          slist => { "I1", "I2", "I3" };


  methods:
      "my_file_$(my_list_var)"          usebundle => my_file("$(my_list_var)");
}

bundle agent my_file(filename)
{
  files:
      "$(this.promise_dirname)/$(filename).txt"

             create => "true",
      edit_defaults => empty,

          edit_line => expand_template("$(this.promise_dirname)/my_file.tmpl");
}

Then put

var = $(my_file.filename) in template

in your template.

Ed

[Denis]

Thanks guys.
Ed's way was best one for my task.