Full example

ApacheServer {
    # Apache instances will be deployed by Roboconf's Puppet extension
    installer: puppet;

    # Web applications could be deployed over this Apache server
    children: My-Dash-Board, Marketing-Suite;

    # Properties exported by this component.
    # 'port' should have a default value, or we will have to set it when we create an instance.
    exports: port = 19099;

    # 'ip' is a special variable. It will be updated at runtime by a Roboconf agent.
    exports: ip;

    # Other components properties that this server needs to have so that it can start.
    imports: LB.port (optional), LB.ip (optional);

    # Here, the Apache may also be notified about components instances of type LB.
    # The imports are marked as optional. It means that if there is no LB instance, an
    # Apache instance will be able to start anyway.
    #
    # If the import was not optional, e.g.
    #
    # imports: LB.port, LB.ip;
    # or even
    # imports: LB.port (optional), LB.ip;
    #
    # ... then an Apache instance would need at least one LB instance somewhere.

    # Imports may also reference variables from other applications
    imports: external Lamp.lb-ip;
}

facet LoadBalanced {
    exports: ip, port;  # Define we export two variables.
}

instance of VM {

    # This will create 5 VM instances, called VM 1, VM 2, VM3, VM 4 and VM 5.
    name: VM ;  # Yes, there is a space at the end... :)
    count: 5;

    # On every VM instance, we will deploy...
    instance of Tomcat {
        name: Tomcat;
    }
}