35. cdist-type__consul_watch_key(7)¶

35.1. DESCRIPTION¶

Generate and deploy watch definitions of type ‘key’ for a consul agent. See http://www.consul.io/docs/agent/watches.html for parameter documentation.

35.2. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶

handler

the handler to invoke when the data view updates

key

the key to watch for changes

35.3. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS¶

datacenter

can be provided to override the agent’s default datacenter

state

if this watch is ‘present’ or ‘absent’. Defaults to ‘present’.

token

can be provided to override the agent’s default ACL token

35.4. EXAMPLES¶

__consul_watch_key some-id \
   --key foo/bar/baz \
   --handler /usr/bin/my-key-handler.sh

35.5. SEE ALSO¶

• cdist-type(7)
• cdist-type__consul_agent(7)
• http://www.consul.io/docs/agent/watches.html

35.6. COPYING¶

Copyright (C) 2015 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).