Re: variable if class

Hi Xander,

your syntax is not correct: if => ( "exists_ssh_key" );
must be: if => "exists_ssh_key";

regards

On 09/11/2021 13:18, Xander Cage wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
> i read this -> 
> https://cmdln.org/2018/05/24/what-is-evaluated-first-in-cfengine-3-vars-or-classes/  
> and i tried to use this higher kind of wisdom, but ...noooo
> 
> just want to read in a file in a string var if a specific class is 
> defined eg. "the file exists".
> 
> body file control
> {
>    inputs => { "$(sys.libdir)/stdlib.cf", };
>               }
> 
> 
> 
> bundle agent var_if_test {
> 
>      vars:
>       "user" string => "schast";
> 
>       "ssh_key_dir" string => "/root/cfe_testbed/user_ssh_keys";
> 
>       "ssh_key" string => readfile("$(ssh_key_dir)/$(user).cf"),
>                 if => ( "exists_ssh_key" );
> 
> 
>      classes:
> 
> 
>              "exists_ssh_key"          expression => 
> fileexists("$(ssh_key_dir)/$(user).cf");
> 
>      reports:
> 
>          "CFEngine $(sys.cf_version)";
> 
>        "$(ssh_key)"
>          if => "exists_ssh_key";
> 
> 
> }
> 
> 
> 
> bundle agent __main__
> {
>    methods:
>        "var_if_test";
> }
> 
> error:
> 
> root@aixtest01: /root/cfe_testbed # /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -KI  -f 
> ./var_if_test.cf
> ./var_if_test.cf:17:23: error: syntax error
>                 if => ( "exists_ssh_key" );
>                        ^
> ./var_if_test.cf:17:23: error: Invalid r-value type '('
>                 if => ( "exists_ssh_key" );
>                        ^
> ./var_if_test.cf:17:40: error: Check previous line, Expected ';', got 
> '"exists_ssh_key"'
>                 if => ( "exists_ssh_key" );
>                                         ^
> ./var_if_test.cf:17:42: error: Expected promiser string, got ')'
>                 if => ( "exists_ssh_key" );
>                                           ^
>     error: There are syntax errors in policy files
>     error: Policy failed validation with command 
> '"/var/cfengine/bin/cf-promises" -c "./var_if_test.cf"'
>     error: Failsafe condition triggered. Interactive session detected, 
> skipping failsafe.cf execution.
>     error: Error reading CFEngine policy. Exiting...
> 
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