puppet-pkg

#!/usr/bin/ruby
require 'puppet'

# simple example of using a puppet type and providers
# to hide implementation details.
# This script isn't that robust.

pkg_action = ARGV.shift
pkg_name   = ARGV.shift

# ppp = instance of the puppet package provider
ppp = Puppet::Type.type(:package).new(:name => pkg_name).provider

case pkg_action
  when "remove", "delete", "uninstall"
    ppp.purge
  when "install"
    ppp.install
  when "update", "upgrade"
    ppp.update
  when "status"
    if ppp.properties[:ensure] == :absent
      puts "Failed to find #{pkg_name}"
    else
      puts pkg_name
      ppp.properties.each_pair do |k,v|
        puts " - #{k} => #{v}"
      end
    end
  else
    puts "Don't know how to '#{pkg_action}'"
    exit 1
  end