Headless Google Cloud Print Upstart script and a partial supporting recipe

default.rb

# NOTE: This is partially complete and not ready for use, watch out for <user> tokens!
# Requires:
#   * Printer drivers installed and registered with CUPS
#   * Chrome installation (36 Beta was required at the time due to https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=375841#c6)
#   * A Generated "Service State" file (Instructions https://support.google.com/a/answer/2906017?hl=en)

package "cups"

service "cups" do
  action [:enable, :start]
end

link "/etc/init.d/google-cloud-print" do
  to "/lib/init/upstart-job"
end

cookbook_file "/etc/init/google-cloud-print.conf" do
  owner "root"
  group "root"
  mode "0644"
  source "/etc/init/google-cloud-print.conf"
  action :create
  notifies :restart, 'service[google-cloud-print]'
end

cookbook_file "/home/andre/.config/google-chrome/Service State" do
  owner "<user>"
  group "<user>"
  mode "0600"
  source "/home/<user>/config/google-chrome/Service State"
  action :create
  notifies :restart, 'service[google-cloud-print]'
end

service "google-cloud-print" do
  provider Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart
  action [:enable, :start]
end

google-cloud-print.conf

#
# Upstart script for google-cloud-print.
#
# Usage:
#   start google-cloud-print
#   stop google-cloud-print
#   restart google-cloud-print
#

description "google-cloud-print"
author "Andre Dumas"
version "1.0"

env USER="<user>"
env GROUP="<group>"
env WORKING_DIR="/home/$USER/.config/google-chrome"

start on (filesystem and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
stop on runlevel [!2345]

respawn
respawn limit 10 5
umask 077
expect daemon

exec start-stop-daemon --chuid $USER:$GROUP --background -S -x /opt/google/chrome-beta/chrome -- --type=service --enable-cloud-print-proxy --no-service-autorun --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir=$WORKING_DIR