The `type()` function will cease to work on the new parser because 'type'
is a reserved keyword. The `type3x()` function may be used to continue
similar functionality, but will be deprecated in favor of the built-in
typing system.
The `type_of()` function has been included to introspect types in the
new parser.
This patch adds the ability to validate syntax of manifests, templates,
and ruby files in lib/ via `rake validate` and the linting of manifests
with puppet-lint via `rake lint`. These two commands are chained with
running the spec tests in Travis to ensure there are no syntax or style
issues.
Without this patch we're not testing against Ruby 2.0.0 which has recently been
released. This is a problem because we'd like a way to be notified if a change
set breaks compatibility with future supported versions of Ruby.
This patch should not be taken as an indication that we fully support Ruby 2.0,
just as an indication that we plan to in the future.
This patch also tightens up the specifications of the build matrix. In
addition to testing against the specific Puppet dependency versions, we're also
testing against the latest 2.7.x release and the latest release.
Without this patch we'll test against all Puppet 3.0 versions, but not
4. This is a problem because the travis configuration should be
relatively future proof to minimize surprises.
This patch addresses the problem by using >= instead of ~> in the
dependency specification. The patch also combines two different
notification sections into a single entry.
Without this patch the so-called "puppet development community" hook
service isn't being notified when Travis CI accepts jobs. This is a
problem because we want the ability for Travis Bot to comment on pull
requests as a result of CI build results. For example, if the build
fails, then Gepetto Bot could make some helpful suggestions on how to
re-run the build by amending a commit and force-pushing the branch.
This patch uses the notifications section of the travis.yml
configuration file, as documented at:
http://about.travis-ci.org/docs/user/notifications/#Webhook-notification
Without this patch we're not building against ruby head. This is a
problem because we need to know if standard lib works with the latest
version of MRI.
This patch builds against ruby head but also allows the build to pass if
there are failures with ruby-head.
Without this patch stdlib has Travis CI configuration files, but they
don't seem to completely specify the dependency versions and the build
matrix. This patch addresses the problem by putting the dependency
information in the conventional Gemfile location.
This patch should coincide with enabling Travis CI support for pull
requests. A build status image is also included in the project README.
This updates the Rakefile and spec_helper to use the common versions
available in the puppetlabs_spec_helper rubygem branch. This mostly
just removes a bunch of duplicated code, but it also gives us more
flexibility in how the module is tested in the future.
