knife-app.txt

Usage: ./knife-app sub-command (options)
    -k, --key KEY                    API Client Key, defaults to OPSCODE_KEY
    -c, --config CONFIG              The configuration file to use
    -e, --editor EDITOR              Set the editor to use for interactive commands
    -l, --log_level LEVEL            Set the log level (debug, info, warn, error, fatal)
    -L, --logfile LOGLOCATION        Set the log file location, defaults to STDOUT
    -u, --user USER                  API Client Username, defaults to OPSCODE_USER
    -p, --print-after                Show the data after a destructive operation
    -v, --version                    Show chef version
    -y, --yes                        Say yes to all prompts for confirmation
    -h, --help                       Show this message

Sub-Command: node bulk delete (options)
    -r, --regex [REGEX]              Narrow the operation via regular expression

Sub-Command: node delete NODE (options)

Sub-Command: node edit NODE (options)
    -a, --attribute [ATTR]           Edit only one attribute

Sub-Command: node list (options)
    -w, --with-uri                   Show corresponding URIs

Sub-Command: node run_list add [NODE] [ENTRY] (options)
    -a, --after [ITEM]               Place the ENTRY in the run list after ITEM

Sub-Command: node run_list remove [NODE] [ENTRY] (options)

Sub-Command: node show NODE (options)
    -a, --attribute [ATTR]           Show only one attribute
    -r, --run-list                   Show only the run list

Sub-Command: role create ROLE (options)
    -d, --description                The role description

Sub-Command: role list (options)
    -w, --with-uri                   Show corresponding URIs

role_create.rb

#
# Author:: Adam Jacob (<adam@opscode.com>)
# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2009 Opscode, Inc.
# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
#
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require 'chef/knife'
require 'chef/role'
require 'json'

class Chef
  class Knife
    class RoleCreate < Knife

      banner "Sub-Command: role create ROLE (options)"

      option :description,
        :short => "-d",
        :long => "--description",
        :description => "The role description"

      def run 
        role = Chef::Role.new
        role.name(@name_args[0])
        role.description(config[:description]) if config[:description]

        output = edit_data(role)

        output.save

        Chef::Log.info("Created (or updated) #{output}")
        
        json_pretty_print(output) if config[:print_after]
      end
    end
  end
end