Bolt 3.13.0 is now available

[Puppet Product Updates]

VERSION 3.13.0 in this release ✨  new features Plans can now print messages that only appear when running in verbose mode using the new out::verbose plan function. For more information about this function, see the reference documentation. You can now log messages from a plan directly to Bolt's log levels using the new built-in log modules. The new functions include log::trace, log::debug, log::info, log::warn, log::error, and log::fatal. For more information about these functions, see the documentation. Bolt now ships packages for Fedora 34. VIEW FULL RELEASE NOTES in the works Improvements to the wait() plan function. A verbose step for YAML plans. Support for clearing the plan and task caches. Printing messages from plans to Bolt's logs. 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 documentation? VIEW THE DOCUMENTATION Bolt Documentation