(Ansible+ServerSpec)*DRY=HappyUnicorn

I like Ansible .. I like ServerSpec .. Do you ?? But how can I:

• Create tests for a role
• Copy role tests to nodes that use said role
• Be as DRY as possible

So here is my thought process:

• Create roles how I normally create them

./roles/<my-awh-sum-role>/

• Create tests for a role and put them in the role's "tests" directory

./roles/<my-awh-sum-role>/tests/*_spec.rb

• Create a role that setups a basic ServerSpec project

./roles/serverspec/*

• Create a role that will copy all tests from a referring role

./roles/test/*

• Any role that has tests, create a dependency on the test role (in meta) with related vars

# this is in ./roles/<my-awh-sum-role>/meta/main.yml
---
dependencies:
  - role: test
    role_tests: <my-awh-sum-role>

Keywords

Ansible, ServerSpec, automation, automated testing, TDD, BDD, test, role, reusable, DRY