cpan resource
Use the cpan
Chef InSpec audit resource to test Perl modules that are installed by system packages or the CPAN installer.
Availability
Install
This resource is distributed with Chef InSpec and is automatically available for use.Version
This resource first became available in v1.43.5 of InSpec.
Syntax
A cpan
resource block declares a package and (optionally) a package version:
describe cpan('package_name') do
it { should be_installed }
end
where
'package_name'
is the name of the package, such as'DBD::Pg'
be_installed
tests to see if the package described above is installed
Resource Parameters
This resource uses package names and perl library paths as resource parameters.
Resource Parameter Examples
Test if DBD::Pg is installed on the system
describe cpan('DBD:Pg') do
it { should be_installed }
end
Test if DBD::Pg 3.7.0 is installed on the system
describe cpan('DBD::Pg') do
it { should be_installed }
its('version') { should eq '3.7.0' }
end
Test if DBD::Pg is installed within a custom PERL5LIB path on the system
Hint: You can pass multiple paths separated with a colon
/path/to/perl5/lib:/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/lib/perl5
describe cpan('DBD::Pg', '/home/username/perl5/lib/perl5') do
it { should be_installed }
end
Property Examples
The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
version
The version
property tests if the named package version is on the system:
its('version') { should eq '1.2.3' }
Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.This resource has the following special matchers.
be_installed
The be_installed
matcher tests if the named package is installed on the system:
it { should be_installed }