[chef-dev] Re: CHEF-3762: LWRP DSL for subclassing needed?

[AJ Christensen < >]

Yo,

On 29 January 2013 11:45, Bryan McLellan 
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 wrote:
> http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-3762
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> There's been some talk about adding a DSL for subclassing LWRPs. I've heard 
> both sentiments that it would be useful and questions if it makes something 
> justifiably easier.
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> Can those promoting it make a case? Can anyone else soap box about their 
> own experience?

There are definitely a few cases where I've used a heavy-weight
resource in a Library file instead of being able to subclass one of
the existing (core Chef) resources.

If it was possible to declare a lwrp provider/resource as a subclass
of an existing heavy-or-lwrp I think this would definitely not be
worth adding a DSL for..? Does the snippet that Dan posted below
actually work in an LWRP provider file?

--AJ

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