chef-gen-flavors 0.6.2 → 0.7.0

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data/ARUBA_STEPS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Aruba step definitions for feature testing flavors
+
+chef-gen-flavors provides a number of useful Aruba step definitions to help
+test your flavors.
+
+Aruba is a CLI driver for Cucumber. It works off of the same feature files
+you may be used to using in Capybara for web app testing (though the steps
+are perforce quite different).
+
+To access these definitions,
+add the following line to your `features/support/env.rb` file:
+
+    require 'chef_gen/flavors/cucumber'
+
+For an example of how to use these steps in your features, refer to the
+reference implementation of a flavor:
+[chef-gen-flavor-example](https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavor-example).
+
+## knife
+
+    Given a knife.rb that uses chef-gen-flavors
+
+Creates a simple knife.rb that requires chef-gen-flavors:
+
+    require 'chef_gen/flavors'
+    chefdk.generator_cookbook = ChefGen::Flavors.path
+
+## chefdk
+
+    When I generate a cookbook named "foo"
+    When I generate a cookbook named "foo" with the "-a bar=baz" option
+
+Generates a cookbook using `chef generate cookbook`, optionally with
+additional command line args. To ensure that you do not get a prompt, you
+should first select your flavor using environment variables:
+
+    And I set the environment variables to:
+      | variable       | value    |
+      |----------------|----------|
+      | CHEFGEN_FLAVOR | myflavor |
+
+## bundle
+
+    When I bundle gems
+
+Runs 'bundle' after unsetting the bundler environment variables (so that you
+use the bundle that belongs to your generated artifact, not the bundle of
+your flavor gem).
+
+## rake
+
+    When I run a style test
+    When I run a unit test
+
+Runs 'bundle exec rake style' or 'bundle exec rake spec'
+
+    When I list the rake tasks
+
+Runs 'bundle exec rake -T'
+
+## kitchen
+
+    When I list the kitchen suites
+
+Runs 'bundle exec kitchen list'
+
+## regex
+
+    Then the output should match each of:
+      | ^regex1 |
+      | regex2$ |
+
+Not really a chef-gen-flavors step, but provides a simple way to check
+multiple regexes against the output.

data/History.md

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog for chef-gen-flavors
 
+## 0.7.0
+
+Major re-organization around snippets
+
+* the code generator cookbook is now copied to a temporary directory that snippets can augment
+* snippets can therefore write content as well as file declarations.  All of the core snippets have been enhanced to do this, so the example cookbook is now tiny.
+* add hooks for snippets to initialize themselves
+* add a hook after all snippets have run in case mods want to rewind or undo things that other snippets have done
+* add the version of the flavor to the description in the menu
+* enhance the cookbook base snippet to allow the Rakefile to be composed of content from other snippets
+* enhance the cookbook base snippet to allow the Gemfile to be composed of content from other snippets
+* enhance the cookbook base snippet to allow the Guardfile to be composed of content from other snippets
+* move the chefignore/gitignore accumulators out of FlavorBase and into the StandardIgnore snippet
+* extract FoodCritic to its own snippet
+* add a StyleTailor snippet
+
 ## 0.6.2
 
 * sort flavors alphabetically (suggested by @echohack)

data/Manifest.txt

@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-.rspec
-.rubocop.yml
-.travis.yml
-Gemfile
-Guardfile
+ARUBA_STEPS.md
 History.md
 LICENSE
 Manifest.txt
 README.md
-Rakefile
 chef-gen-flavors.gemspec
-features/generate.feature
-features/support/env.rb
 lib/chef_gen/flavor.rb
 lib/chef_gen/flavor_base.rb
 lib/chef_gen/flavors.rb
@@ -30,28 +23,30 @@ lib/chef_gen/snippet/git_init.rb
 lib/chef_gen/snippet/recipes.rb
 lib/chef_gen/snippet/resource_provider.rb
 lib/chef_gen/snippet/standard_ignore.rb
+lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_foodcritic.rb
 lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_rubocop.rb
+lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_tailor.rb
 lib/chef_gen/snippet/test_kitchen.rb
 lib/chef_gen/snippets.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/flavor_base_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/flavors_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/attributes_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/chef_spec_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/cookbook_base_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_file_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_template_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/git_init_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/recipes_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/resource_provider_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/standard_ignore_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_rubocop_spec.rb
-spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/test_kitchen_spec.rb
-spec/spec_helper.rb
-spec/support/fixtures/code_generator/metadata.rb
-spec/support/fixtures/code_generator/recipes/cookbook.rb
-spec/support/fixtures/code_generator_2/metadata.rb
-spec/support/fixtures/code_generator_2/recipes/cookbook.rb
-spec/support/fixtures/code_generator_2/templates/default/README_md.erb
-spec/support/fixtures/lib/chef_gen/flavor/bar.rb
-spec/support/fixtures/lib/chef_gen/flavor/baz.rb
-spec/support/fixtures/lib/chef_gen/flavor/foo.rb
+shared/snippet/attributes/attributes_default_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/chef_spec/_rspec.erb
+shared/snippet/chef_spec/spec_chef_runner_context_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/chef_spec/spec_recipes_default_spec_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/chef_spec/spec_spec_helper_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Berksfile.erb
+shared/snippet/cookbookbase/CHANGELOG_md.erb
+shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Gemfile.erb
+shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Guardfile.erb
+shared/snippet/cookbookbase/README_md.erb
+shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Rakefile.erb
+shared/snippet/cookbookbase/metadata_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/examplefile/files_default_example_conf
+shared/snippet/exampletemplate/templates_default_example_conf_erb
+shared/snippet/recipes/recipes_default_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/resourceprovider/providers_default_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/resourceprovider/resources_default_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/stylerubocop/_rubocop_yml.erb
+shared/snippet/testkitchen/_kitchen_yml.erb
+shared/snippet/testkitchen/libraries_kitchen_helper_rb
+shared/snippet/testkitchen/test_integration_default_serverspec_recipes_default_spec_rb.erb
+shared/snippet/testkitchen/test_integration_default_serverspec_spec_helper_rb.erb

data/README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * home :: https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors
 * license :: [Apache2](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 * gem version :: [![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/chef-gen-flavors.png)](http://badge.fury.io/rb/chef-gen-flavors)
-* build status :: [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors)
+* build status :: [![Circle CI](https://circleci.com/gh/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors)
 * code climate :: [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors/badges/gpa.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors)
 * docs :: [![Inline docs](http://inch-ci.org/github/nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors.svg?branch=master)](http://inch-ci.org/github/nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors)
 
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ than one plugin is found, you will be prompted as to which you want to use:
 
     $ chef generate cookbook my_app
 
-If you set the environment variable `CHEFGEN_TEMPLATE` to the name of a
+If you set the environment variable `CHEFGEN_FLAVOR` to the name of a
 plugin, it will be chosen instead of presenting a prompt:
 
-    $ CHEFGEN_TEMPLATE=mytemplate chef generate cookbook my_app
+    $ CHEFGEN_FLAVOR=mytemplate chef generate cookbook my_app
 
 ## USING THE BUILT-IN CHEFDK TEMPLATE
 
@@ -167,13 +167,15 @@ generator cookbook to a temporary path, which is what gets returned
 and used by ChefDK.  This path is cleaned up at exit unless the environment
 variable CHEFGEN_NOCLEANTMP is set.
 
-This temporary path is set as an attribute in the ChefDK Generator
-context, and can be retrieved in a flavor by calling
+## ADDING CONTENT TO THE GENERATOR COPY
 
-    ChefDK::Generator.context.generator_path
+After the generator is copied to a temporary path, the #add_content
+instance method is called (if it exists) on the flavor class.  It is
+passed one arg: the path to the temporary copy.
 
-This is foundational work to allow snippets to include content as well
-as declarations of what files they will render.
+This allows flavors to create content dynamically by writing files
+to the proper directly.  It is exploited by the flavor base class
+described below.
 
 ## FLAVOR BASE CLASS
 
@@ -216,8 +218,6 @@ The plugin has several helper methods you can use:
 * `files_if_missing` is an `Array` of files to create which should not be overwritten if they exist
 * `templates` is an `Array` of templates to render
 * `templates_if_missing` is an `Array` of templates to render which should not be overwritten if they exist
-* `chefignore_files` is an `Array` of glob patterns to write to the `chefignore` file.  If this array is empty, the file is not created automatically (but templates can take this on themselves)
-* `gitignore_files` is an `Array` of glob patterns to write to the `.gitignore` file.  If this array is empty, the file is not created automatically (but templates can take this on themselves)
 * `fail_on_clobber` is a boolean accessor which causes generation to fail if any files in the `files` or `templates` arrays already exist.  Defaults to true, but can be set to false by adding `-a clobber` to the `chef generate` command line
 * `report_actions` is a boolean accessor which causes the generator to report all of the actions it took
 * `next_steps` is a message to be displayed to the user as the last thing the generator does
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ is equivalent to manually creating these resources:
     end
 
     template "#{cookbook_dir}/.rubocop.yml" do
-      source '_rubocop_yml.erb'
+      source '\_rubocop\_yml.erb'
     end
 
 ### TEMPLATE SNIPPETS
@@ -280,10 +280,16 @@ number of snippets, which can be included in your plugin class like so:
       end
     end
 
+Snippets can add both declarations (files and templates to be rendered)
+and content.  This reduces the amount of content that a flavor author
+has to include in their distribution.
+
 The snippets that ship with this gem are:
 
 * `CookbookBase` - sets up the basic files any cookbook needs (README, CHANGELOG, etc.)
+* `StyleFoodcritic` - sets up the files for style checking with Foodcritic
 * `StyleRubocop` - sets up the files for style checking with Rubocop
+* `StyleTailor` - sets up the files for style checking with Tailor
 * `ChefSpec` - sets up the files for basic ChefSpec unit testing
 * `TestKitchen` - sets up the files for basic Test Kitchen integration testing
 * `Recipes` - creates recipes/default.rb
@@ -312,16 +318,115 @@ like this:
       end
     end
 
+### SNIPPET INITIALIZERS
+
+Because you cannot add on to #initialize in a class when including a
+module, the FlavorBase initializer will call any public method provided
+by a snippet prefixed by `init\_`.  For example, the StandardIgnore
+snippet initializes its list of patterns:
+
+```
+# initializes the pattern arrays
+def init_standardignore_instancevars
+  @chefignore_patterns = %w(
+    .DS_Store Icon? nohup.out ehthumbs.db Thumbs.db
+    .sasscache \#* .#* *~ *.sw[az] *.bak REVISION TAGS*
+    tmtags *_flymake.* *_flymake *.tmproj .project .settings
+    mkmf.log a.out *.o *.pyc *.so *.com *.class *.dll
+    *.exe */rdoc/ .watchr  test/* features/* Procfile
+    .git */.git .gitignore .gitmodules .gitconfig .gitattributes
+    .svn */.bzr/* */.hg/*
+  )
+  @gitignore_patterns = %w(
+    Berksfile.lock *~ *# .#* \#*# .*.sw[az] *.un~
+    bin/* .bundle/*
+  )
+end
+```
+
+### AFTER SNIPPETS HOOK
+
+After all snippets have run, the method #after_run_snippets will be run
+if defined.  This is useful to unwind or remove things in a derived
+flavor.
+
+### SNIPPET CONTENT
+
+FlavorBase provides an #add_content method to allow snippets to create
+content.  For example, the `Attributes` snippet is defined like this:
+
+```
+module ChefGen
+  module Snippet
+    module Attributes
+      def snippet_attributes_dirs(recipe)
+        @directories << 'attributes'
+      end
+
+      def snippet_attributes_files(recipe)
+        @templates_if_missing << File.join('attributes', 'default.rb')
+      end
+
+      def content_attribute_files(path)
+        copy_snippet_file(
+          File.join(
+            File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', '..',
+            'shared', 'snippet', 'attributes', 'attributes_default_rb.erb'
+          ),
+          File.join(path, 'templates', 'default', 'attributes_default_rb.erb')
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+When a flavor that includes this snippet is selected, the file
+`shared/snippet/attributes/attributes_default_rb.erb` is copied to
+the path `templates/default/attributes_default_rb.erb` in the temporary
+generator path.
+
+Look at the snippets in the `lib/chef_gen/snippet` directory and the
+[example flavor](https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavor-example)
+for an full demonstration of how these hooks work.
+
+### SNIPPET DOCUMENTATION
+
+Some of the snippets provide extra functionality worth calling out:
+
+#### CookbookBase
+
+Provides several reader methods:
+
+* `cookbook_gems`, a hash of gem names to gem constraints.  Flavors and other snippets can add to this list; all the gems are rendered to a Gemfile by this snippet
+* `gem_sources`, an array of gem source URL.  This defaults to 'https://rubygems.org' and can be replaced or added onto
+* `berks_sources`, an array of Berksfile source URLs.  This defaults to 'https://supermarket.chef.io' and can be replaced or added onto
+* `rake_tasks`, a hash of task names to task content.  This allows snippets to add extra tasks to the Rakefile, which is rendered by this snippet
+* `guard_sets`, a hash of guard set names to set content.  This allows snippets to add extra tasks to the Guardfile, which is rendered by this snippet
+
+Look at the content of these snippets for a better understanding of how
+to use these methods.  For example, the ChefSpec snippet adds gems, rake
+tasks and guard sets.
+
+#### StandardIgnore
+
+Provides several reader methods:
+
+* `chefignore_patterns`, an array of patterns to write to the chefignore file
+* `gitignore_patterns`, an array of patterns to write to the .gitignore file
+
 ## FEATURE TESTING FLAVORS
 
-chef-gen-flavors provides a number of useful step definitions for Aruba (a CLI
-driver for Cucumber) to make it easier to test flavors.  To access these definitions,
-add the following line to your `features/support/env.rb` file:
+chef-gen-flavors provides a number of useful step definitions for Aruba
+(a CLI driver for Cucumber) to make it easier to test flavors.  To
+access these definitions, add the following line to your
+`features/support/env.rb` file:
 
     require 'chef_gen/flavors/cucumber'
 
-For an example of how to use these steps in your features, refer to the reference
-implementation of a flavor: [chef-gen-flavor-example](https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavor-example).
+For an example of how to use these steps in your features, refer to the
+reference implementation of a flavor:
+[chef-gen-flavor-example](https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavor-example).
 
 Documentation for the steps themselves is in the file `ARUBA_STEPS.md`
 

data/chef-gen-flavors.gemspec

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-# stub: chef-gen-flavors 0.6.2.20150605071048 ruby lib
+# stub: chef-gen-flavors 0.7.0.20150609141116 ruby lib
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = "chef-gen-flavors"
-  s.version = "0.6.2.20150605071048"
+  s.version = "0.7.0.20150609141116"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
   s.authors = ["James FitzGibbon"]
-  s.date = "2015-06-05"
+  s.date = "2015-06-09"
   s.description = "chef-gen-flavors is a framework for creating custom templates for the\n'chef generate' command provided by ChefDK.\n\nThis gem simply provides a framework; templates are provided by separate\ngems, which you can host privately for use within your organization or\npublicly for the Chef community to use.\n\nAt present this is focused primarily on providing templates for generation of\ncookbooks, as this is where most organization-specific customization takes place.\nSupport for the other artifacts that ChefDK can generate may work, but is not\nthe focus of early releases."
   s.email = ["james.i.fitzgibbon@nordstrom.com"]
-  s.extra_rdoc_files = ["History.md", "Manifest.txt", "README.md"]
-  s.files = [".rspec", ".rubocop.yml", ".travis.yml", "Gemfile", "Guardfile", "History.md", "LICENSE", "Manifest.txt", "README.md", "Rakefile", "chef-gen-flavors.gemspec", "features/generate.feature", "features/support/env.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavor.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavor_base.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/bundle.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/chefdk.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/kitchen.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/knife.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/rake.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/regex.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/attributes.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/chef_spec.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/cookbook_base.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_file.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_template.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/git_init.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/recipes.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/resource_provider.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/standard_ignore.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_rubocop.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/test_kitchen.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippets.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/flavor_base_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/flavors_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/attributes_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/chef_spec_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/cookbook_base_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_file_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_template_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/git_init_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/recipes_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/resource_provider_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/standard_ignore_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_rubocop_spec.rb", "spec/lib/chef_gen/snippet/test_kitchen_spec.rb", "spec/spec_helper.rb", "spec/support/fixtures/code_generator/metadata.rb", "spec/support/fixtures/code_generator/recipes/cookbook.rb", "spec/support/fixtures/code_generator_2/metadata.rb", "spec/support/fixtures/code_generator_2/recipes/cookbook.rb", "spec/support/fixtures/code_generator_2/templates/default/README_md.erb", "spec/support/fixtures/lib/chef_gen/flavor/bar.rb", "spec/support/fixtures/lib/chef_gen/flavor/baz.rb", "spec/support/fixtures/lib/chef_gen/flavor/foo.rb"]
+  s.extra_rdoc_files = ["ARUBA_STEPS.md", "History.md", "Manifest.txt", "README.md"]
+  s.files = ["ARUBA_STEPS.md", "History.md", "LICENSE", "Manifest.txt", "README.md", "chef-gen-flavors.gemspec", "lib/chef_gen/flavor.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavor_base.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/bundle.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/chefdk.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/kitchen.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/knife.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/rake.rb", "lib/chef_gen/flavors/cucumber/regex.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/attributes.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/chef_spec.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/cookbook_base.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_file.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/example_template.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/git_init.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/recipes.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/resource_provider.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/standard_ignore.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_foodcritic.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_rubocop.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/style_tailor.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippet/test_kitchen.rb", "lib/chef_gen/snippets.rb", "shared/snippet/attributes/attributes_default_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/chef_spec/_rspec.erb", "shared/snippet/chef_spec/spec_chef_runner_context_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/chef_spec/spec_recipes_default_spec_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/chef_spec/spec_spec_helper_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Berksfile.erb", "shared/snippet/cookbookbase/CHANGELOG_md.erb", "shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Gemfile.erb", "shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Guardfile.erb", "shared/snippet/cookbookbase/README_md.erb", "shared/snippet/cookbookbase/Rakefile.erb", "shared/snippet/cookbookbase/metadata_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/examplefile/files_default_example_conf", "shared/snippet/exampletemplate/templates_default_example_conf_erb", "shared/snippet/recipes/recipes_default_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/resourceprovider/providers_default_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/resourceprovider/resources_default_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/stylerubocop/_rubocop_yml.erb", "shared/snippet/testkitchen/_kitchen_yml.erb", "shared/snippet/testkitchen/libraries_kitchen_helper_rb", "shared/snippet/testkitchen/test_integration_default_serverspec_recipes_default_spec_rb.erb", "shared/snippet/testkitchen/test_integration_default_serverspec_spec_helper_rb.erb"]
   s.homepage = "https://github.com/Nordstrom/chef-gen-flavors"
   s.licenses = ["apache2"]
   s.rdoc_options = ["--main", "README.md"]
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<yard>, ["~> 0.8"])
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<aruba>, ["~> 0.6"])
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec_junit_formatter>, ["~> 0.2"])
+      s.add_development_dependency(%q<fakefs>, ["~> 0.6"])
     else
       s.add_dependency(%q<little-plugger>, ["~> 1.1"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<bogo-ui>, ["~> 0.1"])
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
       s.add_dependency(%q<yard>, ["~> 0.8"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<aruba>, ["~> 0.6"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<rspec_junit_formatter>, ["~> 0.2"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<fakefs>, ["~> 0.6"])
     end
   else
     s.add_dependency(%q<little-plugger>, ["~> 1.1"])
@@ -77,5 +79,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.add_dependency(%q<yard>, ["~> 0.8"])
     s.add_dependency(%q<aruba>, ["~> 0.6"])
     s.add_dependency(%q<rspec_junit_formatter>, ["~> 0.2"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<fakefs>, ["~> 0.6"])
   end
 end

data/lib/chef_gen/flavor_base.rb

@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ module ChefGen
     # @return [Array] list of directories
     attr_reader :directories
 
-    # the file patterns to write to the chefignore files
-    # @return [Array] list of file patterns
-    attr_reader :chefignore_files
-
-    # the file patterns to add to .gitignore
-    # @return [Array] list of file patterns
-    attr_reader :gitignore_files
-
     # files to create unconditionally
     # @return [Array] list of destination filenames
     attr_reader :files
@@ -65,11 +57,38 @@ module ChefGen
       @report_actions = true
       @fail_on_clobber = !ctx.respond_to?(:clobber)
       @directories = []
-      %w(files files_if_missing templates templates_if_missing
-         chefignore_files gitignore_files actions_taken failures)
-        .each do |varname|
+      %w(directories files files_if_missing templates
+         templates_if_missing actions_taken failures).each do |varname|
         instance_variable_set("@#{varname}".to_sym, [])
       end
+
+      # call initializers defined by snippets
+      methods_by_pattern(/^init_/).each do |m|
+        send(m)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # find all public methods of the flavor starting with content_
+    # and calls them, passing the path as the sole parameter
+    # @param path [String] the path to the copy of the generator cookbook
+    # @return [void]
+    def add_content(path)
+      methods_by_pattern(/^content_/).each do |m|
+        send(m, path)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # copy a snippet content file to the temporary generator path,
+    # creating the destination directory if it does not already exist
+    # @param src [String] the source file
+    # @param dst [String] the destination file
+    # @return [void]
+    def copy_snippet_file(src, dst)
+      # make sure the parent of the destination exists
+      parent = File.dirname(dst)
+      FileUtils.mkpath(parent) unless Dir.exist?(parent)
+      # copy the file
+      FileUtils.copy_file(src, dst)
     end
 
     # a proxy to ChefDK's generator context
@@ -83,6 +102,7 @@ module ChefGen
     def generate
       add_target_path
       run_snippets
+      after_run_snippets if respond_to?(:after_run_snippets)
       add_directories
       add_files
       add_templates
@@ -90,8 +110,6 @@ module ChefGen
         @failures.each { |f| $stderr.puts f }
         fail 'errors during generation'
       end
-      build_ignore('.gitignore', @gitignore_files)
-      build_ignore('chefignore', @chefignore_files)
       report_actions_taken(@actions_taken) \
         if @report_actions && @actions_taken
       display_next_steps(@next_steps) if @next_steps
@@ -116,21 +134,27 @@ module ChefGen
       @actions_taken << "create directory #{@target_path}"
     end
 
-    # find all public methods of the plugin starting with snippet_
+    # find all public methods of the flavor starting with snippet_
     # and calls them
     # @return [void]
     # @yield [Chef::Recipe] the recipe into which the mixin can inject
     #   resources
     # @api private
     def run_snippets
-      snippets = public_methods.select do |m|
-        m.to_s =~ /^snippet_/
-      end
-      snippets.each do |m|
+      methods_by_pattern(/^snippet_/).each do |m|
         send(m, @recipe)
       end
     end
 
+    # returns a list of public methods that match a pattern
+    # @param pattern [Regexp] the pattern to match methods against
+    # @return [Array] a list of sorted methods
+    def methods_by_pattern(pattern)
+      public_methods.select do |m|
+        m.to_s =~ pattern
+      end
+    end
+
     # declares a directory resource for each element of @directories
     # @return [void]
     # @api private
@@ -197,22 +221,6 @@ module ChefGen
       end
     end
 
-    # creates a .gitignore or chefignore file
-    # @param dstfile [String] the destination file
-    # @param files [Array] an array of lines to write to the file
-    # @return [void]
-    # @api private
-    def build_ignore(dstfile, files)
-      return if files.empty?
-      dst = File.join(@target_path, dstfile)
-      @recipe.send(:file, dst) do
-        # :nocov:
-        content files.flatten.join("\n")
-        # :nocov:
-      end
-      @actions_taken << "create ignore file #{dst}"
-    end
-
     # reports on the actions taken by the plugin
     # @param actions [Array] the list of actions taken
     # @return [void]