[chef] Re: Chef execution order

["Julian C. Dunn" < >]

On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 12:53 AM, Julio Lajara 
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 wrote:
> Hi all, im having problems with getting a method to run at convergence
> instead of at cookbook compilation time.
>
> I have a library consisting of a set a of methods (helper methods and then
> one that uses the helpers to trigger a few resources) (used the following as
> reference:
> https://github.com/stackforge/cookbook-openstack-common/tree/master/libraries
> ).
>
> I then include the module in a recipe and call the necessary wrapper
> function:
> ##############
> class Chef::Recipe
>    include MyModule
> end
>
> mymodule_method
> ##############
>
> What I am seeing is that the remote_file resource used in mymodule_method
> isnt running but code that comes after it expecting it to have worked then
> fails. Im assuming this is because the method is running during cookbook
> compilation based on the output. Is there a way I can prevent this from
> happening and only run at convergence?

Run mymodule_method inside a ruby_block resource, because the contents
of the block are run at converge-time.

Example: 
https://github.com/juliandunn/oracle-instantclient/blob/master/recipes/sqlplus.rb#L52-L57

- Julian

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