16.27. cdist-type__consul_watch_event(7)

16.27.1. NAME

cdist-type__consul_watch_event - Manages consul event watches

16.27.2. DESCRIPTION

Generate and deploy watch definitions of type 'event' for a consul agent. See http://www.consul.io/docs/agent/watches.html for parameter documentation.

16.27.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

handler
the handler to invoke when the data view updates

16.27.4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

datacenter
can be provided to override the agent's default datacenter
name
restrict the watch to only events with the given name
state
if this watch is 'present' or 'absent'. Defaults to 'present'.
token
can be provided to override the agent's default ACL token

16.27.5. EXAMPLES

__consul_watch_event some-id \
   --handler /usr/bin/my-handler.sh

__consul_watch_event some-id \
   --name web-deploy \
   --handler /usr/bin/my-handler.sh

16.27.6. SEE ALSO

cdist-type__consul_agent(7)

consul documentation at: <http://www.consul.io/docs/agent/watches.html>.

16.27.7. AUTHORS

Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>

16.27.8. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2015 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.