chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

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

Chef::RunContext::CookbookCompiler#compile

Run the compile phase of the chef run. Loads files in the following order:
* Libraries
* Attributes
* LWRPs
* Resource Definitions
* Recipes

Recipes are loaded in precisely the order specified by the expanded run_list.

Other files are loaded in an order derived from the expanded run_list
and the dependencies declared by cookbooks' metadata. See
#cookbook_order for more information.

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Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git

cd chef

open lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch

git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--RunContext--CookbookCompiler-compile-for-pr

# Commit to git

git add lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::RunContext::CookbookCompiler#compile"

# 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--RunContext--CookbookCompiler-compile-for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!