Chef metadata parser to show dependancies

chef_meta_parser.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# @Author: Ravi Bhure <ravibhure@gmail.com>

require 'chef/cookbook/metadata'

metadata_file = ARGV.first || 'metadata.rb'

# read in metadata
metadata = Chef::Cookbook::Metadata.new
metadata.from_file(metadata_file)

# output cookbook name and version
puts "#{metadata.name} #{metadata.version}"

# output cookbook dependencies
metadata.dependencies.each { |cookbook, version| puts "#{cookbook} #{version}" }