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+# == Defined type: icinga2::object::checkcommand
+#
+# This is a defined type for Icinga 2 apply objects that create check commands
+# See the following Icinga 2 doc page for more info:
+# http://docs.icinga.org/icinga2/latest/doc/module/icinga2/chapter/configuring-icinga2#objecttype-checkcommand
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# See the inline comments.
+#
+
+define icinga2::object::checkcommand (
+  $methods,
+  $command,
+  $env,
+  $vars {},
+  $timeout,
+  $arguments = {}
+  #  $object_servicename = $name,
+  #  $template_to_import = 'generic-service',
+  #  $display_name = $name,
+  #  $assign_where = undef,
+  #  $ignore_where = undef,
+  #  $groups = [],
+  #  $vars = {},
+  #  $check_command = undef,
+  #  $max_check_attempts = undef,
+  #  $check_period = undef,
+  #  $check_interval = undef,
+  #  $retry_interval = undef,
+  #  $enable_notifications = undef,
+  #  $enable_active_checks = undef,
+  #  $enable_passive_checks = undef,
+  #  $enable_event_handler = undef,
+  #  $enable_flap_detection = undef,
+  #  $enable_perfdata = undef,
+  #  $event_command = undef,
+  #  #flapping_threshold is defined as a percentage, eg. 10%, 50%, etc.
+  #  $flapping_threshold = undef,
+  #  $volatile = undef,
+  #  $notes = undef,
+  #  $notes_url = undef,
+  #  $action_url = undef,
+  #  $icon_image = undef,
+  #  $icon_image_alt = undef,
+  #  $target_dir        = '/etc/icinga2/conf.d',
+  #  $target_file_name  = "${name}.conf",
+  #  $target_file_owner = 'root',
+  #  $target_file_group = 'root',
+  #  $target_file_mode  = '0644'
+) {
+
+  #Do some validation of the class' parameters:
+  validate_string($object_servicename)
+  validate_string($template_to_import)
+  validate_array($groups)
+  validate_hash($vars)
+  validate_string($target_dir)
+  validate_string($target_file_name)
+  validate_string($target_file_owner)
+  validate_string($target_file_group)
+  validate_string($target_file_mode)
+
+
+  file {"${target_dir}/${target_file_name}":
+    ensure  => file,
+    owner   => $target_file_owner,
+    group   => $target_file_group,
+    mode    => $target_file_mode,
+    content => template('icinga2/object_apply_service_to_host.conf.erb'),
+    notify  => Service['icinga2'],
+  }
+
+}