[PUP-10528] Extend the trusted_external_command setting to support specifying directories - Puppet Jira Server

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The trusted_external_command setting can now be set to a directory. If it's set to a directory, then for each executable file in the directory, the external trusted facts will be stored in the <basename> key of the trusted['external'] hash. For example, if the files foo.rb and bar.sh are in the directory, then trusted['external'] will be the hash { 'foo' => <foo.rb output>, 'bar' => <bar.sh output> }.

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The trusted_external_command setting can now be set to a directory. If it's set to a directory, then for each executable file in the directory, the external trusted facts will be stored in the <basename> key of the trusted['external'] hash. For example, if the files foo.rb and bar.sh are in the directory, then trusted['external'] will be the hash { 'foo' => <foo.rb output>, 'bar' => <bar.sh output> }.

If trusted_external_command points to a directory, then for each file in the directory,

If the file's executable, we can assume it's a trusted external command. That means we'll execute it, fetch its data, and store it in trusted['external'][<basename>].