Chef::Mixin::Language::PlatformDependentValue

Create a platform dependent value object.

Arguments

platform_hash (Hash) a hash of the same structure as Chef::Platform, like this:

{
  :debian => {:default => 'the value for all debian'}
  [:centos, :redhat, :fedora] => {:default => "value for all EL variants"}
  :ubuntu => { :default => "default for ubuntu", '10.04' => "value for 10.04 only"},
  :default => "the default when nothing else matches"
}

• platforms can be specified as Symbols or Strings

• multiple platforms can be grouped by using an Array as the key

• values for platforms need to be Hashes of the form: {platform_version => value_for_that_version}

• the exception to the above is the default value, which is given as :default => default_value

# File lib/chef/mixin/language.rb, line 47
def initialize(platform_hash)
  @values = {}
  platform_hash.each { |platforms, value| set(platforms, value)}
end