chef / chef/chef-cli

Document chefdk.* settings

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Aspect: UX documentation Triage: Confirmed Type: Enhancement
Dominant language
Ruby
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Description

UPDATE: See end of thread first. This was originally an issue requesting the following.

Since 'knife cookbook create' is largely (or will be) deprecated, this is my plea for traditional behavior to be restored where one can use commands that take their default values from $HOME/.some_chef_file (a-la 'knife cookbook create' and knife.rb settings).

$HOME/.chef_cli.rb and something like:

cookbook_email = 'me@myorg.com'
cookbook_license = 'our_chosen_license'
cookbook_copyright = 'whatever'

Or... some way to set attributes and sanely reference include_recipe "#{chefdk_stock_code_generator}"

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Research direction

Start by reading the end of the issue thread, then identify the chefdk.* settings and related Chef CLI behavior that need coverage. Done means the relevant settings, defaults, and usage are documented clearly, including any agreed replacement for the requested configuration approach.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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