Quickly test Salt state from current directory

output.txt

vagrant@ubuntu1404:~$ sudo salt-call --local --file-root=. --pillar-root=. state.sls test
[INFO    ] Loading fresh modules for state activity
[INFO    ] Fetching file from saltenv 'base', ** skipped ** latest already in cache 'salt://test.sls'
[INFO    ] Running state [echo 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'] at time 15:05:30.278219
[INFO    ] Executing state cmd.run for echo 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'
[INFO    ] Executing command "echo 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'" in directory '/home/vagrant'
[INFO    ] {'pid': 2901, 'retcode': 0, 'stderr': '', 'stdout': 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'}
[INFO    ] Completed state [echo 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'] at time 15:05:30.282402
local:
----------
          ID: test
    Function: cmd.run
        Name: echo 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'
      Result: True
     Comment: Command "echo 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'" run
     Started: 15:05:30.278219
    Duration: 4.183 ms
     Changes:
              ----------
              pid:
                  2901
              retcode:
                  0
              stderr:

              stdout:
                  Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?

Summary
------------
Succeeded: 1 (changed=1)
Failed:    0
------------
Total states run:     1

test.sls

vagrant@ubuntu1404:~$ cat test.sls
test:
  cmd.run:
    - name: echo 'Hello Dave, would you like to play chess?'