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Description

Manages system-wide and per-user RVMs and manages installed Rubies. Several lightweight resources and providers (LWRP) are also defined.

Usage

RVM Installed System-Wide with Rubies

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.

RVM Installed For A Specific User with Rubies

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 installs attribute hash. For example:

node.set["rvm"]["installs"] = {
  "wigglebottom" => {
    "default_ruby"  => "rbx",
    "rubies"        => ["1.9.2", "1.8.7"]
  }
}

See below for more details.

RVM Installed System-Wide and LWRPs Defined

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.

RVM Installed For A Specific User and LWRPs Defined

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 installs attribute hash. For example:

node.set["rvm"]["installs"] = {
  "wigglebottom" => true
}

See the Resources and Providers section for more details.

Ultra-Minimal Access To LWRPs

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.

Other Use Cases

  • 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.

Requirements

Chef

Tested on 11.6.0 but newer and older versions (of 10/11) should work just fine. Due to the rvm_gem implementation, versions 0.8.x of Chef currently will not work (see GH-50).

File an issue if this isn't the case.

Platform

The following platforms have been tested with this cookbook, meaning that the recipes and LWRPs run on these platforms without error:

  • ubuntu (10.04/10.10/11.04/12.04)
  • debian (6.0)
  • mac_os_x (10.6/10.7) (See Platform Notes)
  • mac_os_x_server (See Platform Notes)
  • suse (openSUSE, SLES)
  • centos
  • amazon (2011.09)
  • scientific
  • redhat
  • fedora
  • gentoo

Please report any additional platforms so they can be added.

Platform Notes

OSX

This cookbook suggests the homebrew cookbook, which is needed to install any additional packages needed to compile ruby. RVM now ships binary rubies, but will require homebrew to install any additional libraries.

Cookbooks

This cookbook depends on the following external cookbooks:

If you are installing JRuby then a Java runtime will need to be installed. The Opscode java cookbook can be used on supported platforms.

Installation

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.

Using Berkshelf

Berkshelf is a way to manage a cookbook or an application's cookbook dependencies. Include the cookbook in your Berksfile, and then run berks install. To install using Berkshelf:

gem install berkshelf
cd chef-repo
berks init
echo "cookbook 'rvm', github: 'fnichol/chef-rvm'" >> Berksfile
berks install

Using Librarian-Chef

Librarian-Chef is a bundler for your Chef cookbooks. Include a reference to the cookbook in a Cheffile and run librarian-chef install. To install Librarian-Chef:

gem install librarian-chef
cd chef-repo
librarian-chef init
cat >> Cheffile <<END_OF_CHEFFILE
cookbook 'rvm',
  :git => 'git://github.com/fnichol/chef-rvm.git', :ref => 'v0.9.0'
END_OF_CHEFFILE
librarian-chef install

Using knife-github-cookbooks

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/v0.9.0

As a Git Submodule

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.

As a Tarball

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/v0.9.0 | tar xfz - && \
  mv fnichol-chef-rvm-* rvm

From the Opscode Community Platform

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.

Recipes

default

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.

system_install

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..

system

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.

user_install

Installs the RVM codebase for a list of users (selected from the node['rvm']['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.

user

Installs the RVM codebase for a list of users (selected from the node['rvm']['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.

vagrant

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.

gem_package

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.

Attributes

default_ruby

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-1.9.3-p547". To disable a default Ruby from being set, use an empty string ("") or a value of "system".

user_default_ruby

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-1.9.3-p547". To disable a default Ruby from being set, use an empty string ("") or a value of "system".

rubies

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. You may also include patch info and a rubygems version. For example:

node['rvm']['rubies'] = [
  "ree-1.8.7",
  "jruby",
  {
    'version' => '1.9.3-p125-perf',
    'patch' => 'falcon',
    'rubygems_version' => '1.5.2'
  }
]

The default is an empty array: [].

user_rubies

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: [].

global_gems

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'
  },
  { 'name'    => 'rubygems-bundler',
    'action'  => 'remove'
  }
]

user_global_gems

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'
  },
  { 'name'    => 'rubygems-bundler',
    'action'  => 'remove'
  }
]

gems

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'
    }
  ],
  'ruby-1.9.2-p280@empty-gemset' => [],
  'jruby' => [
    { 'name'    => 'nokogiri',
      'version' => '1.5.0.beta.2'
    },
    { 'name'    => 'warbler' }
  ]
}

The default is an empty hash: {}.

user_gems

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: {}.

rvmrc_env

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. If the value is set to false or nil then this value will not be included. An example used on a build box might be:

node.set['rvm']['rvmrc_env'] = {
  'rvm_project_rvmrc'             => 1,
  'rvm_gemset_create_on_use_flag' => 1,
  'rvm_trust_rvmrcs_flag'         => 1,
  'rvm_gem_options'               => false
}

The default is: { "rvm_gem_options" => "--no-ri --no-rdoc" }.

installs

A hash 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"]["installs"] = {
  "jdoe" => {
    "rvmrc_env" => {
      "rvm_gem_options" => false
    },
    "action"          => "force",
    "default_ruby"    => "ree",
    "global_gems"     => [
      { "name"    => "bundler",
        "version" => "1.1.pre.7"
      },
      { "name"    => "rake" }
    ]
  },
  "jenkins" => {
    "installer_flags" => "--version 1.19.0",
    "default_ruby"  => "jruby-1.6.3",
    "rubies" => [
      "ree-1.8.7",
      "jruby",
      {
        "version" => "1.9.3-p125-perf",
        "patch" => "falcon",
        "rubygems_version" => "1.5.2"
      }
    ],
    "rvmrc_env"      => {
      "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 hash: {}.

installer_url

The URL that provides the RVM installer.

The default is "https://get.rvm.io".

installer_flags

The default string of arguments passed to an RVM installation script. The value will be used as the default flag string for all [rvm_installation][#resources-rvm-installation] resources.

The default is "stable".

group_id

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.

group_users

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: [].

gem_package/rvm_string

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.

vagrant/system_chef_solo

If using the vagrant recipe, this sets the path to the package-installed chef-solo binary.

The default is "/opt/ruby/bin/chef-solo".

Resources and Providers

rvm_ruby

Actions

Action Description Default
install Build and install an RVM Ruby. See RVM rubies/installing(1) for more details. Yes
remove Remove the Ruby, source files and optional gemsets/archives. See RVM rubies/removing(2) for more details.  
uninstall Just remove the Ruby and leave everything else. See RVM rubies/removing(3) for more details.  
  1. RVM rubies/installing
  2. RVM rubies/removing
  3. RVM rubies/removing

Attributes

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

Examples

Install Ruby
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.

Remove Ruby
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.

Uninstall Ruby
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.

rvm_default_ruby

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".

Actions

Action Description Default
create Set the default RVM Ruby. See RVM rubies/default(1) for more details. Yes
  1. RVM rubies/default

Attributes

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

Examples

Setting The Default Ruby
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.

rvm_environment

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.

Actions

Action Description Default
create Installs the specified RVM Ruby and gemset. Yes

Attributes

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

Examples

Creating A Passenger Environment In Production
rvm_environment "ree-1.8.7-2011.01@passenger"

rvm_gemset

See RVM gemsets for more background concerning gemsets.

Actions

Action Description Default
create Creates a new gemset in a given RVM Ruby. See RVM gemsets/creating(1) 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(2) for more details.  
delete Delete gemset from the given RVM Ruby. See RVM gemsets/deleting(3) for more details.  
  1. RVM gemsets/creating
  2. RVM gemsets/emptying
  3. RVM gemsets/deleting

Attributes

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

Examples

Creating A Gemset
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.

Updating A Gemset
rvm_gemset "jruby-1.6.0.RC2@development" do
  action :update
end
Emptying A Gemset
rvm_gemset "development" do
  ruby_string "jruby-1.6.3"
  action      :empty
end
Deleting A Gemset
rvm_gemset "ruby-1.9.2-p136@rails" do
  action :delete
end

rvm_gem

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.

Actions

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.  

Attributes

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

Examples

Install A Gem
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.

Install A Gem From A Local File
rvm_gem "json" do
  ruby_string "ree@project"
  source      "/tmp/json-1.5.1.gem"
  version     "1.5.1"
end
Keep A Gem Up To Date
rvm_gem "homesick" do
  action :upgrade
end

Note: the default RVM Ruby will be targeted if no ruby_string attribute is given.

Remove A Gem
rvm_gem "nokogiri" do
  ruby_string "jruby-1.5.6"
  version     "1.4.4.2"
  action      :remove
end

rvm_global_gem

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.

Actions

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.  

Attributes

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). This can also include a file system path to a .gem file such as /tmp/json-1.5.1.gem. 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_shell

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.

Actions

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.

Attributes

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 hash 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

Examples

Run A Rake Task
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

rvm_wrapper

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.

Actions

Action Description Default
create Creates on or more wrapper scripts. Yes

Attributes

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).

Examples

Wrapping A Ruby CLI
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'].

Wrapping A List Of Binaries
rvm_wrapper "test" do
  ruby_string   "default@testing"
  binaries      [ "rspec", "cucumber" ]
  action        :create
end

Contributing

See the CONTRIBUTING.md file

Testing

Make sure you have the following requirements setup:

After you bundle install run rake for unit tests and kitchen test for integration level tests.

License and Author

Author:: Fletcher Nichol ([email protected]) endorse

Contributors:: https://github.com/fnichol/chef-rvm/contributors

Copyright:: 2010 - 2014, 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

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

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