provisioners/puppet: manifests path can be in the VM [GH-1805]

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ IMPROVEMENTS:
   - provisioners/ansible: allow files for extra vars [GH-2366]
   - provisioners/puppet: client cert and private key can now be specified
     for the puppet server provisioner. [GH-902]
+  - provisioners/puppet: the manifests path can be in the VM. [GH-1805]
   - provisioners/shell: Added `keep_color` option to not automatically color
     output based on stdout/stderr. [GH-2505]
   - provisioners/shell: Arguments can now be an array of args. [GH-1949]

plugins/provisioners/puppet/config/puppet.rb

@@ -29,21 +29,24 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def finalize!
           super
 
+          if @manifests_path == UNSET_VALUE
+            @manifests_path = [:host, "manifests"]
+          end
+
+          if @manifests_path && !@manifests_path.is_a?(Array)
+            @manifests_path = [:host, @manifests_path]
+          end
+
+          @manifests_path[0] = @manifests_path[0].to_sym
+
           @hiera_config_path = nil if @hiera_config_path == UNSET_VALUE
           @manifest_file  = "default.pp" if @manifest_file == UNSET_VALUE
-          @manifests_path = "manifests" if @manifests_path == UNSET_VALUE
           @module_path    = nil if @module_path == UNSET_VALUE
           @temp_dir       = "/tmp/vagrant-puppet" if @temp_dir == UNSET_VALUE
           @working_directory = nil if @working_directory == UNSET_VALUE
           @nfs            = false if @nfs == UNSET_VALUE
         end
 
-        # Returns the manifests path expanded relative to the root path of the
-        # environment.
-        def expanded_manifests_path(root_path)
-          Pathname.new(manifests_path).expand_path(root_path)
-        end
-
         # Returns the module paths as an array of paths expanded relative to the
         # root path.
         def expanded_module_paths(root_path)
@@ -62,20 +65,22 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           errors = _detected_errors
 
           # Calculate the manifests and module paths based on env
-          this_expanded_manifests_path = expanded_manifests_path(machine.env.root_path)
           this_expanded_module_paths = expanded_module_paths(machine.env.root_path)
 
           # Manifests path/file validation
-          if !this_expanded_manifests_path.directory?
+          if manifests_path[0].to_sym == :host
+            expanded_path = File.expand_path(manifests_path[1], machine.env.root_path)
+            if expanded_path.directory?
               errors << I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.puppet.manifests_path_missing",
                                :path => this_expanded_manifests_path)
             else
-            expanded_manifest_file = this_expanded_manifests_path.join(manifest_file)
+              expanded_manifest_file = expanded_path.join(manifest_file)
               if !expanded_manifest_file.file?
                 errors << I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.puppet.manifest_missing",
                                  :manifest => expanded_manifest_file.to_s)
               end
             end
+          end
 
           # Module paths validation
           this_expanded_module_paths.each do |path|

plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def configure(root_config)
           # Calculate the paths we're going to use based on the environment
           root_path = @machine.env.root_path
-          @expanded_manifests_path = @config.expanded_manifests_path(root_path)
           @expanded_module_paths   = @config.expanded_module_paths(root_path)
           @manifest_file           = File.join(manifests_guest_path, @config.manifest_file)
 
@@ -32,8 +31,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           folder_opts[:owner] = "root" if !folder_opts[:nfs]
 
           # Share the manifests directory with the guest
+          if @config.manifests_path[0].to_sym == :host
             root_config.vm.synced_folder(
-            @expanded_manifests_path, manifests_guest_path, folder_opts)
+              File.expand_path(@config.manifests_path[1], root_path),
+              manifests_guest_path, folder_opts)
+          end
 
           # Share the module paths
           @module_paths.each do |from, to|
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           # Upload Hiera configuration if we have it
           @hiera_config_path = nil
           if config.hiera_config_path
-            local_hiera_path   = File.expand_path(config.hiera_config_path, @machine.env.root_path)
+            local_hiera_path   = File.expand_path(config.hiera_config_path,
+              @machine.env.root_path)
             @hiera_config_path = File.join(config.temp_dir, "hiera.yaml")
             @machine.communicate.upload(local_hiera_path, @hiera_config_path)
           end
@@ -71,7 +74,13 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def manifests_guest_path
+          if config.manifests_path[0] == :host
+            # The path is on the host, so point to where it is shared
             File.join(config.temp_dir, "manifests")
+          else
+            # The path is on the VM, so just point directly to it
+            config.manifests_path[1]
+          end
         end
 
         def verify_binary(binary)

website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/puppet_apply.html.md

@@ -64,6 +64,23 @@ end
 The path can be relative or absolute. If it is relative, it is relative
 to the project root.
 
+You can also specify a manifests path that is on the remote machine
+already, perhaps put in place by a shell provisioner. In this case, Vagrant
+won't attempt to upload the manifests directory. To specify a remote
+manifests path, use the following syntax:
+
+```ruby
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  config.vm.provision "puppet" do |puppet|
+    puppet.manifests_path = ["vm", "/path/to/manifests"]
+    puppet.manifest_file = "default.pp"
+  end
+end
+```
+
+It is a somewhat odd syntax, but the tuple (two-element array) says
+that the path is located in the "vm" at "/path/to/manifests".
+
 ## Modules
 
 Vagrant also supports provisioning with [Puppet modules](http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/modules.html).