Add ec2 hints recipe

README.md

@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ from this cookbook are used.
 The `gem_package` is created as a Ruby Object and thus installed
 during the Compile Phase of the Chef run.
 
+ec2_hints.rb
+------------
+
+This recipe is used to setup the ec2 hints for ohai in the case that an 
+instance is not created using knife-ec2.
+
 Libraries
 =========
 

recipes/ec2_hints.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+directory '/etc/chef/ohai/hints' do
+  recursive true
+  action :create
+end.run_action(:create)
+
+file '/etc/chef/ohai/hints/ec2.json' do
+  content {}
+  action :create
+end.run_action(:create)
+
+ohai 'reload' do
+  action :reload
+end.run_action(:reload)

spec/ec2_hints_spec.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'aws::ec2_hints' do
+  let(:chef_run) { ChefSpec::SoloRunner.converge(described_recipe) }
+
+  it 'sets up the directory' do
+    expect(chef_run).to create_directory('/etc/chef/ohai/hints').at_compile_time
+  end
+
+  it 'adds the hint file' do
+    expect(chef_run).to create_file('/etc/chef/ohai/hints/ec2.json').at_compile_time
+  end
+
+  it 'reloads ohai' do
+    expect(chef_run).to reload_ohai('reload')
+  end
+end

spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+require 'chefspec'
+require 'chefspec/berkshelf'
+
+at_exit { ChefSpec::Coverage.report! }