NegatingOnlyIf

All Cookstyle Cops


The department is: Chef/Style

The full name of the cop is: Chef/Style/NegatingOnlyIf


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

Instead of using only_if conditionals with ! to negate the returned value, use not_if which is easier to read

Examples

incorrect

package 'legacy-sysv-deps' do
  only_if { !systemd }
end

correct

package 'legacy-sysv-deps' do
  not_if { systemd }
end

Configurable attributes

Name Default value Configurable values
Version Added 6.2.0 String
Exclude
  • **/metadata.rb
  • **/Berksfile
Array

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