chef-golang (Chef cookbook Go)

Description

Chef cookbook for the Go programming language.

Requirements

Platform

• Ubuntu (16.04)
• Debian (8)
• CentOS (6.9)

Notes: This cookbook has been tested on the listed platforms. It may work on other platforms with or without modification. Please report issues any additional platforms so they can be added.

Usage

chef-golang::default

Just include golang in your node's run_list:

{
  "name":"my_node",
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[chef-golang]"
  ]
}

chef-golang::packages

To install Go packages using node attributes, include golang::packages in your node's run_list, and use the ['golang']['packages'] attribute:

{
  "name":"my_node",
  "go": {
    "packages": [
      "launchpad.net/gocheck"
    ]
  },
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[golang::packages]"
  ]
}

Attributes

chef-golang::default

Key	Type	Description	Default
['golang']['version']	String	Go version	1.5
['golang']['platform']	String	amd64 or i386	amd64
['golang']['scm']	Boolean	install SCM dependencies git, hg, and bzr	true
['golang']['packages']	Array	Go packages to install when using the golang::packages recipe	[]
['golang']['owner']	String	The user account that owns $GOPATH	root
['golang']['group']	String	The group that owns $GOPATH	root
['golang']['mode']	String	The mode of $GOPATH	0755
['golang']['from_source']	Boolean	Install go from source	false
['golang']['os']	String	Build go for which operating system	linux
['golang']['arch']	String	Build go for which architecture	arm
['golang']['arm']	String	Build go for which arm version	6
['golang']['source_method']	String	Choose which install script should be used	all.bash

Testing

This project have foodcritic for syntax checking and test-kitchen for integration testing. You can run the test suite by typing: rake kitchen:all (may be slow for the first time).

In order to run these tests, the following requirements must be satisfied:

• Vagrant (>= 1.1.0)
• VirtualBox
• Vagrant Berkshelf Plugin