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chefspec testing for stray ruby variable

Over here I am returning status of provider in variable, how can I mock that status in chefspec for testing ?

ret = yum_package 'blah' do
   action :install
end   
cookbook_file "/etc/init.d/blah" do
   source "blah"
   only_if { ret.updated_by_last_action? }
end
Solution

  • I doubt this work, the ret.update_by_last_action? is evaluated at compile time when the provider didn't run.

    The recommended way to do this would be to use notifications like this:

    yum_package 'blah' do
   action :install
   notifies :create,"cookbook_file[/etc/init.d/blah]", :immediately
end   

cookbook_file "/etc/init.d/blah" do
   action :nothing
   source "blah"
end

    And then you can expect the notification is sent and that the file is created.

    Spec example:

    blah_package = chef_run.yup_package('blah')
expect(blah_package).to notify('cookbook_file[/etc/init.d/blah]').to(:create).immediately
expect(chef_run).to render_file('/etc/init.d/blah')