chefspec run

chefspec             | (cd recipe && bundle exec rspec --color --format documentation)
chefspec             | recipe::default
chefspec             |   creates file
chefspec             |   has proper modes
chefspec             |   should include correct content
chefspec             | Failures:
chefspec             | 1) recipe::default should include correct content
chefspec             | Failure/Error: @chef_run.should create_file_with_content @file,
chefspec             | NameError:
chefspec             | undefined local variable or method `node' for #<Erubis::Context:0x007fccc30b9bf8>
chefspec             |      # (erubis):3:in `block in evaluate'
chefspec             |      # ./spec/default_spec.rb:20:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
chefspec             | Finished in 0.02112 seconds
chefspec             | 3 examples, 1 failure
chefspec             | Failed examples:
chefspec             | rspec ./spec/default_spec.rb:19 # recipe::default should include correct key
chefspec             | Terminated with a non-zero exit status. Strainer assumes this is a failure.
chefspec             | FAILURE!

default.rb

template node["foo"]["bar"] do
  source "script.sh.erb"
  mode 00775
end

default_spec.rb

require 'spec_helper'

describe 'recipe::default' do
  before do
    @file = '/path/to/my/file'
    @chef_run = ChefSpec::ChefRunner.new(platform: 'ubuntu', version: '12.04').converge('recipe::default')
  end

  it 'creates file' do
    @chef_run.template create_file(@file)
  end

  it 'has proper modes' do
    m = @chef_run.template(@file).mode

    sprintf("%o", m).should == "775"
  end

  it 'should include correct content' do
    @chef_run.should create_file_with_content @file,
      "stuff_that_should_be_in_file"
  end

end

recipe.sh.erb

Static content in my file

Below is something driven by a node attribute
<%= node["foo"]["bar"]["baz"] %>