Berkshelf extensions to add features to berkshelf.
If using via bundler, just add an entry in the Gemfile:
gem 'berkshelf_ext'
and it will auto inject itself.
Since bundler does some special loading that rubygems proper does not, we can't auto-inject ourselves in. Instead, just call the custom executable:
berks_ext
Which will add the extensions to berkshelf, and then initialize it as usual.
These extensions are auto loaded by default.
- Resolution via nested berksfiles (nested_berksfiles)[1]
- Proper berksfile path when loading berksfiles (berksfile_loader_context)[2]
- Proper dependency resolution (dependency_chains)[3]
- Do not include recommends entries in cookbook dependencies (non_recommends_depends)
You can explicitly define what is allowed or not allowed to load via environment variables
BERKSHELF_EXT_EXCEPT="nested_berksfiles"BERKSHELF_EXT_ONLY="nested_berksfiles,berksfile_loader_context"
Addons are extensions that must be explicitly enabled via environment variable:
BERKSHELF_EXT_ADDONS="knife_uploader"
It is important to note that these addons will generally make use of Chef internals to do things.
- Knife based cookbook uploading (disables Ridley)[4]
- Faster dependency resolution via faster cached cookbook handling (fast_resolution)
If you want to just load everything that is available without explicitly defining all the addons, just set the everything env variable:
BERKSHELF_EXT_EVERYTHING="true"
- Repository: https://github.com/chrisroberts/berkshelf_ext