puppet-modules | Puppet Modules meta-repository | Configuration Management library

No, you cannot do this. When your catalog is compiled, Puppet will search in the appropriate directories for all of the required code and data. Since the java module does not exist until catalog application, the compilation of a catalog (occurs prior to application) depending upon it will fail. You are absolutely dealing with a "chicken and egg" situation here. I highly recommend against using Puppet code to install Puppet code.

Alternatively, the recommended approach to install and manage your Puppet modules is to use one of these solutions:

• librarian-puppet: http://librarian-puppet.com/
• r10k: https://github.com/puppetlabs/r10k
• code-manager (PE only): https://puppet.com/docs/pe/2017.3/code_management/code_mgr.html

These will also solve the problem for you within the Vagrant if you are using the agent provisioner and subscribing the Vagrant instance to a Puppet Master.

If you are using the apply provisioner inside of Vagrant, then you will need to go a different route. The simplest solution is to use the shell provisioner to install Puppet modules via module install after the Puppet installation (unless you are using a Vagrant box with Puppet baked in, in which case you are probably not installing Puppet on it). Alternatively, you could share a directory with the host where your modules are installed, or install the librarian-puppet or r10k gems onto the Vagrant box and then use them to install into the appropriate path. I can go into more detail on these upon request.