Workaround remote_file not supporting 404's and utilize archive_url

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.7.1
+
+* Bugfix: Workaround remote_file not supporting 404's and utilize archive_url
+
 ## 0.7.0
 
 * Enhancement: Update J default version to 5.1.29

metadata.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 maintainer_email  '[email protected]'
 license           'Apache 2.0'
 description       'Recipes/LWRPs for installing MySQL Connectors.'
-version           '0.7.0'
+version           '0.7.1'
 recipe            'mysql_connector', 'Empty recipe'
 recipe            'mysql_connector::j', 'Installs MySQL Connector/J via attribute.'
 recipe            'mysql_connector::odbc_package', 'Installs MySQL Connector/ODBC via package.'

providers/j.rb

@@ -13,12 +13,31 @@
   #
 
   remote_file "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/#{node['mysql_connector']['j']['tar_file']}" do
-    source [node['mysql_connector']['j']['url'], node['mysql_connector']['j']['archive_url']]
+    source node['mysql_connector']['j']['url']
     checksum node['mysql_connector']['j']['checksum']
     mode 00644
+    ignore_failure true
     action :create
   end
 
+  # BEGIN: This is workaround for remote_file not supporting 404's
+  # This is after various attempts at begin/rescue and requires ignore_failure above.
+  remote_file "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/#{node['mysql_connector']['j']['tar_file']}-archive_url" do
+    source node['mysql_connector']['j']['archive_url']
+    checksum node['mysql_connector']['j']['checksum']
+    mode 00644
+    not_if "test -s #{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/#{node['mysql_connector']['j']['tar_file']}"
+    action :create
+  end
+
+  execute 'mysql_connector_j_mv_archive_url' do
+    cwd Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]
+    command "mv #{node['mysql_connector']['j']['tar_file']}-archive_url #{node['mysql_connector']['j']['tar_file']}"
+    not_if "test -s #{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/#{node['mysql_connector']['j']['tar_file']}"
+    action :run
+  end
+  # END: This is workaround for remote_file not supporting 404's
+
   execute "mysql-connector-java-#{new_resource.path}" do
     cwd Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]
     command "tar --strip-components=1 -xzf #{node['mysql_connector']['j']['tar_file']} -C #{new_resource.path} mysql-connector-java-#{node['mysql_connector']['j']['version']}/#{node['mysql_connector']['j']['jar_file']}"