Why /etc/rundeck/rundeck-config.properties is removed and replaced by rundeck-config.groovy

[ozbillwang]

After upgrade rundeck-config, i found the file /etc/rundeck/rundeck-config.properties is removed.

The commit 1cbe621 did it on purpose, but I didn't understand it, I can't find the related document in rundeck.

So why /etc/rundeck/rundeck-config.properties is removed and replaced by rundeck-config.groovy? Can we change it back?

Notice: /Stage[main]/Rundeck::Install/Package[rundeck-config]/ensure: ensure changed '2.5.0-1.6.GA' to '2.5.1-1.7.GA'
Info: /Stage[main]/Rundeck::Install/Package[rundeck-config]: Scheduling refresh of Class[Rundeck::Service]
Notice: /Stage[main]/Rundeck::Config/File[/etc/rundeck/apitoken.aclpolicy]/mode: mode changed '0644' to '0640'
Notice: /Stage[main]/Rundeck::Config::Global::Project/File[/etc/rundeck/project.properties]/mode: mode changed '0644' to '0640'
Info: FileBucket adding {md5}fd43dcc8b23a1d9bc63a6b48a2fde7f7
Info: /Stage[main]/Rundeck::Config::Global::Rundeck_config/File[/etc/rundeck/rundeck-config.properties]: Filebucketed /etc/rundeck/rundeck-config.properties to puppet with sum fd43dcc8b23a1d9bc63a6b48a2fde7f7
Notice: /Stage[main]/Rundeck::Config::Global::Rundeck_config/File[/etc/rundeck/rundeck-config.properties]/ensure: removed
Info: Class[Rundeck::Service]: Scheduling refresh of Service[rundeckd]

[liamjbennett]

http://rundeck.org/docs/administration/configuration-file-reference.html#groovy-config-format

[liamjbennett]

The groovy format is a bit more flexible for complex configurations.