Packer::Binary

A gem to install and interface with HashiCorp's Packer utility

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'packer-binary'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install packer-binary

Usage

You need to specify which version of HashiCorp Packer to use. You can also specify where to save the binary file.

require 'packer/binary'

Packer::Binary.configure do |config|
  config.version = '1.0.4'
  config.download_path = '/tmp'
end

Convenience Methods

Packer::Binary.Build - Run the build command. Optionally pass any arguments supported by Packer.

Packer::Binary.Fix - Run the fix command. Optionally pass any arguments supported by Packer.

Packer::Binary.Inspect - Run the inspect command. Optionally pass any arguments supported by Packer.

Packer::Binary.Push - Run the push command. Optionally pass any arguments supported by Packer.

Packer::Binary.Validate - Run the validate command. Optionally pass any arguments supported by Packer.

Packer::Binary.Version - Run the version command. Optionally pass any arguments supported by Packer.

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/nathantcz/packer-binary.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.