allow lookup of resources without symbol creation

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/chef/json_compat.rb b/lib/chef/json_compat.rb
index 8ebd16470e..410dd51816 100644
--- a/lib/chef/json_compat.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/json_compat.rb
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ class Chef
         when CHEF_SANDBOX
           false
         when CHEF_RESOURCE
-          false
+          Chef::Resource
         when CHEF_RESOURCECOLLECTION
           Chef::ResourceCollection
         when /^Chef::Resource/
-          false
+          Chef::Resource.find_subclass_by_name(json_class)
         else
           raise ArgumentError, "Unsupported `json_class` type '#{json_class}'"
         end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource.rb b/lib/chef/resource.rb
index d18e8b0136..492b6a8f32 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ F
 
     extend Chef::Mixin::ConvertToClassName
 
+    def self.resource_classes
+      @resource_classes ||= []
+    end
+
+    def self.inherited(subclass)
+      resource_classes << subclass
+    end
+
+    def self.find_subclass_by_name(class_name)
+      resource_classes.first {|c| c.name == class_name }
+    end
+
     # Set or return the list of "state attributes" implemented by the Resource
     # subclass. State attributes are attributes that describe the desired state
     # of the system, such as file permissions or ownership. In general, state