helpers-databags cookbook

This recipe brings in a Helpers::DataBags module that povides extra methods for dealing with databags

Usage

Include this recipe in your run_list and mix it into whatever namespace you need it in.

• mix_recipe.rb recipe exists to auto mix to recipes and as an example

you can Open up and mix these methods in other namespaces if needed

  class Chef
    class Template
      include Helpers::DataBags  
    end
  end

Methods

escape_bagname

|args|type|default|
|name|string| |

This method takes a string and escapes invalid data-bag characters int the following ways:
* dot to dash: . -> -
* space to underscore: -> _

data_bag_fqdn

|args|type|default|
|fqdn|string|node[:fqdn]|

This is just a wrapper around escape bagname used when calling databag items that match node[:fqdn]

  data_bag_item( :mybag, data_bag_fqdn ) 

Recipes

default

Does nothing, just makes sure the libs are loaded

mix_recipe

Mixes the methods into Chef::Recipe

Author

Author:: Jesse Nelson (spheromak@gmail.com)