Gem Operations

Manage Ruby gem packages. (see https://rubygems.org/ )

Facts used in these operations: gem.GemPackages.

gem.packages

Add/remove/update gem packages.

gem.packages(packages: str | list[str] | None=None, present=True, latest=False, **kwargs)

• packages: list of packages to ensure

• present: whether the packages should be installed

• latest: whether to upgrade packages without a specified version

Versions:

Package versions can be pinned like gem: <pkg>:<version>.

Example:

# Note: Assumes that 'gem' is installed.
gem.packages(
    name="Install rspec",
    packages=["rspec"],
)

Note:

This operation also inherits all global arguments.