Coding

If you need to ensure that your SLS files are executed in a sorted order, then simply use this init.sls file.

{% set dirpath = '/srv/salt' | path_join(slspath) %}

include:
{% for file in salt['file.readdir'](dirpath) | sort %}
{% if file | regex_match('^(\d+.+).sls

 
, ignorecase=True) %}
  - .{{ file | replace('.sls', '') }}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

Working with lists in Jinja2 is really simple if you are using the following trick.

{%- set vfs_objects = [] %}
{%- if share.recyclebin | to_bool %}
{%- set _ = vfs_objects.append('recycle') %}
...
{%- endif %}
{%- if share.audit | to_bool %}
{%- set _ = vfs_objects.append('full_audit') %}
...
{%- endif %}
vfs objects = {{ vfs_objects | join(' ') }}

If you want to remove files using a glob pattern the you can not use salt.states.file.absent because it does not support file globbing. To workaround this you can simply use salt.modules.file.find.

remove_test_files:
  module.run:
    - name: file.find
    - path: "/xxx/yyy/zzz"
    - kwargs:
        iname: "test*"
        delete: "f"