Method: Puppet::Provider.command

Defined in:
lib/puppet/provider.rb

.command(name) ⇒ String

Returns the absolute path to the executable for the command referenced by the given name.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    the absolute path to the found executable for the command

Raises:

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# File 'lib/puppet/provider.rb', line 138

def self.command(name)
  name = name.intern

  if defined?(@commands) and command = @commands[name]
    # nothing
  elsif superclass.respond_to? :command and command = superclass.command(name)
    # nothing
  else
    raise Puppet::DevError, "No command #{name} defined for provider #{self.name}"
  end

  which(command)
end