[chef] Re: Selective inclusion of attribute files

[Adam Jacob < >]

On May 25, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Jason J. W. Williams wrote:

> If I have two attribute files (server_type_a.rb and server_type_b.rb)
> how can I ensure that recipes/default.rb only uses
> attributes/server_type_a.rb and recipes/server_b.rb only uses
> attributes/server_type_b.rb?

If you really want this, you can check to see if the current node has a 
role/recipe/tag applied inside the attribute files.

A better way, though, would be to use a role for this - have a single 
attribute file that sets a sane default, and a role for server_type_a and 
server_type_b.

Best,
Adam