I'm trying to write a custom SaltStack state. It will be used like this: Example of my.state usage: my.state: - name: /some/path - source: salt://path/to/dsl/file This state is planned to grab a file from the Salt Master file server, transfer it to the minion, then execute the file using a program in the minion, analyze the output, delete the downloaded file, and return a proper state dict based on success/failure of the program that executes the DSL file. My question: How to write the custom state so it's able to download from salt:// URI ? Note: I do not envision the need to download the file from anywhere else but the Salt Master. Continue reading...
