Inspired by https://github.com/kelseyhightower/confd, this tool allows you to generate configuration files from data in etcd.
A sample config looks like this:
---
testing:
watch: /merlin/testing
templates:
"config/examples/templates/testing.conf.erb": testing.conf
destination: /tmp/testing/
atomic: true
statics:
config/examples/static/test.txt: test.txt
check_cmd: echo "This is the check command <%= files.join(' ') %>"
commit_cmd: echo "This is the commit command <%= dest %>"
named:
watch: /merlin/named/company.net
templates:
"config/examples/named/templates/jfk01.company.net.erb": jfk01.company.net
"config/examples/named/templates/atl01.company.net.erb": atl01.company.net
"config/examples/named/templates/sfo01.company.net.erb": sfo01.company.net
destination: /tmp/named
statics:
config/examples/named/static/company.net: company.net
config/examples/named/static/jfk01.company.net-custom: jfk01.company.net-custom
config/examples/named/static/sfo01.company.net-custom: sfo01.company.net-custom
check_cmd: named-checkconf -t <%= dest %>
commit_cmd: service named reload
watch: What keyspace in etcd to watch for changes. The whole tree atwatchwill be passed to your templates asdata.templates: Key is the path to a template in ERuby; the value is the path relative todestinationyou want the templated file to go.destination: What directory should all of the output be relative to. If omitted, assumes output is relative to pwd.statics: Additional static files that should be watched on the filesystem to trigger a config generation if modified.staticsis a hash of input -> output, where output is relative todestination.check_cmd: Command to run to verify the output of the emitter is correct (i.e. service httpd configtest). If this fails, merlin will roll back the configs. Allows erb expansion.commit_cmd: Command to commit results once checked (i.e. cd ... && git commit -am ... && git push origin HEAD). Allows erb expansion.atomic: Boolean. If true, destination will be an atomic symlink to the generated files. The destinations created will not be cleaned up. If omitted, files are just copied from the staging directory into destination.
Additionally, both check_cmd and commit_cmd can use ERB to template in a handful of useful variables. i.e.
check_cmd: "/usr/bin/check_files -d <%= destination %>"
commit_cmd: "git add <%= outputs.join " " %> && git commit -m '...' && git push"
dest: Directory where template outputs and static files are written for this stage. (Check -> a temp directory, commit -> the destination directory)files: Array of fully qualified files output by this stage. Includes static and templated files.
A sample template using embedded Ruby. The data that you are watching for at "watch" will be available in data.
# this is a template
<% data.children.each do |el| %>
<%= el.key %>: <%= el.value %>
<% end %>
Used to just generate configs once, and then quit.
$ bundle exec ./bin/merlin --oneshot -c config/examples/named.yaml -d -e 192.168.59.103:4001
2014-11-01T17:21:33.885-0400 [named:etcd] DEBUG: Getting /merlin/named/company.net from 192.168.59.103:4001
2014-11-01T17:21:33.896-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/jfk01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:21:33.896-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/atl01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:21:33.897-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/sfo01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:21:33.897-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.897-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:21:33.897-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:21:33.898-0400 [named:emitter] DEBUG: /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net SHA256: none, new contents: bff66a780bb74b5f870ee4cf5f1588da6f84628128c7614c34e9f1077878d1e7
2014-11-01T17:21:33.898-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net contents changed
2014-11-01T17:21:33.898-0400 [named:emitter] DEBUG: Created tmp directory /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg
2014-11-01T17:21:33.899-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/jfk01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.899-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/atl01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.899-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/sfo01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.899-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.900-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:21:33.900-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:21:33.900-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Running check command: echo "I would have run named-checkconf -t /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg"
2014-11-01T17:21:33.902-0400 [named:emitter] DEBUG: Started pid 15380
2014-11-01T17:21:33.903-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: I would have run named-checkconf -t /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg
2014-11-01T17:21:33.904-0400 [named:emitter] DEBUG: Process exited: pid 15380 exit 0
2014-11-01T17:21:33.904-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Check succeeded
2014-11-01T17:21:33.904-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving outputs from /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg to /tmp/named
2014-11-01T17:21:33.904-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/jfk01.company.net to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.904-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/atl01.company.net to /tmp/named/atl01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.905-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/sfo01.company.net to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.905-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/company.net to /tmp/named/company.net
2014-11-01T17:21:33.905-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/jfk01.company.net-custom to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:21:33.905-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg/sfo01.company.net-custom to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:21:33.905-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Running commit command: echo "service named reload"
2014-11-01T17:21:33.907-0400 [named:emitter] DEBUG: Started pid 15381
2014-11-01T17:21:33.908-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: service named reload
2014-11-01T17:21:33.909-0400 [named:emitter] DEBUG: Process exited: pid 15381 exit 0
2014-11-01T17:21:33.909-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Commit succeeded
2014-11-01T17:21:33.909-0400 [named:emitter] DEBUG: Cleaning up /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15379-w5pdqg
$ at /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net
$ORIGIN jfk01.company.net.
web2 IN A 10.2.1.2
web3 IN A 10.2.1.3
web4 IN A 10.2.1.4
Watch and react to changes in etcd and emit new configs. Both the watch path in your config, as well as any static files and templates will be watched for changes, and a new set of configs will be emitted whenever any of those change. You can also trigger a refresh by sending the process SIGHUP or SIGUSR1.
$ bundle exec ./bin/merlin -c config/examples/named.yaml -e 192.168.59.103:4001
2014-11-01T17:31:10.853-0400 [named:cli] INFO: Creating emitter for named
2014-11-01T17:31:11.006-0400 [named:cli] INFO: Running initial emitter with data etcd index 206 and modified index 179
2014-11-01T17:31:11.007-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/jfk01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:11.007-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/atl01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:11.008-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/sfo01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:11.008-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.008-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.008-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.009-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.009-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/atl01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.010-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.010-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.010-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.010-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.010-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No changes detected; skipping check and commit
2014-11-01T17:31:11.016-0400 [named:etcd] INFO: Watch fired for /merlin/named/company.net: set /merlin/named/company.net/sfo01/gabetesting with etcd index 206 and modified index 206
2014-11-01T17:31:11.025-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/jfk01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:11.025-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/atl01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/sfo01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/atl01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.026-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:11.027-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.027-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No change to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:11.027-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: No changes detected; skipping check and commit
2014-11-01T17:31:47.163-0400 [named:etcd] INFO: Watch fired for /merlin/named/company.net: set /merlin/named/company.net/jfk01/admin01 with etcd index 206 and modified index 207
2014-11-01T17:31:47.177-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/jfk01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:47.178-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/atl01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:47.179-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Expanding template config/examples/named/templates/sfo01.company.net.erb
2014-11-01T17:31:47.179-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.179-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:47.179-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Reading static file config/examples/named/static/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:47.180-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net contents changed
2014-11-01T17:31:47.180-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/jfk01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.181-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/atl01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.181-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/sfo01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.183-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.183-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:47.183-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Writing /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:47.184-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Running check command: echo "I would have run named-checkconf -t /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i"
2014-11-01T17:31:47.190-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: I would have run named-checkconf -t /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i
2014-11-01T17:31:47.191-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Check succeeded
2014-11-01T17:31:47.191-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving outputs from /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i to /tmp/named
2014-11-01T17:31:47.191-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/jfk01.company.net to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.192-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/atl01.company.net to /tmp/named/atl01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.193-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/sfo01.company.net to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.193-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/company.net to /tmp/named/company.net
2014-11-01T17:31:47.194-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/jfk01.company.net-custom to /tmp/named/jfk01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:47.194-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Moving /var/folders/x5/ctzm07zs1tl233zx19xzdyzr0000gq/T/.merlin-named-20141101-15907-u3ic2i/sfo01.company.net-custom to /tmp/named/sfo01.company.net-custom
2014-11-01T17:31:47.195-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Running commit command: echo "service named reload"
2014-11-01T17:31:47.199-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: service named reload
2014-11-01T17:31:47.199-0400 [named:emitter] INFO: Commit succeeded
You can observe static files that change on the filesystem, as well as changes to etcd. This enables static files that are managed by another system (i.e. human configs from a config management system) to trigger merlin to generate configs and take action. It uses https://github.com/guard/listen under the hood, so if your filesystem doesnt suck, it will use something like inotify instead of polling.
Use bundler to install the dependencies: bundle install, then hack away and test with bundle exec bin/merlin!
bundle exec rake rspec
- Pick a new name! Merlin is already a rubygem (http://rubygems.org/gems/merlin)
- test and document coalescing updates
- when performing atomic deploys, we dont clean up the old directories. We should
- Add helpers to ERubis to get key name instead of full value, find path, etc.
- Finish test suite! write tests for the CLI.