Salt Hosts files

gistfile1.txt

# <states>/top.sls
```
base:
  '*':
    - hosts
```

# <states>/hosts/init.sls
```
include:
  - hosts.hosts
```

# <states>/hosts/hosts.sls
```
{%- set pillar_hosts = salt['pillar.get']('hosts:hosts', {}) %}

{%- for ip, hostnames in pillar_hosts.items() %}
{{ ip }}-host-entry:
  host.present:
    - ip:     {{ ip }}
    - names:  {{ hostnames }}
{% endfor %}
```

# <pillar>/top.sls
```
base:
  '*':
    - hosts
```

# <pillar>/hosts/init.sls
```
hosts:
  '1.2.3.4':  "host1 host1alias"
  '1.2.3.5':  "host 2"
  '1.2.3.6':  "host 3"
```