bootstrap.rb

# Do a bunch of shit that should only happen at initial setup
# file: cookbooks/foo/recipes/bootstrap.rb
# initial runlist role[foo],recipe[foo::bootstrap]

# useful for downloading an initial codebase of an application
# as opposed to attempting to reinstall each time
ruby_block "remove_bootstrap_recipe" do
  block do
    Chef::Log.info("Removing foo boostrap from runlist")
    node.run_list.remove("recipe[foo::bootstrap]") if node.run_list.include?("recipe[foo::bootstrap]")
  end
  action :create
end