nirvdrum-rubber 1.1.7

data/lib/rubber/recipes/rubber/load_balancers.rb

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+namespace :rubber do
+
+  #desc <<-DESC
+  #  Sets up the network load balancers
+  #DESC
+  #required_task :setup_load_balancers do
+  #  setup_load_balancers()
+  #end
+  #
+  #desc <<-DESC
+  #  Describes the network load balancers
+  #DESC
+  #required_task :describe_load_balancers do
+  #  lbs = cloud.describe_load_balancers()
+  #  pp lbs
+  #end
+
+  def setup_load_balancers
+    # OPTIONAL: Automatically provision and assign instances to a Cloud provided
+    # load balancer.
+    #load_balancers:
+    #  my_lb_name:
+    #    listeners:
+    #      - protocol: http
+    #        port: 80
+    #        instance_port: 8080
+    #      - protocol: tcp
+    #        port: 443
+    #        instance_port: 8080
+    #    target_roles: [app]
+    #
+    #isolate_load_balancers: true
+
+
+
+    # get remote lbs
+    # for each local not in remote, add it
+    #   get all zones for all instances for roles, and make sure in lb
+    #   warn if lb not balanced (count of instances per zone is equal)
+    # for each local that is in remote, sync listeners and zones
+    # for each remote not in local, remove it
+  end
+
+end

data/lib/rubber/recipes/rubber/security_groups.rb

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+namespace :rubber do
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Sets up the network security groups
+    All defined groups will be created, and any not defined will be removed.
+    Likewise, rules within a group will get created, and those not will be removed
+  DESC
+  required_task :setup_security_groups do
+    setup_security_groups()
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Describes the network security groups
+  DESC
+  required_task :describe_security_groups do
+    groups = cloud.describe_security_groups()
+    groups.each do |group|
+      puts "#{group[:name]}, #{group[:description]}"
+      group[:permissions].each do |perm|
+        puts "  protocol: #{perm[:protocol]}"
+        puts "  from_port: #{perm[:from_port]}"
+        puts "  to_port: #{perm[:to_port]}"
+        puts "  source_groups: #{perm[:source_groups].collect {|g| g[:name]}.join(", ") }" if perm[:source_groups]
+        puts "  source_ips: #{perm[:source_ips].join(", ") }" if perm[:source_ips]
+        puts "\n"
+      end if group[:permissions]
+      puts "\n"
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  def get_assigned_security_groups(host=nil, roles=[])
+    env = rubber_cfg.environment.bind(roles, host)
+    security_groups = env.assigned_security_groups
+    if env.auto_security_groups
+      security_groups << host
+      security_groups += roles
+    end
+    security_groups = security_groups.uniq.compact.reject {|x| x.empty? }
+    security_groups = security_groups.collect {|x| isolate_group_name(x) } if env.isolate_security_groups
+    return security_groups
+  end
+
+  def setup_security_groups(host=nil, roles=[])
+    env = rubber_cfg.environment.bind(roles, host)
+    security_group_defns = env.security_groups
+    if env.auto_security_groups
+      sghosts = (rubber_instances.collect{|ic| ic.name } + [host]).uniq.compact
+      sgroles = (rubber_instances.all_roles + roles).uniq.compact
+      security_group_defns = inject_auto_security_groups(security_group_defns, sghosts, sgroles)
+      sync_security_groups(security_group_defns)
+    else
+      sync_security_groups(security_group_defns)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def inject_auto_security_groups(groups, hosts, roles)
+    hosts.each do |name|
+      group_name = name
+      groups[group_name] ||= {'description' => "Rubber automatic security group for host: #{name}", 'rules' => []}
+    end
+    roles.each do |name|
+      group_name = name
+      groups[group_name] ||= {'description' => "Rubber automatic security group for role: #{name}", 'rules' => []}
+    end
+    return groups
+  end
+
+  def isolate_prefix
+    return "#{rubber_env.app_name}_#{RUBBER_ENV}_"
+  end
+
+  def isolate_group_name(group_name)
+    new_name = "#{isolate_prefix}#{group_name}"
+    return new_name
+  end
+
+  def isolate_groups(groups)
+    renamed = {}
+    groups.each do |name, group|
+      new_name = name =~ /^#{isolate_prefix}/ ? name : isolate_group_name(name)
+      new_group =  Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(group))
+      new_group['rules'].each do |rule|
+        old_ref_name = rule['source_group_name']
+        if old_ref_name && old_ref_name !~ /^#{isolate_prefix}/
+          rule['source_group_name'] = isolate_group_name(old_ref_name)
+        end
+      end
+      renamed[new_name] = new_group
+    end
+    return renamed
+  end
+
+  def sync_security_groups(groups)
+    return unless groups
+
+    groups = Rubber::Util::stringify(groups)
+    groups = isolate_groups(groups) if rubber_env.isolate_security_groups
+    group_keys = groups.keys.clone()
+    
+    # For each group that does already exist in cloud
+    cloud_groups = cloud.describe_security_groups()
+    cloud_groups.each do |cloud_group|
+      group_name = cloud_group[:name]
+
+      # skip those groups that don't belong to this project/env
+      next if rubber_env.isolate_security_groups && group_name !~ /^#{isolate_prefix}/
+
+      if group_keys.delete(group_name)
+        # sync rules
+        logger.debug "Security Group already in cloud, syncing rules: #{group_name}"
+        group = groups[group_name]
+        rules = group['rules'].clone
+        rule_maps = []
+
+        # first collect the rule maps from the request (group/user pairs are duplicated for tcp/udp/icmp,
+        # so we need to do this up frnot and remove duplicates before checking against the local rubber rules)
+        cloud_group[:permissions].each do |rule|
+          if rule[:source_groups]
+            rule.source_groups.each do |source_group|
+              rule_map = {:source_group_name => source_group[:name], :source_group_account => source_group[:account]}
+              rule_map = Rubber::Util::stringify(rule_map)
+              rule_maps << rule_map unless rule_maps.include?(rule_map)
+            end
+          else
+            rule_map = Rubber::Util::stringify(rule)
+            rule_maps << rule_map unless rule_maps.include?(rule_map)
+          end
+        end if cloud_group[:permissions]
+        # For each rule, if it exists, do nothing, otherwise remove it as its no longer defined locally
+        rule_maps.each do |rule_map|
+          if rules.delete(rule_map)
+            # rules match, don't need to do anything
+            # logger.debug "Rule in sync: #{rule_map.inspect}"
+          else
+            # rules don't match, remove them from cloud and re-add below
+            answer = Capistrano::CLI.ui.ask("Rule '#{rule_map.inspect}' exists in cloud, but not locally, remove from cloud? [y/N]?: ")
+            rule_map = Rubber::Util::symbolize_keys(rule_map)
+            if rule_map[:source_group_name]
+              cloud.remove_security_group_rule(group_name, nil, nil, nil, {:name => rule_map[:source_group_name], :account => rule_map[:source_group_account]})
+            else
+              rule_map[:source_ips].each do |source_ip|
+                cloud.remove_security_group_rule(group_name, rule_map[:protocol], rule_map[:from_port], rule_map[:to_port], source_ip)
+              end if rule_map[:source_ips] && answer =~ /^y/
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        rules.each do |rule_map|
+          # create non-existing rules
+          logger.debug "Missing rule, creating: #{rule_map.inspect}"
+          rule_map = Rubber::Util::symbolize_keys(rule_map)
+          if rule_map[:source_group_name]
+            cloud.add_security_group_rule(group_name, nil, nil, nil, {:name => rule_map[:source_group_name], :account => rule_map[:source_group_account]})
+          else
+            rule_map[:source_ips].each do |source_ip|
+              cloud.add_security_group_rule(group_name, rule_map[:protocol], rule_map[:from_port], rule_map[:to_port], source_ip)
+            end if rule_map[:source_ips]
+          end
+        end
+      else
+        # delete group
+        answer = Capistrano::CLI.ui.ask("Security group '#{group_name}' exists in cloud but not locally, remove from cloud? [y/N]: ")
+        cloud.destroy_security_group(group_name) if answer =~ /^y/
+      end
+    end
+
+    # For each group that didnt already exist in cloud
+    group_keys.each do |group_name|
+      group = groups[group_name]
+      logger.debug "Creating new security group: #{group_name}"
+      # create each group
+      cloud.create_security_group(group_name, group['description'])
+      # create rules for group
+      group['rules'].each do |rule_map|
+        logger.debug "Creating new rule: #{rule_map.inspect}"
+        rule_map = Rubber::Util::symbolize_keys(rule_map)
+        if rule_map[:source_group_name]
+          cloud.add_security_group_rule(group_name, nil, nil, nil, {:name => rule_map[:source_group_name], :account => rule_map[:source_group_account]})
+        else
+          rule_map[:source_ips].each do |source_ip|
+            cloud.add_security_group_rule(group_name, rule_map[:protocol], rule_map[:from_port], rule_map[:to_port], source_ip)
+          end if rule_map[:source_ips]
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end

data/lib/rubber/recipes/rubber/setup.rb

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+namespace :rubber do
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Bootstraps instances by setting timezone, installing packages and gems
+  DESC
+  task :bootstrap do
+    set_timezone
+    link_bash
+    upgrade_packages
+    install_packages
+    setup_volumes
+    setup_gem_sources
+    install_gems
+    deploy.setup
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Sets up aliases for instance hostnames based on contents of instance.yml.
+    Generates /etc/hosts for local/remote machines and sets hostname on
+    remote instances, and sets values in dynamic dns entries
+  DESC
+  required_task :setup_aliases do
+    setup_local_aliases
+    setup_remote_aliases
+    setup_dns_aliases
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Sets up local aliases for instance hostnames based on contents of instance.yml.
+    Generates/etc/hosts for local machine
+  DESC
+  required_task :setup_local_aliases do
+    hosts_file = '/etc/hosts'
+
+    # Generate /etc/hosts contents for the local machine from instance config
+    delim = "## rubber config #{rubber_env.domain} #{RUBBER_ENV}"
+    local_hosts = delim + "\n"
+    rubber_instances.each do |ic|
+      # don't add unqualified hostname in local hosts file since user may be
+      # managing multiple domains with same aliases
+      hosts_data = [ic.full_name, ic.external_host, ic.internal_host].join(' ')
+      local_hosts << ic.external_ip << ' ' << hosts_data << "\n"
+    end
+    local_hosts << delim << "\n"
+
+    # Write out the hosts file for this machine, use sudo
+    filtered = File.read(hosts_file).gsub(/^#{delim}.*^#{delim}\n?/m, '')
+    logger.info "Writing out aliases into local machines #{hosts_file}, sudo access needed"
+    Rubber::Util::sudo_open(hosts_file, 'w') do |f|
+      f.write(filtered)
+      f.write(local_hosts)
+    end
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Sets up aliases in dynamic dns provider for instance hostnames based on contents of instance.yml.
+  DESC
+  required_task :setup_dns_aliases do
+    rubber_instances.each do |ic|
+      update_dyndns(ic)
+    end
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Sets up the additional dns records supplied in the dns_records config in rubber.yml
+  DESC
+  required_task :setup_dns_records do
+    records = rubber_env.dns_records
+    if records && rubber_env.dns_provider
+      provider = Rubber::Dns::get_provider(rubber_env.dns_provider, rubber_env)
+
+      # collect the round robin records (those with the same host/domain/type)
+      rr_records = []
+      records.each_with_index do |record, i|
+        m = records.find_all {|r| record['host'] == r['host'] && record['domain'] == r['domain'] && record['type'] == r['type']}
+        m = m.sort {|a,b| a.object_id <=> b.object_id}
+        rr_records << m if m.size > 1 && ! rr_records.include?(m)
+      end
+
+      # simple records are those that aren't round robin ones
+      simple_records = records - rr_records.flatten
+      
+      # for each simple record, create or update as necessary
+      simple_records.each do |record|
+        matching = provider.find_host_records(:host => record['host'], :domain =>record['domain'], :type => record['type'])
+        if matching.size > 1
+          msg =  "Multiple records in dns provider, but not in rubber.yml\n"
+          msg << "Round robin records need to be in both, or neither.\n"
+          msg << "Please fix manually:\n"
+          msg << matching.pretty_inspect
+          fatal(msg)
+        end
+
+        record = provider.setup_opts(record)
+        if matching.size == 1
+          match = matching.first
+          if  provider.host_records_equal?(record, match)
+            logger.info "Simple dns record already up to date: #{record[:host]}.#{record[:domain]}:#{record[:type]} => #{record[:data]}"
+          else
+            logger.info "Updating simple dns record: #{record[:host]}.#{record[:domain]}:#{record[:type]} => #{record[:data]}"
+            provider.update_host_record(match, record)
+          end
+        else
+          logger.info "Creating simple dns record: #{record[:host]}.#{record[:domain]}:#{record[:type]} => #{record[:data]}"
+          provider.create_host_record(record)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # group round robin records
+      rr_records.each do |rr_group|
+        host = rr_group.first['host']
+        domain = rr_group.first['domain']
+        type = rr_group.first['type']
+        matching = provider.find_host_records(:host => host, :domain => domain, :type => type)
+
+        # remove from consideration the local records that are the same as remote ones
+        matching.clone.each do |r|
+          rr_group.delete_if {|rg| provider.host_records_equal?(r, rg) }
+          matching.delete_if {|rg| provider.host_records_equal?(r, rg) }
+        end
+        if rr_group.size == 0 && matching.size == 0
+          logger.info "Round robin dns records already up to date: #{host}.#{domain}:#{type}"
+        end
+
+        # create the local records that don't exist remotely
+        rr_group.each do |r|
+          r = provider.setup_opts(r)
+          logger.info "Creating round robin dns record: #{r[:host]}.#{r[:domain]}:#{r[:type]} => #{r[:data]}"
+          provider.create_host_record(r)
+        end
+        
+        # remove the remote records that don't exist locally
+        matching.each do |r|
+          logger.info "Removing round robin dns record: #{r[:host]}.#{r[:domain]}:#{r[:type]} => #{r[:data]}"
+          provider.destroy_host_record(r)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Sets up aliases for instance hostnames based on contents of instance.yml.
+    Generates /etc/hosts for remote machines and sets hostname on remote instances
+  DESC
+  task :setup_remote_aliases do
+    hosts_file = '/etc/hosts'
+
+    # Generate /etc/hosts contents for the remote instance from instance config
+    delim = "## rubber config"
+    delim = "#{delim} #{RUBBER_ENV}"
+    remote_hosts = delim + "\n"
+    rubber_instances.each do |ic|
+      hosts_data = [ic.name, ic.full_name, ic.external_host, ic.internal_host].join(' ')
+      remote_hosts << ic.internal_ip << ' ' << hosts_data << "\n"
+    end
+    remote_hosts << delim << "\n"
+    if rubber_instances.size > 0
+      # write out the hosts file for the remote instances
+      # NOTE that we use "capture" to get the existing hosts
+      # file, which only grabs the hosts file from the first host
+      filtered = (capture "cat #{hosts_file}").gsub(/^#{delim}.*^#{delim}\n?/m, '')
+      filtered = filtered + remote_hosts
+      # Put the generated hosts back on remote instance
+      put filtered, hosts_file
+
+      # Setup hostname on instance so shell, etcs have nice display
+      sudo "echo $CAPISTRANO:HOST$ > /etc/hostname && hostname $CAPISTRANO:HOST$"
+    end
+
+    # TODO
+    # /etc/resolv.conf to add search domain
+    # ~/.ssh/options to setup user/host/key aliases
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Update to the newest versions of all packages/gems.
+  DESC
+  task :update do
+    upgrade_packages
+    update_gems
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Upgrade to the newest versions of all Ubuntu packages.
+  DESC
+  task :upgrade_packages do
+    package_helper(true)
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Upgrade to the newest versions of all rubygems.
+  DESC
+  task :update_gems do
+    gem_helper(true)
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Install extra packages and gems.
+  DESC
+  task :install do
+    install_packages
+    install_gems
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Install Ubuntu packages. Set 'packages' in rubber.yml to \
+    be an array of strings.
+  DESC
+  task :install_packages do
+    package_helper(false)
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Install ruby gems. Set 'gems' in rubber.yml to \
+    be an array of strings.
+  DESC
+  task :install_gems do
+    gem_helper(false)
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Install ruby gems defined in the rails environment.rb
+  DESC
+  after "rubber:config", "rubber:install_rails_gems" if Rubber::Util.is_rails?
+  task :install_rails_gems do
+    sudo "sh -c 'cd #{current_path} && RAILS_ENV=#{RUBBER_ENV} rake gems:install'"
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Convenience task for installing your defined set of ruby gems locally.
+  DESC
+  required_task :install_local_gems do
+    fatal("install_local_gems can only be run in development") if RUBBER_ENV != 'development'
+    env = rubber_cfg.environment.bind(rubber_cfg.environment.known_roles)
+    gems = env['gems']
+    expanded_gem_list = []
+    gems.each do |gem_spec|
+      if gem_spec.is_a?(Array)
+        expanded_gem_list << "#{gem_spec[0]}:#{gem_spec[1]}"
+      else
+        expanded_gem_list << gem_spec
+      end
+    end
+    expanded_gem_list = expanded_gem_list.join(' ')
+
+    logger.info "Installing gems:#{expanded_gem_list}"
+    open("/tmp/gem_helper", "w") {|f| f.write(gem_helper_script)}
+    system "sh /tmp/gem_helper install #{expanded_gem_list}"
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Setup ruby gems sources. Set 'gemsources' in rubber.yml to \
+    be an array of URI strings.
+  DESC
+  task :setup_gem_sources do
+    if rubber_env.gemsources
+      script = prepare_script 'gem_sources_helper', <<-'ENDSCRIPT'
+        ruby - $@ <<-'EOF'
+
+        sources = ARGV
+
+        installed = []
+        `gem sources -l`.grep(/^[^*]/) do |line|
+            line = line.strip
+            installed << line if line.size > 0
+        end
+
+        to_install = sources - installed
+        to_remove = installed - sources
+
+        if to_install.size > 0
+          to_install.each do |source|
+            system "gem sources -a #{source}"
+            fail "Unable to add gem sources" if $?.exitstatus > 0
+          end
+        end
+        if to_remove.size > 0
+          to_remove.each do |source|
+            system "gem sources -r #{source}"
+            fail "Unable to remove gem sources" if $?.exitstatus > 0
+          end
+        end
+
+        'EOF'
+      ENDSCRIPT
+
+      sudo "sh #{script} #{rubber_env.gemsources.join(' ')}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    The ubuntu has /bin/sh linking to dash instead of bash, fix this
+    You can override this task if you don't want this to happen
+  DESC
+  task :link_bash do
+    sudo("ln -sf /bin/bash /bin/sh")
+  end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Set the timezone using the value of the variable named timezone. \
+    Valid options for timezone can be determined by the contents of \
+    /usr/share/zoneinfo, which can be seen here: \
+    http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?searchmode=filelist&word=tzdata&version=gutsy&arch=all&page=1&number=all \
+    Remove 'usr/share/zoneinfo/' from the filename, and use the last \
+    directory and file as the value. For example 'Africa/Abidjan' or \
+    'posix/GMT' or 'Canada/Eastern'.
+  DESC
+  task :set_timezone do
+    opts = get_host_options('timezone')
+    sudo "bash -c 'echo $CAPISTRANO:VAR$ > /etc/timezone'", opts
+    sudo "cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/$CAPISTRANO:VAR$ /etc/localtime", opts
+    # restart syslog so that times match timezone
+    sudo "/etc/init.d/sysklogd restart"
+  end
+  
+  def update_dyndns(instance_item)
+    env = rubber_cfg.environment.bind(instance_item.role_names, instance_item.name)
+    if env.dns_provider
+      provider = Rubber::Dns::get_provider(env.dns_provider, env)
+      provider.update(instance_item.name, instance_item.external_ip)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def destroy_dyndns(instance_item)
+    env = rubber_cfg.environment.bind(instance_item.role_names, instance_item.name)
+    if env.dns_provider
+      provider = Rubber::Dns::get_provider(env.dns_provider, env)
+      provider.destroy(instance_item.name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def package_helper(upgrade=false)
+    opts = get_host_options('packages') do |pkg_list|
+      expanded_pkg_list = []
+      pkg_list.each do |pkg_spec|
+        if pkg_spec.is_a?(Array)
+          expanded_pkg_list << "#{pkg_spec[0]}=#{pkg_spec[1]}"
+        else
+          expanded_pkg_list << pkg_spec
+        end
+      end
+      expanded_pkg_list.join(' ')
+    end
+
+    sudo "apt-get -q update"
+    if upgrade
+      sudo "/bin/sh -c 'export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get -q -y --force-yes dist-upgrade'"
+    else
+      sudo "/bin/sh -c 'export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get -q -y --force-yes install $CAPISTRANO:VAR$'", opts
+    end
+  end
+
+  def custom_package(url_base, name, ver, install_test)
+    rubber.run_script "install_#{name}", <<-ENDSCRIPT
+      if [[ #{install_test} ]]; then
+        arch=`uname -m`
+        if [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
+          src="#{url_base}/#{name}_#{ver}_amd64.deb"
+        else
+          src="#{url_base}/#{name}_#{ver}_i386.deb"
+        fi
+        src_file="${src##*/}"
+        wget -qP /tmp ${src}
+        dpkg -i /tmp/${src_file}
+      fi
+    ENDSCRIPT
+  end
+
+  def handle_gem_prompt(ch, data, str)
+    ch[:data] ||= ""
+    ch[:data] << data
+    if data =~ />\s*$/
+      logger.info data
+      logger.info "The gem command is asking for a number:"
+      choice = STDIN.gets
+      ch.send_data(choice)
+    else
+      logger.info data
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Rubygems always installs even if the gem is already installed
+  # When providing versions, rubygems fails unless versions are provided for all gems
+  # This helper script works around these issues by installing gems only if they
+  # aren't already installed, and separates versioned/unversioned into two separate
+  # calls to rubygems
+  #
+  set :gem_helper_script, <<-'ENDSCRIPT'
+    ruby - $@ <<-'EOF'
+
+    gem_cmd = ARGV[0]
+    gems = ARGV[1..-1]
+    cmd = "gem #{gem_cmd} --no-rdoc --no-ri"
+
+    to_install = {}
+    to_install_ver = {}
+    # gem list passed in, possibly with versions, as "gem1 gem2:1.2 gem3"
+    gems.each do |gem_spec|
+      parts = gem_spec.split(':')
+      if parts[1]
+        to_install_ver[parts[0]] = parts[1]
+      else
+        to_install[parts[0]] = true
+      end
+    end
+
+    installed = {}
+    `gem list --local`.each do |line|
+        parts = line.scan(/(.*) \((.*)\)/).first
+        next unless parts && parts.size == 2
+        installed[parts[0]] = parts[1].split(",")
+    end
+
+    to_install.delete_if {|g, v| installed.has_key?(g) } if gem_cmd == 'install'
+    to_install_ver.delete_if {|g, v| installed.has_key?(g) && installed[g].include?(v) }
+
+    # rubygems can only do asingle versioned gem at a time so we need
+    # to do the two groups separately
+    # install versioned ones first so unversioned don't pull in a newer version
+    to_install_ver.each do |g, v|
+      system "#{cmd} #{g} -v #{v}"
+      fail "Unable to install versioned gem #{g}:#{v}" if $?.exitstatus > 0
+    end
+    if to_install.size > 0
+      gem_list = to_install.keys.join(' ')
+      system "#{cmd} #{gem_list}"
+      fail "Unable to install gems" if $?.exitstatus > 0
+    end
+
+    'EOF'
+  ENDSCRIPT
+
+  # Helper for installing gems,allows one to respond to prompts
+  def gem_helper(update=false)
+    cmd = update ? "update" : "install"
+
+    opts = get_host_options('gems') do |gem_list|
+      expanded_gem_list = []
+      gem_list.each do |gem_spec|
+        if gem_spec.is_a?(Array)
+          expanded_gem_list << "#{gem_spec[0]}:#{gem_spec[1]}"
+        else
+          expanded_gem_list << gem_spec
+        end
+      end
+      expanded_gem_list.join(' ')
+    end
+    
+    if opts.size > 0
+      script = prepare_script('gem_helper', gem_helper_script)
+      sudo "sh #{script} #{cmd} $CAPISTRANO:VAR$", opts do |ch, str, data|
+        handle_gem_prompt(ch, data, str)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end