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1.4 KiB
23 lines
1.4 KiB
12 years ago
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[[!table data="""
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Keywords | Description
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Simplicity | There is only one type to extend cdist called ***type***
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Design | Type and core cleanly seperated
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Design | Sticks completly to the KISS (keep it simple and stupid) paradigma
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Design | Meaningful error messages - do not lose time debugging error messages
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Design | Consistency in behaviour, naming and documentation
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Design | No surprise factor: Only do what is obviously clear, no magic
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Design | Define target state, do not focus on methods or scripts
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Design | Push architecture: Instantly apply your changes
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Small core | cdist's core is very small - less code, less bugs
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Fast development | Focus on straightforwardness of type creation is a main development objective
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Fast development | Batteries included: A lot of requirements can be solved using standard types
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Modern Programming Language | cdist is written in Python
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Requirements, Scalability | No central server needed, cdist operates in push mode and can be run from any computer
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Requirements, Scalability, Upgrade | cdist only needs to be updated on the master, not on the target hosts
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Requirements, Security | Uses well-know [SSH](http://www.openssh.com/) as transport protocol
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Requirements, Simplicity | Requires only shell and SSH server on the target
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UNIX | Reuse of existing tools like cat, find, mv, ...
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UNIX, familar environment, documentation | Is available as manpages and HTML
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UNIX, simplicity, familar environment | cdist is configured in POSIX shell
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