hash of arrays to call a define

[backg...@gmail.com]

Given this hash of arrays:

$players = {
  'joe' => [
    '150',
    '200',
  ],
  'janet' =>
    '120',
    '240',
  ],
}

... and given a define that's like this:

profile::generate {$player:
  source => "puppet:///modules/$module_name/$player"
}

... how do you call profile::generater without hardcoding 2 defines?

  

[Ellison Marks]

Normally, I'd say create_resources(), but that needs a hash of hashes, not a hash of arrays. Might I ask what the numbers represent, if they aren't present in the define?

[jcbollinger]

It's not entirely clear what you're after.  I'm guessing you want to declare one defined type instance for each element of each (array) value of your $players hash, but I don't see how those elements are expected to be exposed to the profile::generator definition.

It is anyway likely that the answer involves another level of defined type, but the details depend on the nature of the data and what you are trying to do with it.  In particular, if you can rely on the numbers being globally unique then that could make things simpler.

John