Use the new Chef installation channel and options

This deprecates "prerelease", which will be removed in the next release.

plugins/provisioners/chef/cap/debian/chef_install.rb

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     module Cap
       module Debian
         module ChefInstall
-          def self.chef_install(machine, version, prerelease, download_path)
+          def self.chef_install(machine, project, version, channel, options = {})
             machine.communicate.sudo("apt-get update -y -qq")
             machine.communicate.sudo("apt-get install -y -qq curl")
 
-            command = Omnibus.build_command(version, prerelease, download_path)
+            command = Omnibus.sh_command(project, version, channel, options)
             machine.communicate.sudo(command)
           end
         end

plugins/provisioners/chef/cap/omnios/chef_install.rb

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     module Cap
       module OmniOS
         module ChefInstall
-          def self.chef_install(machine, version, prerelease, download_path)
-            su_cmd = machine.config.solaris.suexec_cmd
+          def self.chef_install(machine, project, version, channel, options = {})
+            su = machine.config.solaris.suexec_cmd
 
-            machine.communicate.execute("#{su_cmd} pkg list --no-refresh web/curl > /dev/null 2>&1 || pkg install -q --accept web/curl")
+            machine.communicate.execute("#{su} pkg list --no-refresh web/curl > /dev/null 2>&1 || pkg install -q --accept web/curl")
 
-            command = VagrantPlugins::Chef::Omnibus.build_command(version, prerelease, download_path)
-            machine.communicate.execute(su_cmd + ' ' + command)
+            command = Omnibus.sh_command(project, version, channel, options)
+            machine.communicate.execute("#{su} #{command}")
           end
         end
       end

plugins/provisioners/chef/cap/redhat/chef_install.rb

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     module Cap
       module Redhat
         module ChefInstall
-          def self.chef_install(machine, version, prerelease, download_path)
+          def self.chef_install(machine, project, version, channel, options = {})
             if dnf?(machine)
               machine.communicate.sudo("dnf install -y -q curl")
             else
               machine.communicate.sudo("yum install -y -q curl")
             end
 
-            command = Omnibus.build_command(version, prerelease, download_path)
+            command = Omnibus.sh_command(project, version, channel, options)
             machine.communicate.sudo(command)
           end
 

plugins/provisioners/chef/config/base.rb

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # @return [String]
         attr_accessor :binary_env
 
+        # The name of the Chef project to install. This is "chef" for the Chef
+        # Client or "chefdk" for the Chef Development Kit. Other product names
+        # may be available as well.
+        # @return [String]
+        attr_accessor :product
+
         # Install Chef on the system if it does not exist. Default is true.
         # This is a trinary attribute (it can have three values):
         #
@@ -26,9 +32,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # @return [String, Symbol]
         attr_accessor :log_level
 
-        # Install a prerelease version of Chef.
-        # @return [true, false]
-        attr_accessor :prerelease
+        # The channel from which to download Chef. Currently known values are
+        # "current" and "stable", but more may be added in the future. The
+        # default is "current".
+        # @return [String]
+        attr_accessor :channel
 
         # The version of Chef to install. If Chef is already installed on the
         # system, the installed version is compared with the requested version.
@@ -52,25 +60,38 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # @return [String]
         attr_accessor :installer_download_path
 
+        # @deprecated
+        def prerelease=(value)
+          STDOUT.puts <<-EOH
+[DEPRECATED] The configuration `chef.prerelease' has been deprecated. Please use
+`chef.channel' instead. The default value for channel is "current", which
+includes prelease versions of Chef Client and the Chef Development Kit. You can
+probably just remove the `prerelease' setting from your Vagrantfile and things
+will continue working as expected.
+EOH
+        end
+
         def initialize
           super
 
           @binary_path = UNSET_VALUE
           @binary_env  = UNSET_VALUE
+          @product     = UNSET_VALUE
           @install     = UNSET_VALUE
           @log_level   = UNSET_VALUE
-          @prerelease  = UNSET_VALUE
+          @channel     = UNSET_VALUE
           @version     = UNSET_VALUE
           @installer_download_path = UNSET_VALUE
         end
 
         def finalize!
-          @binary_path = nil     if @binary_path == UNSET_VALUE
-          @binary_env  = nil     if @binary_env == UNSET_VALUE
-          @install     = true    if @install == UNSET_VALUE
-          @log_level   = :info   if @log_level == UNSET_VALUE
-          @prerelease  = false   if @prerelease == UNSET_VALUE
-          @version     = :latest if @version == UNSET_VALUE
+          @binary_path = nil       if @binary_path == UNSET_VALUE
+          @binary_env  = nil       if @binary_env == UNSET_VALUE
+          @product     = "chef"    if @product == UNSET_VALUE
+          @install     = true      if @install == UNSET_VALUE
+          @log_level   = :info     if @log_level == UNSET_VALUE
+          @channel     = "current" if @channel == UNSET_VALUE
+          @version     = :latest   if @version == UNSET_VALUE
           @installer_download_path = nil  if @installer_download_path == UNSET_VALUE
 
           # Make sure the install is a symbol if it's not a boolean

plugins/provisioners/chef/installer.rb

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     class Installer
       def initialize(machine, options = {})
         @machine    = machine
-        @version    = options.fetch(:version, :latest)
-        @prerelease = options.fetch(:prerelease, :latest)
-        @force      = options.fetch(:force, false)
-        @download_path  = options.fetch(:download_path, nil)
+        @product    = options.fetch(:product)
+        @channel    = options.fetch(:channel)
+        @version    = options.fetch(:version)
+        @force      = options.fetch(:force)
+        @options    = options.dup
       end
 
       # This handles verifying the Chef installation, installing it if it was
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         @machine.ui.detail(I18n.t("vagrant.chef_installing",
           version: @version.to_s))
-        @machine.guest.capability(:chef_install, @version, @prerelease, @download_path)
+        @machine.guest.capability(:chef_install, @product, @version, @channel, @options)
 
         if !@machine.guest.capability(:chef_installed, @version)
           raise Provisioner::Base::ChefError, :install_failed

plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb

@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           @logger.info("Checking for Chef installation...")
           installer = Installer.new(@machine,
-            force:      config.install == :force,
-            version:    config.version,
-            prerelease: config.prerelease,
+            product: config.product,
+            channel: config.channel,
+            version: config.version,
+            force: config.install == :force,
             download_path:  config.installer_download_path
           )
           installer.ensure_installed

test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/base_test.rb

@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Chef::Config::Base do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#product" do
+    it "defaults to \"chef\"" do
+      subject.finalize!
+      expect(subject.product).to eq("chef")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#install" do
     it "defaults to true" do
       subject.finalize!
@@ -49,10 +56,18 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Chef::Config::Base do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#prerelease" do
-    it "defaults to true" do
+  describe "#channel" do
+    it "defaults to \"current\"" do
       subject.finalize!
-      expect(subject.prerelease).to be(false)
+      expect(subject.channel).to eq("current")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#prerelease" do
+    it "should not exist in Vagrant 1.9" do
+      if Vagrant::VERSION >= "1.9"
+        raise "This option should be removed!"
+      end
     end
   end
 

website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/chef_common.html.md

@@ -30,13 +30,18 @@ their purpose.
 - `installer_download_path` (string) - The path where the Chef installer will be
   downloaded to. This option is only honored if the `install` attribute is
   `true` or `"force"`. The default value is to use the path provided by Chef's
-  Omnibus installer, which varies between releases.
+  Omnibus installer, which varies between releases. This value has no effect on
+  Windows because Chef's omnibus installer lacks the option on Windows.
 
 - `log_level` (string) - The Chef log level. See the Chef docs for acceptable
   values.
 
-- `prerelease` (boolean) - Install a prerelease version of Chef. The default
-  value is false.
+- `product` (string) - The name of the Chef product to install. The default
+  value is "chef", which corresponds to the Chef Client. You can also specify
+  "chefdk", which will install the Chef Development Kit.
+
+- `channel` (string) - The release channel from which to pull the Chef Client
+  or the Chef Development Kit. The default value is `"current"`.
 
 - `version` (string) - The version of Chef to install on the guest. If Chef is
   already installed on the system, the installed version is compared with the