Create a new subclass (xymon::client::preconfig) to define some

variables.

manifests/client.pp

@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
 #
 class xymon::client (
   $download_dir               = $xymon::params::download_dir,
-  $cli_new_version            = $xymon::params::cli_new_version,
-  $cli_old_version            = $xymon::params::cli_old_version,
+  $download_url               = $xymon::params::download_url,
+  $new_version                = $xymon::params::cli_new_version,
+  $package_name               = $xymon::params::package_name,
 ) inherits xymon::params {
 
+  include '::xymon::client::preconfig'
   include '::xymon::client::install'
 
+  Class['::xymon::client::preconfig'] ->
+  Class['::xymon::client::install']
+
 } # Public class: xymon::client

manifests/client/preconfig.pp

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# == Class: xymon::client::preconfig
+#
+# Some configurations before install Xymon client
+#
+class xymon::client::preconfig {
+
+  # Define the download URL
+  if $xymon::client::download_url == undef {
+    case $::osfamily {
+      'Debian': {
+        # From Xymon project via Sourceforge
+        $dl_url = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/xymon/Xymon/${xymon::client::new_version}"
+      }
+      default: {
+        fail('Please define a download_url.')
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    $dl_url = $xymon::client::download_url
+  }
+
+  # Define the package name
+  if $xymon::client::package_name  == undef {
+    case $::osfamily {
+      'Debian': {
+        $pkg_name = "xymon-client_${xymon::client::new_version}_${::architecture}.deb"
+      }
+      default: {
+        fail('Please define a package_name.')
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    $pkg_name = $xymon::client::package_name
+  }
+
+} # Private class: xymon::client::preconfig

manifests/params.pp

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ class xymon::params {
 
       # Client
       $download_dir               = '/opt/xymon/packages'
-      $cli_new_version            = '4.3.18'
-      $cli_old_version            = '4.3.17'
+      $cli_new_version            = '4.3.17'
+
+      $package_name               = undef
+      $download_url               = undef
 
     }
     default: {