Index template config files

[arr-dev]

I've examined whole cookbook and there doesn't seem to be a way to define index template files as described in http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-templates.html#config

I guess that is pretty common and shouldn't need to be done manually or in a wrapper cookbook.

[karmi]

There isn't, indeed, any direct support for index templates. (It is "pretty common" in certain circumstances, not in general, to be honest.)

When thinking about it, there isn't much the coobook can do here, though?, since everybody has a different template and the actual "execution step" for them is using cookbook_file to transfer them from the cookbook to the system?

[arr-dev]

Yeah, guess you are right.

Maybe just some LWRP that takes care of creating folders and placing templates in correct paths.
Or even a simple syntax check, since as I can see, JSON root must match file name.

Just some thoughts from my side.

[karmi]

Agreed!, some supporting infrastructure like this could be handy. I'm just wary of adding stuff which I myself haven't used & verified in a production environment.

[arr-dev]

I will probably implement this in a wrapper cookbook and once it is tested, I will create a PR.

[karmi]

Cool!

[dieend]

Is there any update on this?