[chef-dev] Re: Re: Announce: chef-dk-template-plugin - easy distribution of ChefDK templates as gems

[Daniel DeLeo < >]

Seconded, great work!

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Daniel DeLeo



On Monday, May 11, 2015 at 6:34 PM, AJ Christensen wrote:

> Great work team, looks super dope. Will be stoked to package up some
> of our generator skels into gems and such.
>  
> IS NAICE
>  
> cheers,
>  
> --aj
>  
> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 1:23 PM, FitzGibbon, James
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>  wrote:
> > Ohai Chefs!
> >  
> > I would like to announce the first release of chef-dk-template-plugin, a 
> > stab at making it easy to distribute custom ChefDK templates inside and 
> > outside of your organization.
> >  
> > Here’s a brief demo. Let’s assume you have a plugin class like this:
> >  
> > require 'chef-dk/template/plugin_base'
> > require 'chef-dk/template/mixins'
> >  
> > # the Chef Development Kit
> > module ChefDK
> > # templates for 'chef generate'
> > module Template
> > # a pluggable framework for distributing templates as ruby gems
> > class Plugin
> > # an example plugin for chef-dk-template-plugin
> > class Example < PluginBase
> > include ChefDK::Template::Mixin::CookbookBase
> >  
> > # the version of the gem
> > VERSION = '0.1.0'
> >  
> > class << self
> > def description
> > 'Example cookbook template'
> > end
> > end
> > end
> > end
> > end
> > end
> >  
> > And you have a generator recipe like this:
> >  
> > template = ChefDK::Template::Plugin::Example.new(self)
> > template.generate
> >  
> > Now when you run ‘chef generate cookbook foo’, you’ll get a cookbook that 
> > has all the things provided by the ‘CookbookBase’ mixin (things like a 
> > README, CHANGELOG, metadata.rb, etc.)
> >  
> > Because the generators are Ruby classes:
> >  
> > - you can extend, inherit and metaprogram them to your heart’s delight
> >  
> > - you can test them using RSpec or minitest or Aruba/Cucumber
> >  
> > - you can create mixins for other people to use
> >  
> > - you can distribute your mixins or templates as ruby gems
> >  
> > - you can update them using ‘chef gem install’
> >  
> > My hope is that this will spur more sharing of good cookbook practice 
> > while still allowing you to compose templates that meet the various needs 
> > you have inside your organization.
> >  
> > Feedback and PRs are welcome.
> >  
> > Plugin Framework: https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-dk-template-plugin
> >  
> > Example Plugin: https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-dk-template-example
> >  
> > Cheers