diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/barclamp/libraries/barclamp_library.rb b/chef/cookbooks/barclamp/libraries/barclamp_library.rb
index 06927cee8d..d792ddcc7d 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/barclamp/libraries/barclamp_library.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/barclamp/libraries/barclamp_library.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #
 
 require_relative "conduit_resolver.rb"
+require "chef/role"
 
 module BarclampLibrary
   class Barclamp
@@ -417,21 +418,96 @@ def self.size_to_bytes(s)
       end
     end
 
+    class DependsOn
+      class << self
+        def add(dependency)
+          @recipe_depedencies ||= Mash.new
+          @recipe_depedencies.merge!(dependency)
+        end
+
+        def get(recipe)
+          @recipe_depedencies.fetch(recipe, [])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     class Config
       class << self
         attr_accessor :node
 
-        def load(group, barclamp, instance = nil)
-          # If no instance is specified, see if this node uses an instance of
-          # this barclamp and use it
+        def last_two_configs(group, barclamp, instance)
+          prev_cfg = load(group, barclamp, instance)
+          instance = infer_instance(group, barclamp, instance)
+          cur_cfg = Chef::Role.load "#{barclamp}-config-#{instance}"
+          return prev_cfg, cur_cfg.default_attributes[barclamp]
+        end
+
+        def loadattr(hash, attrlist)
+          i = 0
+          return hash unless attrlist.length > 0
+          while hash.respond_to?(:[])
+            unless hash.has_key?(attrlist[i])
+               Chef::Log.debug("[smart] hash is missing #{attrlist[i]}")
+               return nil
+            end
+            hash = hash[attrlist[i]]
+            i += 1
+            if attrlist.length == i
+                # Chef::Log.debug("[smart] loadattr return #{hash}")
+                return hash
+            end
+          end
+          Chef::Log.debug("[smart] hash does not respond to []")
+          nil
+        end
+
+        def guess_instance(barclamp, instance)
           if instance.nil? && @node[barclamp] && @node[barclamp][:config]
             instance = @node[barclamp][:config][:environment]
           end
 
-          # Accept environments passed as instances
           if instance =~ /^#{barclamp}-config-(.*)/
             instance = $1
           end
+          instance
+        end
+
+        def infer_instance(group, barclamp, instance)
+          if instance.nil?
+            # try the "default" instance, and fallback on any existing instance
+            instance = "default"
+            unless @cache["groups"][group].fetch(instance, {}).key?(barclamp)
+              # sort to guarantee a consistent order
+              @cache["groups"][group].keys.sort.each do |key|
+                # ignore the id attribute from the data bag item, which is not
+                # an instance
+                next if key == "id"
+                if @cache["groups"][group][key].key?(barclamp)
+                  instance = key
+                  break
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+          instance
+        end
+
+        def changes_to_apply?(depedency, group = "openstack", instance = nil)
+          barclamp = depedency.shift
+          instance = guess_instance(barclamp, instance)
+          prev_cfg, curr_cfg = last_two_configs(group, barclamp, instance)
+          old = loadattr(prev_cfg, depedency)
+          new = loadattr(curr_cfg, depedency)
+          # Chef::Log.debug("[smart] loadattr prev #{depedency}, #{prev_cfg}")
+          # Chef::Log.debug("[smart] loadattr curr #{depedency}, #{curr_cfg.inspect}")
+          # Chef::Log.debug("[smart] comparision #{old}, #{new}")
+          old != new
+        end
+
+        def load(group, barclamp, instance = nil)
+          # If no instance is specified, see if this node uses an instance of
+          # this barclamp and use it
+          instance = guess_instance(barclamp, instance)
 
           # Cache the config we load from data bag items.
           # This cache needs to be invalidated for each chef-client run from
@@ -453,23 +529,7 @@ def load(group, barclamp, instance = nil)
             {}
           end
 
-          if instance.nil?
-            # try the "default" instance, and fallback on any existing instance
-            instance = "default"
-            unless @cache["groups"][group].fetch(instance, {}).key?(barclamp)
-              # sort to guarantee a consistent order
-              @cache["groups"][group].keys.sort.each do |key|
-                # ignore the id attribute from the data bag item, which is not
-                # an instance
-                next if key == "id"
-                if @cache["groups"][group][key].key?(barclamp)
-                  instance = key
-                  break
-                end
-              end
-            end
-          end
-
+          instance = infer_instance(group, barclamp, instance)
           @cache["groups"][group].fetch(instance, {}).fetch(barclamp, {})
         end
       end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/barclamp/libraries/smartroles.rb b/chef/cookbooks/barclamp/libraries/smartroles.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d956af081c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/barclamp/libraries/smartroles.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require "chef/mixin/language_include_recipe"
+
+class Chef
+  module Mixin
+    module LanguageIncludeRecipe
+      def include_recipe_smartly(*list_of_recipes)
+        list_of_recipes.each do |recipe|
+          included = false
+          BarclampLibrary::Barclamp::DependsOn.get(recipe).each do |dependency|
+            next unless BarclampLibrary::Barclamp::Config.changes_to_apply?(dependency)
+            Chef::Log.info("[smart] including recipe: #{recipe}")
+            Chef::Log.debug("[smart] due to change in: #{dependency}")
+            include_recipe recipe
+            included = true
+            break
+          end # each
+          Chef::Log.info("[smart] recipe excluded: #{recipe}") unless included
+        end # each
+      end # def include_recipe_smartly
+    end
+  end
+end