stow_package 'openssl' do
  name    'openssl'
  version '1.0.2d'
  creates 'bin/openssl' # *Required* relative path to a file your source compiled package creates
  #action :stow # Also available `:destow`, the default action is `:stow`
  #destow_existing true # Defaults to `true` and will destow all out of date packages with prefix "#{name}-+-"
  #current_version '1.0.2c' # Destows `current_version` before `version` is stowed; ignored unless `destow_existing` is `false`
end

# Compile your package via the tar cookbook with proper prefix
tar_package "#{tarball_path_or_url}" do
  prefix "#{node['stow']['path']}/#{your_pkg_name}-+-#{your_pkg_version}"
  creates "#{node['stow']['path']}/#{your_pkg_name}-+-#{your_pkg_version}/#{path/to/pkg/file}"
end

# Stow your package
stow_package "#{your_pkg_name}" do
  name    "#{your_pkg_name}"
  version "#{your_pkg_version}"
  creates 'path/to/pkg/file' # Note the relative path vs full path for `tar_package`
end

# Recipe code
stow_package 'openssl' do
  name    'openssl'
  version '1.0.2d'
  creates 'bin/openssl'
end

# Spec code
it 'should stow openssl version 1.0.2d' do
  expect(chef_run).to stow_package('openssl').with(
    name:    'openssl',
    version: '1.0.2d',
    creates: 'bin/openssl'
  )
  # Stow package wraps the execute resource if you want further validation
  expect(chef_run).to run_execute('stow_openssl-1.0.2d')
end

# Recipe code
stow_package 'openssl' do
  action  :destow
  name    'openssl'
  version '1.0.2c'
  creates 'bin/openssl'
end

# Spec code
it 'should destow package openssl 1.0.2c' do
  expect(chef_run).to destow_package('openssl').with(
    action:  :destow,
    name:    'openssl',
    version: '1.0.2c',
    creates: 'bin/openssl'
  )
  # Stow package wraps the execute resource if you want further validation
  expect(chef_run).to run_execute('destow_openssl-1.0.2c')
end