Module: Facter

Includes:
ApiDebugger
Defined in:
lib/facter/util/aix/odm_query.rb,
lib/facter.rb,
lib/facter/config.rb,
lib/facter/version.rb,
lib/facter/util/utils.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/az.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/dmi.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/ec2.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/gce.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/ssh.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/xen.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/zfs.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/lpar.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/path.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/ruby.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/wpar.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/disks.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/lspci.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/uname.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/zpool.rb,
lib/facter/util/linux/dhcp.rb,
lib/facter/util/linux/proc.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/augeas.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/memory.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/uptime.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/vmware.rb,
lib/facter/util/file_helper.rb,
lib/facter/framework/cli/cli.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/nim.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/open_vz.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/selinux.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/sw_vers.rb,
lib/facter/util/api_debugger.rb,
lib/facter/models/loaded_fact.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/hostname.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/identity.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/timezone.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/ssh.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/disks.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/virt_what.rb,
lib/facter/util/linux/if_inet6.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/http.rb,
lib/facter/models/resolved_fact.rb,
lib/facter/models/searched_fact.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/memory.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/containers.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/dmi_decode.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/dmi.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/networking.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/os_release.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/partitions.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/processors.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/ffi/ffi.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/eos_release.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/filesystems.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/dmi.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/lsb_release.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/mountpoints.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/openbsd/dmi.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/dmi.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/ssh.rb,
lib/facter/util/windows/win32ole.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/util/fact.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/options.rb,
lib/facter/models/fact_collection.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/hardware.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/os_level.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/fips_enabled.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/geom.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/openbsd/dhcp.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/ldom.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/zone.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/suse_release.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/fips.rb,
lib/facter/util/facts/facts_utils.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/base_resolver.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/facterversion.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/load_averages.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/disks.rb,
lib/facter/util/aix/info_extractor.rb,
lib/facter/framework/logging/logger.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/filesystem.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/networking.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/partitions.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/processors.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/bsd/processors.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/debian_version.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/linux/hostname.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/redhat_release.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/memory.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/kernel.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/memory.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/netkvm.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/uptime.rb,
lib/facter/util/facts/uptime_parser.rb,
lib/facter/util/linux/routing_table.rb,
lib/facter/util/linux/socket_parser.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/aws_token.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/ffi/structs.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/mountpoints.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/virtual.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/openbsd/virtual.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/ffi/ffi.rb,
lib/facter/util/facts/unit_converter.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/ssh_helper.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact_filter.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/architecture.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/serialnumber.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/linux/networking.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/processors_lscpu.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/dmi_bios.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/identity.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/system32.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/timezone.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/fingerprint.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/core/aggregate.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact_manager.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aio_agent_version.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/load_averages.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/processors.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/dmi_sparc.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/ipaddress.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/zone_name.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/ffi/hostname.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/util/resolution.rb,
lib/facter/framework/benchmarking/timer.rb,
lib/facter/framework/config/fact_groups.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/cache_manager.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/session_cache.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/aix/ffi/ffi_helper.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/bsd/ffi/ffi_helper.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/processors.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/filesystems.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/mountpoints.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/swap_memory.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/networking.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/os_release.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/processors.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/networking.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/processors.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/uptime_helper.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/amzn/os_release_rpm.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/swap_memory.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/linux/docker_uptime.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/linux/load_averages.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/openbsd/mountpoints.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/ffi/structs.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/filesystems.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/mountpoints.rb,
lib/facter/framework/config/config_reader.rb,
lib/facter/framework/parsers/query_parser.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/load_averages.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/system_memory.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/networking/dhcp.rb,
lib/facter/framework/detector/os_hierarchy.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/system_memory.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/solaris/ffi/functions.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/specific_release_file.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/base.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/ffi/ffi_helper.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/macosx/system_profiler.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/virtualization.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/ffi/load_averages.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/filesystem_helper.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/posix.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/freebsd/freebsd_version.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/release_from_first_line.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/product_release.rb,
lib/facter/util/facts/posix/virtual_detector.rb,
lib/facter/util/facts/windows_release_finder.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/popen3.rb,
lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/windows.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/options/option_store.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/aio_agent_version.rb,
lib/facter/util/macosx/system_profile_executor.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/dmi_computersystem.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/win_os_description.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/networking/networking.rb,
lib/facter/framework/formatters/formatter_helper.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact/internal/core_fact.rb,
lib/facter/framework/formatters/formatter_factory.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact_loaders/fact_loader.rb,
lib/facter/resolvers/windows/hardware_architecture.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/options/options_validator.rb,
lib/facter/framework/formatters/json_fact_formatter.rb,
lib/facter/framework/formatters/yaml_fact_formatter.rb,
lib/facter/framework/formatters/hocon_fact_formatter.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/options/config_file_options.rb,
lib/facter/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter.rb,
lib/facter/util/resolvers/networking/primary_interface.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact_loaders/class_discoverer.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact_loaders/external_fact_loader.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact_loaders/internal_fact_loader.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact/external/external_fact_manager.rb,
lib/facter/framework/core/fact/internal/internal_fact_manager.rb

Overview

Because Open3 uses Process.detach the env $? is not set so this class reimplements Open3.popen3 with Process.wait instead.

FACT-2934

When calling Facter::Core::Execution, $? and $CHILD_STATUS

ruby env variables should be set.

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: Bsd, Config, Core, Framework, Freebsd, OptionsValidator, Resolvers, Util, Utils Classes: CacheManager, ClassDiscoverer, Cli, ConfigFileOptions, ConfigReader, CoreFact, ExternalFactLoader, ExternalFactManager, FactCollection, FactFilter, FactGroups, FactLoader, FactManager, FormatterFactory, FormatterHelper, HoconFactFormatter, InternalFactLoader, InternalFactManager, JsonFactFormatter, LegacyFactFormatter, LoadedFact, Log, OptionStore, Options, OsHierarchy, QueryParser, ResolveCustomFactError, ResolvedFact, SearchedFact, SessionCache, YamlFactFormatter

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
'4.10.0'
RED = 
"\e[31m"
GREEN = 
"\e[32m"
YELLOW = 
"\e[33m"
CYAN = 
"\e[36m"
RESET = 
"\e[0m"
DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = 
:warn

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.[](name) ⇒ Facter::Util::Fact?

Alias method for Facter.fact()

Parameters:

  • name (string) —

    fact name

Returns:



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 82

def [](name)
  fact(name)
end

.add(name, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Facter::Util::Fact

Add custom facts to fact collection

Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    Custom fact name

  • options (defaults to: {}) —

    {} [Hash] optional parameters for the fact - attributes

    of Facter::Util::Fact and Facter::Util::Resolution can be supplied here

  • block (Proc) —

    a block defining a fact resolution

Returns:

  • (Facter::Util::Fact) —

    the fact object, which includes any previously defined resolutions



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 97

def add(name, options = {}, &block)
  options[:fact_type] = :custom
  LegacyFacter.add(name, options, &block)
  LegacyFacter.collection.invalidate_custom_facts
end

.clear ⇒ nil

Clears all cached values and removes all facts from memory.

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 108

def clear
  @already_searched = {}
  Facter.clear_messages
  LegacyFacter.clear
  Options[:custom_dir] = []
  LegacyFacter.collection.invalidate_custom_facts
  LegacyFacter.collection.reload_custom_facts
  SessionCache.invalidate_all_caches
  nil
end

.clear_messages ⇒ nil

Clears the seen state of debug and warning messages.

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 122

def clear_messages
  Facter::Log.clear_messages
end

.core_value(user_query) ⇒ FactCollection

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Retrieves the value of a core fact. External or custom facts are not returned with this call. Returns ‘nil` if no such fact exists.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 132

def core_value(user_query)
  user_query = user_query.to_s
  resolved_facts = Facter::FactManager.instance.resolve_core([user_query])
  fact_collection = FactCollection.new.build_fact_collection!(resolved_facts)
  splitted_user_query = Facter::Utils.split_user_query(user_query)
  fact_collection.dig(*splitted_user_query)
end

.debug(message) ⇒ nil

Logs debug message when debug option is set to true

Parameters:

  • message (Object) —

    Message object to be logged

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 146

def debug(message)
  return unless debugging?

  logger.debug(message.to_s)
  nil
end

.debugging(debug_bool) ⇒ type

Enable or disable debugging

Parameters:

  • debug_bool (bool) —

    State which debugging should have

Returns:

  • (type) —
    description 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 204

def debugging(debug_bool)
  Facter::Options[:debug] = debug_bool
end

.debugging? ⇒ bool

Check whether debugging is enabled

Returns:

  • (bool) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 194

def debugging?
  Options[:debug]
end

.debugonce(message) ⇒ nil

Logs the same debug message only once when debug option is set to true

Parameters:

  • message (Object) —

    Message object to be logged

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 159

def debugonce(message)
  logger.debugonce(message)
  nil
end

.define_fact(name, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Facter::Util::Fact

Define a new fact or extend an existing fact.

Parameters:

  • name (Symbol) —

    The name of the fact to define

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    A hash of options to set on the fact

Returns:



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 172

def define_fact(name, options = {}, &block)
  options[:fact_type] = :custom
  LegacyFacter.define_fact(name, options, &block)
end

.disable_sequential ⇒ bool

Disable sequential resolving of facts

Returns:

  • (bool) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 241

def disable_sequential
  Facter::Options[:sequential] = false
end

.each {|name, value| ... } ⇒ Facter

Iterates over fact names and values

Yield Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    the fact name

  • value (String) —

    the current value of the fact

Returns:



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 262

def each
  log_blocked_facts
  resolved_facts = Facter::FactManager.instance.resolve_facts

  resolved_facts.each do |fact|
    yield(fact.name, fact.value)
  end

  self
end

.enable_sequential ⇒ bool

Enable sequential resolving of facts

Returns:

  • (bool) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 232

def enable_sequential
  Facter::Options[:sequential] = true
end

.fact(user_query) ⇒ Facter::Util::Fact?

Returns a fact object by name. If you use this, you still have to call ‘value` on it to retrieve the actual value.

Parameters:

  • user_query (String) —

    the name of the fact

Returns:



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 435

def fact(user_query)
  user_query = user_query.to_s.downcase
  resolve_fact(user_query) unless @already_searched.include?(user_query)

  @already_searched[user_query]
end

.flush ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Flushes cached values for all facts. This does not cause code to be reloaded; it only clears the cached results.



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 293

def flush
  LegacyFacter.flush
  SessionCache.invalidate_all_caches
  nil
end

.http_debug(http_debug_bool) ⇒ type

Enable or disable http debugging

Parameters:

  • debug_bool (bool) —

    State which http debugging should have

Returns:

  • (type) —
    description 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 223

def http_debug(http_debug_bool)
  Facter::Options[:http_debug] = http_debug_bool
end

.http_debug? ⇒ bool

Check whether http debugging is enabled

Returns:

  • (bool) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 213

def http_debug?
  Options[:http_debug]
end

.list ⇒ Array

Returns a list with the names of all resolved facts

Returns:

  • (Array) —

    the list with all the fact names



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 487

def list
  to_hash.keys.sort
end

.load_external(enable_external) ⇒ Object

Enables/Disables external facts.

Parameters:

  • enable_external (boolean) —

    @return nil



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 315

def load_external(enable_external)
  # enable_external param needs negation because behind the scene
  # no_external_facts= method is negating the parameter again.
  Options[:no_external_facts] = !enable_external

  if enable_external
    logger.debug('Facter.load_external(true) called. External facts will be loaded')
  else
    logger.debug('Facter.load_external(false) called. External facts will NOT be loaded')
  end

  nil
end

.loadfacts ⇒ nil

Loads all facts

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 304

def loadfacts
  LegacyFacter.loadfacts
  nil
end

.log_exception(exception, message = nil) ⇒ nil

Logs an exception and an optional message

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 473

def log_exception(exception, message = nil)
  error_message = []

  error_message << message.to_s unless message.nil? || (message.is_a?(String) && message.empty?)

  parse_exception(exception, error_message)
  logger.error(error_message.flatten.join("\n"))
  nil
end

.on_message(&block) ⇒ nil

Stores a proc that will be used to output custom messages.

The proc must receive one parameter that will be the message to log.

Parameters:

  • block (Proc) —

    a block defining messages handler

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 184

def on_message(&block)
  Facter::Log.on_message(&block)
  nil
end

.puppet_facts ⇒ Object

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Method used by cli to set puppet paths in order to retrieve puppet custom and external facts

Returns:

  • nil



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 54

def puppet_facts
  require 'puppet'

  # don't allow puppet logger to be injected in Facter
  Options[:allow_external_loggers] = false

  Puppet.initialize_settings
  $LOAD_PATH << Puppet[:libdir] unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(Puppet[:libdir])
  Facter.reset
  Facter.search_external([Puppet[:pluginfactdest]])
  if Puppet.respond_to? :initialize_facts
    Puppet.initialize_facts
  else
    Facter.add(:puppetversion) do
      setcode { Puppet.version.to_s }
    end
  end
rescue LoadError => e
  logger.error("Could not load puppet gem, got #{e}")
end

.reset ⇒ nil

Reset search paths for custom and external facts If config file is set custom and external facts will be reloaded

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 279

def reset
  LegacyFacter.reset
  Options[:custom_dir] = []
  Options[:external_dir] = []
  SessionCache.invalidate_all_caches
  nil
end

.resolve(args_as_string) ⇒ Hash<String, Object>

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Method used by puppet-agent to retrieve facts

Parameters:

  • args_as_string (string) —

    facter cli arguments

Returns:

  • (Hash<String, Object>) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 24

def resolve(args_as_string)
  require_relative 'facter/framework/cli/cli_launcher'

  args = args_as_string.split(' ')
  Facter::OptionsValidator.validate(args)
  processed_arguments = CliLauncher.prepare_arguments(args, nil)
  cli = Facter::Cli.new([], processed_arguments)
  cli_options = cli.options.dup

  # config file options
  config_file = cli_options.delete(:config)
  if config_file
    Facter::OptionStore.set(:config, config_file)
    Facter::ConfigFileOptions.init(config_file)
    Facter::Options.store(ConfigFileOptions.get)
  end

  # user provided options
  cli_options[:show_legacy] ||= false
  Facter::Options.store(cli_options)

  Hash[queried_facts(cli.args)]
end

.search(*dirs) ⇒ nil

Register directories to be searched for custom facts. The registered directories

must be absolute paths or they will be ignored.

Parameters:

  • dirs (Array<String>) —

    An array of searched directories

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 336

def search(*dirs)
  Options[:custom_dir] += dirs
  nil
end

.search_external(dirs) ⇒ nil

Registers directories to be searched for external facts.

Parameters:

  • dirs (Array<String>) —

    An array of searched directories

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 347

def search_external(dirs)
  Options[:external_dir] += dirs
  nil
end

.search_external_path ⇒ Array<String>

Returns the registered search directories.for external facts.

Returns:

  • (Array<String>) —

    An array of searched directories



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 357

def search_external_path
  Options.external_dir
end

.search_path ⇒ Array<String>

Returns the registered search directories for custom facts.

Returns:

  • (Array<String>) —

    An array of the directories searched



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 366

def search_path
  Options.custom_dir
end

.sequential? ⇒ bool

Check if facts are resolved sequentially or not

Returns:

  • (bool) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 250

def sequential?
  Facter::Options[:sequential]
end

.to_hash ⇒ Hash<String, Object>

Retrieves a fact’s value. Returns ‘nil` if no such fact exists.

Parameters:

  • user_query (String) —

    the fact name

Returns:

  • (Hash<String, Object>) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 376

def to_hash
  log_blocked_facts
  logger.debug("Facter version: #{Facter::VERSION}")

  resolved_facts = Facter::FactManager.instance.resolve_facts
  resolved_facts.reject! { |fact| fact.type == :custom && fact.value.nil? }
  collection = Facter::FactCollection.new.build_fact_collection!(resolved_facts)

  # Ensures order of keys in hash returned from Facter.to_hash() and
  # Facter.resolve() is always stable
  if collection.empty?
    Hash[collection]
  else
    Hash[Facter::Utils.sort_hash_by_key(collection)]
  end
end

.to_user_output(cli_options, *args) ⇒ Array

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Gets a hash mapping fact names to their values

Returns:

  • (Array) —

    the hash of fact names and values



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 456

def to_user_output(cli_options, *args)
  init_cli_options(cli_options)
  logger.info("executed with command line: #{ARGV.drop(1).join(' ')}")
  logger.debug("Facter version: #{Facter::VERSION}")
  log_blocked_facts
  resolved_facts = resolve_facts_for_user_query(args)
  fact_formatter = Facter::FormatterFactory.build(Facter::Options.get)
  status = error_check(resolved_facts)

  [fact_formatter.format(resolved_facts), status]
end

.trace(bool) ⇒ bool

Enable or disable trace

Parameters:

  • bool (bool) —

    Set trace on debug state

Returns:

  • (bool) —

    Value of trace debug state



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 408

def trace(bool)
  Options[:trace] = bool
end

.trace? ⇒ bool

Check whether printing stack trace is enabled

Returns:

  • (bool) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 398

def trace?
  Options[:trace]
end

.value(user_query) ⇒ String

Gets the value for a fact. Returns ‘nil` if no such fact exists.

Parameters:

  • user_query (String) —

    the fact name

Returns:

  • (String) —

    the value of the fact, or nil if no fact is found



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 418

def value(user_query)
  user_query = user_query.to_s.downcase
  resolve_fact(user_query) unless @already_searched.include?(user_query)

  @already_searched[user_query]&.value
end

.version ⇒ String

Returns Facter version

Returns:

  • (String) —

    Current version



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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 447

def version
  Facter::VERSION
end

.warn(message) ⇒ nil

Logs the message parameter as a warning.

Parameters:

  • message (Object) —

    the warning object to be displayed

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 497

def warn(message)
  logger.warn(message.to_s)
  nil
end

.warnonce(message) ⇒ nil

Logs only once the same warning message.

Parameters:

  • message (Object) —

    the warning message object

Returns:

  • (nil) 


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# File 'lib/facter.rb', line 508

def warnonce(message)
  logger.warnonce(message)
  nil
end