Resolve Performance/StringIdentifierArgument warningsPerformance_StringIdentifierArgument

Inernally it's all a symbol so skip the conversion

Signed-off-by: Tim Smith <tsmith@chef.io>

22 files changed, 63 insertions, 63 deletions

diff --git a/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb
index 3eb8c8475c..9b5f5a849a 100644
--- a/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb
+++ b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb
@@ -1287,10 +1287,10 @@ module ChefConfig
       require "digest/md5" unless defined?(Digest::MD5)
       # Remove pre-existing constants if they do exist to reduce the
       # amount of log spam and warnings.
-      Digest.send(:remove_const, "SHA1") if Digest.const_defined?("SHA1")
-      Digest.const_set("SHA1", OpenSSL::Digest::SHA1)
-      OpenSSL::Digest.send(:remove_const, "MD5") if OpenSSL::Digest.const_defined?("MD5")
-      OpenSSL::Digest.const_set("MD5", Digest::MD5)
+      Digest.send(:remove_const, "SHA1") if Digest.const_defined?(:SHA1)
+      Digest.const_set(:SHA1, OpenSSL::Digest::SHA1)
+      OpenSSL::Digest.send(:remove_const, "MD5") if OpenSSL::Digest.const_defined?(:MD5)
+      OpenSSL::Digest.const_set(:MD5, Digest::MD5)
       ChefConfig.logger.debug "FIPS mode is enabled."
     end
   end
diff --git a/knife/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb b/knife/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
index a3fb95e069..4d3acbcb33 100644
--- a/knife/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
+++ b/knife/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def wpar?
 end
 
 def supports_cloexec?
-  Fcntl.const_defined?("F_SETFD") && Fcntl.const_defined?("FD_CLOEXEC")
+  Fcntl.const_defined?(:F_SETFD) && Fcntl.const_defined?(:FD_CLOEXEC)
 end
 
 def selinux_enabled?
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package.rb b/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
index daf46c502e..a49a97ea7e 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def allow_downgrade
-        if new_resource.respond_to?("allow_downgrade")
+        if new_resource.respond_to?(:allow_downgrade)
           new_resource.allow_downgrade
         else
           true
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb b/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb
index 242a6e9f0f..16d90baf4f 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Chef
       as_hash["after"]    = new_resource.state_for_resource_reporter
       as_hash["before"]   = current_resource ? current_resource.state_for_resource_reporter : {}
       as_hash["duration"] = ( action_record.elapsed_time * 1000 ).to_i.to_s
-      as_hash["delta"]    = new_resource.diff if new_resource.respond_to?("diff")
+      as_hash["delta"]    = new_resource.diff if new_resource.respond_to?(:diff)
       as_hash["delta"]    = "" if as_hash["delta"].nil?
 
       # TODO: rename as "action"
diff --git a/lib/chef/run_lock.rb b/lib/chef/run_lock.rb
index 8382983ca0..b70a936aab 100644
--- a/lib/chef/run_lock.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/run_lock.rb
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Chef
         # If we support FD_CLOEXEC, then use it.
         # NB: ruby-2.0.0-p195 sets FD_CLOEXEC by default, but not
         # ruby-1.8.7/1.9.3
-        if Fcntl.const_defined?("F_SETFD") && Fcntl.const_defined?("FD_CLOEXEC")
+        if Fcntl.const_defined?(:F_SETFD) && Fcntl.const_defined?(:FD_CLOEXEC)
           runlock.fcntl(Fcntl::F_SETFD, runlock.fcntl(Fcntl::F_GETFD, 0) | Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC)
         end
         # Flock will return 0 if it can acquire the lock otherwise it
diff --git a/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb b/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
index 1538a4eb34..430d9b055f 100644
--- a/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def wpar?
 end
 
 def supports_cloexec?
-  Fcntl.const_defined?("F_SETFD") && Fcntl.const_defined?("FD_CLOEXEC")
+  Fcntl.const_defined?(:F_SETFD) && Fcntl.const_defined?(:FD_CLOEXEC)
 end
 
 def selinux_enabled?
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb b/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb
index 1385d3dc30..70379263b6 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a file with the wrong content" do
 
         context "when running :create action" do
           let(:provider) { resource.provider_for_action(:create) }
-          let(:reporter_messages) { provider.instance_variable_get("@converge_actions").actions[0][0] }
+          let(:reporter_messages) { provider.instance_variable_get(:@converge_actions).actions[0][0] }
 
           before do
             provider.run_action
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/useradd_based_user_provider.rb b/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/useradd_based_user_provider.rb
index 1f9f87866c..7e7a8ae857 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/useradd_based_user_provider.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/useradd_based_user_provider.rb
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a useradd-based user provider" do |supported_useradd_option
       before do
         provider.new_resource.system true
         # there is no public API to set attribute's value to nil
-        provider.new_resource.instance_variable_set("@home", nil)
+        provider.new_resource.instance_variable_set(:@home, nil)
       end
 
       it "should not include -m or -d in the command options" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/dsl/registry_helper_spec.rb b/spec/unit/dsl/registry_helper_spec.rb
index 5ef8caa053..09dfe24226 100644
--- a/spec/unit/dsl/registry_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/dsl/registry_helper_spec.rb
@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@ describe Chef::Resource::RegistryKey do
 
   context "tests registry dsl" do
     it "resource can access registry_helper method registry_key_exists" do
-      expect(@resource.respond_to?("registry_key_exists?")).to eq(true)
+      expect(@resource.respond_to?(:registry_key_exists?)).to eq(true)
     end
     it "resource can access registry_helper method registry_get_values" do
-      expect(@resource.respond_to?("registry_get_values")).to eq(true)
+      expect(@resource.respond_to?(:registry_get_values)).to eq(true)
     end
     it "resource can access registry_helper method registry_has_subkey" do
-      expect(@resource.respond_to?("registry_has_subkeys?")).to eq(true)
+      expect(@resource.respond_to?(:registry_has_subkeys?)).to eq(true)
     end
     it "resource can access registry_helper method registry_get_subkeys" do
-      expect(@resource.respond_to?("registry_get_subkeys")).to eq(true)
+      expect(@resource.respond_to?(:registry_get_subkeys)).to eq(true)
     end
     it "resource can access registry_helper method registry_value_exists" do
-      expect(@resource.respond_to?("registry_value_exists?")).to eq(true)
+      expect(@resource.respond_to?(:registry_value_exists?)).to eq(true)
     end
     it "resource can access registry_helper method data_value_exists" do
-      expect(@resource.respond_to?("registry_data_exists?")).to eq(true)
+      expect(@resource.respond_to?(:registry_data_exists?)).to eq(true)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter_spec.rb b/spec/unit/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter_spec.rb
index 0760bcee1d..a5ec146fc1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter_spec.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe Chef::GuardInterpreter::ResourceGuardInterpreter do
 
     describe "script command opts switch" do
       let(:guard_interpreter) { Chef::GuardInterpreter::ResourceGuardInterpreter.new(parent_resource, "exit 0", {}) }
-      let(:resource) { guard_interpreter.instance_variable_get("@resource") }
+      let(:resource) { guard_interpreter.instance_variable_get(:@resource) }
 
       context "resource is a Script" do
         context "and guard_interpreter is a :script" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
index 5767e3987b..e93640ab86 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
     end
 
     it "should not skip loading a resource when there's a top level symbol of the same name" do
-      Object.const_set("LwrpFoo", Class.new)
+      Object.const_set(:LwrpFoo, Class.new)
       file = File.expand_path( "lwrp/resources/foo.rb", CHEF_SPEC_DATA)
       expect(Chef::Log).not_to receive(:info).with(/Skipping/)
       expect(Chef::Log).not_to receive(:trace).with(/anymore/)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
     end
 
     it "should not skip loading a provider when there's a top level symbol of the same name" do
-      Object.const_set("LwrpBuckPasser", Class.new)
+      Object.const_set(:LwrpBuckPasser, Class.new)
       file = File.expand_path( "lwrp/providers/buck_passer.rb", CHEF_SPEC_DATA)
       expect(Chef::Log).not_to receive(:info).with(/Skipping/)
       expect(Chef::Log).not_to receive(:trace).with(/anymore/)
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb
index d59b6f2480..41544a32a2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb
@@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ describe Chef::Provider::DscScript do
       it "describes the resource as converged if there were 0 DSC resources" do
         allow(provider).to receive(:run_configuration).with(:test).and_return([])
         provider.load_current_resource
-        expect(provider.instance_variable_get("@resource_converged")).to be_truthy
+        expect(provider.instance_variable_get(:@resource_converged)).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it "describes the resource as not converged if there is 1 DSC resources that is converged" do
         dsc_resource_info = Chef::Util::DSC::ResourceInfo.new("resource", false, ["nothing will change something"])
         allow(provider).to receive(:run_configuration).with(:test).and_return([dsc_resource_info])
         provider.load_current_resource
-        expect(provider.instance_variable_get("@resource_converged")).to be_truthy
+        expect(provider.instance_variable_get(:@resource_converged)).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it "describes the resource as not converged if there is 1 DSC resources that is not converged" do
         dsc_resource_info = Chef::Util::DSC::ResourceInfo.new("resource", true, ["will change something"])
         allow(provider).to receive(:run_configuration).with(:test).and_return([dsc_resource_info])
         provider.load_current_resource
-        expect(provider.instance_variable_get("@resource_converged")).to be_falsey
+        expect(provider.instance_variable_get(:@resource_converged)).to be_falsey
       end
 
       it "describes the resource as not converged if there are any DSC resources that are not converged" do
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::DscScript do
 
         allow(provider).to receive(:run_configuration).with(:test).and_return([dsc_resource_info1, dsc_resource_info2])
         provider.load_current_resource
-        expect(provider.instance_variable_get("@resource_converged")).to be_falsey
+        expect(provider.instance_variable_get(:@resource_converged)).to be_falsey
       end
 
       it "describes the resource as converged if all DSC resources that are converged" do
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::DscScript do
 
         allow(provider).to receive(:run_configuration).with(:test).and_return([dsc_resource_info1, dsc_resource_info2])
         provider.load_current_resource
-        expect(provider.instance_variable_get("@resource_converged")).to be_truthy
+        expect(provider.instance_variable_get(:@resource_converged)).to be_truthy
       end
     end
 
@@ -126,19 +126,19 @@ describe Chef::Provider::DscScript do
     describe "#generate_description" do
       it "removes the resource name from the beginning of any log line from the LCM" do
         dsc_resource_info = Chef::Util::DSC::ResourceInfo.new("resourcename", true, ["resourcename doing something", "lastline"])
-        provider.instance_variable_set("@dsc_resources_info", [dsc_resource_info])
+        provider.instance_variable_set(:@dsc_resources_info, [dsc_resource_info])
         expect(provider.send(:generate_description)[1]).to match(/converge DSC resource resourcename by doing something/)
       end
 
       it "ignores the last line" do
         dsc_resource_info = Chef::Util::DSC::ResourceInfo.new("resourcename", true, ["resourcename doing something", "lastline"])
-        provider.instance_variable_set("@dsc_resources_info", [dsc_resource_info])
+        provider.instance_variable_set(:@dsc_resources_info, [dsc_resource_info])
         expect(provider.send(:generate_description)[1]).not_to match(/lastline/)
       end
 
       it "reports a dsc resource has not been changed if the LCM reported no change was required" do
         dsc_resource_info = Chef::Util::DSC::ResourceInfo.new("resourcename", false, ["resourcename does nothing", "lastline"])
-        provider.instance_variable_set("@dsc_resources_info", [dsc_resource_info])
+        provider.instance_variable_set(:@dsc_resources_info, [dsc_resource_info])
         expect(provider.send(:generate_description)[1]).to match(/converge DSC resource resourcename by doing nothing/)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/group/usermod_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/group/usermod_spec.rb
index caac1857cf..4071797720 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/group/usermod_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/group/usermod_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod do
         @provider.action = :modify
         @provider.define_resource_requirements
         @provider.load_current_resource
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@group_exists", true)
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@group_exists, true)
         expect { @provider.run_action(@provider.process_resource_requirements) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::Group, "setting group members directly is not supported by #{@provider}, must set append true in group")
       end
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod do
         @provider.action = :modify
         @provider.define_resource_requirements
         @provider.load_current_resource
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@group_exists", true)
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@group_exists, true)
         @new_resource.append(true)
         @new_resource.excluded_members(["someone"])
         expect { @provider.run_action(@provider.process_resource_requirements) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::Group, "excluded_members is not supported by #{@provider}")
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/aix_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/aix_spec.rb
index 613291aabb..39edf25fcd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/aix_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/aix_spec.rb
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix do
     it "should add an interface if it does not exist" do
       @new_resource.device "en10"
       allow(@provider).to receive(:load_current_resource) do
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@current_resource", Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@current_resource, Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
       end
       command = "chdev -l #{@new_resource.device} -a netaddr=#{@new_resource.name}"
       expect(@provider).to receive(:shell_out_compacted!).with(*command.split(" "))
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix do
       @new_resource.device "en0"
       @new_resource.metric "1"
       allow(@provider).to receive(:load_current_resource) do
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@current_resource", Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@current_resource, Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
       end
 
       expect { @provider.run_action(:add) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::Ifconfig, "interface metric property cannot be set for :add action")
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix do
     it "should enable an interface if it does not exist" do
       @new_resource.device "en10"
       allow(@provider).to receive(:load_current_resource) do
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@current_resource", Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@current_resource, Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
       end
       command = "ifconfig #{@new_resource.device} #{@new_resource.name}"
       expect(@provider).to receive(:shell_out_compacted!).with(*command.split(" "))
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix do
     it "should not disable an interface if it does not exist" do
       @new_resource.device "en10"
       allow(@provider).to receive(:load_current_resource) do
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@current_resource", Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@current_resource, Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
       end
 
       expect(@provider).not_to receive(:shell_out_compacted!)
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix do
       before do
         @new_resource.device "en10"
         allow(@provider).to receive(:load_current_resource) do
-          @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
+          @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
           current_resource = Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context)
           current_resource.device @new_resource.device
-          @provider.instance_variable_set("@current_resource", current_resource)
+          @provider.instance_variable_set(:@current_resource, current_resource)
         end
       end
 
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix do
     it "should not delete an interface if it does not exist" do
       @new_resource.device "en10"
       allow(@provider).to receive(:load_current_resource) do
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
-        @provider.instance_variable_set("@current_resource", Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
+        @provider.instance_variable_set(:@current_resource, Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context))
       end
 
       expect(@provider).not_to receive(:shell_out_compacted!)
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix do
       before do
         @new_resource.device "en10"
         allow(@provider).to receive(:load_current_resource) do
-          @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
+          @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, double("Status", exitstatus: 0))
           current_resource = Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context)
           current_resource.device @new_resource.device
-          @provider.instance_variable_set("@current_resource", current_resource)
+          @provider.instance_variable_set(:@current_resource, current_resource)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/debian_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/debian_spec.rb
index 308435dea2..7cf951498d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/debian_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/debian_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Debian do
   let(:provider) do
     status = double("Status", exitstatus: 0)
     provider = Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Debian.new(new_resource, run_context)
-    provider.instance_variable_set("@status", status)
+    provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, status)
     provider.current_resource = current_resource
     allow(provider).to receive(:load_current_resource)
     allow(provider).to receive(:shell_out!)
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/redhat_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/redhat_spec.rb
index 75291d3bf9..361363451a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig/redhat_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Redhat do
     @current_resource = Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context)
 
     status = double("Status", exitstatus: 0)
-    @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", status)
+    @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, status)
     @provider.current_resource = @current_resource
 
     config_filename = "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-#{@new_resource.device}"
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig_spec.rb
index 166fe24304..120e63c809 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/ifconfig_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig do
     @current_resource = Chef::Resource::Ifconfig.new("10.0.0.1", @run_context)
 
     status = double("Status", exitstatus: 0)
-    @provider.instance_variable_set("@status", status)
+    @provider.instance_variable_set(:@status, status)
     @provider.current_resource = @current_resource
   end
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig do
         @provider.load_current_resource
       end
       it "should track state of ifconfig failure" do
-        expect(@provider.instance_variable_get("@status").exitstatus).not_to eq(0)
+        expect(@provider.instance_variable_get(:@status).exitstatus).not_to eq(0)
       end
       it "should thrown an exception when ifconfig fails" do
         @provider.action = :add
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Ifconfig do
         @provider.load_current_resource
       end
       it "should track state of ifconfig failure" do
-        expect(@provider.instance_variable_get("@status").exitstatus).not_to eq(0)
+        expect(@provider.instance_variable_get(:@status).exitstatus).not_to eq(0)
       end
       it "should thrown an exception when ifconfig fails" do
         @provider.action = :add
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/cache_control_data_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/cache_control_data_spec.rb
index 19848e4456..3252a08e6c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/cache_control_data_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/cache_control_data_spec.rb
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ describe Chef::Provider::RemoteFile::CacheControlData do
       let(:truncated_remote_uri) { URI.parse(long_remote_path[0...CACHE_FILE_TRUNCATED_FRIENDLY_FILE_NAME_LENGTH]) }
       let(:truncated_file_cache_path) do
         cache_control_data_truncated = Chef::Provider::RemoteFile::CacheControlData.load_and_validate(truncated_remote_uri, current_file_checksum)
-        cache_control_data_truncated.send("sanitized_cache_file_basename")[0...CACHE_FILE_TRUNCATED_FRIENDLY_FILE_NAME_LENGTH]
+        cache_control_data_truncated.send(:sanitized_cache_file_basename)[0...CACHE_FILE_TRUNCATED_FRIENDLY_FILE_NAME_LENGTH]
       end
 
       it "truncates the file cache path to 102 characters" do
-        normalized_cache_path = cache_control_data.send("sanitized_cache_file_basename")
+        normalized_cache_path = cache_control_data.send(:sanitized_cache_file_basename)
 
         expect(Chef::FileCache).to receive(:store).with("remote_file/" + normalized_cache_path, cache_control_data.json_data)
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::RemoteFile::CacheControlData do
       end
 
       it "uses a file cache path that starts with the first #{CACHE_FILE_TRUNCATED_FRIENDLY_FILE_NAME_LENGTH} characters of the URI" do
-        normalized_cache_path = cache_control_data.send("sanitized_cache_file_basename")
+        normalized_cache_path = cache_control_data.send(:sanitized_cache_file_basename)
 
         expect(truncated_file_cache_path.length).to eq(CACHE_FILE_TRUNCATED_FRIENDLY_FILE_NAME_LENGTH)
         expect(normalized_cache_path.start_with?(truncated_file_cache_path)).to eq(true)
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/service/gentoo_service_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/service/gentoo_service_spec.rb
index efab722ac8..25726684ae 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/service/gentoo_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/service/gentoo_service_spec.rb
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Service::Gentoo do
 
     it "should track when service file is not found in /etc/runlevels" do
       @provider.load_current_resource
-      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get("@found_script")).to be_falsey
+      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get(:@found_script)).to be_falsey
     end
 
     it "should track when service file is found in /etc/runlevels/**/" do
       allow(Dir).to receive(:glob).with("/etc/runlevels/**/chef").and_return(["/etc/runlevels/default/chef"])
       @provider.load_current_resource
-      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get("@found_script")).to be_truthy
+      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get(:@found_script)).to be_truthy
     end
 
     describe "when detecting the service enable state" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart_service_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart_service_spec.rb
index 924ac58551..5f41319c89 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart_service_spec.rb
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart do
     it "should track state when the upstart configuration file fails to load" do
       expect(File).to receive(:exist?).and_return false
       @provider.load_current_resource
-      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get("@config_file_found")).to eq(false)
+      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get(:@config_file_found)).to eq(false)
     end
 
     describe "when a status command has been specified" do
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart do
       it "should track state when the user-provided status command fails" do
         allow(@provider).to receive(:shell_out!).and_raise(Errno::ENOENT)
         @provider.load_current_resource
-        expect(@provider.instance_variable_get("@command_success")).to eq(false)
+        expect(@provider.instance_variable_get(:@command_success)).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "should set running to false if it catches a Chef::Exceptions::Exec when using a status command" do
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart do
     it "should track state when we fail to obtain service status via upstart_goal_state" do
       expect(@provider).to receive(:upstart_goal_state).and_raise Chef::Exceptions::Exec
       @provider.load_current_resource
-      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get("@command_success")).to eq(false)
+      expect(@provider.instance_variable_get(:@command_success)).to eq(false)
     end
 
     it "should return the current resource" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/conditional_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/conditional_spec.rb
index 5f99238919..5374157336 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/conditional_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/conditional_spec.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Conditional do
 
     describe "after running a negative/false command given as a string" do
       before do
-        @status.send("success?=", false)
+        @status.send(:"success?=", false)
         @conditional = Chef::Resource::Conditional.only_if(@parent_resource, "false")
       end
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Conditional do
 
     describe "after running a negative/false command given as an array" do
       before do
-        @status.send("success?=", false)
+        @status.send(:"success?=", false)
         @conditional = Chef::Resource::Conditional.only_if(@parent_resource, ["false"])
       end
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Conditional do
 
     describe "after running a failed/false command given as a string" do
       before do
-        @status.send("success?=", false)
+        @status.send(:"success?=", false)
         @conditional = Chef::Resource::Conditional.not_if(@parent_resource, "false")
       end
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Conditional do
 
     describe "after running a failed/false command given as an array" do
       before do
-        @status.send("success?=", false)
+        @status.send(:"success?=", false)
         @conditional = Chef::Resource::Conditional.not_if(@parent_resource, ["false"])
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
index faf87076fd..f20a6d3bc6 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
         node.name("bumblebee")
         node.automatic[:platform] = "autobots"
         node.automatic[:platform_version] = "6.1"
-        Object.const_set("Soundwave", klz1)
+        Object.const_set(:Soundwave, klz1)
         klz1.provides :soundwave
       end
 
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
         node.automatic[:platform] = "autobots"
         node.automatic[:platform_version] = "6.1"
         klz2.provides :dinobot, platform: ["autobots"]
-        Object.const_set("Grimlock", klz2)
+        Object.const_set(:Grimlock, klz2)
         klz2.provides :grimlock
       end