Manages system-wide and per-user RVMs and manages installed Rubies. Several lightweight resources and providers (LWRP) are also defined.
Tested on 0.10.2 and 0.10.4 but newer and older version should work just fine. File an issue if this isn't the case.
The following platforms have been tested with this cookbook, meaning that the recipes and LWRPs run on these platforms without error:
- ubuntu (10.04/10.10/11.04)
- debian (6.0)
- mac_os_x (10.6/10.7)
- suse (openSUSE, SLES)
- centos
- redhat
- fedora
Please report any additional platforms so they can be added.
There are no external cookbook dependencies. However, if you are installing JRuby then a Java runtime will need to be installed. The Opscode java cookbook can be used on supported platforms.
Depending on the situation and use case there are several ways to install this cookbook. All the methods listed below assume a tagged version release is the target, but omit the tags to get the head of development. A valid Chef repository structure like the Opscode repo is also assumed.
The Librarian gem aims to be Bundler for your Chef cookbooks.
Include a reference to the cookbook in a Cheffile and run
librarian-chef install
. To install with Librarian:
gem install librarian
cd chef-repo
librarian-chef init
cat >> Cheffile <<END_OF_CHEFFILE
cookbook 'rvm',
:git => 'git://github.com/fnichol/chef-rvm.git', :ref => 'v0.8.2'
END_OF_CHEFFILE
librarian-chef install
The knife-github-cookbooks gem is a plugin for knife that supports installing cookbooks directly from a GitHub repository. To install with the plugin:
gem install knife-github-cookbooks
cd chef-repo
knife cookbook github install fnichol/chef-rvm/v0.8.2
A common practice (which is getting dated) is to add cookbooks as Git submodules. This is accomplishes like so:
cd chef-repo
git submodule add git://github.com/fnichol/chef-rvm.git cookbooks/rvm
git submodule init && git submodule update
Note: the head of development will be linked here, not a tagged release.
If the cookbook needs to downloaded temporarily just to be uploaded to a Chef Server or Opscode Hosted Chef, then a tarball installation might fit the bill:
cd chef-repo/cookbooks
curl -Ls https://github.com/fnichol/chef-rvm/tarball/v0.8.2 | tar xfz - && \
mv fnichol-chef-rvm-* rvm
This cookbook is not currently available on the site due to the flat namespace for cookbooks. There is some community work to be done here.
Most likely, this is the typical case. Include recipe[rvm::system]
in your
run_list and override the defaults you want changed. See below for more
details.
If you want a per-user install (like on a Mac/Linux workstation for
development), include recipe[rvm::user]
in your run_list and add a user
hash to the user_installs
attribute list. For example:
node['rvm']['user_installs'] = [
'wigglebottom' => {
'default_ruby' => 'rbx',
'rubies' => ['1.9.2', '1.8.7']
}
]
See below for more details.
If you want to manage your own RVM environment with the provided LWRPs,
then include recipe[rvm::system_install]
in your run_list to prevent
a default RVM Ruby being installed. See the Resources and Providers
section for more details.
If you want to manage your own RVM environment for users with the provided
LWRPs, then include recipe[rvm::user_install]
in your run_list and add a
user hash to the user_installs
attribute list. For example:
node['rvm']['user_installs'] = [
'wigglebottom' => {}
]
See the Resources and Providers section for more details.
Simply include recipe[rvm]
in your run_list and the LWRPs will be available
to use in other cookbooks. See the Resources and Providers section for
more details.
- If node is running in a Vagrant VM, then including
recipe[rvm::vagrant]
in your run_list can help with resolving the chef-solo binary on subsequent provision executions. - If you want other Chef cookbooks to install RubyGems in RVM-managed Rubies,
you can try including
recipe[rvm::gem_package]
in your run_list. Please read the recipe details before attempting.
Installs the RVM gem and initializes Chef to use the Lightweight Resources and Providers (LWRPs).
Use this recipe explicitly if you only want access to the LWRPs provided.
Installs the RVM codebase system-wide (that is, into /usr/local/rvm
). This
recipe includes default.
Use this recipe by itself if you want RVM installed system-wide but want to handle installing Rubies, invoking LWRPs, etc..
Installs the RVM codebase system-wide (that is, into /usr/local/rvm
) and
installs Rubies, global gems, and specific gems driven off attribute metadata.
This recipe includes default and system_install.
Use this recipe by itself if you want RVM system-wide with Rubies installed, etc.
Installs the RVM codebase for a list of users (selected from the
node['rvm']['user_installs']
hash). This recipe includes default.
Use this recipe by itself if you want RVM installed for specific users in isolation but want each user to handle installing Rubies, invoking LWRPs, etc.
Installs the RVM codebase for a list of users (selected from the
node['rvm']['user_installs']
hash) and installs Rubies, global gems, and
specific gems driven off attribute metadata. This recipe includes default
and user_install.
Use this recipe by itself if you want RVM installed for specific users in isolation with Rubies installed, etc.
An optional recipe if Chef is installed in a non-RVM Ruby in a
Vagrant virtual machine. This recipe adds the default vagrant
user to the RVM unix group and installs a chef-solo
wrapper script so Chef
doesn't need to be re-installed in the default RVM Ruby.
An experimental recipe that patches the gem_package resource
to use the Chef::Provider::Package::RVMRubygems
provider. An attribute
rvm/gem_package/rvm_string
will determine which RVM Ruby is used for
install/remove/upgrade/purge actions. This may help when using a third
party or upstream cookbook that assumes a non-RVM managed system Ruby.
Note: When this recipe is included it will force RVM to be
installed in the compilation phase. This will ensure that all
Rubies can be available if any gem_package
resource calls are issued from
other cookbooks during the compilation phase.
Warning: Here be dragons! This is either brilliant or the dumbest idea ever, so feedback is appreciated.
The default Ruby for RVM installed system-wide. If the RVM Ruby is not
installed, it will be built as a pre-requisite. The value can also contain a
gemset in the form of "ruby-1.8.7-p352@awesome"
.
The default is "ruby-1.9.2-p290"
. To disable a default Ruby from being
set, use an empty string (""
) or a value of "system"
.
The default Ruby for RVMs installed per-user when not explicitly set for that
user. If the RVM Ruby is not installed, it will be built as a pre-requisite.
The value can also contain a gemset in the form of "ruby-1.8.7-p352@awesome"
.
The default is "ruby-1.9.2-p290"
. To disable a default Ruby from being
set, use an empty string (""
) or a value of "system"
.
A list of additional RVM system-wide Rubies to be built and installed. This
list does not need to necessarily contain your default Ruby as the
rvm_default_ruby
resource will take care of installing itself. For example:
node['rvm']['rubies'] = [ "ree-1.8.7", "jruby" ]
The default is an empty array: []
.
A list of additional RVM Rubies to be built and installed per-user when not
explicitly set. This list does not need to necessarily contain your default
Ruby as the rvm_default_ruby
resource will take care of installing itself.
For example:
node['rvm']['user_rubies'] = [ "ree-1.8.7", "jruby" ]
The default is an empty array: []
.
A list of gem hashes to be installed into the global gemset in each
installed RVM Ruby sytem-wide. The global.gems files will be added to and
all installed Rubies will be iterated over to ensure full installation
coverage. See the rvm_gem
resource for more details about the options for
each gem hash.
The default puts bundler and rake in each Ruby:
node['rvm']['global_gems'] = [
{ 'name' => 'bundler' },
{ 'name' => 'rake',
'version' => '0.9.2'
}
]
A list of gem hashes to be installed into the global gemset in each
installed RVM Ruby for each user when not explicitly set. The
global.gems files will be added to and all installed Rubies will be
iterated over to ensure full installation coverage. See the rvm_gem
resource for more details about the options for each gem hash.
The default puts bundler and rake in each Ruby:
node['rvm']['user_global_gems'] = [
{ 'name' => 'bundler' },
{ 'name' => 'rake',
'version' => '0.9.2'
}
]
A list of gem hashes to be installed into arbitrary RVM Rubies and gemsets
system-wide. See the rvm_gem
resource for more details about the options for
each gem hash and target Ruby environment. For example:
node['rvm']['gems'] = {
'ruby-1.9.2-p280' => [
{ 'name' => 'vagrant' },
{ 'name' => 'veewee' },
{ 'name' => 'rake',
'version' => '0.9.2'
}
]
'jruby' => [
{ 'name' => 'nokogiri',
'version' => '1.5.0.beta.2'
},
{ 'name' => 'warbler' }
]
}
The default is an empty hash: {}
.
A list of gem hashes to be installed into arbitrary RVM Rubies and gemsets
for each user when not explicitly set. See the rvm_gem
resource for more
details about the options for each gem hash and target Ruby environment. See
the gems
attribute for an example.
The default is an empty hash: {}
.
A hash of system-wide rvmrc
options. The key is the RVM setting name
(in String or Symbol form) and the value is the desired setting value.
An example used on a build box might be:
node['rvm']['rvmrc'] = {
'rvm_project_rvmrc' => 1,
'rvm_gemset_create_on_use_flag' => 1,
'rvm_trust_rvmrcs_flag' => 1
}
The default is an empty hash: {}
.
A list of user specific RVM installation hashes. The user_install
and
user
recipes use this attribute to determine per-user installation settings.
The hash keys correspond to the default/system equivalents. For example:
node['rvm']['user_installs'] = [
'jdoe' => {
'upgrade' => "head",
'default_ruby' => 'ree',
'rvm_gem_options' => "",
'global_gems' => [
{ 'name' => 'bundler',
'version' => '1.1.pre.7'
},
{ 'name' => 'rake' }
]
},
'jenkins' => {
'version' => '1.7.0',
'default_ruby' => 'jruby-1.6.3',
'rubies' => ['1.8.7', '1.9.2', 'ree', 'rbx'],
'rvmrc' => {
'rvm_project_rvmrc' => 1,
'rvm_gemset_create_on_use_flag' => 1,
'rvm_pretty_print_flag' => 1
},
'global_gems' => [
{ 'name' => 'bundler',
'version' => '1.1.pre.7'
},
{ 'name' => 'rake',
'version' => '0.8.7'
}
]
}
]
The default is an empty list: []
.
The URL that provides the RVM installer.
The default is "https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/install/rvm"
.
A specific git branch to use when installing system-wide. For example:
node['rvm']['branch'] = "crazy"
The default is nil
which corresponds to the master branch.
A specific tagged version to use when installing system-wide. This value is
passed directly to the rvm-installer
script and current valid values are:
"head"
(the default, last git commit), "latest"
(last tagged release
version) and a specific tagged version of the form "1.2.3"
. You may want
to use a specific version of RVM to prevent differences in deployment from
one day to the next (RVM head moves pretty darn quickly):
node['rvm']['version'] = "1.7.0"
The default is nil
, which corresponds to RVM "head"
.
Determines how to handle installing updates to the RVM framework system-wide. There are currently 3 valid values:
"none"
,false
, ornil
: will not update RVM and leave it in its current state."latest"
: runsrvm get latest
which downloads and installs the latest "stable" RVM release listed by [https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/releases/stable-version.txt][stable]."head"
: runs the infamousrvm get head
which clones (via git) and installs the latest RVM repository HEAD.
The default is "none"
.
The path prefix to RVM in a system-wide installation.
The default is "/usr/local/rvm"
.
The Unix GID to be used for the rvm
group. If this attribute is set,
the group will be created in the compilation phase to avoid any collisions
with expected GIDs in other cookbooks. If left at the default value,
the RVM installer will create this group as normal.
The default is default
.
A list of users that will be added to the rvm
group. These users
will then be able to manage RVM in a system-wide installation.
The default is an empty list: []
.
These options are passed to the gem command in an RVM environment. In the interest of speed, rdoc and ri docs will not be generated by default. To re-enable the documentation generation set:
node['rvm']['rvm_gem_options'] = "--rdoc --ri"
The default is "--no-rdoc --no-ri"
.
Can enable or disable installation of a default Ruby and additional Rubies system-wide. For example:
node['rvm']['install_rubies'] = "false"
The default is "true"
.
Note: This remains a legacy setting and will be deprecated in the next minor version release.
Can enable or disable installation of a default Ruby and additional Rubies per user. For example:
node['rvm']['user_install_rubies'] = "false"
The default is "true"
.
Note: This remains a legacy setting and will be deprecated in the next minor version release.
If using the gem_package
recipe, this determines which Ruby or Rubies will
be used by the gem_package
resource in other cookbooks. The value can be
either a String (for example ruby-1.8.7-p334
) or an Array of RVM Ruby
strings (for example ['ruby-1.8.7-p334', 'system']
). To target an underlying
unmanaged system Ruby you can use system
.
The default is the value of the default_ruby
attribute.
If using the vagrant
recipe, this sets the path to the package-installed
chef-solo binary.
The default is "/opt/ruby/bin/chef-solo"
.
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
install | Build and install an RVM Ruby. See RVM rubies/installing for more details. | Yes |
remove | Remove the Ruby, source files and optional gemsets/archives. See RVM rubies/removing for more details. | |
uninstall | Just remove the Ruby and leave everything else. See RVM rubies/removing for more details. |
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
ruby_string | Name attribute: an RVM Ruby string that could contain a gemset. If a gemset is given (for example, "ruby-1.8.7-p330@awesome" ), then it will be stripped. |
nil |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
rvm_ruby "ree" do
action :install
end
rvm_ruby "jruby-1.6.3"
Note: the install action is default, so the second example is a more common usage.
rvm_ruby "ree-1.8.7-2011.01" do
action :remove
end
Note: the RVM documentation mentions that this method is far preferred to using uninstall since it purges almost everything.
rvm_ruby "ree-1.8.7-2011.01" do
action :uninstall
user "jenkins"
end
Note: The RVM installation for the jenkins user will be acted upon.
This resource sets the default RVM Ruby, optionally with gemset. The given Ruby will be installed if it isn't already and a gemset will be created in none currently exist. If multiple declarations are used then the last executed one "wins".
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
create | Set the default RVM Ruby. See RVM rubies/default for more details. | Yes |
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
ruby_string | Name attribute: an RVM Ruby string that could contain a gemset. If a gemset is given (for example, "ruby-1.8.7-p330@awesome" ), then it will be included. |
nil |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
rvm_default_ruby "ree" do
action :create
end
rvm_default_ruby "jruby-1.5.6"
Note: the create action is default, so the second example is a more common usage.
This resource ensures that the specified RVM Ruby is installed and the optional
gemset is created. It is a convenience resource which wraps rvm_ruby
and
rvm_gemset
so it can be used as a sort of über Ruby resource which
parallels the rvm_default_ruby
resource.
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
create | Installs the specified RVM Ruby and gemset. | Yes |
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
ruby_string | Name attribute: an RVM Ruby string that could contain a gemset. If a gemset is given (for example, "ruby-1.8.7-p330@awesome" ), then it will be used. |
nil |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
rvm_environment "ree-1.8.7-2011.01@passenger"
See RVM gemsets for more background concerning gemsets.
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
create | Creates a new gemset in a given RVM Ruby. See RVM gemsets/creating for more details. | Yes |
update | Update all gems installed to the gemset in a given RVM Ruby. | |
empty | Remove all gems installed to the gemset in a given RVM Ruby. See RVM gemsets/emptying for more details. | |
delete | Delete gemset from the given RVM Ruby. See RVM gemsets/deleting for more details. |
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
gemset | Name attribute: Either an RVM Ruby string containing a gemset or a bare gemset name. If only the gemset name is given, then the ruby_string attribute must be used to indicate which RVM Ruby to target. |
nil |
ruby_string | An RVM Ruby string that should not contain a gemset. | nil |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
rvm_gemset "rails" do
ruby_string "ruby-1.9.2-p136"
action :create
end
rvm_gemset "ruby-1.9.2-p136@rails"
Note: the create action is default, so the second example is a more common usage.
rvm_gemset "jruby-1.6.0.RC2@development" do
action :update
end
rvm_gemset "development" do
ruby_string "jruby-1.6.3"
action :empty
end
rvm_gemset "ruby-1.9.2-p136@rails" do
action :delete
end
This resource is a close analog to the gem_package
provider/resource which
is RVM-aware. See the Opscode package resource and
gem package options pages for more details.
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
install | Install a gem - if version is provided, install that specific version. | Yes |
upgrade | Upgrade a gem - if version is provided, upgrade to that specific version. | |
remove | Remove a gem. | |
purge | Purge a gem. |
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
package_name | Name Attribute: the name of the gem to install. | nil |
ruby_string | An RVM Ruby string that could contain a gemset. If a gemset is given (for example, "ruby-1.8.7-p330@awesome" ), then it will be used. |
"default" |
version | The specific version of the gem to install/upgrade. | nil |
options | Add additional options to the underlying gem command. | nil |
source | Provide an additional source for gem providers (such as RubyGems). | nil |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
rvm_gem "thor" do
ruby_string "ruby-1.8.7-p352"
action :install
end
rvm_gem "json" do
ruby_string "ruby-1.8.7-p330@awesome"
end
rvm_gem "nokogiri" do
ruby_string "jruby-1.5.6"
version "1.5.0.beta.4"
action :install
end
Note: the install action is default, so the second example is a more common usage. Gemsets can also be specified.
rvm_gem "homesick" do
action :upgrade
end
Note: the default RVM Ruby will be targeted if no ruby_string
attribute
is given.
rvm_gem "nokogiri" do
ruby_string "jruby-1.5.6"
version "1.4.4.2"
action :remove
end
This resource will use the rvm_gem
resource to manage a gem in the global
gemset accross all RVM Rubies. An entry will also be made/removed in RVM's
global.gems file. See the Opscode package resource and
gem package options pages for more details.
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
install | Install a gem across all Rubies - if version is provided, install that specific version. | Yes |
upgrade | Upgrade a gem across all Rubies - if version is provided, upgrade to that specific version. | |
remove | Remove a gem across all Rubies. | |
purge | Purge a gem across all Rubies. |
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
package_name | Name Attribute: the name of the gem to install. | nil |
version | The specific version of the gem to install/upgrade. | nil |
options | Add additional options to the underlying gem command. | nil |
source | Provide an additional source for gem providers (such as RubyGems). | nil |
gem_binary | A gem_package attribute to specify a gem binary. | gem |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
This resource is a wrapper for the script
resource which wraps the code block
in an RVM-aware environment.. See the Opscode
script resource page for more details.
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
run | Run the script | Yes |
nothing | Do not run this command |
Use action :nothing
to set a command to only run if another resource
notifies it.
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
name | Name Attribute: Name of the command to execute. | name |
ruby_string | An RVM Ruby string that could contain a gemset. If a gemset is given (for example, "ruby-1.8.7-p330@awesome" ), then it will be used. |
"default" |
code | Quoted script of code to execute. | nil |
creates | A file this command creates - if the file exists, the command will not be run. | nil |
cwd | Current working director to run the command from. | nil |
environment | A has of environment variables to set before running this command. | nil |
group | A group or group ID that we should change to before running this command. | nil |
path | An array of paths to use when searching for the command. | nil , uses system path |
returns | The return value of the command (may be an array of accepted values) - this resource raises an exception if the return value(s) do not match. | 0 |
timeout | How many seconds to let the command run before timing out. | nil |
user | A user name or user ID that we should change to before running this command. | nil |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
umask | Umask for files created by the command. | nil |
rvm_shell "migrate_rails_database" do
ruby_string "1.8.7-p352@webapp"
user "deploy"
group "deploy"
cwd "/srv/webapp/current"
code %{rake RAILS_ENV=production db:migrate}
end
This resource creates a wrapper script for a binary or list of binaries in a given RVM Ruby (and optional gemset). The given Ruby will be installed if it isn't already and a gemset will be created in none currently exist.
Action | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
create | Creates one or more wrapper scripts. | Yes |
Attribute | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|
prefix | Name attribute: a prefix string for the wrapper script name. | nil |
ruby_string | An RVM Ruby string that could contain a gemset. If a gemset is given (for example, "ruby-1.8.7-p330@awesome" ), then it will be used. |
nil |
binary | A single binary to be wrapped. If this attribute is used do not set values for the binaries attribute. |
nil |
binaries | A list of binaries to be wrapped. If this attribute is used do not set a value for the binary attribute. |
nil |
user | A users's isolated RVM installation on which to apply an action. The default value of nil denotes a system-wide RVM installation is being targeted. Note: if specified, the user must already exist. |
nil |
Note: only binary
or binaries
should be used by themselves (never at
the same time).
rvm_wrapper "sys" do
ruby_string "jruby@utils"
binary "thor"
end
This will create a wrapper script called sys_thor
in the bin
directory
under node['rvm']['root_path']
.
rvm_wrapper "test" do
ruby_string "default@testing"
binaries [ "rspec", "cucumber" ]
action :create
end
- Source hosted at GitHub
- Report issues/Questions/Feature requests on GitHub Issues
Pull requests are very welcome! Make sure your patches are well tested. Ideally create a topic branch for every seperate change you make.
Author:: Fletcher Nichol (fnichol@nichol.ca)
Contributors:: https://github.com/fnichol/chef-rvm/contributors
Copyright:: 2010, 2011, Fletcher Nichol
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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