1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/network/handler/resource.rb b/lib/puppet/network/handler/resource.rb
index 2937aa7be..349f73537 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/network/handler/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/network/handler/resource.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ require 'puppet/network/handler'
 # Serve Puppet elements.  Useful for querying, copying, and, um, other stuff.
 class Puppet::Network::Handler
     class Resource < Handler
+        desc "An interface for interacting with client-based resources that can
+        be used for querying or managing remote machines without using Puppet's
+        central server tools.
+        
+        The ``describe`` and ``list`` methods return TransBuckets containing
+        TransObject instances (``describe`` returns a single TransBucket),
+        and the ``apply`` method accepts a TransBucket of TransObjects and
+        applies them locally.
+        "
+
         attr_accessor :local
 
         @interface = XMLRPC::Service::Interface.new("resource") { |iface|
@@ -12,6 +22,8 @@ class Puppet::Network::Handler
             iface.add_method("string list(string, array, string)")
         }
 
+        side :client
+
         # Apply a TransBucket as a transaction.
         def apply(bucket, format = "yaml", client = nil, clientip = nil)
             unless @local