support for sysctl config file format

[jsfrerot]

Hi, Would it be possible to add sysctl config file format as describe in the link below?
https://www.rabbitmq.com/configure.html#config-file

Thank you.

[wyardley]

My guess is that this wouldn't be trivial / practical until the point where the module drops support for older RabbitMQ versions - otherwise, all the code / templates and tests would have to support both formats.

[TheMeier]

Well. Looking at the documentation. The new config format is supported since 3.7.0. This version was released 2017. All other branches are EOL since at least 2018.
So I don't see any point why one shuould not work on a new major version of the module that only supports 3.7.x+. Dropping support for outdated software is often done in voxpupuli modules. E.g. a lot of modules recently dropped Debian 8 and RHEL 6 support. Support for puppet 4 is also long gone from many modules.

The "new" config format is mch simpler and clearer. I would be much easier to maintain and to implement new functionalities.

So why not start the work on a dedicated branch for a new major module version now?

[wyardley]

Feel free, but the work mentioned in, e.g., #845 would probably have to happen first, and so far, no one has gotten that in a working state. I'm happy to review PRs in a similar vein if someone wants to take a stab at it.