cran resource

Use the cran Chef InSpec audit resource to test R modules that are installed from CRAN package repository.

Availability

This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.

This resource first became available in v1.43.5 of InSpec.

A cran resource block declares a package and (optionally) a package version:

describe cran('package_name') do
  it { should be_installed }
end

where

The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.

describe cran('DBI') do
  it { should be_installed }
end

describe cran('DBI') do
  it { should be_installed }
  its('version') { should eq '0.5.1' }
end

The version property tests if the named package version is on the system:

its('version') { should eq '1.2.3' }

This Chef InSpec audit resource has the following matchers:

The be_installed matcher tests if the named package is installed on the system:

it { should be_installed }