email_alias.rb

provides :email_alias
resource_name :email_alias

property :address, String, name: true, identity: true
property :recipients, Array

default_action :create

action :create do
  with_run_context :root do
    nr = new_resource   # break out of the closure over the first call
    edit_resource(:template, "/tmp/aliases") do
      source 'aliases.erb'
      variables[:aliases] ||= {}
      variables[:aliases][nr.address] ||= []
      variables[:aliases][nr.address] += nr.recipients
      action :nothing
    end
  end
  log "force delayed notification" do
    notifies :create, "template[/tmp/aliases]", :delayed
  end
end