[chef] Re: Custom resources and providers

[Adam Jacob < >]

Hi Niall - the easiest way is to create an LWRP:

http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Lightweight+Resources+and+Providers+(LWRP)

Adam

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Niall Napier 
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 wrote:
> Hi,
> I use Mercurial to manage my software repositories and would like to deploy
> them with Chef. I have been unable to find any information about this online
> and I have found limited documentation that explains how to roll your own
> Resources and Providers.
> Is it possible to write a Provider/Resource that implements SCM and is part
> of a chef cookbook rather than the installed chef package? I found the
> following page on the Opscode wiki
> http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Providers but it suggests that
> implementing a Provider should be integrated into the chef package.
> Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Niall Napier
> London, United Kingdom
> 
 
>  | www.napes.co.uk
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