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_attributes

Loads attributes files from cookbooks. Attributes files are loaded
according to #cookbook_order; within a cookbook, +default.rb+ is loaded
first, then the remaining attributes files in lexical sort order.

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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_attributes-for-pr

# Commit to git

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

# 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_attributes-for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!