Puppet define config_file

config_file.pp

# Define a config file than can be an usual source, or a template URL: template:///
define config_file($path = false, $source = false, $mode, $owner, $group) {
    file {"$title":
        mode   => $mode,
        owner  => $owner,
        group  => $group,
    }
    if $path {
        File["$title"]{
            path => $path,
        }
    }
    if $source {
        $prot = regsubst($source,'^([a-z]+):///(.*)', '\1')
        if $prot == 'puppet' {
            File["$title"]{
                source => $source,
            }
        }
        elsif $prot == 'template' {
            $template = regsubst($source,'^([a-z]+):///(.*)', '\2')
            File["$title"]{
                content => template($template),
            }    
        }
    }
}