New error message on unmodified cookbook

zindello · September 1, 2016, 5:34am

Hi All,

I have a number of cookbooks that install packages. Today for some reason the functionality has completely stopped working. The error I’m getting is as follows:

undefined method `declared_key’ for Chef::Resource::YumPackage

Has anybody seen this before? Suggestions on how to go about fixing it?

Cheers,
Josh

thommay · September 1, 2016, 9:57am

Hi,
Which version of chef are you using, do you have the compat resource cookbok and if so which version, and please show the complete backtrace.
Thanks,
-Thom

devopsified · September 22, 2016, 10:08am

I am seeing a similar issue, but with RubyBlock. The ruby_block resource actually executes fine, but the Chef run fails.

Here’s the ruby_block that sends the notification:

ruby_block "run_block" do
    block do
        Chef::Log.info("Sending notification")
        Chef::Log.info("Response in message: #{node['aws']['lambda']['sample_function']['resp_json'][this_env]}")
        notifies :create, "ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function]", :immediately
    end
end

Versions:

/opt/chefdk/embedded/bin/ruby --version
ruby 2.1.8p440 (2015-12-16 revision 53160) [x86_64-darwin13.0]

vagrant -v
Vagrant 1.8.5

chef -v
Chef Development Kit Version: 0.17.17
chef-client version: 12.13.37
delivery version: master (f68e5c5804cd7d8a76c69b926fbb261e1070751b)
berks version: 4.3.5
kitchen version: 1.11.1

The error:

NoMethodError - undefined method `declared_key' for "ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function]":String

Trace:

    ==> default:   * ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function] action create  * ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function] action create[2016-09-22T09:52:30+00:00] INFO: Processing ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function] action create (my__lambda::sample_function line 38)
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:30+00:00] DEBUG: Providers for generic ruby_block resource enabled on node include: [Chef::Provider::RubyBlock]
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:30+00:00] DEBUG: Provider for action create on resource ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function] is Chef::Provider::RubyBlock
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:30+00:00] INFO: ** Running /usr/local/bin/aws lambda create-function         --region us-west-2         --function-name sample_function         --zip-file fileb:///root/files/opsdev/lambda/sample_function.py.zip         --role arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxx:role/lambda_basic_execution          --description "sample lambda function for CB testing"         --handler sample_function.lambda_handler         --runtime python2.7         --timeout 5         --memory-size 256
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: ShellOut response JSON: {
==> default:     "CodeSha256": "LVsg+VEGEm8xXFYly8o5uiF7Puewjni/C9DhM3H9/w0=",
==> default:     "FunctionName": "sample_function",
==> default:     "CodeSize": 411,
==> default:     "MemorySize": 256,
==> default:     "FunctionArn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:xxxxxxxxxx:function:sample_function",
==> default:     "Version": "$LATEST",
==> default:     "Role": "arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxx:role/lambda_basic_execution",
==> default:     "Timeout": 5,
==> default:     "LastModified": "2016-09-22T09:52:31.387+0000",
==> default:     "Handler": "sample_function.lambda_handler",
==> default:     "Runtime": "python2.7",
==> default:     "Description": "sample lambda function for CB testing"
==> default: }
==> default:
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: Saving response of create-function sample_function
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: response: {
==> default:     "CodeSha256": "LVsg+VEGEm8xXFYly8o5uiF7Puewjni/C9DhM3H9/w0=",
==> default:     "FunctionName": "sample_function",
==> default:     "CodeSize": 411,
==> default:     "MemorySize": 256,
==> default:     "FunctionArn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:xxxxxxxxxxx:function:sample_function",
==> default:     "Version": "$LATEST",
==> default:     "Role": "arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxx:role/lambda_basic_execution",
==> default:     "Timeout": 5,
==> default:     "LastModified": "2016-09-22T09:52:31.387+0000",
==> default:     "Handler": "sample_function.lambda_handler",
==> default:     "Runtime": "python2.7",
==> default:     "Description": "sample lambda function for CB testing"
==> default: }
==> default:
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: error:
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: exitcode: 0
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function] called
==> default:
==> default:     - execute the ruby block deploy_sample_lambda_function
==> default:     - execute the ruby block deploy_sample_lambda_function
==> default:
==> default:   * ruby_block[run_block] action run  * ruby_block[run_block] action run[2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: Processing ruby_block[run_block] action run (my__lambda::sample_function line 74)
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] DEBUG: Providers for generic ruby_block resource enabled on node include: [Chef::Provider::RubyBlock]
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] DEBUG: Provider for action run on resource ruby_block[run_block] is Chef::Provider::RubyBlock
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: Sending notification
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: Response in message: {
==> default:     "CodeSha256": "LVsg+VEGEm8xXFYly8o5uiF7Puewjni/C9DhM3H9/w0=",
==> default:     "FunctionName": "sample_function",
==> default:     "CodeSize": 411,
==> default:     "MemorySize": 256,
==> default:     "FunctionArn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:xxxxxxxxxxx:function:sample_function",
==> default:     "Version": "$LATEST",
==> default:     "Role": "arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxx:role/lambda_basic_execution",
==> default:     "Timeout": 5,
==> default:     "LastModified": "2016-09-22T09:52:31.387+0000",
==> default:     "Handler": "sample_function.lambda_handler",
==> default:     "Runtime": "python2.7",
==> default:     "Description": "sample lambda function for CB testing"
==> default: }
==> default:
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: ruby_block[run_block] called
==> default:
==> default:     - execute the ruby block run_block
==> default:     - execute the ruby block run_block
==> default:
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: ruby_block[run_block] sending create action to ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function] (immediate)
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re-raising exception
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] DEBUG: Re-raising exception: NoMethodError - undefined method `declared_key' for "ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function]":String
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/run_context.rb:245:in `before_notifications'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:52:in `run_action'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:77:in `block in run_action'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:75:in `each'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:75:in `run_action'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in `block (2 levels) in converge'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in `each'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in `block in converge'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:94:in `block in execute_each_resource'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:114:in `call_iterator_block'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:103:in `iterate'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:92:in `execute_each_resource'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:96:in `converge'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:669:in `block in converge'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:664:in `catch'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:664:in `converge'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:703:in `converge_and_save'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:283:in `run'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:302:in `block in fork_chef_client'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:290:in `fork'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:290:in `fork_chef_client'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:255:in `block in run_chef_client'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/local_mode.rb:44:in `with_server_connectivity'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:243:in `run_chef_client'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:464:in `sleep_then_run_chef_client'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:451:in `block in interval_run_chef_client'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:450:in `loop'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:450:in `interval_run_chef_client'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:434:in `run_application'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:60:in `run'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/solo.rb:226:in `run'
==> default:   /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/bin/chef-solo:25:in `<top (required)>'
==> default:   /usr/bin/chef-solo:54:in `load'
==> default:   /usr/bin/chef-solo:54:in `<main>'
==> default:
==> default: Running handlers:
==> default:
==> default: Running handlers:
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
==> default: Running handlers complete
==> default:
==> default: Running handlers complete
==> default:
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
==> default: Chef Client failed. 2 resources updated in 07 seconds
==> default: Chef Client failed. 2 resources updated in 07 seconds
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] DEBUG: Server doesn't support resource history, skipping resource report.
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] DEBUG: Audit Reports are disabled. Skipping sending reports.
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /var/chef/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] FATAL: Please provide the contents of the stacktrace.out file if you file a bug report
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] DEBUG: NoMethodError: undefined method `declared_key' for "ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function]":String
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/run_context.rb:245:in `before_notifications'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:52:in `run_action'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:77:in `block in run_action'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:75:in `each'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:75:in `run_action'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in `block (2 levels) in converge'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in `each'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in `block in converge'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:94:in `block in execute_each_resource'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:114:in `call_iterator_block'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:103:in `iterate'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:92:in `execute_each_resource'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/runner.rb:96:in `converge'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:669:in `block in converge'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:664:in `catch'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:664:in `converge'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:703:in `converge_and_save'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/client.rb:283:in `run'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:302:in `block in fork_chef_client'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:290:in `fork'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:290:in `fork_chef_client'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:255:in `block in run_chef_client'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/local_mode.rb:44:in `with_server_connectivity'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:243:in `run_chef_client'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:464:in `sleep_then_run_chef_client'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:451:in `block in interval_run_chef_client'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:450:in `loop'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:450:in `interval_run_chef_client'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/client.rb:434:in `run_application'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application.rb:60:in `run'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/lib/chef/application/solo.rb:226:in `run'
==> default: /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.14.77/bin/chef-solo:25:in `<top (required)>'
==> default: /usr/bin/chef-solo:54:in `load'
==> default: /usr/bin/chef-solo:54:in `<main>'
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] ERROR: undefined method `declared_key' for "ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function]":String
==> default: [2016-09-22T09:52:31+00:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1)
Chef never successfully completed! Any errors should be visible in the
output above. Please fix your recipes so that they properly complete.

Any help with this will be appreciated.

Cheers!

Matt_Wrock · September 22, 2016, 3:03pm

Can we see your ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function] resource?

devopsified · September 22, 2016, 4:36pm

Absolutely, here it goes:

ruby_block 'deploy_sample_lambda_function' do
    block do
        sample_function_cmd = "/usr/local/bin/aws lambda create-function \
        \-\-region us-west-2 \
        \-\-publish \
        \-\-function-name #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['func_name'][this_env]} \
        \-\-zip-file fileb://#{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['zip_path'][this_env]}#{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['zip_filename'][this_env]} \
        \-\-role #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['iam_role_arn'][this_env]}  \
        \-\-description \"#{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['func_description'][this_env]}\" \
        \-\-handler #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['handler'][this_env]} \
        \-\-runtime #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['runtime'][this_env]} \
        \-\-timeout #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['timeout_s'][this_env]} \
        \-\-memory-size #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['memory_mb'][this_env]}"

        Chef::Log.info("** Running #{sample_function_cmd}\n\n")


        Chef::Resource::RubyBlock.send(:include, Chef::Mixin::ShellOut)
        command_out = shell_out(sample_function_cmd)
        response    = command_out.stdout
        error       = command_out.stderr
        exitcode    = command_out.exitstatus
        Chef::Log.info("ShellOut response JSON: #{response}")
        if [ 0, 255 ].include?(exitcode)
            Chef::Log.info("Saving response of create-function #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['func_name'][this_env]}")
            Chef::Log.info("response: #{response}")
            Chef::Log.info("error: #{error}")
            Chef::Log.info("exitcode: #{exitcode}")
            node.override['this']['lambda']['sample_function']['resp_json'][this_env] = response
        else
            Chef::Log.info("Deployment of lambda function #{node['my_namespace']['lambda']['sample_function']['func_name'][this_env]} failed with code: #{exitcode}\nShellOut Error: #{error}")
        end
    end
    action :create
end

Matt_Wrock · September 22, 2016, 5:03pm

Oh I think the problem is that notifies :create, "ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function]", :immediately is inside of your code block property. notifies is a resource property but in the block you are running it as free ruby code.

It should look like:

ruby_block "run_block" do
    block do
        Chef::Log.info("Sending notification")
        Chef::Log.info("Response in message: #{node['aws']['lambda']['sample_function']['resp_json'][this_env]}")
    end
    notifies :create, "ruby_block[deploy_sample_lambda_function]", :immediately
end

That all said, I’m not sure what use you are getting out of this ruby block.

devopsified · September 22, 2016, 6:25pm

[SOLVED]
Thank you gentlemen
Moving the notification out of the block did the trick and now Chef finishes its run without issues.
Again, many thanks!

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