LazyInResourceGuard

All Cookstyle Cops


The department is: Chef/Correctness

The full name of the cop is: Chef/Correctness/LazyInResourceGuard


Enabled by default Supports autocorrection Target Chef Version
Enabled Yes All Versions

Using lazy {} within a resource guard (not_if/only_if) will cause failures and is unnecessary as resource guards are always lazily evaluated.

Examples

incorrect

template '/etc/foo' do
  mode '0644'
  source 'foo.erb'
  only_if { lazy { ::File.exist?('/etc/foo')} }
end

correct

template '/etc/foo' do
  mode '0644'
  source 'foo.erb'
  only_if { ::File.exist?('/etc/foo') }
end

Configurable attributes

Name Default value Configurable values
Version Added 6.18.0 String
Exclude
  • **/metadata.rb
  • **/Berksfile
Array

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https://docs.chef.io/workstation/cookstyle/chef_correctness_lazyinresourceguard/