Recursive Imports

[Russell Adams]

I've been experimenting with using individually executable scripts to
split up my configurations into smaller logical components. Some
scripts still depend on others though, and when the main cfagent.conf
runs, it imports everything required.

Turns out that when I add imports to make scripts able to run on their
own individually, cfagent loops on the imports that reference each
other.

For example:

file1
----------

import:

        file2

file2
----------

import:

        file 1

Cfagent gets stuck in a loop.

The best option around this I see is defining a class in each script,
(ie: HaveScriptname), and then using a conditional to indicate that
the no import should occur if that class is already defined.

file1
----------

classes:
        HaveFile1 = ( any )

import:
        !HaveFile2:
                file2

This prevents looping.

Sounds like C defines. ;]

Comments?

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Russell Adams
RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com
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