os resource not accessible within a describe

[jeremymv2]

For the purpose of not having to duplicate describe items, would it be possible to make the os resource available inside a describe? This way you can write a concise and elegant test that handles different architectures and releases, all from within a single describe.

For example:

describe file('/etc/ssh/sshd_config') do
  its('content') { should match('ChallengeResponseAuthentication no') }
  its('content') { should match('UsePAM yes') }
  its('content') { should match('PasswordAuthentication no') }
  if os.redhat?
    its('content') { should match("Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server") }
    if os[:release].to_f >= 7
       its('content') { should match("UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox") }
       its('content') { should match("HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key") }
       its('content') { should match("HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key") }
    end
  end
end

[jeremymv2]

@chris-rock
For large organizations that have many existing serverspec tests that may include DSL syntax like the above, this will be enticing; making their conversion from serverspec to inspec easier and more delightful.

[arlimus]

Discussion moved to #809 as it potentially solves this problem.