if node.os == 'arch': service_name = 'cronie' package_name = 'pkg_pacman:cronie' else: service_name = 'cron' package_name = 'pkg_apt:cron' files = { '/etc/crontab': { 'content_type': 'mako', 'context': { 'min': (node.magic_number%60), }, }, } directories = { '/etc/cron.d': { 'purge': True, 'needs': { 'pkg_apt:', }, }, } svc_systemd = { service_name: { 'needs': { package_name, }, }, } for crontab, content in node.metadata.get('cron', {}).items(): files['/etc/cron.d/{}'.format(crontab)] = { 'source': 'cron_template', 'content_type': 'mako', 'context': { 'cron': content, } }