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".

Thanks, that worked. Do you want to post the answer for credit? — Kevin Meredith, Apr 22 '14 at 18:36
Thanks for that, I'm glad that it helped. While searching for any documentation I am wondering about the example in the github wiki. — StephenKing, Apr 22 '14 at 22:11

StephenKing · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-23T07:07:24.290

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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' } }

edited Apr 23 '14 at 07:07

answered Apr 22 '14 at 22:10

StephenKing

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so the `{}` braces aren't needed? I've been using them successfully. example: `attributes: { 'java': { 'install_flavor': 'oracle' } }` – Kevin Meredith Apr 22 '14 at 22:10
I'm using the complete yaml style [here](https://github.com/TYPO3-cookbooks/gerrit/blob/77f05d33aefb93de670796e81c7b3322264c22a4/.kitchen.yml#L30-33), 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. – StephenKing Apr 23 '14 at 07:06
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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" }` – Benjamin Hammer Nørgaard Jul 16 '14 at 11:05

Adding Attributes to Test Kitchen

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