gistfile1.rb

node "master" do
  action :provision
  platform MasterMind::Platform::Vagrant
# needed for aws, rackspace, etc. but not vagrant
# credentials aws_credentials_hash  
  definition "/home/foo/vms/Vagrantfile"
end

node "standby" do
  action :provision
  platform MasterMind::Platform::Vagrant
# needed for aws, rackspace, etc. but not vagrant
# credentials aws_credentials_hash
  definition "/home/foo/vms/Vagrantfile" 
end

ssh "fail_master" do
  action :run
  # ${vagrant[...]} pulls attributes from a previously executed vagrant resource, 
  # the one named 'master' in this case
  host "${vagrant['master']['network']}"
  user "vagrant"
  command "sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql stop"
end

ssh "check_standby_promotion" do
  action :run
  host "${vagrant['standby']['network']}"
  user "vagrant"
  master_promoted = false
  command "ps faux|grep wal" do |ok,result|
    master_promoted = true if res =~ /wal sender process/
  end
  if master_promoted
     puts "success! master postgresql promoted"
  else
     puts 'fail! no master promoted'
     exit 1
  end
end