Resources

A resource is a statement of configuration policy that describes the desired state for an item.

Syntax

resource_type "name" {
   attribute = "value",
   action = "type_of_action",
}

For Example: a resource that is used to install a nginx package may look something like this:

software_package "nginx" {
    action = "install",
}

All resource types have the following common attributes.

only_if (string): If only_if command exits with non-zero status, the resource will not be executed.
not_if (string): If not_if command exits with zero status, the resource will not be executed.
user (string): If you specified this, commands related with the resource will be executed as the user.
cwd (string): If you specified this, commands related with the resource will be executed on the working directory.
notifies: (table): If you specified this, Cofu runs other resources when the resource is updated. The syntax is like the following.

restart httpd service:
```
notifies = {"restart", "service[httpd]"}
```
restart httpd service immediately:
```
notifies = {"restart", "service[httpd]", "immediately"}
```
restart httpd, nginx service. httpd service restarted immediately:
```
notifies = {{"restart", "service[httpd]", "immediately"}, {"restart", "service[nginx]"}}
```
verify (string or table): If you specified this, runs the commands. If the result of the commands is non-zero status, Cofu exits with error.
description (string): If you specified this, Cofu show this description when the resource evaluates.

All resource types support the following common actions.