By specifying a `max_redirects` attribute, the `http` resource worker
will follow any HTTP Redirect response (301, 302, etc...) up to the
limit defined by this attribute. For a local worker, exceeding that
limit will raise a `FaradayMiddleware::RedirectLimitReached` exception.
For a remote worker, the curl command will exit without populating the
`status` and `body` properties.
Signed-off-by: Keith Walters <keith.walters@cattywamp.us>
Currently, the http resource always executes locally, even when scanning
a remote machine with `--target` which leads to undesireable behavior.
This change adds the ability to remotely execute tests with curl. This
behavior is currently opt-in with the `enable_remote_worker` flag, but
will become the default behavior in InSpec 2.0. Deprecation warnings
are emitted if the user is scanning a remote target but has not opted
in to the new behavior.
Signed-off-by: Adam Leff <adam@leff.co>
Currently, the `http` resource only operates on the node on which
`inspec exec` is run, even if the user uses the `--target` flag.
This has caused some confusion in the community.
Until this can be fixed, this change adds a warning to the documentation.
Signed-off-by: Adam Leff <adam@leff.co>
