Add service_ensure.

This allows you to control the status of the Postgresql service directly
from postgresql::server.

README.md

@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ This setting can be used to override the default postgresql PL/perl package name
 ####`python_package_name`
 This setting can be used to override the default postgresql Python package name. If not specified, the module will use whatever package name is the default for your OS distro.
 
+####`service_ensure`
+This setting can be used to override the default postgresql service ensure status. If not specified, the module will use `ensure` instead.
+
 ####`service_name`
 This setting can be used to override the default postgresql service name. If not specified, the module will use whatever service name is the default for your OS distro.
 
@@ -837,11 +840,17 @@ Works with versions of PostgreSQL from 8.1 through 9.2.
 Current it is only actively tested with the following operating systems:
 
 * Debian 6.x and 7.x
-* Centos 5.x and 6.x
-* Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04
+* Centos 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x.
+* Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04, 14.04
 
 Although patches are welcome for making it work with other OS distros, it is considered best effort.
 
+### RHEL7
+
+Currently the following features are unsupported:
+
+* Postgis (There is no existing postgis package for RHEL7, and it's not in EPEL7 yet.)
+
 Development
 ------------
 

manifests/params.pp

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class postgresql::params inherits postgresql::globals {
   $ipv6acls                   = []
   $encoding                   = $encoding
   $locale                     = $locale
+  $service_ensure             = undef
   $service_provider           = $service_provider
   $manage_firewall            = $manage_firewall
   $manage_pg_hba_conf         = pick($manage_pg_hba_conf, true)

manifests/server.pp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class postgresql::server (
 
   $plperl_package_name        = $postgresql::params::plperl_package_name,
 
+  $service_ensure             = $postgresql::params::service_ensure,
   $service_name               = $postgresql::params::service_name,
   $service_provider           = $postgresql::params::service_provider,
   $service_status             = $postgresql::params::service_status,

manifests/server/service.pp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # PRIVATE CLASS: do not call directly
 class postgresql::server::service {
   $ensure           = $postgresql::server::ensure
+  $service_ensure   = $postgresql::server::service_ensure
   $service_name     = $postgresql::server::service_name
   $service_provider = $postgresql::server::service_provider
   $service_status   = $postgresql::server::service_status
@@ -8,24 +9,38 @@ class postgresql::server::service {
   $port             = $postgresql::server::port
   $default_database = $postgresql::server::default_database
 
-  $service_ensure = $ensure ? {
-    present => true,
-    absent  => false,
-    default => $ensure
+  if ! $service_ensure {
+    $real_service_ensure = $ensure ? {
+      present => true,
+      absent  => false,
+      default => $ensure
+    }
+    $service_enable = $ensure ? {
+      present => true,
+      absent  => false,
+      default => $ensure
+    }
+  } else {
+    $real_service_ensure = $service_ensure
+    $service_enable = $ensure ? {
+      present => true,
+      absent  => false,
+      default => $ensure
+    }
   }
 
   anchor { 'postgresql::server::service::begin': }
 
   service { 'postgresqld':
-    ensure    => $service_ensure,
+    ensure    => $real_service_ensure,
     name      => $service_name,
-    enable    => $service_ensure,
+    enable    => $service_enable,
     provider  => $service_provider,
     hasstatus => true,
     status    => $service_status,
   }
 
-  if($service_ensure) {
+  if $real_service_ensure == 'running' {
     # This blocks the class before continuing if chained correctly, making
     # sure the service really is 'up' before continuing.
     #