[chef] Re: Purpose of Definitions?

[AJ Christensen < >]

On 3 April 2012 15:30, Peter Donald 
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> Hi,
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> I am curious why you would ever use definitions when LWRPs exist?
> AFAICT they are just a pseudo-resource with a somewhat more complex
> syntax. Are they legacy from before LWRPs or am I missing something?

They sure are legacy! You can think of them more like a macro, when
you use it in a recipe, the body is replaced with the contents of the
definition, with the parameters all obviously available.

I have seen some varied usage of mix-matching definitions and lwrps,
especially when you need to group multiple lwrps togethers. Some might
argue for a purist approach.

--AJ

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> Cheers,
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> Peter Donald