Puppet Function: dns_a

Defined in:
lib/puppet/functions/dns_a.rb
Function type:
Ruby 4.x API

Overview

Retrieves DNS A records and returns it as an array. Each record in the array will be a IPv4 address.

An optional lambda can be given to return a default value in case the lookup fails. The lambda will only be called if the lookup failed.

Signatures:

  • dns_a(String $record) ⇒ Any

    Parameters:

    • record (String)

    Returns:

    • (Any)
  • dns_a(String $record, Callable &$block) ⇒ Any

    Parameters:

    • record (String)
    • &block (Callable)

    Returns:

    • (Any) 


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# File 'lib/puppet/functions/dns_a.rb', line 6

Puppet::Functions.create_function(:dns_a) do
  dispatch :dns_a do
    param 'String', :record
  end

  dispatch :dns_a_with_default do
    param 'String', :record
    block_param
  end

  def dns_a(record)
    Resolv::DNS.new.getresources(
      record, Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::A
    ).collect do |res|
      res.address.to_s
    end
  end

  def dns_a_with_default(record)
    ret = dns_a(record)
    if ret.empty?
      yield
    else
      ret
    end
  rescue Resolv::ResolvError
    yield
  end
end