Welcome to Puppet Development Kit

Create high-quality modules with Puppet Development Kit (PDK). PDK provides integrated testing tools and a command line interface to help you develop, validate, and test modules.


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Before you install PDK overview and workflow Release notes Tools included in PDK Installing PDK system requirements Install on Linux Install on Mac OS X Install on Windows Upgrading your PDK installation Developing modules Creating modules Converting modules to PDK Customizing module configuration Building a module package Testing modules Validating module syntax and style Running unit tests on modules Reference PDK command reference PDK troubleshooting	Learning to write Puppet® code Module fundamentals Beginner's guide to writing modules Puppet Language style guide Writing Puppet tasks and plans Updating Puppet 3 manifests Testing Puppet code puppet-lint, included in PDK, validates Puppet code against the recommended language style guide. metadata-json-lint, included in PDK, validates your module metadata file. puppetlabs-rspec, included in PDK, provides an RSpec test framework for Puppet. rspec-puppet-facts, included in PDK, provides support for running rspec tests for your module's supported operating systems. Rubocop, a Ruby code analyzer. Introduction to testing Puppet code: a talk by David Schmitt. Puppet code authoring tools The Puppet Extension for Visual Studio Code The Puppet plugin for the IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE

Note: We are always trying to improve PDK to suit the needs of our users — and we would love to get your help. To help us plan the future of PDK and get early exposure to new releases and features, please register as a tester.