service_notification.rb

# from rsyslog::default.rb:

# move this into the provider....
# service "rsyslog" do
#   supports :restart => true, :reload => true
#   action [:enable, :start]
# end


# from rsyslog/providers/imfile.rb:

action :create do
  service "rsyslog" do
    supports :restart => true, :reload => true
    # change this to:
    #   action :nothing
    # if you're going to manage the service's enable/started status elsewhere
    action [:enable, :start]
  end

  template "/etc/rsyslog.d/#{new_resource.tag}.conf" do
    source "imfile-stanza.erb"
    cookbook "rsyslog"
    owner "root"
    group "root"
    mode 0644    variables (      
      :location => new_resource.location,       
      :tag => new_resource.tag,       
      :facility => new_resource.facility,       
      :priority => new_resource.priority, 
      :label => new_resource.label
    )
    # I think this should work, but if not, use the resources() syntax
    notifies :reload, "service[rsyslog]", :delayed
  end 
end


# From rsyslog/resources/textlog.rb:

actions :create, :delete

attribute :location,    :required => true, :kind_of => String
attribute :tag,         :required => true
attribute :facility,    :kind_of => String    
attribute :priority,    :kind_of => String    
attribute :label,       :kind_of => String


# From the calling cookbook:
# Set up textfile logging for the main nginx error log
rsyslog_textlog "nginx-error" do
  location "/opt/nginx/logs/error.log"
  tag "nginx-main-error"
  facility "user"
  priority "err"
  label "main nginx error log"
  action :create
  provider "rsyslog_imfile"
end