run_action_now cookbook

Cookbook for Opscode Chef.

http://community.opscode.com/cookbooks/run_action_now

Description

Allows for immediate one-time execution of Chef resources without bulky syntax. Traditionally to run a resource during convergence you would have to set the action to :nothing, and then use the .run_action method with the real action you wanted. This cookbook adds the .run_action_now method which looks up the desired action(s) from the resource itself, and then sets the action to :nothing automatically.

PLEASE NOTE

When appropriate you should consider the use_inline_resources to perform this functionality globally within a LWRP. Please see the Chef docs here for more information.

Usage

Directly on a resource block:

directory "/tmp/alpha" do
  action :create
  mode 0777
end.run_action_now

(directory "/tmp/beta").run_action_now    # without a block

service "sshd" do
  action [ :enable, :start ]              # with multiple actions
end.run_action_now

As a mixin function:

include Chef::Provider::ServiceFactory::Mixin::Unix

run_action_now((
  directory "/tmp/charlie" do
    action :create
  end
))  # note the double parenthesis above and below

Recipes

This cookbook only provides library enhancements, no recipes are included.

Development and Maintenance

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Please visit: code.binbab.org

Authors and License

• Author:: BinaryBabel OSS ([email protected])
• Copyright:: 2013 sha1(OWNER) = df334a7237f10846a0ca302bd323e35ee1463931
• License:: Apache License, Version 2.0

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