[chef] Re: should complex lwrps like ark be factored out into separate gems?

[Paul Mooring < >]

I think lwrps and gems have pretty different use cases.  You do have a
substantial amount of code in private functions that could be broken out
into a gem, but much of it is still tightly coupled with Chef.  The real
question is would the benefits of having a general Ruby library (via a
gem) be enough to merit the work of decoupling your code from Chef and
refactoring the lwrp to use a gem.
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Paul Mooring
Systems Engineer and Customer Advocate

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Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012 8:59 AM
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Subject: [chef] should complex lwrps like ark be factored out into
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>As my ark LWRP becomes increasingly complex, I start to wonder whether
>I should factor it out into a separate ruby gem. What would be the
>pros and cons of this approach? An aspiring rubyist wants to know.
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>https://github.com/bryanwb/chef-ark
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