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node default { include a include b } class a { $dirs = "" notice("class A") dir{["/tmp","/tmp/a","/tmp/b"]: before => File["/tmp/dirs"]} } class b { notice("template") #file{"/tmp/dirs": content => $a::dirs} file{"/tmp/dirs": content => template("/tmp/dirs.erb")} } define dir() { notice("define") $a::dirs += " $name" file {$name: ensure => directory } } output: notice: Scope(Class[a]): class A notice: Scope(Class[b]): template notice: Scope(Dir[/tmp/b]): define notice: Scope(Dir[/tmp/a]): define notice: Scope(Dir[/tmp]): define notice: //Node[default]/b/File[/tmp/dirs]: Filebucketed to with sum dd50ac53127aa2f3578835acc1415712 notice: //Node[default]/b/File[/tmp/dirs]/content: content changed '{md5}dd50ac53127aa2f3578835acc1415712' to '{md5}68b329da9893e34099c7d8ad5cb9c940' template: dirs.erb <%= scope.lookupvar("a::dirs") %>

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