Chef Support

Detect cookbooks automatically

If a directory contains the recipes folder, RubyMine can detect it as a cookbook.

1. Open a recipe file and start typing.

2. Click Configure Cookbooks in the invoked popup.

   

3. In the Configure Cookbooks dialog, select the desired cookbooks and press Enter.

   

Mark a directory as a cookbook manually

1. Open the Project view Alt+1.

2. Right-click the desired directory and select Mark Directory As | Cookbook Root.

   

   To unmark the directory, select Mark Directory As | Unmark as Cookbook Root.

   tip

   You can also mark a directory as a cookbook in the Project Structure dialog.

• Code completion

  Use code completion Ctrl+Space to complete the names of Chef resources, attributes, and attribute arguments.

  

• Navigation

  Navigate to a resource declaration with Ctrl+B.