[chef] Re: Re: Re: node.run_state

["Julian C. Dunn" < >]

Yes, we (ChefCo) should probably pull the materials from the
intermediate class curriculum to illustrate the use of node.run_state.

+ James

- Julian

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:46 AM, John Warren 
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> Thanks for the reply.  The apparent lack of documentation of node.run_state
> is a bit troubling: the link below is the first Google hit when I search for
> "chef node run_state".  Is there any documentation that discusses
> node.run_state in depth, the way node attributes are discussed, for instance
> here: https://docs.getchef.com/chef_overview_attributes.html ?  You have me
> convinced that node.run_state is kosher, but the people who review my code
> and have already -1'd it (citing the reference below) may not be as easily
> swayed.  Having official documentation that refutes the erroneous heading in
> the referenced official release notes would be most helpful in making my
> case that my code (at least as far as the use of node.run_state goes) is up
> to spec.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Julian C. Dunn
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:54 AM
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> Subject: [chef] Re: node.run_state
>
> I think the heading is just wrong. node.run_state is still used (and
> we teach it in Chef Intermediate :-) )
>
> - Julian
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:41 AM, John Warren 
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>  wrote:
>>
>> The following section in the documentation for Chef client 11 appears to
>> be
>> a source of some confusion:
>>
>> https://docs.getchef.com/breaking_changes_chef_11.html#node-run-state-replaced
>> The heading of the section would seem to indicate that node.run_state
>> should
>> not be used at all anymore, while the section text seems to reference only
>> node.run_state[:seen_recipes] as no longer being valid.  Can I get some
>> clarification on what the status of node.run_state is in terms of having
>> been “replaced” as a whole or in part?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
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