Method: Chef::Resource#run_action

Defined in:
lib/chef/resource.rb

#run_action(action, notification_type = nil, notifying_resource = nil) ⇒ Object

Runs the given action on this resource, immediately.

Parameters:

  • action —

    The action to run (e.g. :create)

  • notification_type (defaults to: nil) —

    The notification type that triggered this (if any)

  • notifying_resource (defaults to: nil) —

    The resource that triggered this notification (if any)

Raises:

  • Any error that occurs during the actual action.



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# File 'lib/chef/resource.rb', line 573

def run_action(action, notification_type = nil, notifying_resource = nil)
  # reset state in case of multiple actions on the same resource.
  @elapsed_time = 0
  start_time = Time.now
  events.resource_action_start(self, action, notification_type, notifying_resource)
  # Try to resolve lazy/forward references in notifications again to handle
  # the case where the resource was defined lazily (ie. in a ruby_block)
  resolve_notification_references
  validate_action(action)

  if Chef::Config[:verbose_logging] || logger.level == :debug
    # This can be noisy
    logger.info("Processing #{self} action #{action} (#{defined_at})")
  end

  # ensure that we don't leave @updated_by_last_action set to true
  # on accident
  updated_by_last_action(false)

  # Don't modify @retries directly and keep it intact, so that the
  # recipe_snippet from ResourceFailureInspector can print the value
  # that was set in the resource block initially.
  remaining_retries = retries

  begin
    return if should_skip?(action)

    with_umask do
      provider_for_action(action).run_action
    end
  rescue StandardError => e
    if ignore_failure
      logger.error("#{custom_exception_message(e)}; ignore_failure is set, continuing")
      events.resource_failed(self, action, e)
    elsif remaining_retries > 0
      events.resource_failed_retriable(self, action, remaining_retries, e)
      remaining_retries -= 1
      logger.info("Retrying execution of #{self}, #{remaining_retries} attempt#{"s" if remaining_retries > 1} left")
      sleep retry_delay
      retry
    else
      events.resource_failed(self, action, e)
      raise customize_exception(e)
    end
  end
ensure
  @elapsed_time = Time.now - start_time
  # Reporting endpoint doesn't accept a negative resource duration so set it to 0.
  # A negative value can occur when a resource changes the system time backwards
  @elapsed_time = 0 if @elapsed_time < 0

  events.resource_completed(self)
end