Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Convergence
a stronger version of idempotency that guarantees the command will not be executed if
action is not required
See also
Idempotency
Cookbook
a single unit of configuration and policy information; an encapsulation of recipes, attrib-
utes, metadata, templates, files, and more
Domain Specific Language
a language or syntax written to handle a specific problem domain or set of concerns
DSL
See
Domain Specific Language
Data Bag
a JSON key-value file that is used to file global organizational data such as users or API
keys
Embedded Ruby
a Ruby templating language that lets you run Ruby and output the results; useful for con-
figuration templates
Encrypted Data Bag
an AES-256-CBC encrypted version of a Data Bag that requires a secret key to read and
write the contents
Enterprise Chef
Chef Server inside an organization's firewall; formerly called Private Chef
