[chef] Re: How to use custom chef-handlers?

[Tim Green < >]

The repo that you pointed to only has a module named 'updated_resources.rb', so your require statement should reflect this (unless the gem has a completely different filename, which I doubt).

A quick suggestion that might make things easier for you.  One good pattern for using chef_handler is:

1. Write your handler.  In this case you've already got @jtimberman's to start with.

2. Drop the file with the contents of the handler into ./chef-repo/cookbooks/chef_handler/files/default/handlers/<handler_name>.rb

3. Declare the 'chef_handler' resource inside of ./chef-repo/cookbooks/chef_handler/recipes/default.rb

4. Prefix your run_list with the handler, or at least ensure it runs before any of the recipes in the run_list that use the handler.

For a more thorough treatment of handlers (in case my explanation isn't enough), have a look here: http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Distributing+Chef+Handlers

Hope this helps.

-Tim

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Sachin Sagar Rai wrote:

Ohai!

I tried to use custom-handler with chef-servers, I mean not chef-solo,  and in particular this https://github.com/jtimberman/chef-handler-updated-resources simple one by @jtimberman 

But it errors out everytime.

Following is the recipe ( I tried with different ways):

    include_recipe "chef_handler"

    chef_gem "chef-handler-updated-resources"

    gem "chef-handler-updated-resources"

     

    # r = gem_package "chef-handler-updated-resources" do

    #   action :nothing

    # end 

    # r.run_action(:install)

    # Gem.clear_paths

    # require 'chef-handler-updated-resources'

    chef_handler "SimpleReport::UpdatedResources" do

      action :nothing

    end.run_action(:enable)

But always errors out. The -l debug is here: https://gist.github.com/3296700

Whats wrong with  `require "chef-handler-updated-resources"` ???

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