[chef] RE: Re: RE: Re: How to change the name of an attribute with an attribute?


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  • From: "Van Fossan,Randy" < >
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  • Subject: [chef] RE: Re: RE: Re: How to change the name of an attribute with an attribute?
  • Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:33:29 -0500

Thanks everyone..  This below worked..

 

From: [mailto: On Behalf Of Max Gorbul
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:29 PM
To:
Subject: [chef] Re: RE: Re: How to change the name of an attribute with an attribute?

 

another way is 

 

prod_key = :"updates_prd_#{node[:platform_version].to_i}x"

dev_key = :"updates_dev_#{node[:platform_version].to_i}x"

 

Update_Repo = node[:repo][:my_centos][key_prod]

or

Update_Repo = node[:repo][:my_centos][key_dev]

--max

 

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Max Gorbul < "> > wrote:

AJ meant that you can use Hash syntax or regular ruby method syntax.

 

node[:foo][:bar] is the same as node.foo.bar

 

--max

 

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Van Fossan,Randy < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

AJ,

Sorry, I am still just a newbie, I did not follow that..


-----Original Message-----
From: AJ Christensen [mailto: " target="_blank"> ]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: " target="_blank">
Subject: [chef] Re: How to change the name of an attribute with an attribute?

node.foo.bar.send("some_crazy_#{attribute_helper}_#{node["bong"]}")

--AJ

On 3 February 2012 10:08, Van Fossan,Randy < " target="_blank"> > wrote:
> Does anyone know how to change the “name of an attribute” with an
> attribute?  I know that sounds silly, but I want to subscribe to a set
> of repos based on the platform version and the environment that the
> server is in.
>
>
>
> The attributes from the /attributes folder are:
>
> default[:repo][:my_centos][:updates_prd_5x] =
> “http://repo_centos5_prod.....”
>
> default[:repo][:my_centos][:updates_prd_6x] =
> “http://repo_centos6_prod.....”
>
>
>
> default[:repo][:my_centos][:updates_dev_5x] = “http://repo_centos5_dev.....”
>
> default[:repo][:my_centos][:updates_prd_6x] = “http://repo_centos6_dev.....”
>
>
>
>
>
> In a recipe, I have tried variations of the following:
>
>
>
> If server is prod….
>
> Update_Repo =
> node[:repo][:my_centos][:updates_prd_{node[:platform_version].to_i}x]
>
>
>
> if server is dev….
>
> Update_Repo =
> node[:repo][:my_centos][:updates_dev_{node[:platform_version].to_i}x]
>
>
>
> I cannot get the syntax down correctly.  Although, I suspect it may be
> more of how chef is handling the attributesd in the Compile Resource
> Collection phase of a chef run..
>
>
>
> I have different repos for each of my environments (dev, test, prod,
> QA, stage1, personal) and different versions of centos for each of
> these.   Each points to a specific internal url.
>
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas?

 

 




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