3.1.1 Breaks specs on supported Chef versions without manual chefspec updates

[mmcguinn]

Cookbook version

3.1.1

Chef-client version

12.19.36

Platform Details

N/A (but running Centos 7 where I am replicating)

Scenario:

The matchers.rb file was removed in a patch update (3.1.0 -> 3.1.1) even though its a breaking change for testing supported chef versions.

Steps to Reproduce:

Using the chef version above (for example with https://downloads.chef.io/chefdk/stable/1.6.11, or otherwise via gem) and attempt to write a spec for Ark, expect(chef_run).to( install_ark('.... With Ark 3.1.0 this will work, with Ark 3.1.1 you'll get: undefined method 'install_ark' ... .

Expected Result:

The spec should operate correctly with 3.1.1 as it did with 3.1.0 since it was a patch version and I'm using a supported chef version for ark 3.1.1.

Actual Result:

The error as noted above: undefined method 'install_ark' ... .

I assume this problem exists for anyone using a chef version that doesn't include chefspec 7.1.0 and hasn't manually upgraded. It's reasonable to switch to this new feature (and require the chefspec upgrade), but I don't think it should have been done with a patch version.

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[oscar123mendoza]

Im running into the same thing. Pinning to 3.1.0 for now.

[bliuchak]

There are two simple solutions:

1. Upgrade chefspec to version 7.1
2. Or define custom matcher in your spec_helper.rb

if defined?(ChefSpec)
  ChefSpec.define_matcher :ark
   def install_ark(resource_name)
    ChefSpec::Matchers::ResourceMatcher.new(:ark, :install, resource_name)
  end
end

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