[chef] Re: Re: [collectd] cookbook upgrade

[Yauhen Artsiukhou < >]

@Douglas, I've created task. Not sure I can directly apply this pull request, but will try to apply changes manually.

@Greg, Yes I saw this repo and it is pretty cool! But there are few moments:

1. I need a standalone collectd (not client or server mode). Yes, it sends metrics to graphite directly.

2. I need enough flexibility. Cookbook should uses default, system way of installation and provides smart HWRPs. It easy to wrap it or use anywhere.

3. I need to customize collectd_plugin behavior

Main feature I've implemented is ability to define collectd_plugin anywhere in any order any times. Here is my case:

I have my-collectd wrapper. By default it installs collectd and some basics plugins I want (load, memory, users, swap, df, process monitor for chef-client, push to graphite).

Also I have my-apache cookbook. Here I have collectd_plugin 'apache'. The same for other services. They automatically adds required plugins. And no matter in which order I use in run_list:

["recipe[my-collectd]", "recipe[my-apache]"] or ["recipe[my-apache]", "recipe[my-collectd]"] it works.

Previously, if you say in one cookbook "collectd_plugin 'processes' ..." then you will be unable to extend this definition from other cookbook. You have to completely build options manually and define final LWRP only ones.

Now this: https://github.com/jsirex/cookbook-collectd/blob/master/recipes/_test_plugins.rb#L123-L135  and 

this: https://github.com/jsirex/cookbook-collectd/blob/master/recipes/_test_plugins.rb#L196-L206 works as expected.

2014-08-28 4:12 GMT+03:00 Greg Fitzgerald < " target="_blank"> >:

Hi,

I recently went down this same round to find out Miah Johnson already had
a cookbook that did most of what I needed found here.

https://github.com/miah/chef-collectd

I ended up just forking hers, fixing bugs, and adding a bunch more tests. There
was a new release cut recently with these fixes.

--gregf

On 2014-08-27 20:57+0300, Jek Sirex wrote:
> Ohai, Chefs!
>
> Recently, I've started work on upgrading cookbook collectd:
> https://github.com/coderanger/chef-collectd (which looks abandoned)
> Now I finished with completely rewritten cookbook:
> https://github.com/jsirex/cookbook-collectd
>
> I hope that is better now, but it supports Chef ~> 11.0.
>
> If somebody is interesting on collectd cookbook it will be great if you
> will try my :) (It is my first try to write serious cookbook).
>
> Here is major changes:
>

>    1. Added many skeleton files (Gemfile, Berksfile, Rake, Kitchen, etc)
>    2. Introduced full testing with rubocop, foodcritic, chefspec,
>    test-kitchen
>    3. Attributes have been converted from symbols to strings

>    4. Cookbook by default does not install any plugin
>    5. Supported platform for now Debian and Ubuntu
>    6. Definition has been removed

>    7. Added HWR and many HWP (provider is chosen dynamically by name of the
>    plugin)
>    8. Added possibility to multiply times call collectd_plugin resource

>    from different recipes or cookbooks. Options are merged!

>    9. Cookbook is flexible: if you want to add custom plugin or override

>    behavior of existing one just define class
>    Chef::Provider::Collectd<MyCustomPlugin>Plugin <
>    Chef::Provider::CollectdPlugin.

>    10. Recipe "collectd::_test_plugins" added. You can use it as

>    example/reference. Also specs are using this recipe for tests
>
>
> best regards,
> Yauhen