[chef] Re: RE: Re: LWRP, append text to file only if it doesnt comtain it

[Sean OMeara < >]

Hi.

I wrote this cookbook years ago as a way to learn how to write resources.

The main problem with Chef::Util::FileEdit, is that it's a pure Ruby
library, and not a Chef resource.

Chef resources are convergent (test-and-repair), and can be marked as
"updated" for notifications/subscriptions.

I initially tried to use Chef::Util::FileEdit, but had trouble getting
it to tell me when it made changes.
Also, it leaves .bak files all over the place. (probably a bug)

-s


On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Ameir A. 
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 wrote:
> A cookbook I came upon by chance and don't hear anything about is the 
> "file" cookbook (yes, the name sounds confusing) [1].  It uses 
> Chef::Util::FileEdit under the covers.  I've always wondered why the line 
> cookbook doesn't do that, and re-implements that logic.  The main reason I 
> use the file cookbook over line is because I could never get notifications 
> to work with the line cookbook (I'm not sure that they're even supported).
>
> [1] https://github.com/jenssegers/chef-file
>
> Thanks,
> Ameir