# salt-extension
> Tool to simplify the creation of a new salt extension.
## The why
`salt-extension` is a Python-based CLI tool for generating a project scaffolding
to easily extend [salt](https://github.com/saltstack/salt/) with exec modules, state modules, and more.
Extensions make life easier in several ways:
- Deployments where proprietary Python modules are developed internally, like at enterprises that want to extend `salt` functionality without modifying `salt` itself, can follow a standard.
- Extensions can develop and release at a faster speed than `salt` itself. No need to wait for a specific major release.
- Developing extensions as separate repos allows for smaller, more isolated test suites that are tailored specifically to the scope of the extension.
This approach to development, of the `salt` ecosystem, could also assist in the powers of [Tiamat](https://gitlab.com/saltstack/pop/tiamat) (resources: [SEP26](https://github.com/saltstack/salt-enhancement-proposals/pull/34) // [tiamat-pip](https://gitlab.com/saltstack/pop/tiamat-pip) source code).
Converting existing module sets into extensions could begin treating `salt` as a more "pluggable"/"extensible" ecosystem, and could make it easier to understand what modules haven’t been contributed to in a long time. It is difficult to maintain so many modules within `salt` that manage and orchestrate an ocean of APIs, operating systems, clouds, etc.
## Quickstart
The best way to use this project is with [pipx][pipx]:
$ pipx install salt-extension
$ mkdir my_extension
$ cd my_extension
$ create-salt-extension my_extension -l states -l module
Author: John Example Doe
Author email: jd@example.com
Summary: An example Salt Extension Module
Url: https://example.com/my-saltext
License (apache, other): apache
Then follow the other output instructions.
If all goes well, you should be able to run:
$ salt-call --local my_extension.example_function text="it worked!"
local:
it worked!
Happy hacking!
[pipx]: https://pypi.org/project/pipx/
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