juniorsysadmin / puppet-download_file

Puppet define created that can be used to download files rather than needing to store binaries in puppet repos

puppet-download_file

####Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with download_file
   • What download_file affects
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with download_file
4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

##Overview The download_file module allows you to download files on Windows

##Module Description

The download_file module introduced a small define download_file that will allow you to download a file over http(s) for usage during an installation. This was created because the package resource does not support http as a source for packages. It is only supported on Windows.

##Setup ###What download_file affects

• Downloads files onto each node

###Setup Requirements

• download_file makes use of Powershell so you will need to have at least version 2.0 installed in order to use this module.

##Beginning

To download dotnet 4.0

    download_file { "Download dotnet 4.0" :
      url                   => 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe',
      destination_directory => 'c:\temp'
    }

To download dotnet 4.0 using a proxy

    download_file { "Download dotnet 4.0" :
      url                   => 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe',
      destination_directory => 'c:\temp',
      proxy_address         => 'http://corporateproxy.net:8080'
    }

The proxy will be used as part of the download using PowerShell. This does not set a system wide proxy

##Usage

###Classes and Defined Types

####Defined Type: download_file

Parameters within download_file: #####url The http(s) destination of the file that you are looking to download

#####destination_directory The full path to the directory on the system where the file will be downloaded to

#####destination_file The optional name of the file to download onto the system.

#####proxy_address The optional http proxy address to use when downloading the file

##Reference

###Defined Types ####Public Types

• download_file: Download a give file

##Limitations

This module is tested on the following platforms:

• Windows 2008
• Windows 2008 R2
• Windows 2012
• Windows 2012 R2

It is tested with the OSS version of Puppet only.

###Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for full details on contributing to this project.