[chef] Re: Re: Re: Testing templates with mock node attributes

[Mathias Lafeldt < >]

Btw, as of ChefSpec 1.0, Fauxhai is part of ChefSpec.

See https://github.com/acrmp/chefspec#missing-attributes

-Mathias

On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:33 PM, AJ Christensen 
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 wrote:
> Check out fauxhai for combination with chefspec -- sethvargo project;
> contains huge amounts of mock ohai data -- may be useful.
>
> Cheers,
>
> AJ
>
> On 27 April 2013 06:37, Scott M. Likens 
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>  wrote:
>> Carlton,
>>
>> You can specify attributes for a test scenario in .kitchen.yml if you are
>> using test-kitchen.  Review
>> https://github.com/opscode/test-kitchen/blob/1.0/README.md and scan down to
>> The Kitchen YAML Format.  chef-rvm uses attributes so it maybe worth a
>> review.  https://github.com/fnichol/chef-rvm
>>
>> Hope that helps
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> On 4/26/13 11:32 AM, Carlton Stedman wrote:
>>
>> Ohai, Chefs,
>>
>> I have been trying to use a test-driven development method for baking Chef
>> recipes and have been having good success with chefspec and
>> minitest-chef-handler. However, one area that currently is difficult to 
>> test
>> are templates.
>>
>> I am looking for a way to get the output of erb templates, correctly
>> substituting in node attributes (e.g. have a <%= node[:something] %> and
>> want to get it to substitute correctly). So far, I haven't found a 
>> solution.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone has a solution to this?
>>
>> Otherwise, I am considering working on one, perhaps using Fauxhai to mock
>> for node attribute substitution.
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>> Carlton
>> !DSPAM:517ac843209751804284693!
>>
>>



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