VERSION 3.12.0 *in this release*
✨ *new features* - The puppet_agent::install task now supports installing the puppet-agent package on macOS 11 targets. - You can now silence warnings about exported resources not being supported in apply blocks by including the exported_resources ID under the disable-warnings configuration option. For more information about this setting, see the reference documentation <https://puppet.com/docs/bolt/latest/bolt_project_reference.html#disable-warnings> . 🔧 *bug fixes* - Bolt no longer errors when showing plans or tasks when the plan or task cache includes a module that has been moved or deleted. VIEW FULL RELEASE NOTES <https://github.com/puppetlabs/bolt/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md> *in the works* - A new plan function for printing messages in verbose mode. - New built-in plan functions for logging messages at Bolt's log levels. - Improvements to the wait() plan function. - Fedora 34 packages. *nuts and bolts* Each month, we'll highlight a different Bolt feature and cover the details on what it is, why you might want to use it, and how it can be used in your workflows. July's highlighted feature is: *BoltSpec*! *What is BoltSpec?* BoltSpec is a library of helpers that ships with Bolt. It is intended to be used with RSpec, a testing tool, to write unit tests for your plans. Specifically, BoltSpec's helpers let you test the behavior of your plans without the need to connect to targets. *Why should I use BoltSpec?* Because plans can include complex logic that automates different jobs, it's important to test that the plan behaves as you expect. BoltSpec lets you easily write tests for your plans so you can test their behavior in development and catch any errors before your plans are used in production. Also, because BoltSpec stubs out Bolt functions that connect to targets, you don't need to worry about provisioning containers or VMs to run these tests. *How do I use BoltSpec?* Using BoltSpec is as easy as installing and configuring rspec-puppet for your module or project, and then adding a couple lines to your tests' configuration file. If you already develop Puppet modules using the Puppet Development Kit (PDK), then most of this is already done for you. Going over all the details of using BoltSpec to test your plans is a little much for an email. So if you're interested in testing your plans, why not check out our new Testing Plans <https://puppet.com/docs/bolt/latest/testing_plans.html> documentation? VIEW THE DOCUMENTATION <https://puppet.com/docs/bolt/latest/testing_plans.html> [image: Tw] <https://twitter.com/puppetize> [image: Yt] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPfMWIY-qNbLhIrbZm2BFMQ> [image: In] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/puppet/> *Bolt Documentation <https://puppet.com/docs/bolt/latest/bolt.html>* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CAGdD-pUZS%2B_zBHO%2BqVRyWVPtjSYHUg8tBJ%3DOz3kYB_8YUD%2B6bA%40mail.gmail.com.
