Introducing $apt_update_method

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 9ef9768..a791a37 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ class apt {
 		default => $backports_enabled,
 	}
 
+  $apt_update_method = $apt_update_method {
+    ''      => 'exec',
+    default => $apt_update_method,
+  }
+
 	package { apt: ensure => installed }
 
 	# a few templates need lsbdistcodename
@@ -83,13 +88,25 @@ class apt {
 			refreshonly => true,
 			subscribe => [ File["/etc/apt/sources.list"],
 				File["/etc/apt/preferences"], File["/etc/apt/apt.conf.d"],
-				File[apt_config] ];
-		"/usr/bin/apt-get update && /usr/bin/apt-get autoclean #hourly":
-			require => [ File["/etc/apt/sources.list"],
-				File["/etc/apt/preferences"], File[apt_config] ],
-			# Another Semaphor for all packages to reference
-			alias => apt_updated;
-	}
+				File[apt_config] ],
+  }
+
+  if $apt_update_method == 'exec' {
+    exec { "/usr/bin/apt-get update && /usr/bin/apt-get autoclean #hourly":
+      require => [ File["/etc/apt/sources.list"], File["/etc/apt/preferences"], File[apt_config] ],
+      # Another Semaphor for all packages to reference
+      alias => apt_updated,
+  	}
+  } else {
+    cron { "apt_updated":
+      command  => "/usr/bin/apt-get update && /usr/bin/apt-get autoclean #hourly &> /dev/null",
+      user     => root,
+      hour     => "*/1",
+      minute   => "0",
+      ensure   => present,
+      require => [ File["/etc/apt/sources.list"], File["/etc/apt/preferences"], File[apt_config] ],
+    }
+  }
 	      
 	## This package should really always be current
 	package { "debian-archive-keyring":