gistfile1.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: repo_git
# Definition:: repo_git_pull
#

define :repo_git_pull, url => nil, branch => 'master', dest => nil, user => nil, cred => nil do

  # add repository credentials
  if params[:cred] != nil

    ssh_params = params # this line is needed for nested definitions

    auth_ssh_add_cred "add_credential_for_repo" do
      user ssh_params[:user]  # this works...
      host ssh_params[:url]   # so does this...
      template "git.erb"
      cred params[:cred]  # ...this doesn't!
    end
  end

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