Add a dynamic dependancy in order for a test to run

[uk-bolly]

Add a dynamic dependancy in order for a test to run

[ekelali]

Perhaps there's a middle-ground opportunity here:

goss --vars <(goss validate -g discovery.yaml --format discovery) validate

[uk-bolly]

hi @ekelali

Thats a great solution. It allows goss to be the one required tool (which is perfect in restricted environments).

[aelsabbahy]

--format discovery does not exist in Goss today. Someone would have to implement that before this ticket is closed.

There's --format json but I don't think that meets @uk-bolly need.

[aelsabbahy]

Thanks for the thorough explanation.

Reflecting on this, let's approach it from the other end and see where the gaps are.

Today goss can leverage external discovery tools as follows:

$ goss --vars <(ohai) validate
$ goss --vars <(facter -j) validate

doc (for the above): https://github.com/aelsabbahy/goss/blob/master/docs/manual.md#examples-2

These tools are dedicated to system discovery and have been around for quite some time, thus having quite a bit of maturity and a rich feature set (ex. pluggability). The same can be said for ansibles fact engine and its plugins.

To better understand this enhancement, where do those tools fall short today as an end user?

[berney]

@uk-bolly Does this mean this can be closed now?

Should there be a documentation update to show this example?