refacter: cleanup packages setup

site/profiles/manifests/packages.pp

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+# This class manages the installation of packages for the base profile
+#
+# Parameters:
+# - $install: An array of package names to be installed
+# - $remove: An array of package names to be removed
+#
+class profiles::packages (
+  Array $install         = [],
+  Array $install_exclude = [],
+  Array $remove          = [],
+  Array $remove_exclude  = [],
+) {
+
+  # Filter out excluded packages
+  $install_real = $install.filter |$item| { !$install_exclude.any |$exclude_item| { $exclude_item == $item } }
+  $remove_real = $remove.filter |$item| { !$remove_exclude.any |$exclude_item| { $exclude_item == $item } }
+
+  # Ensure packages to install are installed
+  ensure_packages($install_real, {'ensure' => 'present'})
+
+  # Ensure packages to remove are absent
+  ensure_packages($remove_real, {'ensure' => 'absent'})
+}