policyfiles_from_env_files

Cookbook with a Rakefile that will create discreet policy files from environmentfiles, useful when migrating to policyfile-based cookbooks from Berkshelf as Test Kitchen does not support environments when using policyfiles.

This example cookbook repository has legacy environment files located under test/environments which were used for Test Kitchen integration tests.

Usage

The primary function of this repository is to show the usage of the scripting within the Rakefile which will convert legacy environment files to discreet policy files within the cookbook repository.

• View available rake tasks

  $ chef exec rake -T
  rake policyfiles_from_environment_files  # Creates policy files from environment files
  $
  

• Execute the rake task for migrating to policy files:

  $ chef exec rake policyfiles_from_environment_files
    ======> Processing environment env1 from test/environments/env1.json
    ======> Created policy_env1.rb
    ======> Populated policy_env1.rb with attributes from test/environments/env1.json
    ======> Processing environment env2 from test/environments/env2.json
    ======> Created policy_env2.rb
    ======> Populated policy_env2.rb with attributes from test/environments/env2.json
  

• Populate Test Kitchen suites with policyfile_path provisioner options for suites, allowing to test from different source data files.

  suites:
  - name: default
    verifier:
      inspec_tests:
        - test/integration/default
    attributes:
  - name: env1
    provisioner:
      policyfile_path: policy_env1.rb
    verifier:
      inspec_tests:
        - test/integration/default
    attributes:
  - name: env2
    provisioner:
      policyfile_path: policy_env2.rb
    verifier:
      inspec_tests:
        - test/integration/default
    attributes: