[chef] Re: Re: Introducing the httpd cookbook

[Lamont Granquist < >]

On Fri Aug 22 18:12:27 2014, Bráulio Bhavamitra wrote:
> I still cannot get this model of "all done by a wrapper cookbook using
> LWRP". It is just simpler to read node values...

When you go down that road you eventually wind up needing two of a 
thing on a server and not just one instance.   Then you start putting 
arrays of hashes in your attributes.  Since you're now looping over an 
array and firing off a lot of resources you'll want to internally 
implement that problem as LWRPs anyway.  Then eventually you'll wind up 
wanting to merge arrays in your attributes and you'll wind up on this 
page eventually: https://coderanger.net/arrays-and-chef/

Its much easier to just expose the LWRPs.  Then the user can use node 
attributes, drive them with databags, or just statically code them in 
the LWRP.