Trying to use custom generator cookbooks

output code_generator

➜  Development  chef generate cookbook --generator-cookbook ~/Development/code_generator/ testcookbook
[2014-07-22T09:57:58-07:00] WARN: found a directory files in the cookbook path, but it contains no cookbook files. skipping.
[2014-07-22T09:57:58-07:00] WARN: found a directory templates in the cookbook path, but it contains no cookbook files. skipping.
Compiling Cookbooks...
/opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/cookbook/cookbook_collection.rb:38:in `block in initialize': Cookbook code_generator not found. If you're loading code_generator from another cookbook, make sure you configure the dependency in your metadata (Chef::Exceptions::CookbookNotFound)
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/ohai-7.2.0.rc.2/lib/ohai/mash.rb:77:in `yield'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/ohai-7.2.0.rc.2/lib/ohai/mash.rb:77:in `default'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/ohai-7.2.0.rc.2/lib/ohai/mash.rb:77:in `default'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:277:in `[]'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:277:in `each_cookbook_dep'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:255:in `add_cookbook_with_deps'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:88:in `block in cookbook_order'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:86:in `each'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:86:in `cookbook_order'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:98:in `compile_libraries'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:71:in `compile'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context.rb:89:in `load'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/policy_builder/expand_node_object.rb:73:in `setup_run_context'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/chef_runner.rb:40:in `run_context'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/chef_runner.rb:36:in `converge'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/command/generator_commands.rb:207:in `run'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/command/generate.rb:71:in `run'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/command/base.rb:57:in `run_with_default_options'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/cli.rb:66:in `run'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/bin/chef:25:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/bin/chef:23:in `load'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/bin/chef:23:in `<main>'

Output custom_generator

chef generate cookbook --generator-cookbook ~/Development/custom_generator/ testcookbook
[2014-07-22T09:24:24-07:00] WARN: found a directory files in the cookbook path, but it contains no cookbook files. skipping.
[2014-07-22T09:24:24-07:00] WARN: found a directory templates in the cookbook path, but it contains no cookbook files. skipping.
Compiling Cookbooks...
/opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/cookbook/cookbook_collection.rb:38:in `block in initialize': Cookbook code_generator not found. If you're loading code_generator from another cookbook, make sure you configure the dependency in your metadata (Chef::Exceptions::CookbookNotFound)
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/ohai-7.2.0.rc.2/lib/ohai/mash.rb:77:in `yield'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/ohai-7.2.0.rc.2/lib/ohai/mash.rb:77:in `default'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/ohai-7.2.0.rc.2/lib/ohai/mash.rb:77:in `default'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:277:in `[]'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:277:in `each_cookbook_dep'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:255:in `add_cookbook_with_deps'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:88:in `block in cookbook_order'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:86:in `each'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:86:in `cookbook_order'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:98:in `compile_libraries'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:71:in `compile'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/run_context.rb:89:in `load'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-11.14.0.rc.2/lib/chef/policy_builder/expand_node_object.rb:73:in `setup_run_context'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/chef_runner.rb:40:in `run_context'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/chef_runner.rb:36:in `converge'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/command/generator_commands.rb:207:in `run'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/command/generate.rb:71:in `run'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/command/base.rb:57:in `run_with_default_options'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/lib/chef-dk/cli.rb:66:in `run'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-dk-0.2.0/bin/chef:25:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/bin/chef:23:in `load'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/bin/chef:23:in `<main>'

Tree

➜  Development  tree custom_generator
custom_generator
├── files
│   └── default
│       ├── Berksfile
│       ├── chefignore
│       ├── converge_spec.rb
│       ├── gitignore
│       └── spec_helper.rb
├── metadata.rb
├── recipes
│   ├── app.rb
│   ├── attribute.rb
│   ├── cookbook.rb
│   ├── cookbook_file.rb
│   ├── lwrp.rb
│   ├── recipe.rb
│   └── template.rb
└── templates
    └── default
        ├── README.md.erb
        ├── attribute.rb.erb
        ├── cookbook_file.erb
        ├── default_recipe.rb.erb
        ├── kitchen.yml.erb
        ├── metadata.rb.erb
        ├── provider.rb.erb
        ├── recipe.rb.erb
        ├── resource.rb.erb
        └── template.erb

5 directories, 23 files

Have you been able to fix this?