[chef] multiple oracle JDK versions (7&8) using the community JAVA cookbook

[niristotle okram < >]

hi, 

I use the chef community cookbook to install JDK7 on my jenkins servers. I define the below default attributes on my cookbook to install the oracle jdk7

default['java']['install_flavor'] = 'oracle'

default['java']['jdk_version'] = '7'

default['java']['oracle']['accept_oracle_download_terms'] = true

I am looking for some instructions on how to install both jdk7 and jdk8 on the build servers now. I came through this section for the same issue but didn't give a clear instruction on how to do. 

https://github.com/agileorbit-cookbooks/java/issues/153

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23815942/how-can-i-install-multiple-jdk-versions-using-opscode-java-cookbook

how can i set the JDK7 as the default, so that all my jenkins job use JDK7 unless i specify in the job itself to use jdk8?

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Regards
nirish okram