Merge pull request #2463 from mitchellh/b-2373

Make manifest_file work as either file.pp or a directory

provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner.go

@@ -270,28 +270,43 @@ func (p *Provisioner) uploadManifests(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) (s
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error creating manifests directory: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	// Upload the main manifest
-	f, err := os.Open(p.config.ManifestFile)
+	// NOTE! manifest_file may either be a directory or a file, as puppet apply
+	// now accepts either one.
+
+	fi, err := os.Stat(p.config.ManifestFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error inspecting manifest file: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
 
-	manifestFilename := p.config.ManifestFile
-	if fi, err := os.Stat(p.config.ManifestFile); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error inspecting manifest file: %s", err)
-	} else if !fi.IsDir() {
-		manifestFilename = filepath.Base(manifestFilename)
+	if fi.IsDir() {
+		// If manifest_file is a directory we'll upload the whole thing
+		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Uploading manifest directory from: %s", p.config.ManifestFile))
+
+		remoteManifestDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/manifests", p.config.StagingDir)
+		err := p.uploadDirectory(ui, comm, remoteManifestDir, p.config.ManifestFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Error uploading manifest dir: %s", err)
+		}
+		return remoteManifestDir, nil
 	} else {
-		ui.Say("WARNING: manifest_file should be a file. Use manifest_dir for directories")
+		// Otherwise manifest_file is a file and we'll upload it
+		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Uploading manifest file from: %s", p.config.ManifestFile))
+
+		f, err := os.Open(p.config.ManifestFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
 		}
+		defer f.Close()
 
+		manifestFilename := filepath.Base(p.config.ManifestFile)
 		remoteManifestFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", remoteManifestsPath, manifestFilename)
 		if err := comm.Upload(remoteManifestFile, f, nil); err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
-
 		return remoteManifestFile, nil
+	}
 }
 
 func (p *Provisioner) createDir(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, dir string) error {

website/source/docs/provisioners/puppet-masterless.html.markdown

@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ The reference of available configuration options is listed below.
 
 Required parameters:
 
-* `manifest_file` (string) - The manifest file for Puppet to use in order
-  to compile and run a catalog. This file must exist on your local system
-  and will be uploaded to the remote machine.
+* `manifest_file` (string) - This is either a path to a puppet manifest (`.pp`
+  file) _or_ a directory containing multiple manifests that puppet will apply
+  (the ["main manifest"][1]). These file(s) must exist on your local system and
+  will be uploaded to the remote machine.
+
+  [1]: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/dirs_manifest.html
 
 Optional parameters:
 
@@ -64,6 +67,10 @@ Optional parameters:
   the `manifest_file`. It is a separate directory that will be set as
   the "manifestdir" setting on Puppet.
 
+  ~> `manifest_dir` is passed to `puppet apply` as the `--manifestdir` option.
+     This option was deprecated in puppet 3.6, and removed in puppet 4.0. If you
+     have multiple manifests you should use `manifest_file` instead.
+
 * `module_paths` (array of strings) - This is an array of paths to module
   directories on your local filesystem. These will be uploaded to the remote
   machine. By default, this is empty.