[chef] RE: Helper and Resource Order

[Alex Myasnikov < >]

You can try putting it inside a ruby_block to delay running it until converge time:

 

file '/tmp/foo' do

end

 

ruby_block 'Call_helper' do

  block do

::Chef::Recipe.send(:include, Helpers)

func()

  end

end

 

HTH

 

From: Douglas Garstang [mailto:
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 1:27 PM
To:
Subject: [chef] Helper and Resource Order

 

I have a default recipe with this:

file '/tmp/foo' do
end
::Chef::Recipe.send(:include, Helpers)
func()

and a helper function in libaries/ with this:

module Helpers
  def func()
    Chef::Log.info("I am here")
  end
end

My chef run in vagrant shows this:

==> node1: [2015-08-28T20:24:53+00:00] INFO: I am here
==> node1: [2015-08-28T20:24:53+00:00] INFO: file[/tmp/foo] created file /tmp/foo

Obviously, the helper function func() is being called and executed before the file resource, even though the order dictates the file resource should run first. How can I ensure a specific order?

Thanks,

Douglas

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