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+#
+# Copyright 2020 Chef Software, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+name "opensearch"
+default_version "1.2.4"
+
+dependency "server-open-jre"
+
+license "Apache-2.0"
+license_file "LICENSE.txt"
+skip_transitive_dependency_licensing true
+
+source url: "https://opensearch.org/source.html"
+
+# versions_list:https://opensearch.org/downloads.html
+version "1.2.4" do
+  source sha256: "cefeb8eb1a11cffbc78847e029588392b856915ccc521cbaea96544bff5e61a0"
+end
+
+target_path = "#{install_dir}/embedded/opensearch"
+
+build do
+  mkdir  "#{target_path}"
+  sync   "#{project_dir}/", "#{target_path}"
+
+  # Dropping a VERSION file here allows additional software definitions
+  # to read it to determine ES plugin compatibility.
+  command "echo #{version} > #{target_path}/VERSION"
+end