[chef] Re: Re: Re: Using the wrapper cookbook development method to remove the pager duty contact from the Nagios Cookbook

[Joseph Hammerman < >]

Thank you for clarifying that Daniel.

This information is definitely making me reconsider the viability of the
wrapper cookbook development method.

Would you happen to know if there is any more up to date information on
this issue than the final comment in CHEF-3694?

Would you (or anyone else on the thread with us) be able to tell me if
there a way to identify which version of the object you are referencing?
It might save me some debug time if I ever encounter a similar issue.

Thanks,
Joe

On 5/18/15, 1:29 PM, "Daniel DeLeo" 
<
 >
 wrote:

>
>
>On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Joseph Hammerman wrote:
>
>> Hi Chef users email distribution list,
>>
>> An update on this item: if I set load\_default\_config to false my
>>template renders correctly. Therefore, I conclude that the observed
>>behavior is a consequence of Chef¹s resource cloning.
>>
>> The only change from the pastebin below is that I tried defining and
>>explicitly passing in the variable that I have manipulated in my wrapper
>>logic:
>>
>> nagios_contactgroups = Nagios.instance.contactgroups
>>
>> begin
>> t = resources(:template =>
>>"#{node['nagios']['config_dir']}/contacts.cfg")
>> t.source "contacts.cfg.erb"
>> t.cookbook "sm-nagios"
>> t.variables(:nagios_contactgroups => Nagios.instance.contactgroups)
>> #rescue Chef::Exceptions::ResourceNotFound
>> # Chef::Log.warn "could not find template
>>#{node['nagios']['config_dir']/contacts.cfg to modify"
>> End
>>
>>
>> Can anyone shed light on why the cloned resource is superseding my
>>attempt to open back up the object and re-render it?
>The problem with the clone behavior (well, one of them) is that you end
>up with two resources of the same type+name, but Chef elsewhere treats
>type+name as a unique id for a resource in the collection. Therefore,
>anything that looks up a resource by name+type (like the `resources`
>method) is going to have undefined behavior when resources have been
>cloned.
>
>--
>Daniel DeLeo
>

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

This message is intended only for the addressee. Please notify sender by 
e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. If you are not the intended 
recipient, you may not copy, disclose, or distribute this message or its 
contents to any other person and any such actions may be unlawful.
SecondMarket, Inc. (Member FINRA/SIPC, MSRB Registered) ("SecondMarket") does
not accept time sensitive, action-oriented messages or transaction orders, 
including orders to purchase or sell securities, via e-mail.
SecondMarket reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all 
messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this 
e-mail address may be stored on the SecondMarket e-mail system and archived 
in accordance with FINRA and SEC regulations.
This message is intended for those with an in-depth understanding of the high 
risk and illiquid nature of alternative assets and these assets may not be 
suitable for you. This message is not a solicitation for an order, and there 
is not enough information contained in this message in which to make an 
investment decision and any information contained herein should not be used 
as a basis for this purpose. SecondMarket does not produce in-house research, 
make recommendations to purchase or sell specific securities, provide 
investment advisory services, or conduct a general retail business.