Wikimedia Labs/Puppet learning mode

Note: looks like something like this already exists, called Blueprint

Write application that will record actions as puppet configuration while setting up services manually.

• Watch apt log, and make configuration for each action:

  apt-get install:

       package { "<packagename>":
           ensure => latest;
       }

• apt-get (purge|remove):

       package { "<packagename>":
           ensure => absent;
       }

• apt-key add:

       apt::key { "<keyname>": apt_key => "<keyname>" }

• apt-key delete:

       apt::key { "<keyname>": apt_key => "<keyname>", ensure => absent }

• Watch for file edits via editor logs, and copy files and make configuration:

  On edit/copy:

       file {
           "<file-location>":
               content => template("<file>"),
               owner => <file-owner>,
               group => <file-group>,
               mode => <file-mode>;
       }

• On chmod/chown/chgrp, make or modify configuration

• When exiting learning mode, inspect the firewall rules and make configuration
• Have a logger, to document your steps as you go. The messages should be output in MediaWiki format:

  log heading "Configuring OpenStack"

  log number-list --begin

  log "Install packages"

  log heading "..."

  log number-list --end

  ...

• Application should keep configuration in an intermediate state, and should output when asked.