One of the things I like about Saltstack is that you can build your formulas using any renderers you like. You can try to remain strictly declarative in YAML, o

One of the things I like about Saltstack is that you can build your formulas using any renderers you like. You can try to remain strictly declarative in YAML, or if you like build your states completely dynamically in Python or a Python-DSL. The default uses an inbetween that takes YAML buts lets you template that YAML with Jinja. [http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/renderers/ http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/renderers/]