puppet-generate - Generates Puppet code from Ruby definitions.
Contents
Actions
types - Generates Puppet code for custom types
SYNOPSIS
puppet generate types [--format format] [--force]
DESCRIPTION
Generates definitions for custom resource types using Puppet code.
Types defined in Puppet code can be used to isolate custom type definitions between different
environments.
OPTIONS--force - Forces the generation of output files (skips up-to-date checks).
--format<format> - The generation output format to use. Supported formats: pcore.
Copyright And License
Copyright 2016 by Puppet Inc. Apache 2 license; see COPYING
Puppet, Inc. November 2024 PUPPET-GENERATE(8)
Examples
types
Generate Puppet type definitions for all custom resource types in the current environment:
$ puppet generate types
Generate Puppet type definitions for all custom resource types in the specified environment:
$ puppet generate types --environment development
Name
puppet-generate - Generates Puppet code from Ruby definitions.
Options
Note that any setting that's valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it
may or may not be relevant to the present action. For example, server and run_mode are valid settings, so
you can specify --server<servername>, or --run_mode<runmode> as an argument.
See the configuration file documentation at https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/configuration.html for
the full list of acceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can also be
generated by running puppet with --genconfig.
--render-as FORMAT
The format in which to render output. The most common formats are json, s (string), yaml, and
console, but other options such as dot are sometimes available.
--verbose
Whether to log verbosely.
--debug
Whether to log debug information.
Synopsis
puppet generate action