could not find recipe mod_dav for cookbook apache2

[akonovalov]

Cookbook version

3.0.0

Chef-client version

14.11.21

Platform Details

Centos 7

Scenario:

Added the recipe[subversion::server] to my existing cookbook to install SVN server and populated all subversion attributes with custom values (as per guidelines).

Expected Result:

Successful installation.

Actual Result:

Starting Chef Client, version 14.11.21
resolving cookbooks for run list: ["my recipe", "subversion::server"]
Synchronizing Cookbooks:

• my-cookbook (0.1.0)
• java (3.2.1)
• windows (5.3.0)
• homebrew (5.0.8)
• subversion (3.0.0)
• apache2 (7.0.0)
  Installing Cookbook Gems:
  Compiling Cookbooks...

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Recipe Compile Error

Chef::Exceptions::RecipeNotFound

could not find recipe mod_dav for cookbook apache2

Cookbook Trace:

/var/chef/cache/cookbooks/subversion/recipes/server.rb:22:in `from_file'

Relevant File Content:

/var/chef/cache/cookbooks/subversion/recipes/server.rb:

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[akonovalov]

Found the resolution for the problem.
Turns out the apache2 cookbook v. 7.0.0 has all its recipes (except for the default one) removed.

Downgrading to 6.0.0. fixed the problem but brought another one: undefined method web_app' for cookbook: subversion, recipe: server :Chef::Recipe server.rb:33:in from_file'

According to this https://github.com/sous-chefs/apache2/blob/3e25e2b55a14f32d421e4db2cd7e0bf8dc8fc263/CHANGELOG.md#v6---behaviour-changes web_app was removed from 6.0.0.

Further downgrading to version 5.2.1 finally got me to the happy ending.

Wish the specifics of which version of the apache2 cookbook should be used were documented for the subversion cookbook.

Leaving the issue open with the hope for the repo owner(s) to update their documentation accordingly.