[chef] Re: Re: Re: Using the 'log' resource vs Chef::Log.<loglevel>

[Daniel DeLeo < >]

On Monday, July 8, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Mike wrote:

Thanks.

Does this impact resources updated each run? I believe a log resource

counts as an updated one every run, correct?

Yes, it's similar to an execute or ruby_block resource in this regard.

 

From a pure idiom sense, which would be preferable to use? Can/should

a recipe's logging be closer to the execution phase or not?

Depends on the situation. Think about it from the perspective of a user of the recipe who hasn't read the code. Where is the message most useful?

 

And I'm guessing that these are equivalent?

Chef::Log.debug "Only seen when in debug mode"

log "Only seen in debug mode" do

level :debug

end

Aside from the compile/converge phase stuff (which will control where the log message actually appears), these are identical. 

How are log resources affected by resource cloning (CHEF-3694) ?

All resource types are affected by resource cloning in the same way. If a resource's type+name match a previously defined resource's type+name, it will be created from a clone instead of created from scratch.

 

-M

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Daniel DeLeo