This is a simple Chef report handler that reports status of a Chef run to any API via net/http.

• http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Exception+and+Report+Handlers

Kudos to the following chef_handlers for their inspirations:

• https://github.com/portertech/chef-irc-snitch
• https://github.com/jblaine/syslog_handler
• https://github.com/kisoku/chef-handler-mail

Tested Platform: Linux + Windows

Uses the libraries net_http, uri and openssl.

gem install chef-handler-httpapi

You can send data to an API via the http post method.

Therefore you have to define which data elements should be sent.

"api_data_message" is the name for the KEY including the message text.

"api_data_success/failed" are the HASHes you want to send as the post data (in addition to the "message" HASH).

Append the following to your Chef client configs, usually at /etc/chef/client.rb

require 'Httpapi.rb'

api_url = "https://myfanceapi/logging/object"
api_user = myfanceuser
api_pass = myfancepass

# ssl tweaks
(api_ssl_version = :SSLv3)
(api_ssl_verify = "none")

# name for data_message KEY
api_data_message = "message"

# keys and values for successful run
api_data_success = {
	"state" => "INFO",
	"class" => "chef-client"
}

# keys and values for failed run
api_data_failed = {
	"state" => "FAILED",
	"class" => "chef-client"
}

Httpapi_handler = Httpapi.new(api_url, api_user, api_pass, api_ssl_verify, api_ssl_version, api_data_message, api_data_success, api_data_failed)
report_handlers << Httpapi_handler            # run at the end of a successful run
exception_handlers << Httpapi_handler         # run at the end of a failed run

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

copyright: B1 Systems GmbH info@b1-systems.de, 2016

license: GPLv3+, http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

author: Eike Waldt waldt@b1-systems.de