DSC as Services / Daemon process - pull config form Server
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- Rust
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Description
Summary of the new feature / enhancement
I like to propouse new feature for DSC that was simillar in DSC 2.0 as Push / Pull server.
DSC will run as a process and will download config map form Share or WWW server with declaration of configurations and order of implementations.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Configuration file suggestion:
JSON file hosted for example over www - configmap.json
{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2024/04/config/document.json",
"config": [
{
"name": "web server install",
"parameters_file": "http://web.local/web.dsc.parameters.yaml", # optional
"configuration_file": "http://web.local/web.dsc.yaml",
"process_order": 1
},
{
"name": "registry creation ",
"parameters_file": "", # optional
"configuration_file": "http://web.local/registry.dsc.yaml",
"process_order": 2
}
]
}
DSC configuration parameters
dsc config --unattended --configmap http://web.local/configmap.json --interval 90
DSC parameters description
--unattended - setup dsc as Windows Services / Deamon process
--configmap - JSON file with multiple configuration mappings to be implemented in order
--interval - number of minutes to re-apply configuration
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing dsc config command and the referenced configmap.json schema at the DSC document URL. Clarify the design for unattended service execution, remote configuration retrieval, ordering, parameters, and interval-based reapplication; done should include agreed behavior and corresponding validation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100