/dumblog-chef

Rudimentary Chef::Handler for go-dumblog to publish failed chef-client runs to AWS CloudWatch Logs.

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dumblog-chef

Rudimentary Chef::Handler for go-dumblog to publish failed chef-client runs to AWS CloudWatch Logs.

Credit Brian Bianco for the go-dumblog utility.

Usage

Ability to customize AWS CloudWatch Logs group, default: '/chef'

Install dumblog-chef gem

gem install dumblog

Add to client.rb

["dumblog-chef"].each do |lib|
  begin
    require lib
  rescue LoadError
    Chef::Log.warn "Failed to load #{lib}. This should be resolved after a chef run."
  end
end

exception_handlers << DumblogChef::Handler.new('/AWS/CLOUDWATCH/LOGS/GROUP')

Disclaimer

It may work for your use-case out-of-the-box, but it's much more likely you'll need to fork it and customize it for your needs.

NOTE: This handler was built to solve a pressing issue in a legacy system utilizing Chef.

It assumes the use of IAM roles on AWS Instances with proper policies to publish logs to AWS CloudWatch Logs via go-dumblog. It makes assumptions and contains only minimal flexibility with the ability to customize the group for AWS CloudWatch Logs.