service_notification.rb

# from rsyslog::default.rb:


service "rsyslog" do
  supports :restart => true, :reload => true
  action [:enable, :start]
end


# from rsyslog/providers/imfile.rb:

# Create new rsyslog snippet to configure imfile to follow a text log
action :create do
  service "rsyslog" do
    supports :restart => true, :reload => true
    action :nothing
  end 

  template "/etc/rsyslog.d/#{new_resource.tag}.conf" do
    source "imfile-stanza.erb"
    cookbook "rsyslog"
    owner "root"
    group "root"
    mode 0644
    variables(
      :location => new_resource.location, 
      :tag => new_resource.tag, 
      :facility => new_resource.facility, 
      :priority => new_resource.priority, 
      :label => new_resource.label)
    notifies :reload, "service[rsyslog]", :delayed
  end 
end

# Remove any rsyslog snippets for the named tag
action :delete do
  file "/etc/rsyslog.d/#{new_resource.tag}.conf" do
    only_if "test -f /etc/rsyslog.d/#{new_resource.tag}.conf"
    action :delete
#    notifies :reload, "service[rsyslog]", :delayed
  end 
end



# From rsyslog/resources/textlog.rb:

actions :create, :delete

attribute :location,    :required => true, :kind_of => String
attribute :tag,         :required => true
attribute :facility,    :kind_of => String    
attribute :priority,    :kind_of => String    
attribute :label,       :kind_of => String


# From the calling cookbook:
# Set up textfile logging for the main nginx error log
rsyslog_textlog "nginx-error" do
  location "/opt/nginx/logs/error.log"
  tag "nginx-main-error"
  facility "user"
  priority "err"
  label "main nginx error log"
  action :create
  provider "rsyslog_imfile"
end