[chef] pass value to cookbook?

[gregory grey < >]

Hi,

What is the chef-onic(-ish?) way to pass something to cookbook.

Essentially I'm writing istallation package for cluster software and while one leg of cluster is the one I'll run cookbook against, I have to provide the other one/ones.

I know the opportunity to make it via databags. Is this a way to go? Anything native for such purposes?

Thanks

Greg