[chef] Using arrays in templates

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Hi,

I have a question about templates and the correct syntax.
I have an array which contains the following data:

"name1","description of name1"
"name2","description of name2"
...
"nameN","description of nameN"

This array needs to be stored as an attribute of a role or node (so
that it can be overridden)

I assume it could look something like this:

"host":[["name1","description of name1"],["name2","description of name2"]]

Now the problem (at least for me) is how do I specify this in the template?

I have tried this (I assume it does not work because it needs to have
a object and not array):

<% @host.each do |h| %>
<%= host[0] %>  <%= host[1]%>
<% end %>

if I write something like this
<% for h in @hosts %>
<%= h[0] %>     <%= h[1]%>
<% end %>
the I get `render_template': undefined method `keys' for
#<Array:0x2b099b406648> (Chef::Mixin::Template::TemplateError)

So my question is, how can I use arrays in templates and store their
values in a role or node attribute?
Can you show me an example of this?


Thanks a lot!

Regards,
chef user