yum resource

Use the yum Chef InSpec audit resource to test packages in the Yum repository.

Availability

Installation

This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.

Version

This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.

Syntax

A yum resource block declares a package repo, tests if the package repository is present, and if it that package repository is a valid package source (i.e. “is enabled”):

describe yum.repo('name') do
  it { should exist }
  it { should be_enabled }
end

where

repo('name') is the (optional) name of a package repo, using either a full identifier ('updates/7/x86_64') or a short identifier ('updates')

Examples

The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.

Test if the yum repo exists

describe yum do
  its('repos') { should exist }
end

Test if the ‘base/7/x86_64’ repo exists and is enabled

describe yum do
  its('repos') { should include 'base/7/x86_64' }
  its('epel') { should exist }
  its('epel') { should be_enabled }
end

Test if a specific yum repo exists

describe yum.repo('epel') do
  it { should exist }
  it { should be_enabled }
end

Test a particular repository configuration, such as its Base URL

describe yum.repo('mycompany-artifacts') do
  it { should exist }
  it { should be_enabled }
  its('baseurl') { should include 'mycompany.biz' }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, please visit our matchers page.

be_enabled

The be_enabled matcher tests if the package repository is a valid package source:

it { should be_enabled }

exist

The exist matcher tests if the package repository exists:

it { should exist }

repo(‘name’)

The repo('name') matcher names a specific package repository:

describe yum.repo('epel') do
  ...
end

repos

The repos matcher tests if a named repo, using either a full identifier ('updates/7/x86_64') or a short identifier ('updates'), is included in the Yum repo:

its('repos') { should include 'some_repo' }

shortname

The shortname matcher names a specific package repository’s group identifier. For example, if a repository’s group name is “Directory Server”, the corresponding group identifier is typically “directory-server”:

describe yum.repo('Directory Server') do
  its('shortname') { should eq 'directory-server' }
end