make __type available for type gencode

Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@kr.ethz.ch>

bin/cdist

@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ class Cdist:
       env["__object"]      = self.object_dir(cdist_object)
       env["__object_id"]   = self.get_object_id_from_object(cdist_object)
       env["__object_fq"]   = cdist_object
+      env["__type"]        = self.type_dir(get_type_from_object(cdist_object))
 
       if mode == "gencode":
          paths = self.type_gencode_paths(self.get_type_from_object(cdist_object))

doc/man/cdist-reference.text.sh

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ __target_user::
    Currently static in core.
 __type::
    Path to the current type.
-   Available for: type manifest
+   Available for: type manifest, type gencode
 __type_explorer::
    Directory that contains the type explorers.
    Available for: type explorer