chef_status_handler: a Chef Handler for the chef_status web server

• Reports successful and failed chef client runs to a central server

gem install chef_status_handler

In your client.rb:

require 'chef_status_handler'

my_handler = Medidata::ChefStatusHandler.new
my_handler.url = 'http://example.com/chef_reports.json' # No authentication
my_handler.url = 'http://user:password@example.com/chef_reports.json' # Basic auth

# Configure Chef to use your handler to notify you of failed chef runs
exception_handlers << my_handler
# Notify on successful runs
report_handlers << my_handler