facterdb

A Gem that contains a lot of facts for a lot of Operating Systems.

Usage

CLI

facterdb 'facterversion=/^2.4\./ and (operatingsystem=Debian and operatingsystemrelease>=7 or operatingsystem=RedHat and operatingsystemrelease=/^7/)'

Will return a JSON containing the facts for Debian 7, Debian 8 and RedHat 7 generated by Facter 2.4.

Ruby

require 'facterdb'
FacterDB::get_facts()

Returns an Array of Hash containing the whole facts database.

Filtering by Facter version and fact values

With an Array filter

require 'facterdb'

FacterDB.get_facts([{:osfamily => 'Debian'}])

With an Hash filter

require 'facterdb'

FacterDB.get_facts({:osfamily => 'Debian'})

With a String filter

require 'facterdb'

FacterDB::get_facts('osfamily=Debian')

Facter version and Operating System coverage

operating system	1.6	1.7	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.5	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.10	3.11	3.12	3.13	3.14	4.0	4.1	4.2
AIX 5300											1
AIX 6100											1
AIX 7100											1							1
AlmaLinux 8																							1	1	1	1
Amazon	3				1	1	1
Amazon 2								1							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Amazon 4		3	3	3					1	1		1
Amazon 2016					1	1	1	1							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Amazon 2017					1	1	1								1
Archlinux	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1										1	1	1	1	1	1
CentOS 5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
CentOS 6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
CentOS 7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2		2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1		1
CentOS 8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1	1	1	1			1
CentOS 9		1	1	1	1	1	1																			1
Darwin			4	4
Darwin 14			2	2	2	2	2	1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Darwin 15					1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Darwin 16					1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Darwin 17					1	1	1	1										1	1	1	1	1	1
Darwin 18					1	1	1	1												1		1	1
Darwin 19																							1
Darwin 20																							1			1
Debian 6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2
Debian 7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
Debian 8	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Debian 9	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2									2	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
Debian 10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1		1	1	1		1
Debian 11	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1															1	1	1	1
Fedora 19	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Fedora 22	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2
Fedora 23	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2
Fedora 24	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2
Fedora 25			2	2	2	2	2	2							2	2	2
Fedora 26		1	1	1	1	1	1	1										1	1	1
Fedora 27	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1							1					1
Fedora 28	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1	1	1	1
Fedora 29	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1	1	1	1
Fedora 30	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1			1
Fedora 32																							1	1	1	1
Fedora 33																							1	1	1	1
Fedora 34																							1	1	1	1
FreeBSD 9	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
FreeBSD 10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1										1
FreeBSD 11	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1										1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
FreeBSD 12	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1										1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
FreeBSD 13	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1															1	1	1	1
Gentoo	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2												1			1
LinuxMint 18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LinuxMint 19	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1	1	1	1
OpenBSD 5.7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
OpenBSD 5.8			2	2	2	2	2
OpenBSD 5.9			2	2	2	2	2
OpenBSD 6.0			2	2	2	2	2
OpenBSD 6.2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2									2
OpenBSD 6.3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2											2
OpenBSD 6.4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1													1
OpenSuSE 12	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
OpenSuSE 13	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
OpenSuSE 15																				1
OpenSuSE 42	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1
OracleLinux 5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
OracleLinux 6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
OracleLinux 7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2		2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1		1
OracleLinux 8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1	1	1	1			1
OracleLinux 9																										1
Raspbian 9							2
Raspbian 10																				2
RedHat 5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
RedHat 6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
RedHat 7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2		2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1		1
RedHat 8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1	1	1	1	1	1	1
RedHat 9																										1
Rocky 8																							1	1	1	1
SLES 11	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
SLES 12	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
SLES 15	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1												1	1	1	1
Scientific 5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Scientific 6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Scientific 7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2		2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1		1
Solaris 10								1										1		1
Solaris 11	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1												2			2	1
Ubuntu 10.04	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ubuntu 12.04	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2
Ubuntu 14.04	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Ubuntu 14.10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ubuntu 15.04	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ubuntu 15.10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2		2	2	2
Ubuntu 16.04	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Ubuntu 16.10															2
Ubuntu 18.04	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2											1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Ubuntu 20.04																							1	1	1	1
Ubuntu 21.04																							1	1	1	1
Ubuntu 21.10																							1	1	1	1
VirtuozzoLinux 7																							1
Windows 7				1	1	1	2	1	2	2		1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows 8.1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows 10				2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Windows Server 2008				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows Server 2008 R2				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows Server 2012				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows Server 2012 R2				1	1	1	2	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows Server 2012 R2 Core				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows Server 2016				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Windows Server 2019								1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Where the number (1, 2 etc.) are the number of factsets for that OS and facter combination (e.g., x86_64 and i386 architectures).

Add new Operating System support

There is Vagrantfile to automagically populate facts directory by spawning a new VM and launches a provisioning scripts.

$ cd facts
$ vagrant up --provision

Create i386 facts from x86_64's ones

for file in facts/*/*-x86_64.facts; do cat $file | sed -e 's/x86_64/i386/' -e 's/amd64/i386/' > $(echo $file | sed 's/x86_64/i386/'); done

Create RedHat, Scientific, OracleLinux facts from CentOS's ones

$ bundle exec rake rhel_alts

Then update the table in this README by running bundle exec rake table

Supplying custom external facts

The default facts are great for many things but there will be times when you need to have facterdb search custom fact sets that only make sense in your environment or might contain sensitive information.

This can be useful when combined with rspec_puppet_facts or the puppet-debugger which both use this gem.

To supply external facts to facterdb just set the FACTERDB_SEARCH_PATHS environment variable with one or more paths to your facts. Do this any time facterdb is used directly or indirectly.

When separating paths please use the default path separator character supported by your OS.

Unix/Linux/OSX = :
Windows = ;

Each fact set you create must meet the following requirements:

A JSON serialized file containing a single Hash of all the facts.
The facts file must end in .facts
Must be placed inside some directory. You can organize this directory however you like.

Facterdb is smart enough the search your supplied directories for files ending with '.facts'. You can even supply multiple directories.

Example:

FACTERDB_SEARCH_PATHS="/var/opt/lib/custom_facts"

or

FACTERDB_SEARCH_PATHS="/var/opt/lib/custom_facts:/tmp/custom_facts:/home/user1/custom_facts"

We still highly encourage you to create pull requests with new fact sets over of using external facts.

You can create these files via many methods.

puppet facts | jq '.values' > /tmp/custom_facts/datacenter_a/2.4/os_x.facts # must have jq command
Via puppetdb queries
hand crafted

Additionally you can skip the default FacterDB facts completely by setting the environment variable FACTERDB_SKIP_DEFAULTDB. This will instruct facterdb to not look at its built-in facts which can be useful should you need to completely replace which facts are used.

Setting the variable FACTERDB_SKIP_DEFAULTDB to anything will disable the internal facts used by facterdb. You would most likely use this in combination with the FACTERDB_SEARCH_PATHS environment variable.

Example:

FACTERDB_SEARCH_PATHS="/var/opt/lib/custom_facts:/tmp/custom_facts:/home/user1/custom_facts"
FACTERDB_SKIP_DEFAULTDB='yes'

Debugging fact sets

By setting the environment variable FACTERDB_INJECT_SOURCE the following facts are injected into all fact sets:

_facterdb_path : The base name of the file used to load this fact set e.g. centos-5-i386.facts

_facterdb_filename : The full path of the file used to load this fact set e.g. /project/facter-db/centos-5-i386.facts

{
  "_facterdb_path": "centos-5-i386.facts",
  "_facterdb_filename": "/project/facter-db/centos-5-i386.facts",
  "aio_agent_version": "1.8.3",
  "architecture": "i386",
  "augeas": {
    "version": "1.4.0"
  },
  "augeasversion": "1.4.0",
  "bios_release_date": "07/30/2013",
  "bios_vendor": "Phoenix Technologies LTD",
  "bios_version": "6.00",
  "blockdevice_fd0_size": 4096,
  "blockdevice_hdc_size": 4294965248,
  "blockdevice_sda_model": "Virtual disk",
  ...

To set the environment variable use;

bash> FACTERDB_INJECT_SOURCE='true'

or on Windows

powershell> $ENV:FACTERDB_INJECT_SOURCE = 'true'

Contributing

Please submit issues at https://github.com/camptocamp/facterdb/issues or PRs in the same repository.

Release process

Update the version in lib/facterdb/version.rb
Run rake changelog
Commit and PR the results.

Transfer Notice

This plugin was originally authored by Camptocamp. The maintainer preferred that Puppet Community take ownership of the module for future improvement and maintenance. Existing pull requests and issues were transferred over, please fork and continue to contribute here instead of Camptocamp.

Previously: https://github.com/camptocamp/facterdb

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