import "datetime" import "math" $now = datetime.now() # alternate every four seconds $mod0 = math.mod($now, 8) == 0 $mod1 = math.mod($now, 8) == 1 $mod2 = math.mod($now, 8) == 2 $mod3 = math.mod($now, 8) == 3 $mod = $mod0 || $mod1 || $mod2 || $mod3 file "/tmp/mgmt/" { state => "exists", } # file should disappear and re-appear every four seconds if $mod { file "/tmp/mgmt/hello" { content => "please say abracadabra...\n", state => "exists", Meta:reverse => true, } }