Not able to execute embedded Saltstack state using gitfs - salt-stack

Question

I am working with the "gitfs" feature of SaltStack in order to execute a state file.
The state file uses the "include" feature to embed other two state files from the repository.
My repository has the following hierarchy:
salt
- dir1
- dir3 / init.sls
- dir4 / init.sls
- dir2
- dir5 / init.sls
My master file is as below:
. . .
fileserver_backend:
- git
gitfs_remotes:
- https://username#bitbucket.org/path/to/repo.git
. . .
The salt/dir1/dir3/init.sls contains the following:
include:
- salt/dir2/dir5/init.sls
- salt/dir1/dir4/init.sls
. . .
On restarting salt-master and then executing
salt-run fileserver.file_list saltenv=base backend=git
shows me all the files from the repository.
But on running
salt '' state.apply salt.dir1.dir3 -l debug
I am getting the following error:
[ERROR ] Data passed to highstate outputter is not a valid highstate return: {'<minion-id>': ['Specified SLS salt/dir2/dir5/init.sls in saltenv base is not available on the salt master or through a configured fileserver', 'Specified SLS salt/dir1/dir4/init.sls in saltenv base is not available on the salt master or through a configured fileserver']}
My system configurations are as follows:
$ salt --versions-report
Salt Version:
Salt: 2016.3.3
Dependency Versions:
cffi: Not Installed
cherrypy: 3.2.2
dateutil: 1.5
gitdb: 0.5.4
gitpython: 0.3.2 RC1
ioflo: Not Installed
Jinja2: 2.7.2
libgit2: Not Installed
libnacl: Not Installed
M2Crypto: Not Installed
Mako: 0.9.1
msgpack-pure: Not Installed
msgpack-python: 0.3.0
mysql-python: 1.2.3
pycparser: Not Installed
pycrypto: 2.6.1
pygit2: Not Installed
Python: 2.7.6 (default, Jun 22 2015, 17:58:13)
python-gnupg: Not Installed
PyYAML: 3.10
PyZMQ: 14.0.1
RAET: Not Installed
smmap: 0.8.2
timelib: Not Installed
Tornado: 4.2.1
ZMQ: 4.0.5
System Versions:
dist: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
machine: x86_64
release: 3.13.0-91-generic
system: Linux
version: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
The repository gets cached into the "/var/cache/salt/master/gitfs/refs/base/salt" path on restarting salt-master.
But I found "dir2/dir5/init/sls" instead of "dir2/dir5/init.sls"
What could be the reason for this issue?

Answer 1

The issue is most likely in your include declaration. Salt's include module treats SLS files similar to Python modules. For example, you would reference a SLS file foo/bar/baz.sls as foo.bar.baz.
Also, the init.sls file receives special treatment and enables you to treat an entire directory as a module. For example, foo.bar.baz would include either foo/bar/baz.sls or foo/bar/baz/init.sls (depending on which of them actually exists).
In conclusion, your include statement should look like this:
include:
- salt.dir2.dir5
- salt.dir1.dir4