app-dbatasks.json

{
  "name": "app-dbatasks",
  "default_attributes": {
    "apache": {
      "listen_ports": [

      ]
    },
    "rails": {
      "active_applications": {
        "dbatasks": [
          {
            "http_port": 8001,
            "env": "development"
          },
          {
            "env": "production"
          }
        ]
      },
      "applications": {
        "dbatasks": {
          "database_adapter": "mysql",
          "packages": [
            "sphinx"
          ],
          "gems": [
            "freelancing-god-thinking-sphinx",
            "javan-whenever",
            "mysql"
          ],
          "rails_version": "2.3.2"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "json_class": "Chef::Role",
  "recipes": [
    "mysql::server",
    "rails_apps"
  ],
  "description": "dbatasks Ruby on Rails applications",
  "chef_type": "role",
  "override_attributes": {

  }
}

app-dbatasks.rb

name "app-dbatasks"
description "dbatasks Ruby on Rails applications"
recipes "mysql::server", "rails_apps"

default_attributes  :rails => {
  :active_applications =>  {
    :dbatasks =>  [{:env =>  "development", :http_port => 8001}, {:env => "production"}]
  },
  :applications => {
    :dbatasks => {
      :rails_version => '2.3.2',
      :gems => ['freelancing-god-thinking-sphinx', 'javan-whenever', 'mysql'],
      :packages => ['sphinx'],
      :database_adapter => 'mysql'
    }
  }
}, :apache => { :listen_ports => [] }