Script to generate a new Chef environment file using the latest cookbook versions from your Chef Server

env_latest_cookbooks.rb

require 'json'

env_name = ARGV[0]
raise "environment name is a required parameter" unless env_name

environment = Hash.new
environment[:name] = env_name
environment[:description] = "The #{env_name} environment"

cookbook_versions = Hash.new
`knife cookbook list`.split("\n").each do |line|
  cookbook_parts = line.strip.split(/\s+/)
  cookbook_versions[cookbook_parts[0]] = cookbook_parts[1]
end

environment[:cookbook_versions] = cookbook_versions
environment[:json_class] = "Chef::Environment"
environment[:chef_type] = "environment"
environment[:default_attributes] = Hash.new
environment[:override_attributes] = Hash.new

puts JSON.pretty_generate(environment)