How to move/copy files locally with Chef

Question

I haven\'t yet come across a Chef resource that will copy/move files locally. For example, I want to download jetty hightide and unzip it. Once done, copy all the files into

Answer 1

You could give the ark cookbook a try. This extracts the file for you and you afterwards notice an execute resource.

Answer 2

If your recipe is already tied to Windows, you can use embedded PowerShell scripts, like this:

# Copy files from "C:/foo/lib" to "C:/foo"
powershell_script "copy_lib" do
  code <<-EOH
    $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
      Get-ChildItem -Path "C:/foo/lib" -File | Foreach-Object {
        Copy-Item -Path $_.Fullname -Destination "C:/foo" -Force
      }
  EOH
end

# Delete "C:/foo/lib" folder
powershell_script "delete_lib" do
  code <<-EOH
    $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
    Remove-Item -Path "C:/foo/lib" -Recurse
  EOH
end