Metadata

Metadata files model components and have several parts:

base/required Attributes (name, desc, etc)
grouping Sub-groups of attributes CMS models (For an advanced example, see the token metadata.)
attributes Defaults, format: UI metadata
recipes Default actions. Add, update and delete are assumed and do not need to be added. Actions can also be added using the UI as on-demand attachments.

The following is an example of a metadata file:

1: base/required attributes

name             "Apache"
description      "Installs/Configures Apache"
long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
version          "0.1"
maintainer       "Kloopz, Inc."
maintainer_email "dev@kloopz.com"
license          "Copyright OneOps, All rights reserved."

2: grouping - sub-groups of attributes cms models

Usually dont need to change this. Its for when different types can have different attributes. See the token metadata for example.

grouping 'default',
  :access => "global",
  :packages => [ 'base', .. 'manifest', 'bom' ]

3: attributes

attribute 'install_type',
  :description => "Installation Type",
  :required => "required",
  :default => "repository",
  :format => {
    :category => '1.Source',
    :help => 'Select the type of installation - standard OS '+
             'repository package or custom build from source code',
    :order => 1,
    :form => { 'field' => 'select',
               'options_for_select' => [['Repository package','repository'],
                                        ['Build from source','build']] }
  }

4. recipes - default actions.

Actions can also be added via UI in design mode as on-demand Attachments.

recipe "status", "Apache Status"
recipe "start", "Start Apache"
recipe "stop", "Stop Apache"
recipe "restart", "Restart Apache"
recipe "repair", "Repair Apache"

Overview

Key Concepts

Core Development

Content Development

Integration Development

Metadata

1: base/required attributes

2: grouping - sub-groups of attributes cms models

3: attributes

4. recipes - default actions.