[chef] Re: guards for include_recipe

["Nguyen, Dang" < >]

Would something like this work for you?

require "net/http²
url = URI.parse(³http://www.google.com/²)
req = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
res = req.request_head(url.path)

include_recipe ³my_stuff² if res.code == ³200"

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On 10/16/14, 12:21 AM, 
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>I've got a recipe where I try to download a .deb file but don't know if
>the
>file really exists on the other side.
>If the file is not present I have to build the package from scratch.
>
>I've got a recipe which handles the build itself but I'm unable to
>include/not
>include  it based on the result of the download attempt.
>
>I can't use File.exists?() because this is evaluated at compile time and
>there
>the file is not present. For resources I can use guards, but these are not
>supported for include_recipe.
>
>How would I handle this scenario and avoid wrapping the build in a bash
>script
>or add my guard to every resource in the build recipe!?