Method: Puppet::Type#title

Defined in:
lib/puppet/type.rb

#title ⇒ String

TODO:

it is somewhat confusing that if the name_var is a valid parameter, it is assumed to be the name_var called :name, but if it is a property, it uses the name_var. It is further confusing as Type in some respects supports multiple namevars.

Returns the title of this object, or its name if title was not explicitly set. If the title is not already set, it will be computed by looking up the #name_var and using that value as the title.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    Returns the title of this object, or its name if title was not explicitly set.

Raises:

  • (??? devfail) —

    if title is not set, and name_var can not be found.



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# File 'lib/puppet/type.rb', line 2616

def title
  unless @title
    if self.class.validparameter?(name_var)
      @title = self[:name]
    elsif self.class.validproperty?(name_var)
      @title = self.should(name_var)
    else
      self.devfail "Could not find namevar #{name_var} for #{self.class.name}"
    end
  end

  @title
end