chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

A systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure.

Chef::Cookbook::SyntaxCheck.for_cookbook

Creates a new SyntaxCheck given the +cookbook_name+ and a +cookbook_path+.
If no +cookbook_path+ is given, +Chef::Config.cookbook_path+ is used.

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Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git
cd chef
open lib/chef/cookbook/syntax_check.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch
git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Cookbook--SyntaxCheck-for_cookbook-for-pr

# Commit to git
git add lib/chef/cookbook/syntax_check.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::Cookbook::SyntaxCheck.for_cookbook"

# Open pull request
gem install hub # on a mac you can `brew install hub`
hub fork
git push <your name> -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Cookbook--SyntaxCheck-for_cookbook-for-pr
hub pull-request

# Celebrate!