gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'rubygems'
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require 'json'
require 'facter'
require 'pp'


facts = {}
Facter.to_hash.each do |k,v|
  facts[k] = v.to_s
end

payload = {
  "name" => "puppetdb1.vm",
  "environment" => "foo",
  "values" => facts,
}

def replace_facts(payload, version = :v2)
  uri = URI.parse("http://localhost:8080/v3/commands")
  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)

  payload = case version
  when :v1
    {
      "command" => "replace facts",
      "version" => 1,
      "payload" => payload.to_json,
    }.to_json
  when :v2
    {
      "command" => "replace facts",
      "version" => 2,
      "payload" => payload,
    }.to_json
  end

  puts payload

  headers = { 'Accept' => '*/*', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json' }
  response = http.request_post(uri.request_uri, payload, headers)
  puts response.body
end

1.times do |i|
  payload["name"] = "node-#{i}"
  payload["values"].delete("uptime_hours")
  replace_facts(payload, :v2)
  sleep 0.1
end