divine_panda.rb

# Divine Panda
service "foo" do
  action :nothing
end

template "/etc/foo/config.conf" do
  source "config.conf.erb"
  action :create
  notifies :restart, resources(:service => "foo")
end

# If you wanted to make sure it was always running
service "foo" do
  action :start
end

happy_panda.rb

# You will be a happy panda
template "/etc/foo/config.conf" do
  source "config.conf.erb"
  action :create
end

service "foo" do
  action :start
end

most_insane_panda.rb

# Most Insane Panda
{
  "/etc/foo/config.conf" => "config.conf.erb",
  "/etc/foo/blah.what" => "blah.what",
}.each { |k,v| template(k) { source v; action :create } }

%w{/etc/foo/config.conf /etc/foo/blah.what}.each do |t|
  service("foo") { action :none; subscribes :restart, resources(:template => t), :delayed
end

sad_panda.rb

# You will be a sad panda if the service is broken
service "foo" do
  action :start
end

template "/etc/foo/config.conf" do
  source "config.conf.erb"
  action :create
end