Scout recipe and databag

gistfile1.rb

## Recipe

# Grab our key details and user/group from the databag
scout_details = data_bag_item("scout", "main")

group scout_details["group"] do
  action [ :create, :manage ]
end
user scout_details["user"] do
  comment "Scout Agent"
  gid scout_details["group"]
  home "/home/#{scout_details["user"]}"
  supports :manage_home => true
  action [ :create, :manage ]
end

# install scout agent gem
gem_package "scout" do
  version scout_details["version"]
  action :install
end

if scout_details["keys"]
  # Find the correct key for this server role (webserver, database or workers)
  # This means we can get plugins per server role thanks to Scout's cloud instance templates
  key = scout_details["keys"].keys.detect {|k| node.roles.include? k }
  if key
    key = scout_details["keys"][key]
    # initialize scout gem
    bash "initialize scout" do
      code "#{scout_details["scout_bin"]} --name='#{node.name}' #{key}"
      not_if do File.exist?("/var/spool/cron/crontabs/scout") end
    end

    # schedule scout agent to run via cron
    cron "scout_run" do
      user scout_details["user"]
      # Use the new name property on the scout agent, to give it a specific name
      command "#{scout_details["scout_bin"]} --name='#{node.name}' #{key}"
			minute "*/5"

      only_if do File.exist?("/usr/bin/scout") end
    end
  else
    Chef::Log.info "No role has been set that matches the scout roles"
  end
else
  Chef::Log.info "Add a [:keys] data bag attribute to configure this node's Scout Agent"
end

## Databag


{
  "id": "main",
  "user": "scout",
  "group": "scout",
  "version": "5.3.2",
  "keys": {
    "webserver": "WEBSERVER_SCOUT_KEY",
    "database": "DATABASE_SCOUT_KEY",
    "workers": "WORKERS_SCOUT_KEY"
  },
  "scout_bin": "/usr/bin/scout"
}