Dropwizard service puppet code

init.pp

# sets up a dropwizard-based service packaged as debian
# requires: puppetlabs-apt, puppetlabs-stdlib
class sample-dw-service (
    $version='latest', # you can pass a specified version, default is latest
    $db_url=''         # this is how you pass environment-specific configuration - in this case, a DB URL
  ) {

  	# refresh apt 
	notify { "refreshing apt":
		notify => Class['apt::update'],
	}	

  	# add your deb repository location so that apt can find your package
	apt::source { 'sample-dw-service':
		location => 'http://your.debian.repo/',
		release  => '/',
		repos    => '',
		include_src => false,
	}

  	# install the package
	package { 'sample-dw-service' :
		ensure => $version,
		require => [Apt::Source['sample-dw-service'], Class['apt::update']],
		notify  => Service["sample-dw-service"],
	}

  	# create user group 
	group { "dw-user":
		ensure => present,
	}

  	# create user
	user { "dw-user":
		ensure => present,
		gid    => 'dw-user',
		shell  => '/bin/bash',
		require => Group["dw-user"]
	}

  	# start the service
	service { "sample-dw-service":
		ensure   => running,
		enable   => true,
		provider => upstart,
		require => [Package['sample-dw-service'], File["conf-file"]]}

  	# create directory for configuration file
	file { "conf-dir":
		path => "/etc/sample-dw-service",
		ensure => "directory",
	}

  	# create configuration file - write the input parameter $db_url into the file
	file { "conf-file":
	    path    => "/etc/sample-dw-service/server.cfg",
	    mode    => 644,
	    ensure => file,
	    content => "database.url=$db_url",
	    require => File["conf-dir"],
	}

}