How to split puppet files - puppet

Question

Just wondering if I have the following puppet file and I would like to split them into separate files. Do I have to create module? Can't I just include them?
node default {
include mysql
}
class mysql {
# Make sure MySQL is ...
notify {"Mysql":}
# installed
package { 'mysql':
require => Exec['apt-update'], # require 'apt-update' before installing
ensure => installed,
}
# and running
service { 'mysql':
ensure => running,
enable => true,
}
}
...
I just want to take out mysql class to be on separate file. How to do this simple thing? Btw I'm using masterless puppet
Edit
Big big apologies, the truth is I was only using puppet without vagrant. But since I'm not a devops expert, when there was a revision on my question to include vagrant I just accepted it. Sorry for the confusion and let me revise my question
Can I do the separation WITHOUT vagrant? If I have to so be it.
Thanks

Answer 1

You can move your mysql class into its own module
you'll end up with something like this
.
├── Vagrantfile
├── puppet
| ├── manifests
| ├──── base.pp
| └── modules
| └── mysql
| └── manifests
| └──── init.pp
Vagrantfile would be like
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
<make all your configuration here>
config.vm.provision :puppet do |puppet|
puppet.manifests_path = "puppet/manifests"
puppet.manifest_file = "base.pp"
puppet.module_path = "puppet/modules"
end
end
end
the base.pp file will only contain
node default {
include mysql
}
and your mysql/init.pp file will contain the mysql class itself
class mysql {
# Make sure MySQL is ...
notify {"Mysql":}
# installed
package { 'mysql':
require => Exec['apt-update'], # require 'apt-update' before installing
ensure => installed,
}
# and running
service { 'mysql':
ensure => running,
enable => true,
}
}
It can be a good idea for module exercise in puppet, but honestly you're more likely to use an existing module and not reinvent the wheel: https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/mysql/2.2.3 will be a good module to use