OP#830 add bollean for toggling using lan server

README.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Time management in Linux is important. The underlying protocol is ntp, the servi
 
 This module differentiates between client- and server configuration. If the `FQDN` of the puppet client matches the value of `cy_server_fqdn`, it assumes this to be an ntp time server, else it will be a client.
 
-If you have no local time server(s), leave the default for `cy_server_fqdn`.
+If you have no local time server(s), leave  `cy_use_lan_server` at `false` (default), else set it to `true`. This affects only client configurations.
 
 The value for `cy_server_fqdn` is a string rather array, assuming either a single time server or a round-robin DNS entry for this, returning several values for the time server (not configured by this module).
 

manifests/params.pp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # @param [String] cy_leapsectz Leap second timezone file to use. 
 # @param [String] cy_loginfo Log information to record. Valid values are
 #   'measurements', 'statistics', and 'tracking'.
+# @param [Boolean] cy_use_lan_server Whether to use a local LAN server or external pool.
 ###############################################################################
 class confdroid_ntp::params (
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class confdroid_ntp::params (
   String $cy_pkg_ensure       = 'present',
 
 # configuration
+  Boolean $cy_use_lan_server  = false,
   String $cy_server_fqdn      = 'ntp.example.local',
   Array $cy_conf_servers      = ['0.pool.ntp.org', '1.pool.ntp.org', '2.pool.ntp.org', '3.pool.ntp.org'],
   String $cy_min_sources      = '3',

templates/chrony.conf.erb

@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ log <%= @cy_loginfo %>
 
 <% if @fqdn != @cy_server_fqdn -%>
 # This is a time client configuration file
+<% if @cy_use_lan_server -%>
 server <%= @cy_server_fqdn %> iburst
+<% else -%>
+# Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project.
+<% @cy_conf_servers.each do |this_server| -%>
+server <%= this_server %> iburst
+<% end -%>
 
 # Use NTP servers from DHCP.
 sourcedir /run/chrony-dhcp