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+# == Defined type: icinga2::object::service
+#  
+# This is a defined type for Icinga 2 service objects.
+# See the following Icinga 2 doc page for more info:
+# http://docs.icinga.org/icinga2/latest/doc/module/icinga2/chapter/configuring-icinga2#objecttype-service
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# See the inline comments.
+#
+
+define icinga2::object::service () {
+
+  file {"${target_dir}/${target_file_name}":
+    ensure => file,
+    owner   => $target_file_owner,
+    group   => $target_file_group,
+    mode    => $target_file_mode,
+    content => template('icinga2/object_service.conf.erb'),
+    notify => Service['icinga2'],
+  }
+
+}
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