cdchase / puppet-resolve-test

Test puppet module to demonstrate problem using .fixtures.yml causing Puppet module resolution problem for JetBrains WebStorm IDE..

Demonstration Puppet Module for JetBrains Puppet module resolution

Using this simple repo with one of JetBrains IDE's with the Puppet plugin you can demonstrate the interference with the presence of a .fixtures.yml file.

Steps to reproduce

1. If you use the IDE (observed in both WebStorm & PHPStorm) and Add dependencies as usual from project menu, a .dependencies directory will be created with the contents of the one demonstration module and its dependencies.
2. If you then look at manifests/resolve-test.pp you will find that reference to the dependent module is indicated as Can't resolve class definition and the specified parameters are marked as Can't resolve class parameter.
3. If you then REMOVE the (empty!) .fixtures.yml file, the above errors are fixed.

Possible related Issues

While investigating this on JetBrains YouTrack board, I ran across two issues that may be related.

1. RUBY-19984: Puppet: can't resolve symbols on modules outside ./modules
2. RUBY-20601: Puppet "Can't resolve template path" on "module_name" variable

Suspicions

I'm suspecting some interference with the normal use of Puppetfile & metadata.json.