properties.pp

define java::property (
  $ensure = 'present',
  $value = undef,
  $target,
) {
  case $ensure {
    'present': {
      $changes = "set ${name} ${value}"
    }

    'absent': {
      $changes = "rm ${name}"
    }

    default: {
      fail "Wrong value for \$ensure: ${ensure}"
    }
  }

  augeas { "java property ${name} in ${target}":
    incl    => $target,
    lens    => 'Properties.lns',
    changes => $changes,
  }
}


java::property { 'some.key':
  value  => 'foo',
  target => '/tmp/test.properties',
}

java::property { 'somekey':
  ensure => absent,
  target => '/tmp/test.properties',
}