[chef] Re: Parsing Chef's Multiline Output

[Brad Knowles < >]

On Mar 2, 2014, at 9:48 PM, Greg Zapp 
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> Thanks for those links; that stuff definitely looks interesting.  I think 
> for grabbing the logs out as they come I may just monkey patch my chef 
> client to add a frame around what it would normally output to the log.  
> That should let me grab out multi-line log entries no worries.

The problem with that method is that you will have created a private fork of 
the chef client, and you won't be able to upgrade easily when the next 
version comes out.  For example, if another SSL 0day type vulnerability was 
announced tomorrow, and a new version of chef client was created to address 
that problem, then you'd have to re-patch the new version with your changes.

Having a local fork like this of a piece of code that is well-maintained by 
someone else is a classic anti-pattern.

It will be a bit more work, but the right way to solve this problem is with 
your own local handler that you can keep separate from all the rest of the 
code, and easily bring with you when new versions of chef-client are shipped.


Of course, at the end of the day, if you want to load up a shotgun, pull the 
hammers back, and aim it at your foot, that's your choice.

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Brad Knowles 
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