apt::pin: Allow for packages to be an array.

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 ## Description
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 ## Description

+

 Provides helpful definitions for dealing with Apt.
 Provides helpful definitions for dealing with Apt.

+

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+

 Overview
 --------
 
 Overview
 --------
 

-The APT module provides a simple interface for managing APT source, key, and definitions with Puppet. 
+The APT module provides a simple interface for managing APT source, key, and definitions with Puppet.

 
 Module Description
 ------------------
 
 Module Description
 ------------------


@@ -28,11 +31,11 @@ Setup
 * authentication keys
 * wget (optional)
 
 * authentication keys
 * wget (optional)
 

-###Beginning with APT
+### Beginning with APT

 
 To begin using the APT module with default parameters, declare the class
 
 
 To begin using the APT module with default parameters, declare the class
 

-    class { 'apt': }
+    include apt

  
 Puppet code that uses anything from the APT module requires that the core apt class be declared. 
 
  
 Puppet code that uses anything from the APT module requires that the core apt class be declared. 
 


@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ Usage
 
 Using the APT module consists predominantly in declaring classes that provide desired functionality and features. 
  
 
 Using the APT module consists predominantly in declaring classes that provide desired functionality and features. 
  

-###apt
+### apt

 
 `apt` provides a number of common resources and options that are shared by the various defined types in this module, so you MUST always include this class in your manifests.
 
 
 `apt` provides a number of common resources and options that are shared by the various defined types in this module, so you MUST always include this class in your manifests.
 


@@ -54,20 +57,21 @@ The parameters for `apt` are not required in general and are predominantly for d
       proxy_port           => '8080',
       purge_sources_list   => false,
       purge_sources_list_d => false,
       proxy_port           => '8080',
       purge_sources_list   => false,
       purge_sources_list_d => false,

-      purge_preferences_d  => false
+      purge_preferences_d  => false,
+      update_timeout       => undef

     }
 
 Puppet will manage your system's `sources.list` file and `sources.list.d` directory but will do its best to respect existing content. 
 
 If you declare your apt class with `purge_sources_list` and `purge_sources_list_d` set to 'true', Puppet will unapologetically purge any existing content it finds that wasn't declared with Puppet. 
 
     }
 
 Puppet will manage your system's `sources.list` file and `sources.list.d` directory but will do its best to respect existing content. 
 
 If you declare your apt class with `purge_sources_list` and `purge_sources_list_d` set to 'true', Puppet will unapologetically purge any existing content it finds that wasn't declared with Puppet. 
 

-###apt::builddep
+### apt::builddep

 
 Installs the build depends of a specified package.
 
     apt::builddep { 'glusterfs-server': }
 
 
 Installs the build depends of a specified package.
 
     apt::builddep { 'glusterfs-server': }
 

-###apt::force
+### apt::force

 
 Forces a package to be installed from a specific release.  This class is particularly useful when using repositories, like Debian, that are unstable in Ubuntu.
 
 
 Forces a package to be installed from a specific release.  This class is particularly useful when using repositories, like Debian, that are unstable in Ubuntu.
 


@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ Forces a package to be installed from a specific release.  This class is particu
          require => Apt::Source['debian_unstable'],
     }
 
          require => Apt::Source['debian_unstable'],
     }
 

-###apt::key
+### apt::key

 
 Adds a key to the list of keys used by APT to authenticate packages.
 
 
 Adds a key to the list of keys used by APT to authenticate packages.
 


@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ Adds a key to the list of keys used by APT to authenticate packages.
 
 Note that use of `key_source` requires wget to be installed and working.
 
 
 Note that use of `key_source` requires wget to be installed and working.
 

-###apt::pin
+### apt::pin

 
 Adds an apt pin for a certain release.
 
 
 Adds an apt pin for a certain release.
 


@@ -101,13 +105,27 @@ Adds an apt pin for a certain release.
     apt::pin { 'karmic-updates': priority => 700 }
     apt::pin { 'karmic-security': priority => 700 }
 
     apt::pin { 'karmic-updates': priority => 700 }
     apt::pin { 'karmic-security': priority => 700 }
 

-###apt::ppa
+Note you can also specifying more complex pins using distribution properties.
+
+    apt::pin { 'stable':
+      priority        => -10,
+      originator      => 'Debian',
+      release_version => '3.0',
+      component       => 'main',
+      label           => 'Debian'
+    }
+
+If you wish to pin a number of packages you may specify the packages as a space
+delimited string using the `packages` attribute or pass in an array of package
+names.
+
+### apt::ppa

 
 Adds a ppa repository using `add-apt-repository`.
 
     apt::ppa { 'ppa:drizzle-developers/ppa': }
 
 
 Adds a ppa repository using `add-apt-repository`.
 
     apt::ppa { 'ppa:drizzle-developers/ppa': }
 

-###apt::release
+### apt::release

 
 Sets the default apt release. This class is particularly useful when using repositories, like Debian, that are unstable in Ubuntu.
 
 
 Sets the default apt release. This class is particularly useful when using repositories, like Debian, that are unstable in Ubuntu.
 


@@ -115,7 +133,7 @@ Sets the default apt release. This class is particularly useful when using repos
       release_id => 'precise',
     }
 
       release_id => 'precise',
     }
 

-###apt::source
+### apt::source

 
 Adds an apt source to `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/`.
 
 
 Adds an apt source to `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/`.
 


@@ -139,11 +157,11 @@ If you would like to configure your system so the source is the Puppet Labs APT
       key_server => 'pgp.mit.edu',
     }
 
       key_server => 'pgp.mit.edu',
     }
 

-###Testing
+### Testing

 
 The APT module is mostly a collection of defined resource types, which provide reusable logic that can be leveraged to manage APT. It does provide smoke tests for testing functionality on a target system, as well as spec tests for checking a compiled catalog against an expected set of resources.
 
 
 The APT module is mostly a collection of defined resource types, which provide reusable logic that can be leveraged to manage APT. It does provide smoke tests for testing functionality on a target system, as well as spec tests for checking a compiled catalog against an expected set of resources.
 

-####Example Test
+#### Example Test

 
 This test will set up a Puppet Labs apt repository. Start by creating a new smoke test in the apt module's test folder. Call it puppetlabs-apt.pp. Inside, declare a single resource representing the Puppet Labs APT source and gpg key
 
 
 This test will set up a Puppet Labs apt repository. Start by creating a new smoke test in the apt module's test folder. Call it puppetlabs-apt.pp. Inside, declare a single resource representing the Puppet Labs APT source and gpg key
 


@@ -172,7 +190,7 @@ The above example used a smoke test to easily lay out a resource declaration and
 Implementation
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 Implementation
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-###apt::backports
+### apt::backports

 
 Adds the necessary components to get backports for Ubuntu and Debian. The release name defaults to `$lsbdistcodename`. Setting this manually can cause undefined behavior (read: universe exploding).
 
 
 Adds the necessary components to get backports for Ubuntu and Debian. The release name defaults to `$lsbdistcodename`. Setting this manually can cause undefined behavior (read: universe exploding).