[chef] Re: Re: cookbok file-- copy only if new

[Jordan Dea-Mattson < >]

Hi Manoj -

If I am understanding what you are trying to do, I don't believe that using :create_if_missing will work for you (which is consistent with what you suspect).

My understanding is that you want to do the following:

+ Create a .war file that has the same name for every version of the file.

+ Only copy the file when there is a new version

++ But that new version will have the same name

Is that correct?

If so, I believe that using `remote_file` is your best option. It will allow you to specify a checksum and will only copy the file if the checksum matches what you specify.

Alternatively, you could use cookbook_file, but use a conditional that requires they checksum you calculate is different from what is deployed.

On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Alan Ivey < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

The :create_if_missing action will only put the file in place if it doesn't already exist.

The .war file can be in the cookbook/files/default/file_name.war. Then, use the action:

cookbook_file "/destination/path/to/file_name.war" do

  action :create_if_missing"

end

See http://docs.opscode.com/resource_cookbook_file.html#actions

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On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Manoj Thakkar < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Hi,

This is what i am trying to do, i build my war file and copy it in the chef cookbook files/default folder and then run chef-client on my deployment node assuming it will copy the new file.

My recipe says cookbook file "file_name" ...... , I ma not sure what should i write it in the action statement

As the war file name will always be the same so create or create if missing does not make sense,

Please help.