inspec/docs/resources/gem.md.erb
Ben Abrams 0b33644819 adding versions to the gem resource (#3398)
This is useful when you have multiple versions of the same gem installed. It can be leveraged like so:
```
describe gem('rest-client') do
  its('versions') { should include /1.8\.\d+/ }
  its('versions') { should include /2.0\.\d+/ }
  its('versions.count') { should_be eq 2 }
end
```

Signed-off-by: Ben Abrams <me@benabrams.it>
2018-09-18 13:17:10 -04:00

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---
title: About the gem Resource
platform: os
---
# gem
Use the `gem` InSpec audit resource to test if a global Gem package is installed.
<br>
## Availability
### Installation
This resource is distributed along with InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
### Version
This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.
## Syntax
A `gem` resource block declares a package and (optionally) a package version:
describe gem('gem_package_name', 'gem_binary') do
it { should be_installed }
end
where
* `('gem_package_name')` must specify a Gem package, such as `'rubocop'`
* `('gem_binary')` can specify the path to a non-default gem binary, defaults to `'gem'`
* `be_installed` is a valid matcher for this resource
<br>
## Resource Property Examples
The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.
### Verify that a gem package is installed, with a specific version
describe gem('rubocop') do
it { should be_installed }
its('version') { should eq '0.33.0' }
end
### Verify that a particular version is installed when there are multiple versions installed
describe gem('rubocop') do
it { should be_installed }
its('versions') { should include /0.51.0/ }
its('versions.count') { should_not be > 3 }
end
### Verify that a gem package is not installed
describe gem('rubocop') do
it { should_not be_installed }
end
### Verify that a gem package is installed in an omnibus environment
describe gem('pry', '/opt/ruby-2.3.1/embedded/bin/gem') do
it { should be_installed }
end
### Verify that a gem package is installed in a chef omnibus environment
describe gem('chef-sugar', :chef) do
it { should be_installed }
end
### Verify that a gem package is installed in a chef-server omnibus environment
describe gem('knife-backup', :chef_server) do
it { should be_installed }
end
<br>
## Properties
### version (String)
The `version` property returns a string of the default version on the system:
its('version') { should eq '0.33.0' }
### versions
The `versions` property returns an array of strings of all the versions of the gem installed on the system:
its('versions') { should include /0.33/ }
## Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/matchers/).
### be_installed
The `be_installed` matcher tests if the named Gem package is installed:
it { should be_installed }