Adding Attributes to Test Kitchen

Question

I'm trying to override attributes in the java cookbook with test-kitchen.

When I try run kitchen converge default-centos-64, a bad YAML error shows up.

---
driver:
  name: vagrant
  customize:
    memory: 1024
    cpuexecutioncap: 50

provisioner:
  name: chef_solo

platforms:
  - name: centos-6.4

suites:
  - name: default
    run_list: 
      - recipe[java::default]
      - recipe[maven::default]
    attributes: {
                  java.install_flavor: "oracle",
                  java.jdk_version: "7"
                }

I pasted the above into http://yamllint.com/. When I hit "Go," it removes all lines beginning at "attributes", and then shows a Green "Valid YAML".

Vandavandal

Supply the attributes also as yaml, not as json. – Prologize

Thanks, that worked. Do you want to post the answer for credit? – Vandavandal

Thanks for that, I'm glad that it helped. While searching for any documentation I am wondering about the example in the github wiki. – Prologize

Answer 1

Attributes are supplied as normal yaml content:

suites:
  - name: default
    run_list: 
      - recipe[java::default]
      - recipe[maven::default]
    attributes:
       java:
         install_flavor: "oracle",
         jdk_version: "7"

The Getting Started shows a syntax similar to yours:

suites:
  - name: default
    run_list: 
      - recipe[java::default]
      - recipe[maven::default]
    attributes: { 'java': { 'install_flavor': 'oracle' } }

Prologize

so the {} braces aren't needed? I've been using them successfully. example: attributes: { 'java': { 'install_flavor': 'oracle' } } – Vandavandal

I'm using the complete yaml style here, but it seems that it doesn't matter, if it is completely yaml or the whole attributes a valid json hash (I would say that yours isn't a valid json style). I'm updating my answer. – Prologize

It's easy to confuse the new ruby hash notation with json hash notation. This is a ruby hash with a symbol called key mapped to a string "value": { key: "value" }. And this is a json hash corresponding { "key": "value" }. It was easier to spot ruby hashes prior to ruby 2.0 they were all like this { :key => "value" } – Betulaceous