* Made some annoying print statements only occur in

  ENV['LOG_LEVEL'] == "debug" for run_client.rb
* Added the ability to run chef-solo in Cucumber tests for more
  lightweight features

Author: David Balatero

features/steps/run_client.rb

@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@
 # Then
 ###
 Then /^the run should exit '(.+)'$/ do |exit_code|
-  puts @status.inspect
-  puts @status.exitstatus
+  if ENV['LOG_LEVEL'] == 'debug'
+    puts @status.inspect
+    puts @status.exitstatus
+  end
+
   begin
     @status.exitstatus.should eql(exit_code.to_i)
   rescue 

features/steps/run_solo.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# This is kind of a crazy-ass setup, but it works.
+When /^I run chef-solo with the '(.+)' recipe$/ do |recipe_name|
+  # Set up the JSON file with the recipe we want to run.
+  dna_file = "/tmp/chef-solo-features-dna.json"
+  File.open(dna_file, "w") do |fp|
+    fp.write("{ \"recipes\": [\"#{recipe_name}\"] }")
+  end
+
+  # Set up the cache dir.
+  cache_dir = "/tmp/chef-solo-cache-features"
+  result = `rm -fr #{cache_dir}; mkdir #{cache_dir}; chmod 777 #{cache_dir}`
+
+  # Cookbook dir
+  cookbook_dir ||= File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'data', 'cookbooks'))
+  result = `ln -sf #{cookbook_dir} #{cache_dir}/cookbooks`
+
+  # Config file
+  config_file = "/tmp/chef-solo-config-features.rb"
+  File.open(config_file, "w") do |fp|
+    fp.write("file_cache_path \"#{cache_dir}\"\n")
+  end
+
+  binary_path = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'chef', 'bin', 'chef-solo'))
+  command = "#{binary_path} -c #{config_file} -j #{dna_file}"
+
+  # Run it
+  puts "Running solo: #{command}" if ENV['LOG_LEVEL'] == 'debug'
+
+  status = Chef::Mixin::Command.popen4(command) do |p, i, o, e|
+    @stdout = o.gets(nil)
+    @stderr = o.gets(nil)
+  end
+  @status = status
+
+  print_output if ENV['LOG_LEVEL'] == 'debug'
+end