json backend datadir can not be set

[DrOwl]

Affected Puppet, Ruby, OS and module versions/distributions

• Puppet: 2016.2
• Ruby: 2.1.9p490
• Distribution: Debian
• Module version: 2.1.3-rc0

How to reproduce (e.g Puppet code you use)

class { 'hiera': backends => [yaml , json], datadir => '/path/to/hieradata' }

What are you seeing

datadir only gets set for :yaml:

---

:backends:

• yaml
• json

:yaml:
:datadir: /path/to/hieradata

What behaviour did you expect instead

datadir is customizable for json

:backends:

• yaml
• json

:yaml:
:datadir: /path/to/hieradata

:json:
:datadir: /path/to/hieradata

---

:backends:

• yaml
• json

:yaml:
:datadir: /path/to/hieradata

:json:
:datadir: /path/to/hieradata_json

Output log

Any additional information you'd like to impart

In addition to this :yaml: will allways be set even if its not chosen as a backend

[DrOwl]

I have created https://github.com/DrOwl/puppet-hiera/tree/better_backend_support
but am unsure what tests I should be adding, Can you please offer advice on what tests you would like adding.

[bastelfreak]

Hi @DrOwl, we just merged #154, could you please test if this works for you?

[logicminds]

@DrOwl see README for examples (backend_options)

[dhoppe]

@DrOwl As @logicminds already mentioned, please use backend_options to provide a specific datadir for yaml and json.