[chef] Re: Introducing the httpd cookbook

[Sean OMeara < >]

Almost forgot:
This cookbook comes with an Official Release Soundtrack: http://bit.ly/1l1JKw0


On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Sean OMeara 
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 wrote:
> Hello Chefs!
>
> I just pushed version 0.1.0 of the httpd cookbook, which you can find here:
>
> https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/httpd
>
> I'm looking for feedback and initial testers, to help shake the bugs
> out ahead of pushing a 1.0.0.
>
> It's meant to be a "shining cookbook on the hill" that people can
> reference as an example for creating highly re-usable cross platform
> cookbooks.
>
> Cross-platform cookbooks have been a huge source of frustration for a
> long time now...  Hopefully the design pattern represented here can
> lead us out of the darkness.
>
> Features -
>
> * Tested on Debian 7, Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04, Centos5, Centos6, and Centos7
> * 2.2 and 2.4 support where appropriate
> * Supports multiple Apache instances on the same machine
> * Platform native idioms: no more "ubuntufying" rhel distros. (selinux
> should work!)
> * Modularity. httpd_config and httpd_module are used to implement 
> httpd_service
> * No recipes! This cookbooks is meant to provide primitives... an
> extension of Chef.
> * Platform providers: resource patterns are self contained for extensibilty
> * Init system extensibility: subclassing for sysvinit vs systemd, etc
> * Full test coverage: developed from the ground up as a piece of Test
> Driven Infrastructure:  28 test-kitchen runs and 1936 specs
>
> Known issues:
> * The README needs a lot of love
> * The primitives may be a bit *too* primitive.. httpd_service only
> loads enough modules to get itself running. Users may expect more
> * Needs a roadmap
>
> Let me know what you think!
>
> -s