Is there some place where I can put all common attributes/properties.? Maybe solo.rb?
-j json is not applicable for me.
The answer really depends on what kind of attribute it is.
For example you could set a common global attribute in a:
- Environment
- Role
- Cookbook included by all other cookbooks
An exotic alternative would be to use a databag, another useful way to record global data.
Example use-cases:
- Store truly global information (stuff that never changes) in an Environment. This enables you to later create logically groupings of VMs with slight different global defaults.
- For common attributes that rarely change consider a common cookbook, instead of a role. Roles cannot be versioned a feature that might be useful if you later want to support Dev/Test/Prod environments.
- Databags are most useful when used to "data drive" a cookbook. I use them to generate resources, such as projects and other types of entity in my system.