Does it ever make sense to ensure => file AND ensure => present in init.pp

Question

Does it ever make sense to ensure a file is both present and file? Does present imply it's a file or does the file { '/etc/sendmail': line define it as a file?

class sendmail {

    file { '/etc/sendmail':
      ensure => directory,
      mode => 755
    }

    file { '/etc/sendmail/sendmail.cf':
      ensure  => present,
      ensure  => file,
      backup  => false,
      source => 'puppet:///mymodules/sendmail/sendmail.cf',
    }

    file { '/etc/sendmail/submit.cf':
      ensure  => present,
      ensure  => file,
      backup  => false,
      source => 'puppet:///mymodules/sendmail/submit.cf',
    }

    service {'sendmail': 
      ensure => running
    }

}

Answer 1

ensure => file implies ensure => present. That is to say the resource should be a file and if is not a file or does not exist, create a file.

ensure => present just means that the resource should be a file, directory, or link; if it does not exist, create a file.

So to answer your question: no, it does not make sense to do so.

For more information about ensure, check out the documentation for the file type.