Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into chef_handler

Conflicts:
	lib/chef/exceptions.rb

92 files changed, 3399 insertions, 1611 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 808688a28f..9cd9a16606 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-## 12.5.0
+## Unreleased
+* [**Ranjib Dey**](https://github.com/ranjib):
+  [pr#3588](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3588) Count skipped resources among total resources in doc formatter
+* [**John Kerry**](https://github.com/jkerry):
+  [pr#3539](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3539) Fix issue: registry_key resource is case sensitive in chef but not on windows
+* [**David Eddy**](https://github.com/bahamas10):
+  [pr#3443](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3443) remove extraneous space
+
+
+* [pr#3586](https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3586) Fix bug preventing light weight resources from being used with heavy weight providers
+* [Issue #3593](https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3586) Fix bug where provider priority map did not take into consideration a provided block
+* [pr#3455](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3455) powershell_script: do not allow suppression of syntax errors
+* [pr#3519](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3519) The wording seemed odd.
+* [pr#3208](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3208) Missing require (require what you use).
+* [pr#3449](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3449) correcting minor typo in user_edit knife action
+* [pr#3572](https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/3572) Use windows paths without case-sensitivity.
+
 
 ## 12.4.0
 
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index 7604747352..43009d1548 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -103,13 +103,17 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
 
 ## Solaris
 
+### Lieutenant
+
+* [Thom May](https://github.com/thommay)
+
 ### Maintainers
 
 * [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
 
 ## AIX
 
-### Maintainers
+### Lieutenant
 
 * [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
 
@@ -123,6 +127,34 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
 
 * [Tyler Ball](https://github.com/tyler-ball)
 
+## Debian
+
+### Lieutenant
+
+* [Thom May](https://github.com/thommay)
+
+### Maintainers
+
+* [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
+
+## Fedora
+
+### Maintainers
+
+* [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
+
+## openSUSE
+
+### Maintainers
+
+* [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
+
+## SUSE Enterprise Linux Server
+
+### Maintainers
+
+* [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
+
 ## FreeBSD
 
 ### Lieutenant
@@ -140,3 +172,21 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
 
 * [Joe Miller](https://github.com/joemiller)
 
+## Gentoo
+
+### Maintainers
+
+* [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
+
+## OmniOS
+
+### Maintainers
+
+* [Thom May](https://github.com/thommay)
+
+## ArchLinux
+
+### Maintainers
+
+* [Lamont Granquist](https://github.com/lamont-granquist)
+
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.toml b/MAINTAINERS.toml
index 30f7d2711e..3aa6cbfb8b 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.toml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ another component.
 
       maintainers = [
         "btm",
+        "coderanger",
         "danielsdeleo",
         "fujin",
         "jaymzh",
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
       [Org.Components.Subsystems.Solaris]
         title = "Solaris"
 
+        lieutenant = "thommay"
+
         maintainers = [
           "lamont-granquist"
         ]
@@ -123,9 +126,7 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
       [Org.Components.Subsystems.AIX]
         title = "AIX"
 
-        maintainers = [
-          "lamont-granquist"
-        ]
+        lieutenant = "lamont-granquist"
 
       [Org.Components.Subsystems."Mac OS X"]
         title = "Mac OS X"
@@ -136,6 +137,36 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
           "tyler-ball"
         ]
 
+      [Org.Components.Subsystems.Debian]
+        title = "Debian"
+
+        lieutenant = "thommay"
+
+        maintainers = [
+          "lamont-granquist"
+        ]
+
+    [Org.Components.Subsystems.Fedora]
+        title = "Fedora"
+
+        maintainers = [
+          "lamont-granquist"
+        ]
+
+      [Org.Components.Subsystems.openSUSE]
+        title = "openSUSE"
+
+        maintainers = [
+          "lamont-granquist"
+        ]
+
+      [Org.Components.Subsystems."SUSE Enterprise Linux"]
+        title = "SUSE Enterprise Linux Server"
+
+        maintainers = [
+          "lamont-granquist"
+        ]
+
       [Org.Components.Subsystems.FreeBSD]
         title = "FreeBSD"
 
@@ -151,6 +182,27 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
 
         lieutenant = "joemiller"
 
+    [Org.Components.Subsystems.Gentoo]
+        title = "Gentoo"
+
+        maintainers = [
+          "lamont-granquist"
+        ]
+
+    [Org.Components.Subsystems.OmniOS]
+        title = "OmniOS"
+
+        maintainers = [
+          "thommay"
+        ]
+
+    [Org.Components.Subsystems.ArchLinux]
+        title = "ArchLinux"
+
+        maintainers = [
+          "lamont-granquist"
+        ]
+
 [people]
   [people.adamhjk]
     Name = "Adam Jacob"
@@ -239,3 +291,8 @@ The specific components of Chef related to a given platform - including (but not
   [people.joemiller]
     Name = "Joe Miller"
     GitHub = "joemiller"
+
+  [people.coderanger]
+    Name = "Noah Kantrowitz"
+    GitHub = "coderanger"
+
diff --git a/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb
index 63de8a451f..301a3ba0b6 100644
--- a/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb
+++ b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/config.rb
@@ -739,6 +739,3 @@ module ChefConfig
     end
   end
 end
-
-
-
diff --git a/chef-config/lib/chef-config/exceptions.rb b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/exceptions.rb
index f5d76d856b..1f80e505df 100644
--- a/chef-config/lib/chef-config/exceptions.rb
+++ b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/exceptions.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require 'chef-config/logger'
 
 module ChefConfig
 
-  class InvalidPath < StandardError
-  end
+  class ConfigurationError < ArgumentError; end
+  class InvalidPath < StandardError; end
 
 end
diff --git a/chef-config/lib/chef-config/workstation_config_loader.rb b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/workstation_config_loader.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..177cd776d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chef-config/lib/chef-config/workstation_config_loader.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#
+# Author:: Daniel DeLeo (<dan@chef.io>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2014 Chef Software, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# 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.
+#
+
+require 'chef-config/config'
+require 'chef-config/exceptions'
+require 'chef-config/logger'
+require 'chef-config/path_helper'
+require 'chef-config/windows'
+
+module ChefConfig
+  class WorkstationConfigLoader
+
+    # Path to a config file requested by user, (e.g., via command line option). Can be nil
+    attr_accessor :explicit_config_file
+
+    # TODO: initialize this with a logger for Chef and Knife
+    def initialize(explicit_config_file, logger=nil)
+      @explicit_config_file = explicit_config_file
+      @chef_config_dir = nil
+      @config_location = nil
+      @logger = logger || NullLogger.new
+    end
+
+    def no_config_found?
+      config_location.nil?
+    end
+
+    def config_location
+      @config_location ||= (explicit_config_file || locate_local_config)
+    end
+
+    def chef_config_dir
+      if @chef_config_dir.nil?
+        @chef_config_dir = false
+        full_path = working_directory.split(File::SEPARATOR)
+        (full_path.length - 1).downto(0) do |i|
+          candidate_directory = File.join(full_path[0..i] + [".chef"])
+          if File.exist?(candidate_directory) && File.directory?(candidate_directory)
+            @chef_config_dir = candidate_directory
+            break
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      @chef_config_dir
+    end
+
+    def load
+      # Ignore it if there's no explicit_config_file and can't find one at a
+      # default path.
+      return false if config_location.nil?
+
+      if explicit_config_file && !path_exists?(config_location)
+        raise ChefConfig::ConfigurationError, "Specified config file #{config_location} does not exist"
+      end
+
+      # Have to set Config.config_file b/c other config is derived from it.
+      Config.config_file = config_location
+      read_config(IO.read(config_location), config_location)
+    end
+
+    # (Private API, public for test purposes)
+    def env
+      ENV
+    end
+
+    # (Private API, public for test purposes)
+    def path_exists?(path)
+      Pathname.new(path).expand_path.exist?
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def have_config?(path)
+      if path_exists?(path)
+        logger.info("Using config at #{path}")
+        true
+      else
+        logger.debug("Config not found at #{path}, trying next option")
+        false
+      end
+    end
+
+    def locate_local_config
+      candidate_configs = []
+
+      # Look for $KNIFE_HOME/knife.rb (allow multiple knives config on same machine)
+      if env['KNIFE_HOME']
+        candidate_configs << File.join(env['KNIFE_HOME'], 'config.rb')
+        candidate_configs << File.join(env['KNIFE_HOME'], 'knife.rb')
+      end
+      # Look for $PWD/knife.rb
+      if Dir.pwd
+        candidate_configs << File.join(Dir.pwd, 'config.rb')
+        candidate_configs << File.join(Dir.pwd, 'knife.rb')
+      end
+      # Look for $UPWARD/.chef/knife.rb
+      if chef_config_dir
+        candidate_configs << File.join(chef_config_dir, 'config.rb')
+        candidate_configs << File.join(chef_config_dir, 'knife.rb')
+      end
+      # Look for $HOME/.chef/knife.rb
+      PathHelper.home('.chef') do |dot_chef_dir|
+        candidate_configs << File.join(dot_chef_dir, 'config.rb')
+        candidate_configs << File.join(dot_chef_dir, 'knife.rb')
+      end
+
+      candidate_configs.find do | candidate_config |
+        have_config?(candidate_config)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def working_directory
+      a = if ChefConfig.windows?
+            env['CD']
+          else
+            env['PWD']
+          end || Dir.pwd
+
+      a
+    end
+
+    def read_config(config_content, config_file_path)
+      Config.from_string(config_content, config_file_path)
+    rescue SignalException
+      raise
+    rescue SyntaxError => e
+      message = ""
+      message << "You have invalid ruby syntax in your config file #{config_file_path}\n\n"
+      message << "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}\n"
+      if file_line = e.message[/#{Regexp.escape(config_file_path)}:[\d]+/]
+        line = file_line[/:([\d]+)$/, 1].to_i
+        message << highlight_config_error(config_file_path, line)
+      end
+      raise ChefConfig::ConfigurationError, message
+    rescue Exception => e
+      message = "You have an error in your config file #{config_file_path}\n\n"
+      message << "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}\n"
+      filtered_trace = e.backtrace.grep(/#{Regexp.escape(config_file_path)}/)
+      filtered_trace.each {|bt_line| message << "  " << bt_line << "\n" }
+      if !filtered_trace.empty?
+        line_nr = filtered_trace.first[/#{Regexp.escape(config_file_path)}:([\d]+)/, 1]
+        message << highlight_config_error(config_file_path, line_nr.to_i)
+      end
+      raise ChefConfig::ConfigurationError, message
+    end
+
+
+    def highlight_config_error(file, line)
+      config_file_lines = []
+      IO.readlines(file).each_with_index {|l, i| config_file_lines << "#{(i + 1).to_s.rjust(3)}: #{l.chomp}"}
+      if line == 1
+        lines = config_file_lines[0..3]
+      else
+        lines = config_file_lines[Range.new(line - 2, line)]
+      end
+      "Relevant file content:\n" + lines.join("\n") + "\n"
+    end
+
+    def logger
+      @logger
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb b/chef-config/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb
index 72631f3dfa..f247d1cac2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb
+++ b/chef-config/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'tempfile'
-require 'chef/workstation_config_loader'
 
-describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
+require 'chef-config/exceptions'
+require 'chef-config/windows'
+require 'chef-config/workstation_config_loader'
+
+RSpec.describe ChefConfig::WorkstationConfigLoader do
 
   let(:explicit_config_location) { nil }
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
         let(:home) { "/Users/example.user" }
 
         before do
-          allow(Chef::Util::PathHelper).to receive(:home).with('.chef').and_yield(File.join(home, '.chef'))
+          allow(ChefConfig::PathHelper).to receive(:home).with('.chef').and_yield(File.join(home, '.chef'))
           allow(config_loader).to receive(:path_exists?).with("#{home}/.chef/knife.rb").and_return(true)
         end
 
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
             let(:env_pwd) { "/path/to/cwd" }
 
             before do
-              if Chef::Platform.windows?
+              if ChefConfig.windows?
                 env["CD"] = env_pwd
               else
                 env["PWD"] = env_pwd
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
       let(:explicit_config_location) { "/nope/nope/nope/frab/jab/nab" }
 
       it "raises a configuration error" do
-        expect { config_loader.load }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ConfigurationError)
+        expect { config_loader.load }.to raise_error(ChefConfig::ConfigurationError)
       end
 
     end
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
         t.path
       end
 
-      after { File.unlink(explicit_config_location) if File.exists?(explicit_config_location) }
+      after { File.unlink(explicit_config_location) if File.exist?(explicit_config_location) }
 
       context "and is valid" do
 
@@ -249,12 +252,12 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
 
         it "loads the config" do
           expect(config_loader.load).to be(true)
-          expect(Chef::Config.config_file_evaluated).to be(true)
+          expect(ChefConfig::Config.config_file_evaluated).to be(true)
         end
 
-        it "sets Chef::Config.config_file" do
+        it "sets ChefConfig::Config.config_file" do
           config_loader.load
-          expect(Chef::Config.config_file).to eq(explicit_config_location)
+          expect(ChefConfig::Config.config_file).to eq(explicit_config_location)
         end
       end
 
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
         let(:config_content) { "{{{{{:{{" }
 
         it "raises a ConfigurationError" do
-          expect { config_loader.load }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ConfigurationError)
+          expect { config_loader.load }.to raise_error(ChefConfig::ConfigurationError)
         end
       end
 
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
         let(:config_content) { ":foo\n:bar\nraise 'oops'\n:baz\n" }
 
         it "raises a ConfigurationError" do
-          expect { config_loader.load }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ConfigurationError)
+          expect { config_loader.load }.to raise_error(ChefConfig::ConfigurationError)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/application/solo.rb b/lib/chef/application/solo.rb
index dd09d65b42..5bb2a1ceb0 100644
--- a/lib/chef/application/solo.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/application/solo.rb
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Chef::Application::Solo < Chef::Application
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(recipes_path)
       tarball_path = File.join(recipes_path, 'recipes.tgz')
       fetch_recipe_tarball(Chef::Config[:recipe_url], tarball_path)
-      Chef::Mixin::Command.run_command(:command => "tar zxvf #{tarball_path} -C #{recipes_path}")
+      Mixlib::ShellOut.new("tar zxvf #{tarball_path} -C #{recipes_path}").run_command
     end
 
     # json_attribs shuld be fetched after recipe_url tarball is unpacked.
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/config.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/config.rb
index 6666a3deee..40cbb36530 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/config.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/config.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Chef
       #
       def initialize(chef_config = Chef::Config, cwd = Dir.pwd, options = {}, ui = nil)
         @chef_config = chef_config
-        @cwd = cwd
+        @cwd = File.expand_path(cwd)
         @cookbook_version = options[:cookbook_version]
 
         if @chef_config[:repo_mode] == 'everything' && is_hosted? && !ui.nil?
@@ -166,34 +166,37 @@ class Chef
       # server_path('/home/jkeiser/chef_repo/cookbooks/blah') == '/cookbooks/blah'
       # server_path('/home/*/chef_repo/cookbooks/blah') == nil
       #
-      # If there are multiple paths (cookbooks, roles, data bags, etc. can all
-      # have separate paths), and cwd+the path reaches into one of them, we will
-      # return a path relative to that.  Otherwise we will return a path to
-      # chef_repo.
+      # If there are multiple different, manually specified paths to object locations
+      # (cookbooks, roles, data bags, etc. can all have separate paths), and cwd+the
+      # path reaches into one of them, we will return a path relative to the first
+      # one to match it.  Otherwise we expect the path provided to be to the chef
+      # repo path itself.  Paths that are not available on the server are not supported.
       #
       # Globs are allowed as well, but globs outside server paths are NOT
       # (presently) supported.  See above examples.  TODO support that.
       #
       # If the path does not reach into ANY specified directory, nil is returned.
       def server_path(file_path)
-        pwd = File.expand_path(Dir.pwd)
-        absolute_pwd = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(File.expand_path(file_path, pwd))
+        target_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(file_path, @cwd)
 
         # Check all object paths (cookbooks_dir, data_bags_dir, etc.)
+        # These are either manually specified by the user or autogenerated relative
+        # to chef_repo_path.
         object_paths.each_pair do |name, paths|
           paths.each do |path|
-            realest_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(path)
-            if PathUtils.descendant_of?(absolute_pwd, realest_path)
-              relative_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::relative_to(absolute_pwd, realest_path)
-              return relative_path == '.' ? "/#{name}" : "/#{name}/#{relative_path}"
+            object_abs_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(path, @cwd)
+            if relative_path = PathUtils.descendant_path(target_path, object_abs_path)
+              return Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.join("/#{name}", relative_path)
             end
           end
         end
 
         # Check chef_repo_path
         Array(@chef_config[:chef_repo_path]).flatten.each do |chef_repo_path|
-          realest_chef_repo_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(chef_repo_path)
-          if absolute_pwd == realest_chef_repo_path
+          # We're using realest_path here but we really don't need to - we can just expand the
+          # path and use realpath because a repo_path if provided *must* exist.
+          realest_chef_repo_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(chef_repo_path, @cwd)
+          if Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.os_path_eq?(target_path, realest_chef_repo_path)
             return '/'
           end
         end
@@ -201,15 +204,10 @@ class Chef
         nil
       end
 
-      # The current directory, relative to server root
+      # The current directory, relative to server root.  This is a case-sensitive server path.
+      # It only exists if the current directory is a child of one of the recognized object_paths below.
       def base_path
-        @base_path ||= begin
-          if @chef_config[:chef_repo_path]
-            server_path(File.expand_path(@cwd))
-          else
-            nil
-          end
-        end
+        @base_path ||= server_path(@cwd)
       end
 
       # Print the given server path, relative to the current directory
@@ -217,10 +215,10 @@ class Chef
         server_path = entry.path
         if base_path && server_path[0,base_path.length] == base_path
           if server_path == base_path
-            return "."
-          elsif server_path[base_path.length,1] == "/"
+            return '.'
+          elsif server_path[base_path.length,1] == '/'
             return server_path[base_path.length + 1, server_path.length - base_path.length - 1]
-          elsif base_path == "/" && server_path[0,1] == "/"
+          elsif base_path == '/' && server_path[0,1] == '/'
             return server_path[1, server_path.length - 1]
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_pattern.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_pattern.rb
index 134d22cbd5..b2351dac68 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_pattern.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_pattern.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Chef
       def could_match_children?(path)
         return false if path == '' # Empty string is not a path
 
-        argument_is_absolute = !!(path =~ /^#{Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::regexp_path_separator}/)
+        argument_is_absolute = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::is_absolute?(path)
         return false if is_absolute != argument_is_absolute
         path = path[1,path.length-1] if argument_is_absolute
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Chef
       #
       # This method assumes +could_match_children?(path)+ is +true+.
       def exact_child_name_under(path)
-        path = path[1,path.length-1] if !!(path =~ /^#{Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::regexp_path_separator}/)
+        path = path[1,path.length-1] if Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::is_absolute?(path)
         dirs_in_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::split(path).length
         return nil if exact_parts.length <= dirs_in_path
         return exact_parts[dirs_in_path]
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Chef
       #   abc/*/def.match?('abc/foo/def') == true
       #   abc/*/def.match?('abc/foo') == false
       def match?(path)
-        argument_is_absolute = !!(path =~ /^#{Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::regexp_path_separator}/)
+        argument_is_absolute = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::is_absolute?(path)
         return false if is_absolute != argument_is_absolute
         path = path[1,path.length-1] if argument_is_absolute
         !!regexp.match(path)
@@ -160,17 +160,6 @@ class Chef
         pattern
       end
 
-      # Given a relative file pattern and a directory, makes a new file pattern
-      # starting with the directory.
-      #
-      #   FilePattern.relative_to('/usr/local', 'bin/*grok') == FilePattern.new('/usr/local/bin/*grok')
-      #
-      # BUG: this does not support patterns starting with <tt>..</tt>
-      def self.relative_to(dir, pattern)
-        return FilePattern.new(pattern) if pattern =~ /^#{Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::regexp_path_separator}/
-        FilePattern.new(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::join(dir, pattern))
-      end
-
     private
 
       def regexp
@@ -195,7 +184,7 @@ class Chef
 
       def calculate
         if !@regexp
-          @is_absolute = !!(@pattern =~ /^#{Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::regexp_path_separator}/)
+          @is_absolute = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::is_absolute?(@pattern)
 
           full_regexp_parts = []
           normalized_parts = []
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/cookbook_dir.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/cookbook_dir.rb
index 03652dc376..555f9aef0a 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/cookbook_dir.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/cookbook_dir.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+require 'chef/chef_fs/command_line'
 require 'chef/chef_fs/file_system/rest_list_dir'
 require 'chef/chef_fs/file_system/cookbook_subdir'
 require 'chef/chef_fs/file_system/cookbook_file'
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/knife.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/knife.rb
index 86872dab71..9101e455f8 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/knife.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/knife.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 require 'chef/knife'
+require 'pathname'
 
 class Chef
   module ChefFS
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class Chef
         # --chef-repo-path forcibly overrides all other paths
         if config[:chef_repo_path]
           Chef::Config[:chef_repo_path] = config[:chef_repo_path]
-          %w(acl client cookbook container data_bag environment group node role user).each do |variable_name|
+          Chef::ChefFS::Config::INFLECTIONS.each_value do |variable_name|
             Chef::Config.delete("#{variable_name}_path".to_sym)
           end
         end
@@ -98,14 +99,41 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def pattern_arg_from(arg)
-        # TODO support absolute file paths and not just patterns?  Too much?
-        # Could be super useful in a world with multiple repo paths
-        if !@chef_fs_config.base_path && !Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?(arg)
-          # Check if chef repo path is specified to give a better error message
-          ui.error("Attempt to use relative path '#{arg}' when current directory is outside the repository path")
+        inferred_path = nil
+        if Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?(arg)
+          # We should be able to use this as-is - but the user might have incorrectly provided
+          # us with a path that is based off of the OS root path instead of the Chef-FS root.
+          # Do a quick and dirty sanity check.
+          if possible_server_path = @chef_fs_config.server_path(arg)
+            ui.warn("The absolute path provided is suspicious: #{arg}")
+            ui.warn("If you wish to refer to a file location, please provide a path that is rooted at the chef-repo.")
+            ui.warn("Consider writing '#{possible_server_path}' instead of '#{arg}'")
+          end
+          # Use the original path because we can't be sure.
+          inferred_path = arg
+        elsif arg[0,1] == '~'
+          # Let's be nice and fix it if possible - but warn the user.
+          ui.warn("A path relative to a user home directory has been provided: #{arg}")
+          ui.warn("Paths provided need to be rooted at the chef-repo being considered or be relative paths.")
+          inferred_path = @chef_fs_config.server_path(arg)
+          ui.warn("Using '#{inferred_path}' as the path instead of '#{arg}'.")
+        elsif Pathname.new(arg).absolute?
+          # It is definitely a system absolute path (such as C:\ or \\foo\bar) but it cannot be
+          # interpreted as a Chef-FS absolute path.  Again attempt to be nice but warn the user.
+          ui.warn("An absolute file system path that isn't a server path was provided: #{arg}")
+          ui.warn("Paths provided need to be rooted at the chef-repo being considered or be relative paths.")
+          inferred_path = @chef_fs_config.server_path(arg)
+          ui.warn("Using '#{inferred_path}' as the path instead of '#{arg}'.")
+        elsif @chef_fs_config.base_path.nil?
+          # These are all relative paths.  We can't resolve and root paths unless we are in the
+          # chef repo.
+          ui.error("Attempt to use relative path '#{arg}' when current directory is outside the repository path.")
+          ui.error("Current working directory is '#{@chef_fs_config.cwd}'.")
           exit(1)
+        else
+          inferred_path = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils::join(@chef_fs_config.base_path, arg)
         end
-        Chef::ChefFS::FilePattern.relative_to(@chef_fs_config.base_path, arg)
+        Chef::ChefFS::FilePattern.new(inferred_path)
       end
 
       def format_path(entry)
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb
index 9ef75ce2e5..595f966378 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb
@@ -23,31 +23,31 @@ class Chef
   module ChefFS
     class PathUtils
 
-      # If you are in 'source', this is what you would have to type to reach 'dest'
-      # relative_to('/a/b/c/d/e', '/a/b/x/y') == '../../c/d/e'
-      # relative_to('/a/b', '/a/b') == '.'
-      def self.relative_to(dest, source)
-        # Skip past the common parts
-        source_parts = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.split(source)
-        dest_parts = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.split(dest)
-        i = 0
-        until i >= source_parts.length || i >= dest_parts.length || source_parts[i] != dest_parts[i]
-          i+=1
-        end
-        # dot-dot up from 'source' to the common ancestor, then
-        # descend to 'dest' from the common ancestor
-        result = Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.join(*(['..']*(source_parts.length-i) + dest_parts[i,dest.length-i]))
-        result == '' ? '.' : result
-      end
+      # A Chef-FS path is a path in a chef-repository that can be used to address
+      # both files on a local file-system as well as objects on a chef server.
+      # These paths are stricter than file-system paths allowed on various OSes.
+      # Absolute Chef-FS paths begin with "/" (on windows, "\" is acceptable as well).
+      # "/" is used as the path element separator (on windows, "\" is acceptable as well).
+      # No directory/path element may contain a literal "\" character.  Any such characters
+      # encountered are either dealt with as separators (on windows) or as escape
+      # characters (on POSIX systems).  Relative Chef-FS paths may use ".." or "." but
+      # may never use these to back-out of the root of a Chef-FS path.  Any such extraneous
+      # ".."s are ignored.
+      # Chef-FS paths are case sensitive (since the paths on the server are).
+      # On OSes with case insensitive paths, you may be unable to locally deal with two
+      # objects whose server paths only differ by case.  OTOH, the case of path segments
+      # that are outside the Chef-FS root (such as when looking at a file-system absolute
+      # path to discover the Chef-FS root path) are handled in accordance to the rules
+      # of the local file-system and OS.
 
       def self.join(*parts)
         return "" if parts.length == 0
         # Determine if it started with a slash
         absolute = parts[0].length == 0 || parts[0].length > 0 && parts[0] =~ /^#{regexp_path_separator}/
         # Remove leading and trailing slashes from each part so that the join will work (and the slash at the end will go away)
-        parts = parts.map { |part| part.gsub(/^\/|\/$/, "") }
+        parts = parts.map { |part| part.gsub(/^#{regexp_path_separator}+|#{regexp_path_separator}+$/, '') }
         # Don't join empty bits
-        result = parts.select { |part| part != "" }.join("/")
+        result = parts.select { |part| part != '' }.join('/')
         # Put the / back on
         absolute ? "/#{result}" : result
       end
@@ -60,36 +60,67 @@ class Chef
         Chef::ChefFS::windows? ? '[\/\\\\]' : '/'
       end
 
+      # Given a server path, determines if it is absolute.
+      def self.is_absolute?(path)
+        !!(path =~ /^#{regexp_path_separator}/)
+      end
       # Given a path which may only be partly real (i.e. /x/y/z when only /x exists,
       # or /x/y/*/blah when /x/y/z/blah exists), call File.realpath on the biggest
-      # part that actually exists.
+      # part that actually exists.  The paths operated on here are not Chef-FS paths.
+      # These are OS paths that may contain symlinks but may not also fully exist.
       #
       # If /x is a symlink to /blarghle, and has no subdirectories, then:
       # PathUtils.realest_path('/x/y/z') == '/blarghle/y/z'
       # PathUtils.realest_path('/x/*/z') == '/blarghle/*/z'
       # PathUtils.realest_path('/*/y/z') == '/*/y/z'
-      def self.realest_path(path)
-        path = Pathname.new(path)
-        begin
-          path.realpath.to_s
-        rescue Errno::ENOENT
-          dirname = path.dirname
-          if dirname
-            PathUtils.join(realest_path(dirname), path.basename.to_s)
-          else
-            path.to_s
+      #
+      # TODO: Move this to wherever util/path_helper is these days.
+      def self.realest_path(path, cwd = Dir.pwd)
+        path = File.expand_path(path, cwd)
+        parent_path = File.dirname(path)
+        suffix = []
+
+        # File.dirname happens to return the path as its own dirname if you're
+        # at the root (such as at \\foo\bar, C:\ or /)
+        until parent_path == path do
+          # This can occur if a path such as "C:" is given.  Ruby gives the parent as "C:."
+          # for reasons only it knows.
+          raise ArgumentError "Invalid path segment #{path}" if parent_path.length > path.length
+          begin
+            path = File.realpath(path)
+            break
+          rescue Errno::ENOENT
+            suffix << File.basename(path)
+            path = parent_path
+            parent_path = File.dirname(path)
           end
         end
+        File.join(path, *suffix.reverse)
       end
 
-      def self.descendant_of?(path, ancestor)
-        path[0,ancestor.length] == ancestor &&
-          (ancestor.length == path.length || path[ancestor.length,1] =~ /#{PathUtils.regexp_path_separator}/)
+      # Compares two path fragments according to the case-sentitivity of the host platform.
+      def self.os_path_eq?(left, right)
+        Chef::ChefFS::windows? ? left.casecmp(right) == 0 : left == right
       end
 
-      def self.is_absolute?(path)
-        path =~ /^#{regexp_path_separator}/
+      # Given two general OS-dependent file paths, determines the relative path of the
+      # child with respect to the ancestor.  Both child and ancestor must exist and be
+      # fully resolved - this is strictly a lexical comparison.  No trailing slashes
+      # and other shenanigans are allowed.
+      #
+      # TODO: Move this to util/path_helper.
+      def self.descendant_path(path, ancestor)
+        candidate_fragment = path[0, ancestor.length]
+        return nil unless PathUtils.os_path_eq?(candidate_fragment, ancestor)
+        if ancestor.length == path.length
+          ''
+        elsif path[ancestor.length,1] =~ /#{PathUtils.regexp_path_separator}/
+          path[ancestor.length+1..-1]
+        else
+          nil
+        end
       end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/constants.rb b/lib/chef/constants.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d39ce4c68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chef/constants.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#
+# Author:: John Keiser <jkeiser@chef.io>
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2015 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# 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.
+
+class Chef
+  NOT_PASSED = Object.new
+  def NOT_PASSED.to_s
+    "NOT_PASSED"
+  end
+  def NOT_PASSED.inspect
+    to_s
+  end
+  NOT_PASSED.freeze
+end
diff --git a/lib/chef/delayed_evaluator.rb b/lib/chef/delayed_evaluator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f18a53445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chef/delayed_evaluator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#
+# Author:: John Keiser <jkeiser@chef.io>
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2015 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# 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.
+
+class Chef
+  class DelayedEvaluator < Proc
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/chef/exceptions.rb b/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
index 0857a9e75e..e2e36e8162 100644
--- a/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+require 'chef-config/exceptions'
+
 class Chef
   # == Chef::Exceptions
   # Chef's custom exceptions are all contained within the Chef::Exceptions
   # namespace.
   class Exceptions
 
+    ConfigurationError = ChefConfig::ConfigurationError
+
     # Backcompat with Chef::ShellOut code:
     require 'mixlib/shellout/exceptions'
 
@@ -68,7 +72,6 @@ class Chef
     class DuplicateRole < RuntimeError; end
     class ValidationFailed < ArgumentError; end
     class InvalidPrivateKey < ArgumentError; end
-    class ConfigurationError < ArgumentError; end
     class MissingKeyAttribute < ArgumentError; end
     class KeyCommandInputError < ArgumentError; end
     class InvalidKeyArgument < ArgumentError; end
@@ -97,8 +100,11 @@ class Chef
     class ConflictingMembersInGroup < ArgumentError; end
     class InvalidResourceReference < RuntimeError; end
     class ResourceNotFound < RuntimeError; end
+    class ProviderNotFound < RuntimeError; end
+    NoProviderAvailable = ProviderNotFound
     class VerificationNotFound < RuntimeError; end
     class InvalidEventType < ArgumentError; end
+    class MultipleIdentityError < RuntimeError; end
 
     # Can't find a Resource of this type that is valid on this platform.
     class NoSuchResourceType < NameError
@@ -219,8 +225,6 @@ class Chef
 
     class ChildConvergeError < RuntimeError; end
 
-    class NoProviderAvailable < RuntimeError; end
-
     class DeprecatedFeatureError < RuntimeError;
       def initalize(message)
         super("#{message} (raising error due to treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors being set)")
diff --git a/lib/chef/formatters/doc.rb b/lib/chef/formatters/doc.rb
index e76a940c38..5ea9823d78 100644
--- a/lib/chef/formatters/doc.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/formatters/doc.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Chef
         @failed_audits = 0
         @start_time = Time.now
         @end_time = @start_time
+        @skipped_resources = 0
       end
 
       def elapsed_time
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def total_resources
-        @up_to_date_resources + @updated_resources
+        @up_to_date_resources + @updated_resources + @skipped_resources
       end
 
       def total_audits
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ class Chef
 
       # Called when a resource action has been skipped b/c of a conditional
       def resource_skipped(resource, action, conditional)
+        @skipped_resources += 1
         # TODO: more info about conditional
         puts " (skipped due to #{conditional.short_description})", :stream => resource
         unindent
diff --git a/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb b/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb
index d4b386a15a..8cff3bc032 100644
--- a/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ class Chef
         run_action = action || @resource.action
 
         begin
-          @resource.run_action(run_action)
+          # Coerce to an array to be safe. This could happen with a legacy
+          # resource or something overriding the default_action code in a
+          # subclass.
+          Array(run_action).each {|action_to_run| @resource.run_action(action_to_run) }
           resource_updated = @resource.updated
         rescue Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed
           resource_updated = nil
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/templates/chef-full.erb b/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/templates/chef-full.erb
index 335b1f181c..575aec0f50 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/templates/chef-full.erb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/templates/chef-full.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tmp_dir="$tmp/install.sh.$$"
 (umask 077 && mkdir $tmp_dir) || exit 1
 
 exists() {
-  if command -v $1 &>/dev/null
+  if command -v $1 >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
     return 0
   else
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ do_download() {
   <%= knife_config[:bootstrap_install_command] %>
 <% else %>
   install_sh="<%= knife_config[:bootstrap_url] ? knife_config[:bootstrap_url] : "https://www.opscode.com/chef/install.sh" %>"
-  if ! exists /usr/bin/chef-client; then
+  if test -f /usr/bin/chef-client; then
+    echo "-----> Existing Chef installation detected"
+  else
     echo "-----> Installing Chef Omnibus (<%= latest_current_chef_version_string %>)"
     do_download ${install_sh} $tmp_dir/install.sh
     sh $tmp_dir/install.sh -P chef <%= latest_current_chef_version_string %>
-  else
-    echo "-----> Existing Chef installation detected"
   fi
 <% end %>
 
@@ -226,6 +226,6 @@ cat > /etc/chef/first-boot.json <<EOP
 <%= Chef::JSONCompat.to_json(first_boot) %>
 EOP
 
-echo "Starting first Chef Client run..."
+echo "Starting the first Chef Client run..."
 
 <%= start_chef %>'
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/user_edit.rb b/lib/chef/knife/user_edit.rb
index dd2fc02743..d194f6697b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/user_edit.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/user_edit.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ EOF
         end
 
         original_user = Chef::User.load(@user_name).to_hash
-
         # DEPRECATION NOTE
         # Remove this if statement and corrosponding code post OSC 11 support.
         #
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ EOF
             user.update
             ui.msg("Saved #{user}.")
           else
-            ui.msg("User unchaged, not saving.")
+            ui.msg("User unchanged, not saving.")
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb b/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb
index f7d52a19cf..322caea474 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-class Chef
-  NOT_PASSED = Object.new
+require 'chef/constants'
+require 'chef/property'
+require 'chef/delayed_evaluator'
 
-  class DelayedEvaluator < Proc
-  end
+class Chef
   module Mixin
     module ParamsValidate
 
@@ -34,20 +34,55 @@ class Chef
       # Would raise an exception if the value of :one above is not a kind_of? string.  Valid
       # map options are:
       #
-      # :default:: Sets the default value for this parameter.
-      # :callbacks:: Takes a hash of Procs, which should return true if the argument is valid.
-      #              The key will be inserted into the error message if the Proc does not return true:
-      #                 "Option #{key}'s value #{value} #{message}!"
-      # :kind_of:: Ensure that the value is a kind_of?(Whatever).  If passed an array, it will ensure
-      #            that the value is one of those types.
-      # :respond_to:: Ensure that the value has a given method.  Takes one method name or an array of
-      #               method names.
-      # :required:: Raise an exception if this parameter is missing. Valid values are true or false,
-      #             by default, options are not required.
-      # :regex:: Match the value of the parameter against a regular expression.
-      # :equal_to:: Match the value of the parameter with ==.  An array means it can be equal to any
-      #             of the values.
+      # @param opts [Hash<Symbol,Object>] Validation opts.
+      #   @option opts [Object,Array] :is An object, or list of
+      #     objects, that must match the value using Ruby's `===` operator
+      #     (`opts[:is].any? { |v| v === value }`). (See #_pv_is.)
+      #   @option opts [Object,Array] :equal_to An object, or list
+      #     of objects, that must be equal to the value using Ruby's `==`
+      #     operator (`opts[:is].any? { |v| v == value }`)  (See #_pv_equal_to.)
+      #   @option opts [Regexp,Array<Regexp>] :regex An object, or
+      #     list of objects, that must match the value with `regex.match(value)`.
+      #     (See #_pv_regex)
+      #   @option opts [Class,Array<Class>] :kind_of A class, or
+      #     list of classes, that the value must be an instance of.  (See
+      #     #_pv_kind_of.)
+      #   @option opts [Hash<String,Proc>] :callbacks A hash of
+      #     messages -> procs, all of which match the value. The proc must
+      #     return a truthy or falsey value (true means it matches).  (See
+      #     #_pv_callbacks.)
+      #   @option opts [Symbol,Array<Symbol>] :respond_to A method
+      #     name, or list of method names, the value must respond to.  (See
+      #     #_pv_respond_to.)
+      #   @option opts [Symbol,Array<Symbol>] :cannot_be A property,
+      #     or a list of properties, that the value cannot have (such as `:nil` or
+      #     `:empty`). The method with a questionmark at the end is called on the
+      #     value (e.g. `value.empty?`). If the value does not have this method,
+      #     it is considered valid (i.e. if you don't respond to `empty?` we
+      #     assume you are not empty).  (See #_pv_cannot_be.)
+      #   @option opts [Proc] :coerce A proc which will be called to
+      #     transform the user input to canonical form. The value is passed in,
+      #     and the transformed value returned as output. Lazy values will *not*
+      #     be passed to this method until after they are evaluated. Called in the
+      #     context of the resource (meaning you can access other properties).
+      #     (See #_pv_coerce.) (See #_pv_coerce.)
+      #   @option opts [Boolean] :required `true` if this property
+      #     must be present and not `nil`; `false` otherwise. This is checked
+      #     after the resource is fully initialized. (See #_pv_required.)
+      #   @option opts [Boolean] :name_property `true` if this
+      #     property defaults to the same value as `name`. Equivalent to
+      #     `default: lazy { name }`, except that #property_is_set? will
+      #     return `true` if the property is set *or* if `name` is set. (See
+      #     #_pv_name_property.)
+      #   @option opts [Boolean] :name_attribute Same as `name_property`.
+      #   @option opts [Object] :default The value this property
+      #     will return if the user does not set one. If this is `lazy`, it will
+      #     be run in the context of the instance (and able to access other
+      #     properties).  (See #_pv_default.)
+      #
       def validate(opts, map)
+        map = map.validation_options if map.is_a?(Property)
+
         #--
         # validate works by taking the keys in the validation map, assuming it's a hash, and
         # looking for _pv_:symbol as methods.  Assuming it find them, it calls the right
@@ -84,91 +119,8 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def set_or_return(symbol, value, validation)
-        symbol = symbol.to_sym
-        iv_symbol = :"@#{symbol}"
-
-        # Steal default, coerce, name_property and required from validation
-        # so that we can handle the order in which they are applied
-        validation = validation.dup
-        if validation.has_key?(:default)
-          default = validation.delete(:default)
-        elsif validation.has_key?('default')
-          default = validation.delete('default')
-        else
-          default = NOT_PASSED
-        end
-        coerce    = validation.delete(:coerce)
-        coerce  ||= validation.delete('coerce')
-        name_property   = validation.delete(:name_property)
-        name_property ||= validation.delete('name_property')
-        name_property ||= validation.delete(:name_attribute)
-        name_property ||= validation.delete('name_attribute')
-        required   = validation.delete(:required)
-        required ||= validation.delete('required')
-
-        opts = {}
-        # If the user passed NOT_PASSED, or passed nil, then this is a get.
-        if value == NOT_PASSED || (value.nil? && !explicitly_allows_nil?(symbol, validation))
-
-          # Get the value if there is one
-          if self.instance_variable_defined?(iv_symbol)
-            opts[symbol] = self.instance_variable_get(iv_symbol)
-
-            # Handle lazy values
-            if opts[symbol].is_a?(DelayedEvaluator)
-              if opts[symbol].arity >= 1
-                opts[symbol] = opts[symbol].call(self)
-              else
-                opts[symbol] = opts[symbol].call
-              end
-
-              # Coerce and validate the default value
-              _pv_required(opts, symbol, required, explicitly_allows_nil?(symbol, validation)) if required
-              _pv_coerce(opts, symbol, coerce) if coerce
-              validate(opts, { symbol => validation })
-            end
-
-          # Get the default value
-          else
-            _pv_required(opts, symbol, required, explicitly_allows_nil?(symbol, validation)) if required
-            _pv_default(opts, symbol, default) unless default == NOT_PASSED
-            _pv_name_property(opts, symbol, name_property)
-
-            if opts.has_key?(symbol)
-              # Handle lazy defaults.
-              if opts[symbol].is_a?(DelayedEvaluator)
-                if opts[symbol].arity >= 1
-                  opts[symbol] = opts[symbol].call(self)
-                else
-                  opts[symbol] = instance_eval(&opts[symbol])
-                end
-              end
-
-              # Coerce and validate the default value
-              _pv_required(opts, symbol, required, explicitly_allows_nil?(symbol, validation)) if required
-              _pv_coerce(opts, symbol, coerce) if coerce
-              # We presently do not validate defaults, for backwards compatibility.
-#              validate(opts, { symbol => validation })
-
-              # Defaults are presently "stickily" set on the instance
-              self.instance_variable_set(iv_symbol, opts[symbol])
-            end
-          end
-
-        # Set the value
-        else
-          opts[symbol] = value
-          unless opts[symbol].is_a?(DelayedEvaluator)
-            # Coerce and validate the value
-            _pv_required(opts, symbol, required, explicitly_allows_nil?(symbol, validation)) if required
-            _pv_coerce(opts, symbol, coerce) if coerce
-            validate(opts, { symbol => validation })
-          end
-
-          self.instance_variable_set(iv_symbol, opts[symbol])
-        end
-
-        opts[symbol]
+        property = SetOrReturnProperty.new(name: symbol, **validation)
+        property.call(self, value)
       end
 
       private
@@ -193,8 +145,9 @@ class Chef
         if is_required
           return true if opts.has_key?(key.to_s) && (explicitly_allows_nil || !opts[key.to_s].nil?)
           return true if opts.has_key?(key.to_sym) && (explicitly_allows_nil || !opts[key.to_sym].nil?)
-          raise Exceptions::ValidationFailed, "Required argument #{key} is missing!"
+          raise Exceptions::ValidationFailed, "Required argument #{key.inspect} is missing!"
         end
+        true
       end
 
       #
@@ -380,7 +333,7 @@ class Chef
       def _pv_name_property(opts, key, is_name_property=true)
         if is_name_property
           if opts[key].nil?
-            opts[key] = self.instance_variable_get("@name")
+            opts[key] = self.instance_variable_get(:"@name")
           end
         end
       end
@@ -425,9 +378,9 @@ class Chef
       #   x 1 #=> invalid
       #   ```
       #
-      # @example PropertyType
+      # @example Property
       #   ```ruby
-      #   type = PropertyType.new(is: String)
+      #   type = Property.new(is: String)
       #   property :x, type
       #   x 'foo' #=> valid
       #   x 1     #=> invalid
@@ -448,8 +401,12 @@ class Chef
         value = _pv_opts_lookup(opts, key)
         to_be = [ to_be ].flatten(1)
         to_be.each do |tb|
-          if tb.is_a?(Proc)
+          case tb
+          when Proc
             return true if instance_exec(value, &tb)
+          when Property
+            validate(opts, { key => tb.validation_options })
+            return true
           else
             return true if tb === value
           end
@@ -484,6 +441,29 @@ class Chef
           opts[key.to_sym] = instance_exec(opts[key], &coercer)
         end
       end
+
+      # Used by #set_or_return to avoid emitting a deprecation warning for
+      # "value nil" and to keep default stickiness working exactly the same
+      # @api private
+      class SetOrReturnProperty < Chef::Property
+        def get(resource)
+          value = super
+          # All values are sticky, frozen or not
+          if !is_set?(resource)
+            set_value(resource, value)
+          end
+          value
+        end
+
+        def call(resource, value=NOT_PASSED)
+          # setting to nil does a get
+          if value.nil? && !explicitly_accepts_nil?(resource)
+            get(resource)
+          else
+            super
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/node_map.rb b/lib/chef/node_map.rb
index d5eed7c215..d905c8779e 100644
--- a/lib/chef/node_map.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/node_map.rb
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ class Chef
   class NodeMap
 
     #
-    # Create a new NodeMap
-    #
-    def initialize
-      @map = {}
-    end
-
-    #
     # Set a key/value pair on the map with a filter.  The filter must be true
     # when applied to the node in order to retrieve the value.
     #
@@ -55,18 +48,17 @@ class Chef
       # The map is sorted in order of preference already; we just need to find
       # our place in it (just before the first value with the same preference level).
       insert_at = nil
-      @map[key] ||= []
-      @map[key].each_with_index do |matcher,index|
+      map[key] ||= []
+      map[key].each_with_index do |matcher,index|
         cmp = compare_matchers(key, new_matcher, matcher)
         insert_at ||= index if cmp && cmp <= 0
       end
       if insert_at
-        @map[key].insert(insert_at, new_matcher)
+        map[key].insert(insert_at, new_matcher)
       else
-        @map[key] << new_matcher
+        map[key] << new_matcher
       end
-      insert_at ||= @map[key].size - 1
-      @map
+      map
     end
 
     #
@@ -100,8 +92,8 @@ class Chef
     #
     def list(node, key, canonical: nil)
       raise ArgumentError, "first argument must be a Chef::Node" unless node.is_a?(Chef::Node) || node.nil?
-      return [] unless @map.has_key?(key)
-      @map[key].select do |matcher|
+      return [] unless map.has_key?(key)
+      map[key].select do |matcher|
         node_matches?(node, matcher) && canonical_matches?(canonical, matcher)
       end.map { |matcher| matcher[:value] }
     end
@@ -110,11 +102,11 @@ class Chef
     # @return remaining
     # @api private
     def delete_canonical(key, value)
-      remaining = @map[key]
+      remaining = map[key]
       if remaining
         remaining.delete_if { |matcher| matcher[:canonical] && Array(matcher[:value]) == Array(value) }
         if remaining.empty?
-          @map.delete(key)
+          map.delete(key)
           remaining = nil
         end
       end
@@ -181,7 +173,7 @@ class Chef
     end
 
     def compare_matchers(key, new_matcher, matcher)
-      cmp = compare_matcher_properties(new_matcher, matcher) { |m| m[:filters][:block] }
+      cmp = compare_matcher_properties(new_matcher, matcher) { |m| m[:block] }
       return cmp if cmp != 0
       cmp = compare_matcher_properties(new_matcher, matcher) { |m| m[:filters][:platform_version] }
       return cmp if cmp != 0
@@ -222,5 +214,9 @@ class Chef
       end
       cmp
     end
+
+    def map
+      @map ||= {}
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/platform/priority_map.rb b/lib/chef/platform/priority_map.rb
index d559eece78..73554eafe1 100644
--- a/lib/chef/platform/priority_map.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/platform/priority_map.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Chef
       def priority(resource_name, priority_array, *filter)
         set_priority_array(resource_name.to_sym, priority_array, *filter)
       end
-      
+
       # @api private
       def get_priority_array(node, key)
         get(node, key)
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ class Chef
         list(node, key, **filters).flatten(1).uniq
       end
 
+      # @api private
+      def includes_handler?(key, handler)
+        return false if !map.has_key?(key)
+        map[key].any? { |m| h = m[:value]; h.is_a?(Array) ? h.include?(handler) : h == handler }
+      end
+
       #
       # Priority maps have one extra precedence: priority arrays override "provides,"
       # and "provides" lines with identical filters sort by class name (ascending).
diff --git a/lib/chef/platform/provider_mapping.rb b/lib/chef/platform/provider_mapping.rb
index af17d8e1b4..38dd0e38af 100644
--- a/lib/chef/platform/provider_mapping.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/platform/provider_mapping.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Chef
                          platform_provider(platform, version, resource_type) ||
                          resource_matching_provider(platform, version, resource_type)
 
-        raise ArgumentError, "Cannot find a provider for #{resource_type} on #{platform} version #{version}" if provider_klass.nil?
+        raise Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound, "Cannot find a provider for #{resource_type} on #{platform} version #{version}" if provider_klass.nil?
 
         provider_klass
       end
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ class Chef
 
         def resource_matching_provider(platform, version, resource_type)
           if resource_type.kind_of?(Chef::Resource)
-            class_name = resource_type.class.to_s.split('::').last
+            class_name = resource_type.class.name ? resource_type.class.name.split('::').last :
+              convert_to_class_name(resource_type.resource_name.to_s)
 
             begin
               result = Chef::Provider.const_get(class_name)
diff --git a/lib/chef/property.rb b/lib/chef/property.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..408090d37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chef/property.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,539 @@
+#
+# Author:: John Keiser <jkeiser@chef.io>
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2015 John Keiser.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# 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.
+#
+
+require 'chef/exceptions'
+require 'chef/delayed_evaluator'
+
+class Chef
+  #
+  # Type and validation information for a property on a resource.
+  #
+  # A property named "x" manipulates the "@x" instance variable on a
+  # resource.  The *presence* of the variable (`instance_variable_defined?(@x)`)
+  # tells whether the variable is defined; it may have any actual value,
+  # constrained only by validation.
+  #
+  # Properties may have validation, defaults, and coercion, and have full
+  # support for lazy values.
+  #
+  # @see Chef::Resource.property
+  # @see Chef::DelayedEvaluator
+  #
+  class Property
+    #
+    # Create a reusable property type that can be used in multiple properties
+    # in different resources.
+    #
+    # @param options [Hash<Symbol,Object>] Validation options. See Chef::Resource.property for
+    #   the list of options.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   Property.derive(default: 'hi')
+    #
+    def self.derive(**options)
+      new(**options)
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Create a new property.
+    #
+    # @param options [Hash<Symbol,Object>] Property options, including
+    #   control options here, as well as validation options (see
+    #   Chef::Mixin::ParamsValidate#validate for a description of validation
+    #   options).
+    #   @option options [Symbol] :name The name of this property.
+    #   @option options [Class] :declared_in The class this property comes from.
+    #   @option options [Symbol] :instance_variable_name The instance variable
+    #     tied to this property. Must include a leading `@`. Defaults to `@<name>`.
+    #     `nil` means the property is opaque and not tied to a specific instance
+    #     variable.
+    #   @option options [Boolean] :desired_state `true` if this property is part of desired
+    #     state. Defaults to `true`.
+    #   @option options [Boolean] :identity `true` if this property is part of object
+    #     identity. Defaults to `false`.
+    #   @option options [Boolean] :name_property `true` if this
+    #     property defaults to the same value as `name`. Equivalent to
+    #     `default: lazy { name }`, except that #property_is_set? will
+    #     return `true` if the property is set *or* if `name` is set.
+    #   @option options [Object] :default The value this property
+    #     will return if the user does not set one. If this is `lazy`, it will
+    #     be run in the context of the instance (and able to access other
+    #     properties) and cached. If not, the value will be frozen with Object#freeze
+    #     to prevent users from modifying it in an instance.
+    #   @option options [Proc] :coerce A proc which will be called to
+    #     transform the user input to canonical form. The value is passed in,
+    #     and the transformed value returned as output. Lazy values will *not*
+    #     be passed to this method until after they are evaluated. Called in the
+    #     context of the resource (meaning you can access other properties).
+    #   @option options [Boolean] :required `true` if this property
+    #     must be present; `false` otherwise. This is checked after the resource
+    #     is fully initialized.
+    #
+    def initialize(**options)
+      options.each { |k,v| options[k.to_sym] = v if k.is_a?(String) }
+      options[:name_property] = options.delete(:name_attribute) unless options.has_key?(:name_property)
+      @options = options
+
+      if options.has_key?(:default)
+        options[:default] = options[:default].freeze
+      end
+      options[:name] = options[:name].to_sym if options[:name]
+      options[:instance_variable_name] = options[:instance_variable_name].to_sym if options[:instance_variable_name]
+    end
+
+    #
+    # The name of this property.
+    #
+    # @return [String]
+    #
+    def name
+      options[:name]
+    end
+
+    #
+    # The class this property was defined in.
+    #
+    # @return [Class]
+    #
+    def declared_in
+      options[:declared_in]
+    end
+
+    #
+    # The instance variable associated with this property.
+    #
+    # Defaults to `@<name>`
+    #
+    # @return [Symbol]
+    #
+    def instance_variable_name
+      if options.has_key?(:instance_variable_name)
+        options[:instance_variable_name]
+      elsif name
+        :"@#{name}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    #
+    # The raw default value for this resource.
+    #
+    # Does not coerce or validate the default. Does not evaluate lazy values.
+    #
+    # Defaults to `lazy { name }` if name_property is true; otherwise defaults to
+    # `nil`
+    #
+    def default
+      return options[:default] if options.has_key?(:default)
+      return Chef::DelayedEvaluator.new { name } if name_property?
+      nil
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Whether this is part of the resource's natural identity or not.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    def identity?
+      options[:identity]
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Whether this is part of desired state or not.
+    #
+    # Defaults to true.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    def desired_state?
+      return true if !options.has_key?(:desired_state)
+      options[:desired_state]
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Whether this is name_property or not.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    def name_property?
+      options[:name_property]
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Whether this property has a default value.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    def has_default?
+      options.has_key?(:default) || name_property?
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Whether this property is required or not.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    def required?
+      options[:required]
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Validation options.  (See Chef::Mixin::ParamsValidate#validate.)
+    #
+    # @return [Hash<Symbol,Object>]
+    #
+    def validation_options
+      @validation_options ||= options.reject { |k,v|
+        [:declared_in,:name,:instance_variable_name,:desired_state,:identity,:default,:name_property,:coerce,:required].include?(k)
+      }
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Handle the property being called.
+    #
+    # The base implementation does the property get-or-set:
+    #
+    # ```ruby
+    # resource.myprop # get
+    # resource.myprop value # set
+    # ```
+    #
+    # Subclasses may implement this with any arguments they want, as long as
+    # the corresponding DSL calls it correctly.
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource to get the property from.
+    # @param value The value to set (or NOT_PASSED if it is a get).
+    #
+    # @return The current value of the property. If it is a `set`, lazy values
+    #   will be returned without running, validating or coercing. If it is a
+    #   `get`, the non-lazy, coerced, validated value will always be returned.
+    #
+    def call(resource, value=NOT_PASSED)
+      if value == NOT_PASSED
+        return get(resource)
+      end
+
+      # myprop nil is sometimes a get (backcompat)
+      if value.nil? && !explicitly_accepts_nil?(resource)
+        # If you say "my_property nil" and the property explicitly accepts
+        # nil values, we consider this a get.
+        Chef::Log.deprecation("#{name} nil currently does not overwrite the value of #{name}. This will change in Chef 13, and the value will be set to nil instead. Please change your code to explicitly accept nil using \"property :#{name}, [MyType, nil]\", or stop setting this value to nil.")
+        return get(resource)
+      end
+
+      # Anything else (myprop value) is a set
+      set(resource, value)
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Get the property value from the resource, handling lazy values,
+    # defaults, and validation.
+    #
+    # - If the property's value is lazy, it is evaluated, coerced and validated.
+    # - If the property has no value, and is required, raises ValidationFailed.
+    # - If the property has no value, but has a lazy default, it is evaluated,
+    #   coerced and validated. If the evaluated value is frozen, the resulting
+    # - If the property has no value, but has a default, the default value
+    #   will be returned and frozen. If the default value is lazy, it will be
+    #   evaluated, coerced and validated, and the result stored in the property.
+    # - If the property has no value, but is name_property, `resource.name`
+    #   is retrieved, coerced, validated and stored in the property.
+    # - Otherwise, `nil` is returned.
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource to get the property from.
+    #
+    # @return The value of the property.
+    #
+    # @raise Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed If the value is invalid for
+    #   this property, or if the value is required and not set.
+    #
+    def get(resource)
+      if is_set?(resource)
+        value = get_value(resource)
+        if value.is_a?(DelayedEvaluator)
+          value = exec_in_resource(resource, value)
+          value = coerce(resource, value)
+          validate(resource, value)
+        end
+        value
+
+      else
+        if has_default?
+          value = default
+          if value.is_a?(DelayedEvaluator)
+            value = exec_in_resource(resource, value)
+          end
+
+          value = coerce(resource, value)
+
+          # We don't validate defaults
+
+          # If the value is mutable (non-frozen), we set it on the instance
+          # so that people can mutate it.  (All constant default values are
+          # frozen.)
+          if !value.frozen?
+            set_value(resource, value)
+          end
+
+          value
+
+        elsif required?
+          raise Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed, "#{name} is required"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Set the value of this property in the given resource.
+    #
+    # Non-lazy values are coerced and validated before being set. Coercion
+    # and validation of lazy values is delayed until they are first retrieved.
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource to set this property in.
+    # @param value The value to set.
+    #
+    # @return The value that was set, after coercion (if lazy, still returns
+    #   the lazy value)
+    #
+    # @raise Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed If the value is invalid for
+    #   this property.
+    #
+    def set(resource, value)
+      unless value.is_a?(DelayedEvaluator)
+        value = coerce(resource, value)
+        validate(resource, value)
+      end
+      set_value(resource, value)
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Find out whether this property has been set.
+    #
+    # This will be true if:
+    # - The user explicitly set the value
+    # - The property has a default, and the value was retrieved.
+    #
+    # From this point of view, it is worth looking at this as "what does the
+    # user think this value should be." In order words, if the user grabbed
+    # the value, even if it was a default, they probably based calculations on
+    # it. If they based calculations on it and the value changes, the rest of
+    # the world gets inconsistent.
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource to get the property from.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    def is_set?(resource)
+      value_is_set?(resource)
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Reset the value of this property so that is_set? will return false and the
+    # default will be returned in the future.
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource to get the property from.
+    #
+    def reset(resource)
+      reset_value(resource)
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Coerce an input value into canonical form for the property.
+    #
+    # After coercion, the value is suitable for storage in the resource.
+    # You must validate values after coercion, however.
+    #
+    # Does no special handling for lazy values.
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource we're coercing against
+    #   (to provide context for the coerce).
+    # @param value The value to coerce.
+    #
+    # @return The coerced value.
+    #
+    # @raise Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed If the value is invalid for
+    #   this property.
+    #
+    def coerce(resource, value)
+      if options.has_key?(:coerce)
+        value = exec_in_resource(resource, options[:coerce], value)
+      end
+      value
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Validate a value.
+    #
+    # Calls Chef::Mixin::ParamsValidate#validate with #validation_options as
+    # options.
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource we're validating against
+    #   (to provide context for the validate).
+    # @param value The value to validate.
+    #
+    # @raise Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed If the value is invalid for
+    #   this property.
+    #
+    def validate(resource, value)
+      resource.validate({ name => value }, { name => validation_options })
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Derive a new Property that is just like this one, except with some added or
+    # changed options.
+    #
+    # @param options [Hash<Symbol,Object>] List of options that would be passed
+    #   to #initialize.
+    #
+    # @return [Property] The new property type.
+    #
+    def derive(**modified_options)
+      Property.new(**options.merge(**modified_options))
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Emit the DSL for this property into the resource class (`declared_in`).
+    #
+    # Creates a getter and setter for the property.
+    #
+    def emit_dsl
+      # We don't create the getter/setter if it's a custom property; we will
+      # be using the existing getter/setter to manipulate it instead.
+      return if !instance_variable_name
+
+      # We prefer this form because the property name won't show up in the
+      # stack trace if you use `define_method`.
+      declared_in.class_eval <<-EOM, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
+        def #{name}(value=NOT_PASSED)
+          self.class.properties[#{name.inspect}].call(self, value)
+        end
+        def #{name}=(value)
+          self.class.properties[#{name.inspect}].set(self, value)
+        end
+      EOM
+    rescue SyntaxError
+      # If the name is not a valid ruby name, we use define_method.
+      resource_class.define_method(name) do |value=NOT_PASSED|
+        self.class.properties[name].call(self, value)
+      end
+      resource_class.define_method("#{name}=") do |value|
+        self.class.properties[name].set(self, value)
+      end
+    end
+
+    protected
+
+    #
+    # The options this Property will use for get/set behavior and validation.
+    #
+    # @see #initialize for a list of valid options.
+    #
+    attr_reader :options
+
+    #
+    # Find out whether this type accepts nil explicitly.
+    #
+    # A type accepts nil explicitly if "is" allows nil, it validates as nil, *and* is not simply
+    # an empty type.
+    #
+    # These examples accept nil explicitly:
+    # ```ruby
+    # property :a, [ String, nil ]
+    # property :a, [ String, NilClass ]
+    # property :a, [ String, proc { |v| v.nil? } ]
+    # ```
+    #
+    # This does not (because the "is" doesn't exist or doesn't have nil):
+    #
+    # ```ruby
+    # property :x, String
+    # ```
+    #
+    # These do not, even though nil would validate fine (because they do not
+    # have "is"):
+    #
+    # ```ruby
+    # property :a
+    # property :a, equal_to: [ 1, 2, 3, nil ]
+    # property :a, kind_of: [ String, NilClass ]
+    # property :a, respond_to: [ ]
+    # property :a, callbacks: { "a" => proc { |v| v.nil? } }
+    # ```
+    #
+    # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource we're coercing against
+    #   (to provide context for the coerce).
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] Whether this value explicitly accepts nil.
+    #
+    # @api private
+    def explicitly_accepts_nil?(resource)
+      options.has_key?(:is) && resource.send(:_pv_is, { name => nil }, name, options[:is], raise_error: false)
+    end
+
+    def get_value(resource)
+      if instance_variable_name
+        resource.instance_variable_get(instance_variable_name)
+      else
+        resource.send(name)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def set_value(resource, value)
+      if instance_variable_name
+        resource.instance_variable_set(instance_variable_name, value)
+      else
+        resource.send(name, value)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def value_is_set?(resource)
+      if instance_variable_name
+        resource.instance_variable_defined?(instance_variable_name)
+      else
+        true
+      end
+    end
+
+    def reset_value(resource)
+      if instance_variable_name
+        if value_is_set?(resource)
+          resource.remove_instance_variable(instance_variable_name)
+        end
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "Property #{name} has no instance variable defined and cannot be reset"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def exec_in_resource(resource, proc, *args)
+      if resource
+        if proc.arity > args.size
+          value = proc.call(resource, *args)
+        else
+          value = resource.instance_exec(*args, &proc)
+        end
+      else
+        value = proc.call
+      end
+
+      if value.is_a?(DelayedEvaluator)
+        value = coerce(resource, value)
+        validate(resource, value)
+      end
+      value
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/dsc_resource.rb b/lib/chef/provider/dsc_resource.rb
index 5fa84a21e9..379369ba6e 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/dsc_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/dsc_resource.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Chef
         requirements.assert(:run) do |a|
           a.assertion { supports_dsc_invoke_resource? }
           err = ["You must have Powershell version >= 5.0.10018.0 to use dsc_resource."]
-          a.failure_message Chef::Exceptions::NoProviderAvailable,
+          a.failure_message Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound,
             err
           a.whyrun err + ["Assuming a previous resource installs Powershell 5.0.10018.0 or higher."]
           a.block_action!
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Chef
             meta_configuration['RefreshMode'] == 'Disabled'
           }
           err = ["The LCM must have its RefreshMode set to Disabled. "]
-          a.failure_message Chef::Exceptions::NoProviderAvailable, err.join(' ')
+          a.failure_message Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound, err.join(' ')
           a.whyrun err + ["Assuming a previous resource sets the RefreshMode."]
           a.block_action!
         end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/dsc_script.rb b/lib/chef/provider/dsc_script.rb
index a75e68a475..b2432132b7 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/dsc_script.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/dsc_script.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Chef
             "Powershell 4.0 or higher was not detected on your system and is required to use the dsc_script resource.",
           ]
           a.assertion { supports_dsc? }
-          a.failure_message Chef::Exceptions::NoProviderAvailable, err.join(' ')
+          a.failure_message Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound, err.join(' ')
           a.whyrun err + ["Assuming a previous resource installs Powershell 4.0 or higher."]
           a.block_action!
         end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/mount/aix.rb b/lib/chef/provider/mount/aix.rb
index 4ad7b24c15..510dfde46d 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/mount/aix.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/mount/aix.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Chef
             @new_resource.options.clear
           end
           if @new_resource.fstype == "auto"
-            @new_resource.fstype = nil
+            @new_resource.send(:clear_fstype)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package.rb b/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
index 9d534ec414..aca8d0dc3b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Chef
       def action_remove
         if removing_package?
           description = @new_resource.version ? "version #{@new_resource.version} of " :  ""
-          converge_by("remove #{description} package #{@current_resource.package_name}") do
+          converge_by("remove #{description}package #{@current_resource.package_name}") do
             remove_package(@current_resource.package_name, @new_resource.version)
             Chef::Log.info("#{@new_resource} removed")
           end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package/openbsd.rb b/lib/chef/provider/package/openbsd.rb
index f231101390..83fc09c8ae 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package/openbsd.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package/openbsd.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Chef
       class Openbsd < Chef::Provider::Package
 
         provides :package, os: "openbsd"
+        provides :openbsd_package
 
         include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut
         include Chef::Mixin::GetSourceFromPackage
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb b/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
index ed44dee6ae..3c52db1f33 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def action_run
-        valid_syntax = validate_script_syntax!
-        super if valid_syntax
+        validate_script_syntax!
+        super
       end
 
       def flags
@@ -62,30 +62,43 @@ class Chef
       def validate_script_syntax!
         interpreter_arguments = default_interpreter_flags.join(' ')
         Tempfile.open(['chef_powershell_script-user-code', '.ps1']) do | user_script_file |
-          user_script_file.puts("{#{@new_resource.code}}")
-          user_script_file.close
+          # Wrap the user's code in a PowerShell script block so that
+          # it isn't executed. However, syntactically invalid script
+          # in that block will still trigger a syntax error which is
+          # exactly what we want here -- verify the syntax without
+          # actually running the script.
+          user_code_wrapped_in_powershell_script_block = <<-EOH
+{
+  #{@new_resource.code}
+}
+EOH
+          user_script_file.puts user_code_wrapped_in_powershell_script_block
 
+          # A .close or explicit .flush required to ensure the file is
+          # written to the file system at this point, which is required since
+          # the intent is to execute the code just written to it.
+          user_script_file.close
           validation_command = "\"#{interpreter}\" #{interpreter_arguments} -Command #{user_script_file.path}"
 
-          # For consistency with other script resources, allow even syntax errors
-          # to be suppressed if the returns attribute would have suppressed it
-          # at converge.
-          valid_returns = [0]
-          specified_returns = @new_resource.returns.is_a?(Integer) ?
-            [@new_resource.returns] :
-            @new_resource.returns
-          valid_returns.concat([1]) if specified_returns.include?(1)
-
-          result = shell_out!(validation_command, {returns: valid_returns})
-          result.exitstatus == 0
+          # Note that other script providers like bash allow syntax errors
+          # to be suppressed by setting 'returns' to a value that the
+          # interpreter would return as a status code in the syntax
+          # error case. We explicitly don't do this here -- syntax
+          # errors will not be suppressed, since doing so could make
+          # it harder for users to detect / debug invalid scripts.
+
+          # Therefore, the only return value for a syntactically valid
+          # script is 0. If an exception is raised by shellout, this
+          # means a non-zero return and thus a syntactically invalid script.
+          shell_out!(validation_command, {returns: [0]})
         end
       end
 
       def default_interpreter_flags
-        # 'Bypass' is preferable since it doesn't require user input confirmation
-        # for files such as PowerShell modules downloaded from the
-        # Internet. However, 'Bypass' is not supported prior to
-        # PowerShell 3.0, so the fallback is 'Unrestricted'
+        # Execution policy 'Bypass' is preferable since it doesn't require
+        # user input confirmation for files such as PowerShell modules
+        # downloaded from the Internet. However, 'Bypass' is not supported
+        # prior to PowerShell 3.0, so the fallback is 'Unrestricted'
         execution_policy = Chef::Platform.supports_powershell_execution_bypass?(run_context.node) ? 'Bypass' : 'Unrestricted'
 
         [
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb b/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb
index cd62f7c56f..948fa6c63f 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Chef
 
       def values_to_hash(values)
         if values
-          @name_hash = Hash[values.map { |val| [val[:name], val] }]
+          @name_hash = Hash[values.map { |val| [val[:name].downcase, val] }]
         else
           @name_hash = {}
         end
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class Chef
           end
         end
         @new_resource.unscrubbed_values.each do |value|
-          if @name_hash.has_key?(value[:name])
-            current_value = @name_hash[value[:name]]
+          if @name_hash.has_key?(value[:name].downcase)
+            current_value = @name_hash[value[:name].downcase]
             unless current_value[:type] == value[:type] && current_value[:data] == value[:data]
               converge_by("set value #{value}") do
                 registry.set_value(@new_resource.key, value)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Chef
           end
         end
         @new_resource.unscrubbed_values.each do |value|
-          unless @name_hash.has_key?(value[:name])
+          unless @name_hash.has_key?(value[:name].downcase)
             converge_by("create value #{value}") do
               registry.set_value(@new_resource.key, value)
             end
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Chef
       def action_delete
         if registry.key_exists?(@new_resource.key)
           @new_resource.unscrubbed_values.each do |value|
-            if @name_hash.has_key?(value[:name])
+            if @name_hash.has_key?(value[:name].downcase)
               converge_by("delete value #{value}") do
                 registry.delete_value(@new_resource.key, value)
               end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider_resolver.rb b/lib/chef/provider_resolver.rb
index 5bfee343d1..8e731ff96a 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider_resolver.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider_resolver.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 require 'chef/exceptions'
-require 'chef/platform/provider_priority_map'
+require 'chef/platform/priority_map'
 
 class Chef
   #
@@ -62,12 +62,35 @@ class Chef
         maybe_chef_platform_lookup(resource)
     end
 
+    # Does NOT call provides? on the resource (it is assumed this is being
+    # called *from* provides?).
     def provided_by?(provider_class)
-      prioritized_handlers.include?(provider_class)
+      potential_handlers.include?(provider_class)
+    end
+
+    def self.includes_handler?(resource_name, provider_class)
+      priority_map.includes_handler?(resource_name, provider_class)
+    end
+
+    def enabled_handlers
+      @enabled_handlers ||=
+        potential_handlers.select { |handler| !overrode_provides?(handler) || handler.provides?(node, resource) }
+    end
+
+    # TODO deprecate this and allow actions to be passed as a filter to
+    # `provides` so we don't have to have two separate things.
+    # @api private
+    def supported_handlers
+      @supported_handlers ||=
+        enabled_handlers.select { |handler| handler.supports?(resource, action) }
     end
 
     private
 
+    def potential_handlers
+      priority_map.list_handlers(node, resource.resource_name)
+    end
+
     # if resource.provider is set, just return one of those objects
     def maybe_explicit_provider(resource)
       return nil unless resource.provider
@@ -78,28 +101,16 @@ class Chef
     def maybe_dynamic_provider_resolution(resource, action)
       Chef::Log.debug "Providers for generic #{resource.resource_name} resource enabled on node include: #{enabled_handlers}"
 
-      # Get all the handlers in the priority bucket
-      handlers = prioritized_handlers
-
-      # Narrow it down to handlers that return `true` to `provides?`
-      # TODO deprecate this and don't bother calling--the fact that they said
-      # `provides` should be enough.  But we need to do it right now because
-      # some classes implement additional handling.
-      enabled_handlers = prioritized_handlers.select { |handler| handler.provides?(node, resource) }
-
-      # Narrow it down to handlers that return `true` to `supports?`
-      # TODO deprecate this and allow actions to be passed as a filter to
-      # `provides` so we don't have to have two separate things.
-      supported_handlers = enabled_handlers.select { |handler| handler.supports?(resource, action) }
-      if supported_handlers.empty?
+      handlers = supported_handlers
+      if handlers.empty?
         # if none of the providers specifically support the resource, we still need to pick one of the providers that are
         # enabled on the node to handle the why-run use case. FIXME we should only do this in why-run mode then.
         Chef::Log.debug "No providers responded true to `supports?` for action #{action} on resource #{resource}, falling back to enabled handlers so we can return something anyway."
-        handler = enabled_handlers.first
-      else
-        handler = supported_handlers.first
+        handlers = enabled_handlers
       end
 
+      handler = handlers.first
+
       if handler
         Chef::Log.debug "Provider for action #{action} on resource #{resource} is #{handler}"
       else
@@ -114,13 +125,16 @@ class Chef
       Chef::Platform.find_provider_for_node(node, resource)
     end
 
-    def provider_priority_map
-      Chef::Platform::ProviderPriorityMap.instance
+    def self.priority_map
+      Chef.provider_priority_map
     end
 
-    def prioritized_handlers
-      @prioritized_handlers ||=
-        provider_priority_map.list_handlers(node, resource.resource_name).flatten(1).uniq
+    def priority_map
+      Chef.provider_priority_map
+    end
+
+    def overrode_provides?(handler)
+      handler.method(:provides?).owner != Chef::Provider.method(:provides?).owner
     end
 
     module Deprecated
@@ -129,33 +143,21 @@ class Chef
         @providers ||= Chef::Provider.descendants
       end
 
-      # this cut looks at if the provider can handle the resource type on the node
       def enabled_handlers
-        @enabled_handlers ||=
-          providers.select do |klass|
-            # NB: this is different from resource_resolver which must pass a resource_name
-            # FIXME: deprecate this and normalize on passing resource_name here
-            klass.provides?(node, resource)
-          end.sort {|a,b| a.to_s <=> b.to_s }
-      end
-
-      # this cut looks at if the provider can handle the specific resource and action
-      def supported_handlers
-        @supported_handlers ||=
-          enabled_handlers.select do |klass|
-            klass.supports?(resource, action)
-          end
-      end
-
-      # If there are no providers for a DSL, we search through the
-      def prioritized_handlers
-        @prioritized_handlers ||= super || begin
-          result = providers.select { |handler| handler.provides?(node, resource) }.sort_by(:name)
-          if !result.empty?
-            Chef::Log.deprecation("#{resource.resource_name.to_sym} is marked as providing DSL #{method_symbol}, but provides #{resource.resource_name.to_sym.inspect} was never called!")
-            Chef::Log.deprecation("In Chef 13, this will break: you must call provides to mark the names you provide, even if you also override provides? yourself.")
+        @enabled_handlers ||= begin
+          handlers = super
+          if handlers.empty?
+            # Look through all providers, and find ones that return true to provides.
+            # Don't bother with ones that don't override provides?, since they
+            # would have been in enabled_handlers already if that were so. (It's a
+            # perf concern otherwise.)
+            handlers = providers.select { |handler| overrode_provides?(handler) && handler.provides?(node, resource) }
+            handlers.each do |handler|
+              Chef::Log.deprecation("#{handler}.provides? returned true when asked if it provides DSL #{resource.resource_name}, but provides #{resource.resource_name.inspect} was never called!")
+              Chef::Log.deprecation("In Chef 13, this will break: you must call provides to mark the names you provide, even if you also override provides? yourself.")
+            end
           end
-          result
+          handlers
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource.rb b/lib/chef/resource.rb
index 8d2532dac4..5e9ba42703 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Chef
     # @param run_context The context of the Chef run. Corresponds to #run_context.
     #
     def initialize(name, run_context=nil)
-      name(name)
+      name(name) unless name.nil?
       @run_context = run_context
       @noop = nil
       @before = nil
@@ -130,37 +130,27 @@ class Chef
     end
 
     #
-    # The name of this particular resource.
+    # The list of properties defined on this resource.
     #
-    # This special resource attribute is set automatically from the declaration
-    # of the resource, e.g.
-    #
-    #   execute 'Vitruvius' do
-    #     command 'ls'
-    #   end
+    # Everything defined with `property` is in this list.
     #
-    # Will set the name to "Vitruvius".
+    # @param include_superclass [Boolean] `true` to include properties defined
+    #   on superclasses; `false` or `nil` to return the list of properties
+    #   directly on this class.
     #
-    # This is also used in to_s to show the resource name, e.g. `execute[Vitruvius]`.
+    # @return [Hash<Symbol,Property>] The list of property names and types.
     #
-    # This is also used for resource notifications and subscribes in the same manner.
-    #
-    # This will coerce any object into a string via #to_s.  Arrays are a special case
-    # so that `package ["foo", "bar"]` becomes package[foo, bar] instead of the more
-    # awkward `package[["foo", "bar"]]` that #to_s would produce.
-    #
-    # @param name [Object] The name to set, typically a String or Array
-    # @return [String] The name of this Resource.
-    #
-    def name(name=nil)
-      if !name.nil?
-        if name.is_a?(Array)
-          @name = name.join(', ')
+    def self.properties(include_superclass=true)
+      @properties ||= {}
+      if include_superclass
+        if superclass.respond_to?(:properties)
+          superclass.properties.merge(@properties)
         else
-          @name = name.to_s
+          @properties.dup
         end
+      else
+        @properties
       end
-      @name
     end
 
     #
@@ -169,26 +159,24 @@ class Chef
     # @param arg [Array[Symbol], Symbol] A list of actions (e.g. `:create`)
     # @return [Array[Symbol]] the list of actions.
     #
-    attr_accessor :action
     def action(arg=nil)
       if arg
-        if arg.is_a?(Array)
-          arg = arg.map { |a| a.to_sym }
-        else
-          arg = arg.to_sym
-        end
-        Array(arg).each do |action|
+        arg = Array(arg).map(&:to_sym)
+        arg.each do |action|
           validate(
             { action: action },
             { action: { kind_of: Symbol, equal_to: allowed_actions } }
           )
         end
-        self.action = arg
+        @action = arg
       else
         @action
       end
     end
 
+    # Alias for normal assigment syntax.
+    alias_method :action=, :action
+
     #
     # Sets up a notification that will run a particular action on another resource
     # if and when *this* resource is updated by an action.
@@ -477,13 +465,21 @@ class Chef
     #
     # Get the value of the state attributes in this resource as a hash.
     #
+    # Does not include properties that are not set (unless they are identity
+    # properties).
+    #
     # @return [Hash{Symbol => Object}] A Hash of attribute => value for the
     #   Resource class's `state_attrs`.
+    #
     def state_for_resource_reporter
-      self.class.state_attrs.inject({}) do |state_attrs, attr_name|
-        state_attrs[attr_name] = send(attr_name)
-        state_attrs
+      state = {}
+      state_properties = self.class.state_properties
+      state_properties.each do |property|
+        if property.identity? || property.is_set?(self)
+          state[property.name] = send(property.name)
+        end
       end
+      state
     end
 
     #
@@ -496,17 +492,22 @@ class Chef
     alias_method :state, :state_for_resource_reporter
 
     #
-    # The value of the identity attribute, if declared. Falls back to #name if
-    # no identity attribute is declared.
+    # The value of the identity of this resource.
+    #
+    # - If there are no identity properties on the resource, `name` is returned.
+    # - If there is exactly one identity property on the resource, it is returned.
+    # - If there are more than one, they are returned in a hash.
     #
-    # @return The value of the identity attribute.
+    # @return [Object,Hash<Symbol,Object>] The identity of this resource.
     #
     def identity
-      if identity_attr = self.class.identity_attr
-        send(identity_attr)
-      else
-        name
+      result = {}
+      identity_properties = self.class.identity_properties
+      identity_properties.each do |property|
+        result[property.name] = send(property.name)
       end
+      return result.values.first if identity_properties.size == 1
+      result
     end
 
     #
@@ -758,6 +759,10 @@ class Chef
     #     will return if the user does not set one. If this is `lazy`, it will
     #     be run in the context of the instance (and able to access other
     #     properties).
+    #   @option options [Boolean] :desired_state `true` if this property is
+    #     part of desired state. Defaults to `true`.
+    #   @option options [Boolean] :identity `true` if this property
+    #     is part of object identity. Defaults to `false`.
     #
     # @example Bare property
     #   property :x
@@ -774,29 +779,100 @@ class Chef
     def self.property(name, type=NOT_PASSED, **options)
       name = name.to_sym
 
-      if type != NOT_PASSED
+      options.merge!(name: name, declared_in: self)
+
+      if type == NOT_PASSED
+        # If a type is not passed, the property derives from the
+        # superclass property (if any)
+        if properties.has_key?(name)
+          property = properties[name].derive(**options)
+        else
+          property = property_type(**options)
+        end
+
+      # If a Property is specified, derive a new one from that.
+      elsif type.is_a?(Property) || (type.is_a?(Class) && type <= Property)
+        property = type.derive(**options)
+
+      # If a primitive type was passed, combine it with "is"
+      else
         if options[:is]
           options[:is] = ([ type ] + [ options[:is] ]).flatten(1)
         else
           options[:is] = type
         end
+        property = property_type(**options)
       end
 
-      define_method(name) do |value=NOT_PASSED|
-        set_or_return(name, value, options)
-      end
-      define_method("#{name}=") do |value|
-        set_or_return(name, value, options)
-      end
+      local_properties = properties(false)
+      local_properties[name] = property
+
+      property.emit_dsl
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Create a reusable property type that can be used in multiple properties
+    # in different resources.
+    #
+    # @param options [Hash<Symbol,Object>] Validation options. see #property for
+    #   the list of options.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   property_type(default: 'hi')
+    #
+    def self.property_type(**options)
+      Property.derive(**options)
     end
 
     #
+    # The name of this particular resource.
+    #
+    # This special resource attribute is set automatically from the declaration
+    # of the resource, e.g.
+    #
+    #   execute 'Vitruvius' do
+    #     command 'ls'
+    #   end
+    #
+    # Will set the name to "Vitruvius".
+    #
+    # This is also used in to_s to show the resource name, e.g. `execute[Vitruvius]`.
+    #
+    # This is also used for resource notifications and subscribes in the same manner.
+    #
+    # This will coerce any object into a string via #to_s.  Arrays are a special case
+    # so that `package ["foo", "bar"]` becomes package[foo, bar] instead of the more
+    # awkward `package[["foo", "bar"]]` that #to_s would produce.
+    #
+    # @param name [Object] The name to set, typically a String or Array
+    # @return [String] The name of this Resource.
+    #
+    property :name, String, coerce: proc { |v| v.is_a?(Array) ? v.join(', ') : v.to_s }, desired_state: false
+
+    #
     # Whether this property has been set (or whether it has a default that has
     # been retrieved).
     #
+    # @param name [Symbol] The name of the property.
+    # @return [Boolean] `true` if the property has been set.
+    #
     def property_is_set?(name)
-      name = name.to_sym
-      instance_variable_defined?("@#{name}")
+      property = self.class.properties[name.to_sym]
+      raise ArgumentError, "Property #{name} is not defined in class #{self}" if !property
+      property.is_set?(self)
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Clear this property as if it had never been set. It will thereafter return
+    # the default.
+    # been retrieved).
+    #
+    # @param name [Symbol] The name of the property.
+    #
+    def reset_property(name)
+      property = self.class.properties[name.to_sym]
+      raise ArgumentError, "Property #{name} is not defined in class #{self}" if !property
+      property.reset(self)
     end
 
     #
@@ -810,46 +886,186 @@ class Chef
       DelayedEvaluator.new(&block)
     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
-    # attributes are attributes that could be populated by examining the state
-    # of the system (e.g., File.stat can tell you the permissions on an
-    # existing file). Contrarily, attributes that are not "state attributes"
-    # usually modify the way Chef itself behaves, for example by providing
-    # additional options for a package manager to use when installing a
-    # package.
+    #
+    # Get or set the list of desired state properties for this resource.
+    #
+    # State properties are properties that describe the desired state
+    # of the system, such as file permissions or ownership.
+    # In general, state properties are properties that could be populated by
+    # examining the state of the system (e.g., File.stat can tell you the
+    # permissions on an existing file). Contrarily, properties that are not
+    # "state properties" usually modify the way Chef itself behaves, for example
+    # by providing additional options for a package manager to use when
+    # installing a package.
     #
     # This list is used by the Chef client auditing system to extract
     # information from resources to describe changes made to the system.
-    def self.state_attrs(*attr_names)
-      @state_attrs ||= []
-      @state_attrs = attr_names unless attr_names.empty?
+    #
+    # This method is unnecessary when declaring properties with `property`;
+    # properties are added to state_properties by default, and can be turned off
+    # with `desired_state: false`.
+    #
+    # ```ruby
+    # property :x # part of desired state
+    # property :y, desired_state: false # not part of desired state
+    # ```
+    #
+    # @param names [Array<Symbol>] A list of property names to set as desired
+    #   state.
+    #
+    # @return [Array<Property>] All properties in desired state.
+    #
+    def self.state_properties(*names)
+      if !names.empty?
+        names = names.map { |name| name.to_sym }.uniq
 
-      # Return *all* state_attrs that this class has, including inherited ones
-      if superclass.respond_to?(:state_attrs)
-        superclass.state_attrs + @state_attrs
-      else
-        @state_attrs
+        local_properties = properties(false)
+        # Add new properties to the list.
+        names.each do |name|
+          property = properties[name]
+          if !property
+            self.property name, instance_variable_name: false, desired_state: true
+          elsif !property.desired_state?
+            self.property name, desired_state: true
+          end
+        end
+
+        # If state_attrs *excludes* something which is currently desired state,
+        # mark it as desired_state: false.
+        local_properties.each do |name,property|
+          if property.desired_state? && !names.include?(name)
+            self.property name, desired_state: false
+          end
+        end
       end
+
+      properties.values.select { |property| property.desired_state? }
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Set or return the list of "state properties" implemented by the Resource
+    # subclass.
+    #
+    # Equivalent to calling #state_properties and getting `state_properties.keys`.
+    #
+    # @deprecated Use state_properties.keys instead. Note that when you declare
+    #   properties with `property`: properties are added to state_properties by
+    #   default, and can be turned off with `desired_state: false`
+    #
+    #   ```ruby
+    #   property :x # part of desired state
+    #   property :y, desired_state: false # not part of desired state
+    #   ```
+    #
+    # @param names [Array<Symbol>] A list of property names to set as desired
+    #   state.
+    #
+    # @return [Array<Symbol>] All property names with desired state.
+    #
+    def self.state_attrs(*names)
+      state_properties(*names).map { |property| property.name }
     end
 
-    # Set or return the "identity attribute" for this resource class. This is
-    # generally going to be the "name attribute" for this resource. In other
-    # words, the resource type plus this attribute uniquely identify a given
-    # bit of state that chef manages. For a File resource, this would be the
-    # path, for a package resource, it will be the package name. This will show
-    # up in chef-client's audit records as a searchable field.
-    def self.identity_attr(attr_name=nil)
-      @identity_attr ||= nil
-      @identity_attr = attr_name if attr_name
+    #
+    # Set the identity of this resource to a particular set of properties.
+    #
+    # This drives #identity, which returns data that uniquely refers to a given
+    # resource on the given node (in such a way that it can be correlated
+    # across Chef runs).
+    #
+    # This method is unnecessary when declaring properties with `property`;
+    # properties can be added to identity during declaration with
+    # `identity: true`.
+    #
+    # ```ruby
+    # property :x, identity: true # part of identity
+    # property :y # not part of identity
+    # ```
+    #
+    # If no properties are marked as identity, "name" is considered the identity.
+    #
+    # @param names [Array<Symbol>] A list of property names to set as the identity.
+    #
+    # @return [Array<Property>] All identity properties.
+    #
+    def self.identity_properties(*names)
+      if !names.empty?
+        names = names.map { |name| name.to_sym }
 
-      # If this class doesn't have an identity attr, we'll defer to the superclass:
-      if @identity_attr || !superclass.respond_to?(:identity_attr)
-        @identity_attr
-      else
-        superclass.identity_attr
+        # Add or change properties that are not part of the identity.
+        names.each do |name|
+          property = properties[name]
+          if !property
+            self.property name, instance_variable_name: false, identity: true
+          elsif !property.identity?
+            self.property name, identity: true
+          end
+        end
+
+        # If state_attrs *excludes* something which is currently part of the
+        # identity, mark it as identity: false.
+        properties.each do |name,property|
+          if property.identity? && !names.include?(name)
+            self.property name, identity: false
+          end
+        end
       end
+
+      result = properties.values.select { |property| property.identity? }
+      result = [ properties[:name] ] if result.empty?
+      result
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Set the identity of this resource to a particular property.
+    #
+    # This drives #identity, which returns data that uniquely refers to a given
+    # resource on the given node (in such a way that it can be correlated
+    # across Chef runs).
+    #
+    # This method is unnecessary when declaring properties with `property`;
+    # properties can be added to identity during declaration with
+    # `identity: true`.
+    #
+    # ```ruby
+    # property :x, identity: true # part of identity
+    # property :y # not part of identity
+    # ```
+    #
+    # @param name [Symbol] A list of property names to set as the identity.
+    #
+    # @return [Symbol] The identity property if there is only one; or `nil` if
+    #   there are more than one.
+    #
+    # @raise [ArgumentError] If no arguments are passed and the resource has
+    #   more than one identity property.
+    #
+    def self.identity_property(name=nil)
+      result = identity_properties(*Array(name))
+      if result.size > 1
+        raise Chef::Exceptions::MultipleIdentityError, "identity_property cannot be called on an object with more than one identity property (#{result.map { |r| r.name }.join(", ")})."
+      end
+      result.first
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Set a property as the "identity attribute" for this resource.
+    #
+    # Identical to calling #identity_property.first.key.
+    #
+    # @param name [Symbol] The name of the property to set.
+    #
+    # @return [Symbol]
+    #
+    # @deprecated `identity_property` should be used instead.
+    #
+    # @raise [ArgumentError] If no arguments are passed and the resource has
+    #   more than one identity property.
+    #
+    def self.identity_attr(name=nil)
+      property = identity_property(name)
+      return nil if !property
+      property.name
     end
 
     #
@@ -1019,7 +1235,7 @@ class Chef
         if name
           name = name.to_sym
           # If our class is not already providing this name, provide it.
-          if !Chef::ResourceResolver.list(name).include?(self)
+          if !Chef::ResourceResolver.includes_handler?(name, self)
             provides name, canonical: true
           end
           @resource_name = name
@@ -1095,22 +1311,17 @@ class Chef
     # Setting default_action will automatially add the action to
     # allowed_actions, if it isn't already there.
     #
-    # Defaults to :nothing.
+    # Defaults to [:nothing].
     #
     # @param action_name [Symbol,Array<Symbol>] The default action (or series
     #   of actions) to use.
     #
-    # @return [Symbol,Array<Symbol>] The default actions for the resource.
+    # @return [Array<Symbol>] The default actions for the resource.
     #
     def self.default_action(action_name=NOT_PASSED)
       unless action_name.equal?(NOT_PASSED)
-        if action_name.is_a?(Array)
-          @default_action = action_name.map { |arg| arg.to_sym }
-        else
-          @default_action = action_name.to_sym
-        end
-
-        self.allowed_actions |= Array(@default_action)
+        @default_action = Array(action_name).map(&:to_sym)
+        self.allowed_actions |= @default_action
       end
 
       if @default_action
@@ -1118,7 +1329,7 @@ class Chef
       elsif superclass.respond_to?(:default_action)
         superclass.default_action
       else
-        :nothing
+        [:nothing]
       end
     end
     def self.default_action=(action_name)
@@ -1159,7 +1370,7 @@ class Chef
       action = action.to_sym
       new_action_provider_class.action(action, &recipe_block)
       self.allowed_actions += [ action ]
-      default_action action if default_action == :nothing
+      default_action action if Array(default_action) == [:nothing]
     end
 
     #
@@ -1206,9 +1417,6 @@ class Chef
         define_method(:load_current_resource) {}
       end
     end
-    def self.default_action=(action_name)
-      default_action(action_name)
-    end
 
     #
     # Internal Resource Interface (for Chef)
@@ -1304,7 +1512,7 @@ class Chef
     end
     def self.inherited(child)
       super
-      @sorted_descendants = nil
+      @@sorted_descendants = nil
       # set resource_name automatically if it's not set
       if child.name && !child.resource_name
         if child.name =~ /^Chef::Resource::(\w+)$/
@@ -1347,8 +1555,8 @@ class Chef
       result
     end
 
-    def self.provides?(node, resource)
-      Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve(resource, node: node).provided_by?(self)
+    def self.provides?(node, resource_name)
+      Chef::ResourceResolver.new(node, resource_name).provided_by?(self)
     end
 
     # Helper for #notifies
@@ -1506,56 +1714,11 @@ class Chef
         Chef::Resource.send(:remove_const, class_name)
       end
 
-      # In order to generate deprecation warnings when you use Chef::Resource::MyLwrp,
-      # we make a special subclass (identical in nearly all respects) of the
-      # actual LWRP.  When you say any of these, a deprecation warning will be
-      # generated:
-      #
-      # - Chef::Resource::MyLwrp.new(...)
-      # - resource.is_a?(Chef::Resource::MyLwrp)
-      # - resource.kind_of?(Chef::Resource::MyLwrp)
-      # - case resource
-      #   when Chef::Resource::MyLwrp
-      #   end
-      #
-      resource_subclass = Class.new(resource_class) do
-        resource_name nil # we do not actually provide anything
-        def initialize(*args, &block)
-          Chef::Log.deprecation("Using an LWRP by its name (#{self.class.name}) directly is no longer supported in Chef 13 and will be removed.  Use Chef::Resource.resource_for_node(node, name) instead.")
-          super
-        end
-        def self.resource_name(*args)
-          if args.empty?
-            @resource_name ||= superclass.resource_name
-          else
-            super
-          end
-        end
-        self
-      end
-      eval("Chef::Resource::#{class_name} = resource_subclass")
-      # Make case, is_a and kind_of work with the new subclass, for backcompat.
-      # Any subclass of Chef::Resource::ResourceClass is already a subclass of resource_class
-      # Any subclass of resource_class is considered a subclass of Chef::Resource::ResourceClass
-      resource_class.class_eval do
-        define_method(:is_a?) do |other|
-          other.is_a?(Module) && other === self
-        end
-        define_method(:kind_of?) do |other|
-          other.is_a?(Module) && other === self
-        end
+      if !Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors]
+        Chef::Resource.const_set(class_name, resource_class)
+        deprecated_constants[class_name.to_sym] = resource_class
       end
-      resource_subclass.class_eval do
-        define_singleton_method(:===) do |other|
-          Chef::Log.deprecation("Using an LWRP by its name (#{class_name}) directly is no longer supported in Chef 13 and will be removed.  Use Chef::Resource.resource_for_node(node, name) instead.")
-          # resource_subclass is a superclass of all resource_class descendants.
-          if self == resource_subclass && other.class <= resource_class
-            return true
-          end
-          super(other)
-        end
-      end
-      deprecated_constants[class_name.to_sym] = resource_subclass
+
     end
 
     def self.deprecated_constants
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/dsc_script.rb b/lib/chef/resource/dsc_script.rb
index 2fcf183375..2877f61eb4 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/dsc_script.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/dsc_script.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Chef
   class Resource
     class DscScript < Chef::Resource
 
-      provides :dsc_script, platform: "windows"
+      provides :dsc_script, os: "windows"
 
       default_action :run
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/ips_package.rb b/lib/chef/resource/ips_package.rb
index 8d720dd411..2bf8e1dba8 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/ips_package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/ips_package.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Chef
   class Resource
     class IpsPackage < ::Chef::Resource::Package
 
+      provides :package, os: "solaris2"
       provides :ips_package, os: "solaris2"
 
       allowed_actions :install, :remove, :upgrade
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/mount.rb b/lib/chef/resource/mount.rb
index 79986d127f..a5da0ba329 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/mount.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/mount.rb
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ class Chef
         )
       end
 
+      private
+
+      # Used by the AIX provider to set fstype to nil.
+      # TODO use property to make nil a valid value for fstype
+      def clear_fstype
+        @fstype = nil
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/openbsd_package.rb b/lib/chef/resource/openbsd_package.rb
index f91fdb37e0..9ae8813d69 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/openbsd_package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/openbsd_package.rb
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ class Chef
       include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut
 
       provides :package, os: "openbsd"
-
-      def after_created
-        assign_provider
-      end
-
-      private
-
-      def assign_provider
-        @provider = Chef::Provider::Package::Openbsd
-      end
-
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/solaris_package.rb b/lib/chef/resource/solaris_package.rb
index 2dc72d5c47..a98fb8b4fa 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/solaris_package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/solaris_package.rb
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ class Chef
   class Resource
     class SolarisPackage < Chef::Resource::Package
       provides :package, os: "solaris2", platform_family: "nexentacore"
-      provides :package, os: "solaris2", platform_family: "solaris2" do |node|
-        # on >= Solaris 11 we default to IPS packages instead
-        node[:platform_version].to_f <= 5.10
-      end
+      provides :package, os: "solaris2", platform_family: "solaris2", platform_version: "<= 5.10"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource_resolver.rb b/lib/chef/resource_resolver.rb
index 9df627beb2..2f27e93a3b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource_resolver.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource_resolver.rb
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ class Chef
     # @api private use Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve instead.
     def resolve
       # log this so we know what resources will work for the generic resource on the node (early cut)
-      Chef::Log.debug "Resources for generic #{resource_name} resource enabled on node include: #{prioritized_handlers}"
+      Chef::Log.debug "Resources for generic #{resource_name} resource enabled on node include: #{enabled_handlers}"
 
-      handler = prioritized_handlers.first
+      handler = enabled_handlers.first
 
       if handler
         Chef::Log.debug "Resource for #{resource_name} is #{handler}"
@@ -98,59 +98,70 @@ class Chef
 
     # @api private
     def list
-      Chef::Log.debug "Resources for generic #{resource_name} resource enabled on node include: #{prioritized_handlers}"
-      prioritized_handlers
+      Chef::Log.debug "Resources for generic #{resource_name} resource enabled on node include: #{enabled_handlers}"
+      enabled_handlers
     end
 
     #
     # Whether this DSL is provided by the given resource_class.
     #
+    # Does NOT call provides? on the resource (it is assumed this is being
+    # called *from* provides?).
+    #
     # @api private
     def provided_by?(resource_class)
-      !prioritized_handlers.include?(resource_class)
+      potential_handlers.include?(resource_class)
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Whether the given handler attempts to provide the resource class at all.
+    #
+    # @api private
+    def self.includes_handler?(resource_name, resource_class)
+      priority_map.includes_handler?(resource_name, resource_class)
     end
 
     protected
 
+    def self.priority_map
+      Chef.resource_priority_map
+    end
+
     def priority_map
-      Chef::Platform::ResourcePriorityMap.instance
+      Chef.resource_priority_map
     end
 
-    def prioritized_handlers
-      @prioritized_handlers ||=
-        priority_map.list_handlers(node, resource_name, canonical: canonical)
+    # @api private
+    def potential_handlers
+      priority_map.list_handlers(node, resource_name, canonical: canonical)
+    end
+
+    def enabled_handlers
+      potential_handlers.select { |handler| !overrode_provides?(handler) || handler.provides?(node, resource_name) }
+    end
+
+    def overrode_provides?(handler)
+      handler.method(:provides?).owner != Chef::Resource.method(:provides?).owner
     end
 
     module Deprecated
       # return a deterministically sorted list of Chef::Resource subclasses
-      # @deprecated Now prioritized_handlers does its own work (more efficiently)
       def resources
         Chef::Resource.sorted_descendants
       end
 
-      # A list of all handlers
-      # @deprecated Now prioritized_handlers does its own work
       def enabled_handlers
-        Chef::Log.deprecation("enabled_handlers is deprecated.  If you are implementing a ResourceResolver, use provided_handlers.  If you are not, use Chef::ResourceResolver.list(#{resource_name.inspect}, node: <node>)")
-        resources.select { |klass| klass.provides?(node, resource_name) }
-      end
-
-      protected
-
-      # A list of all handlers for the given DSL.  If there are no handlers in
-      # the map, we still check all descendants of Chef::Resource for backwards
-      # compatibility purposes.
-      def prioritized_handlers
-        @prioritized_handlers ||= super ||
-          resources.select do |klass|
-            # Don't bother calling provides? unless it's overridden. We already
-            # know prioritized_handlers
-            if klass.method(:provides?).owner != Chef::Resource && klass.provides?(node, resource_name)
-              Chef::Log.deprecation("Resources #{provided.join(", ")} are marked as providing DSL #{resource_name}, but provides #{resource_name.inspect} was never called!")
+        @enabled_handlers ||= begin
+          handlers = super
+          if handlers.empty?
+            handlers = resources.select { |handler| overrode_provides?(handler) && handler.provides?(node, resource_name) }
+            handlers.each do |handler|
+              Chef::Log.deprecation("#{handler}.provides? returned true when asked if it provides DSL #{resource_name}, but provides #{resource_name.inspect} was never called!")
               Chef::Log.deprecation("In Chef 13, this will break: you must call provides to mark the names you provide, even if you also override provides? yourself.")
-              true
             end
           end
+          handlers
+        end
       end
     end
     prepend Deprecated
diff --git a/lib/chef/run_context.rb b/lib/chef/run_context.rb
index f55d1740b1..b1113f594e 100644
--- a/lib/chef/run_context.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/run_context.rb
@@ -532,17 +532,24 @@ ERROR_MESSAGE
       ###
       # These need to be settable so deploy can run a resource_collection
       # independent of any cookbooks via +recipe_eval+
+      def resource_collection=(value)
+        Chef::Log.deprecation("Setting run_context.resource_collection will be removed in a future Chef.  Use run_context.create_child to create a new RunContext instead.")
+        @resource_collection = value
+      end
 
       def audits=(value)
         Chef::Log.deprecation("Setting run_context.audits will be removed in a future Chef.  Use run_context.create_child to create a new RunContext instead.")
+        @audits = value
       end
 
       def immediate_notification_collection=(value)
         Chef::Log.deprecation("Setting run_context.immediate_notification_collection will be removed in a future Chef.  Use run_context.create_child to create a new RunContext instead.")
+        @immediate_notification_collection = value
       end
 
       def delayed_notification_collection=(value)
         Chef::Log.deprecation("Setting run_context.delayed_notification_collection will be removed in a future Chef.  Use run_context.create_child to create a new RunContext instead.")
+        @delayed_notification_collection = value
       end
     end
     prepend Deprecated
diff --git a/lib/chef/run_list/versioned_recipe_list.rb b/lib/chef/run_list/versioned_recipe_list.rb
index 7cce6fa48c..2824f08f31 100644
--- a/lib/chef/run_list/versioned_recipe_list.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/run_list/versioned_recipe_list.rb
@@ -70,15 +70,16 @@ class Chef
       # @return [Array] Array of strings with fully-qualified recipe names
       def with_fully_qualified_names_and_version_constraints
         self.map do |recipe_name|
-          ret = if recipe_name.include?('::')
+          qualified_recipe = if recipe_name.include?('::')
             recipe_name
           else
             "#{recipe_name}::default"
           end
-          if @versions[recipe_name]
-            ret << "@#{@versions[recipe_name]}"
-          end
-          ret
+
+          version = @versions[recipe_name]
+          qualified_recipe = "#{qualified_recipe}@#{version}" if version
+
+          qualified_recipe
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/chef/win32/registry.rb b/lib/chef/win32/registry.rb
index 18f12d26b8..1a1aa12fad 100644
--- a/lib/chef/win32/registry.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/win32/registry.rb
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class Chef
         key_exists!(key_path)
         hive, key = get_hive_and_key(key_path)
         hive.open(key, ::Win32::Registry::KEY_READ | registry_system_architecture) do |reg|
-          return true if reg.any? {|val| val == value[:name] }
+          return true if reg.any? {|val| safely_downcase(val) == safely_downcase(value[:name]) }
         end
         return false
       end
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class Chef
         hive, key = get_hive_and_key(key_path)
         hive.open(key, ::Win32::Registry::KEY_READ | registry_system_architecture) do |reg|
           reg.each do |val_name, val_type, val_data|
-            if val_name == value[:name] &&
+            if safely_downcase(val_name) == safely_downcase(value[:name]) &&
               val_type == get_type_from_name(value[:type]) &&
               val_data == value[:data]
               return true
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ class Chef
 
       private
 
+
+      def safely_downcase(val)
+        if val.is_a? String
+          return val.downcase
+        end
+        return val
+      end
+
       def node
         run_context && run_context.node
       end
diff --git a/lib/chef/workstation_config_loader.rb b/lib/chef/workstation_config_loader.rb
index 2454c9cccf..8398c5d616 100644
--- a/lib/chef/workstation_config_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/workstation_config_loader.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Author:: Daniel DeLeo (<dan@getchef.com>)
+# Author:: Claire McQuin (<claire@chef.io>)
 # Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2014 Chef Software, Inc.
 # License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
 #
@@ -16,163 +16,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-require 'chef/config_fetcher'
-require 'chef/config'
-require 'chef/null_logger'
-require 'chef/util/path_helper'
+require 'chef-config/workstation_config_loader'
 
 class Chef
-
-  class WorkstationConfigLoader
-
-    # Path to a config file requested by user, (e.g., via command line option). Can be nil
-    attr_accessor :explicit_config_file
-
-    # TODO: initialize this with a logger for Chef and Knife
-    def initialize(explicit_config_file, logger=nil)
-      @explicit_config_file = explicit_config_file
-      @config_location = nil
-      @logger = logger || NullLogger.new
-    end
-
-    def no_config_found?
-      config_location.nil?
-    end
-
-    def config_location
-      @config_location ||= (explicit_config_file || locate_local_config)
-    end
-
-    def chef_config_dir
-      if @chef_config_dir.nil?
-        @chef_config_dir = false
-        full_path = working_directory.split(File::SEPARATOR)
-        (full_path.length - 1).downto(0) do |i|
-          candidate_directory = File.join(full_path[0..i] + [".chef" ])
-          if File.exist?(candidate_directory) && File.directory?(candidate_directory)
-            @chef_config_dir = candidate_directory
-            break
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      @chef_config_dir
-    end
-
-    def load
-      # Ignore it if there's no explicit_config_file and can't find one at a
-      # default path.
-      return false if config_location.nil?
-
-      if explicit_config_file && !path_exists?(config_location)
-        raise Exceptions::ConfigurationError, "Specified config file #{config_location} does not exist"
-      end
-
-      # Have to set Chef::Config.config_file b/c other config is derived from it.
-      Chef::Config.config_file = config_location
-      read_config(IO.read(config_location), config_location)
-    end
-
-    # (Private API, public for test purposes)
-    def env
-      ENV
-    end
-
-    # (Private API, public for test purposes)
-    def path_exists?(path)
-      Pathname.new(path).expand_path.exist?
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def have_config?(path)
-      if path_exists?(path)
-        logger.info("Using config at #{path}")
-        true
-      else
-        logger.debug("Config not found at #{path}, trying next option")
-        false
-      end
-    end
-
-    def locate_local_config
-      candidate_configs = []
-
-      # Look for $KNIFE_HOME/knife.rb (allow multiple knives config on same machine)
-      if env['KNIFE_HOME']
-        candidate_configs << File.join(env['KNIFE_HOME'], 'config.rb')
-        candidate_configs << File.join(env['KNIFE_HOME'], 'knife.rb')
-      end
-      # Look for $PWD/knife.rb
-      if Dir.pwd
-        candidate_configs << File.join(Dir.pwd, 'config.rb')
-        candidate_configs << File.join(Dir.pwd, 'knife.rb')
-      end
-      # Look for $UPWARD/.chef/knife.rb
-      if chef_config_dir
-        candidate_configs << File.join(chef_config_dir, 'config.rb')
-        candidate_configs << File.join(chef_config_dir, 'knife.rb')
-      end
-      # Look for $HOME/.chef/knife.rb
-      Chef::Util::PathHelper.home('.chef') do |dot_chef_dir|
-        candidate_configs << File.join(dot_chef_dir, 'config.rb')
-        candidate_configs << File.join(dot_chef_dir, 'knife.rb')
-      end
-
-      candidate_configs.find do | candidate_config |
-        have_config?(candidate_config)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def working_directory
-      a = if Chef::Platform.windows?
-            env['CD']
-          else
-            env['PWD']
-          end || Dir.pwd
-
-      a
-    end
-
-    def read_config(config_content, config_file_path)
-      Chef::Config.from_string(config_content, config_file_path)
-    rescue SignalException
-      raise
-    rescue SyntaxError => e
-      message = ""
-      message << "You have invalid ruby syntax in your config file #{config_file_path}\n\n"
-      message << "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}\n"
-      if file_line = e.message[/#{Regexp.escape(config_file_path)}:[\d]+/]
-        line = file_line[/:([\d]+)$/, 1].to_i
-        message << highlight_config_error(config_file_path, line)
-      end
-      raise Exceptions::ConfigurationError, message
-    rescue Exception => e
-      message = "You have an error in your config file #{config_file_path}\n\n"
-      message << "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}\n"
-      filtered_trace = e.backtrace.grep(/#{Regexp.escape(config_file_path)}/)
-      filtered_trace.each {|bt_line| message << "  " << bt_line << "\n" }
-      if !filtered_trace.empty?
-        line_nr = filtered_trace.first[/#{Regexp.escape(config_file_path)}:([\d]+)/, 1]
-        message << highlight_config_error(config_file_path, line_nr.to_i)
-      end
-      raise Exceptions::ConfigurationError, message
-    end
-
-
-    def highlight_config_error(file, line)
-      config_file_lines = []
-      IO.readlines(file).each_with_index {|l, i| config_file_lines << "#{(i + 1).to_s.rjust(3)}: #{l.chomp}"}
-      if line == 1
-        lines = config_file_lines[0..3]
-      else
-        lines = config_file_lines[Range.new(line - 2, line)]
-      end
-      "Relevant file content:\n" + lines.join("\n") + "\n"
-    end
-
-    def logger
-      @logger
-    end
-
-  end
+  WorkstationConfigLoader = ChefConfig::WorkstationConfigLoader
 end
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diff --git a/spec/functional/provider/whyrun_safe_ruby_block_spec.rb b/spec/functional/provider/whyrun_safe_ruby_block_spec.rb
index b3c2333e9a..2b582feb05 100644
--- a/spec/functional/provider/whyrun_safe_ruby_block_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/provider/whyrun_safe_ruby_block_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WhyrunSafeRubyBlock do
     end
 
     it "updates the evil laugh, even in why-run mode" do
-      new_resource.run_action(new_resource.action)
+      Array(new_resource.action).each {|action| new_resource.run_action(action) }
       expect($evil_global_evil_laugh).to eq(:mwahahaha)
       expect(new_resource).to be_updated
     end
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/package_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/package_spec.rb
index 5c17ca0107..8d37b072e8 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/package_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/package_spec.rb
@@ -386,5 +386,3 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Package, metadata do
   end
 
 end
-
-
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/powershell_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/powershell_script_spec.rb
index 17ae8cbd2a..a8e51f4d9d 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/powershell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/powershell_script_spec.rb
@@ -125,16 +125,16 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsScript::PowershellScript, :windows_only do
       expect { resource.run_action(:run) }.not_to raise_error
     end
 
-    it "raises an error if the script is not syntactically correct and returns is not set to 1" do
+    it "raises a Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed error if the script is not syntactically correct" do
       resource.code('if({)')
       resource.returns(0)
       expect { resource.run_action(:run) }.to raise_error(Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed)
     end
 
-    it "returns 1 if the script provided to the code attribute is not syntactically correct" do
+    it "raises an error if the script is not syntactically correct even if returns is set to 1 which is what powershell.exe returns for syntactically invalid scripts" do
       resource.code('if({)')
       resource.returns(1)
-      expect { resource.run_action(:run) }.not_to raise_error
+      expect { resource.run_action(:run) }.to raise_error(Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed)
     end
 
     # This somewhat ambiguous case, two failures of different types,
diff --git a/spec/functional/win32/registry_helper_spec.rb b/spec/functional/win32/registry_helper_spec.rb
index 7b070e6fe1..9ef6fd006f 100644
--- a/spec/functional/win32/registry_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/win32/registry_helper_spec.rb
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ describe 'Chef::Win32::Registry', :windows_only do
     it "returns true if the value exists" do
       expect(@registry.value_exists?("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"Petals"})).to eq(true)
     end
+    it "returns true if the value exists with a case mismatch on the value name" do
+      expect(@registry.value_exists?("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"petals"})).to eq(true)
+    end
     it "returns false if the value does not exist" do
       expect(@registry.value_exists?("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"FOOBAR"})).to eq(false)
     end
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ describe 'Chef::Win32::Registry', :windows_only do
     it "returns true if the value exists" do
       expect(@registry.value_exists!("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"Petals"})).to eq(true)
     end
+    it "returns true if the value exists with a case mismatch on the value name" do
+      expect(@registry.value_exists!("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"petals"})).to eq(true)
+    end
     it "throws an exception if the value does not exist" do
       expect {@registry.value_exists!("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"FOOBAR"})}.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::Win32RegValueMissing)
     end
@@ -160,6 +166,9 @@ describe 'Chef::Win32::Registry', :windows_only do
     it "returns true if all the data matches" do
       expect(@registry.data_exists?("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"Petals", :type=>:multi_string, :data=>["Pink", "Delicate"]})).to eq(true)
     end
+    it "returns true if all the data matches with a case mismatch on the data name" do
+      expect(@registry.data_exists?("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"petals", :type=>:multi_string, :data=>["Pink", "Delicate"]})).to eq(true)
+    end
     it "returns false if the name does not exist" do
       expect(@registry.data_exists?("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"slateP", :type=>:multi_string, :data=>["Pink", "Delicate"]})).to eq(false)
     end
@@ -181,6 +190,9 @@ describe 'Chef::Win32::Registry', :windows_only do
     it "returns true if all the data matches" do
       expect(@registry.data_exists!("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"Petals", :type=>:multi_string, :data=>["Pink", "Delicate"]})).to eq(true)
     end
+    it "returns true if all the data matches with a case mismatch on the data name" do
+      expect(@registry.data_exists!("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"petals", :type=>:multi_string, :data=>["Pink", "Delicate"]})).to eq(true)
+    end
     it "throws an exception if the name does not exist" do
       expect {@registry.data_exists!("HKCU\\Software\\Root\\Branch\\Flower", {:name=>"slateP", :type=>:multi_string, :data=>["Pink", "Delicate"]})}.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::Win32RegDataMissing)
     end
diff --git a/spec/integration/knife/chef_repo_path_spec.rb b/spec/integration/knife/chef_repo_path_spec.rb
index 874b33901f..908657e5f7 100644
--- a/spec/integration/knife/chef_repo_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/knife/chef_repo_path_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ describe 'chef_repo_path tests', :workstation do
   include IntegrationSupport
   include KnifeSupport
 
+  let(:error_rel_path_outside_repo) { /^ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path/ }
+
   # TODO alternate repo_path / *_path
   context 'alternate *_path' do
     when_the_repository 'has clients and clients2, cookbooks and cookbooks2, etc.' do
@@ -109,14 +111,14 @@ EOM
         context 'when cwd is at the top level' do
           before { cwd '.' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
         context 'when cwd is inside the data_bags directory' do
           before { cwd 'data_bags' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
@@ -192,14 +194,14 @@ EOM
         context 'when cwd is inside the data_bags directory' do
           before { cwd 'data_bags' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
         context 'when cwd is inside chef_repo2' do
           before { cwd 'chef_repo2' }
           it 'knife list -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
@@ -225,14 +227,14 @@ EOM
         context 'when cwd is at the top level' do
           before { cwd '.' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
         context 'when cwd is inside the data_bags directory' do
           before { cwd 'data_bags' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ EOM
         context 'when cwd is at the top level' do
           before { cwd '.' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
@@ -621,14 +623,14 @@ EOM
         context 'when cwd is at the top level' do
           before { cwd '.' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
         context 'when cwd is inside the data_bags directory' do
           before { cwd 'data_bags' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
@@ -782,7 +784,7 @@ EOM
         context 'when cwd is at the top level' do
           before { cwd '.' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
 
@@ -823,7 +825,7 @@ EOM
         context 'when cwd is inside chef_repo2/data_bags' do
           before { cwd 'chef_repo2/data_bags' }
           it 'knife list --local -Rfp fails' do
-            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail("ERROR: Attempt to use relative path '' when current directory is outside the repository path\n")
+            knife('list --local -Rfp').should_fail(error_rel_path_outside_repo)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/integration/recipes/recipe_dsl_spec.rb b/spec/integration/recipes/recipe_dsl_spec.rb
index 6bbb9a5c4c..fa38808e3e 100644
--- a/spec/integration/recipes/recipe_dsl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/recipes/recipe_dsl_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
   before(:all) { Namer.current_index = 1 }
   before { Namer.current_index += 1 }
 
-  context "With resource 'base_thingy' declared as BaseThingy" do
+  context "with resource 'base_thingy' declared as BaseThingy" do
     before(:context) {
 
       class BaseThingy < Chef::Resource
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
         Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
       end
 
-      context "With a resource 'backcompat_thingy' declared in Chef::Resource and Chef::Provider" do
+      context "with a resource 'backcompat_thingy' declared in Chef::Resource and Chef::Provider" do
         before(:context) {
 
           class Chef::Resource::BackcompatThingy < Chef::Resource
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
         end
       end
 
-      context "With a resource named RecipeDSLSpecNamespace::Bar::BarThingy" do
+      context "with a resource named RecipeDSLSpecNamespace::Bar::BarThingy" do
         before(:context) {
 
           class RecipeDSLSpecNamespace::Bar::BarThingy < BaseThingy
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
         end
       end
 
-      context "With a resource named Chef::Resource::NoNameThingy with resource_name nil" do
+      context "with a resource named Chef::Resource::NoNameThingy with resource_name nil" do
         before(:context) {
 
           class Chef::Resource::NoNameThingy < BaseThingy
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
         end
       end
 
-      context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy with resource_name :another_thingy_name" do
+      context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy with resource_name :another_thingy_name" do
         before(:context) {
 
           class AnotherNoNameThingy < BaseThingy
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
         end
       end
 
-      context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy2 with resource_name :another_thingy_name2; resource_name :another_thingy_name3" do
+      context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy2 with resource_name :another_thingy_name2; resource_name :another_thingy_name3" do
         before(:context) {
 
           class AnotherNoNameThingy2 < BaseThingy
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
       end
 
       context "provides overriding resource_name" do
-        context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy3 with provides :another_no_name_thingy3, os: 'blarghle'" do
+        context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy3 with provides :another_no_name_thingy3, os: 'blarghle'" do
           before(:context) {
 
             class AnotherNoNameThingy3 < BaseThingy
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
           end
         end
 
-        context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy4 with two provides" do
+        context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy4 with two provides" do
           before(:context) {
 
             class AnotherNoNameThingy4 < BaseThingy
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
           end
         end
 
-        context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy5, a different resource_name, and a provides with the original resource_name" do
+        context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy5, a different resource_name, and a provides with the original resource_name" do
           before(:context) {
 
             class AnotherNoNameThingy5 < BaseThingy
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
           end
         end
 
-        context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy6, a provides with the original resource name, and a different resource_name" do
+        context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy6, a provides with the original resource name, and a different resource_name" do
           before(:context) {
 
             class AnotherNoNameThingy6 < BaseThingy
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
           end
         end
 
-        context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy7, a new resource_name, and provides with that new resource name" do
+        context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy7, a new resource_name, and provides with that new resource name" do
           before(:context) {
 
             class AnotherNoNameThingy7 < BaseThingy
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
         end
 
         # opposite order from the previous test (provides, then resource_name)
-        context "With a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy8, a provides with a new resource name, and resource_name with that new resource name" do
+        context "with a resource named AnotherNoNameThingy8, a provides with a new resource name, and resource_name with that new resource name" do
           before(:context) {
 
             class AnotherNoNameThingy8 < BaseThingy
@@ -402,118 +402,369 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
           end
         end
 
-        context "With a resource TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-          let(:class_name) { "TwoClassesOneDsl#{Namer.current_index}" }
-          let(:dsl_method) { :"two_classes_one_dsl#{Namer.current_index}" }
-
-          before {
-            eval <<-EOM, nil, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
-              class #{class_name} < BaseThingy
-                resource_name #{dsl_method.inspect}
+        context "with a resource named 'B' with resource name :two_classes_one_dsl" do
+          let(:two_classes_one_dsl) { :"two_classes_one_dsl#{Namer.current_index}" }
+          let(:resource_class) {
+            result = Class.new(BaseThingy) do
+              def self.name
+                "B"
               end
-            EOM
-          }
-          context "and resource BlahModule::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-            before {
-              eval <<-EOM, nil, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
-                module BlahModule
-                  class #{class_name} < BaseThingy
-                    resource_name #{dsl_method.inspect}
-                  end
-                end
-              EOM
-            }
-            it "two_classes_one_dsl resolves to BlahModule::TwoClassesOneDsl (alphabetical)" do
-              dsl_method = self.dsl_method
-              recipe = converge {
-                instance_eval("#{dsl_method} 'blah' do; end")
-              }
-              expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
-              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq eval("BlahModule::#{class_name}")
-            end
-            it "resource_matching_short_name returns BlahModule::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-              expect(Chef::Resource.resource_matching_short_name(dsl_method)).to eq eval("BlahModule::#{class_name}")
+              def self.to_s; name; end
+              def self.inspect; name.inspect; end
             end
-          end
-          context "and resource BlahModule::TwoClassesOneDsl with resource_name nil" do
-            before {
-              eval <<-EOM, nil, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
-                module BlahModule
-                  class BlahModule::#{class_name} < BaseThingy
-                    resource_name nil
-                  end
+            result.resource_name two_classes_one_dsl
+            result
+          }
+          before { resource_class } # pull on it so it gets defined before the recipe runs
+
+          context "and another resource named 'A' with resource_name :two_classes_one_dsl" do
+            let(:resource_class_a) {
+              result = Class.new(BaseThingy) do
+                def self.name
+                  "A"
                 end
-              EOM
+                def self.to_s; name; end
+                def self.inspect; name.inspect; end
+              end
+              result.resource_name two_classes_one_dsl
+              result
             }
-            it "two_classes_one_dsl resolves to ::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-              dsl_method = self.dsl_method
+            before { resource_class_a } # pull on it so it gets defined before the recipe runs
+
+            it "two_classes_one_dsl resolves to A (alphabetically earliest)" do
+              two_classes_one_dsl = self.two_classes_one_dsl
               recipe = converge {
-                instance_eval("#{dsl_method} 'blah' do; end")
+                instance_eval("#{two_classes_one_dsl} 'blah'")
               }
               expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
-              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq eval("::#{class_name}")
+              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq resource_class_a
             end
-            it "resource_matching_short_name returns ::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-              expect(Chef::Resource.resource_matching_short_name(dsl_method)).to eq eval("::#{class_name}")
+
+            it "resource_matching_short_name returns B" do
+              expect(Chef::Resource.resource_matching_short_name(two_classes_one_dsl)).to eq resource_class_a
             end
           end
-          context "and resource BlahModule::TwoClassesOneDsl with resource_name :argh" do
-            before {
-              eval <<-EOM, nil, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
-                module BlahModule
-                  class BlahModule::#{class_name} < BaseThingy
-                    resource_name :argh
-                  end
+
+          context "and another resource named 'Z' with resource_name :two_classes_one_dsl" do
+            let(:resource_class_z) {
+              result = Class.new(BaseThingy) do
+                def self.name
+                  "Z"
                 end
-              EOM
+                def self.to_s; name; end
+                def self.inspect; name.inspect; end
+              end
+              result.resource_name two_classes_one_dsl
+              result
             }
-            it "two_classes_one_dsl resolves to ::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-              dsl_method = self.dsl_method
+            before { resource_class_z } # pull on it so it gets defined before the recipe runs
+
+            it "two_classes_one_dsl resolves to B (alphabetically earliest)" do
+              two_classes_one_dsl = self.two_classes_one_dsl
               recipe = converge {
-                instance_eval("#{dsl_method} 'blah' do; end")
+                instance_eval("#{two_classes_one_dsl} 'blah'")
               }
               expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
-              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq eval("::#{class_name}")
+              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq resource_class
             end
-            it "resource_matching_short_name returns ::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-              expect(Chef::Resource.resource_matching_short_name(dsl_method)).to eq eval("::#{class_name}")
+
+            it "resource_matching_short_name returns B" do
+              expect(Chef::Resource.resource_matching_short_name(two_classes_one_dsl)).to eq resource_class
             end
           end
-          context "and resource BlahModule::TwoClassesOneDsl with provides :two_classes_one_dsl, os: 'blarghle'" do
-            before {
-              eval <<-EOM, nil, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
-                module BlahModule
-                  class BlahModule::#{class_name} < BaseThingy
-                    resource_name #{dsl_method.inspect}
-                    provides #{dsl_method.inspect}, os: 'blarghle'
-                  end
+
+          context "and another resource Blarghle with provides :two_classes_one_dsl, os: 'blarghle'" do
+            let(:resource_class_blarghle) {
+              result = Class.new(BaseThingy) do
+                def self.name
+                  "Blarghle"
                 end
-              EOM
+                def self.to_s; name; end
+                def self.inspect; name.inspect; end
+              end
+              result.resource_name two_classes_one_dsl
+              result.provides two_classes_one_dsl, os: 'blarghle'
+              result
             }
+            before { resource_class_blarghle } # pull on it so it gets defined before the recipe runs
 
-            it "and os = blarghle, two_classes_one_dsl resolves to BlahModule::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-              dsl_method = self.dsl_method
+            it "on os = blarghle, two_classes_one_dsl resolves to Blarghle" do
+              two_classes_one_dsl = self.two_classes_one_dsl
               recipe = converge {
                 # this is an ugly way to test, make Cheffish expose node attrs
                 run_context.node.automatic[:os] = 'blarghle'
-                instance_eval("#{dsl_method} 'blah' do; end")
+                instance_eval("#{two_classes_one_dsl} 'blah' do; end")
               }
               expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
-              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq eval("BlahModule::#{class_name}")
+              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq resource_class_blarghle
             end
 
-            it "and os = linux, two_classes_one_dsl resolves to ::TwoClassesOneDsl" do
-              dsl_method = self.dsl_method
+            it "on os = linux, two_classes_one_dsl resolves to B" do
+              two_classes_one_dsl = self.two_classes_one_dsl
               recipe = converge {
                 # this is an ugly way to test, make Cheffish expose node attrs
                 run_context.node.automatic[:os] = 'linux'
-                instance_eval("#{dsl_method} 'blah' do; end")
+                instance_eval("#{two_classes_one_dsl} 'blah' do; end")
               }
               expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
-              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq eval("::#{class_name}")
+              expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq resource_class
             end
           end
         end
+
+        context "with a resource MyResource" do
+          let(:resource_class) { Class.new(BaseThingy) do
+            def self.called_provides
+              @called_provides
+            end
+            def to_s
+              "MyResource"
+            end
+          end }
+          let(:my_resource) { :"my_resource#{Namer.current_index}" }
+          let(:blarghle_blarghle_little_star) { :"blarghle_blarghle_little_star#{Namer.current_index}" }
+
+          context "with resource_name :my_resource" do
+            before {
+              resource_class.resource_name my_resource
+            }
+
+            context "with provides? returning true to my_resource" do
+              before {
+                my_resource = self.my_resource
+                resource_class.define_singleton_method(:provides?) do |node, resource_name|
+                  @called_provides = true
+                  resource_name == my_resource
+                end
+              }
+
+              it "my_resource returns the resource and calls provides?, but does not emit a warning" do
+                dsl_name = self.my_resource
+                recipe = converge {
+                  instance_eval("#{dsl_name} 'foo'")
+                }
+                expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
+                expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq resource_class
+                expect(resource_class.called_provides).to be_truthy
+              end
+            end
+
+            context "with provides? returning true to blarghle_blarghle_little_star and not resource_name" do
+              before do
+                blarghle_blarghle_little_star = self.blarghle_blarghle_little_star
+                resource_class.define_singleton_method(:provides?) do |node, resource_name|
+                  @called_provides = true
+                  resource_name == blarghle_blarghle_little_star
+                end
+              end
+
+              it "my_resource does not return the resource" do
+                dsl_name = self.my_resource
+                expect_converge {
+                  instance_eval("#{dsl_name} 'foo'")
+                }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::NoSuchResourceType)
+                expect(resource_class.called_provides).to be_truthy
+              end
+
+              it "blarghle_blarghle_little_star 'foo' returns the resource and emits a warning" do
+                dsl_name = self.blarghle_blarghle_little_star
+                recipe = converge {
+                  instance_eval("#{dsl_name} 'foo'")
+                }
+                expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to include "WARN: #{resource_class}.provides? returned true when asked if it provides DSL #{dsl_name}, but provides :#{dsl_name} was never called!"
+                expect(BaseThingy.created_resource).to eq resource_class
+                expect(resource_class.called_provides).to be_truthy
+              end
+            end
+
+            context "and a provider" do
+              let(:provider_class) do
+                Class.new(BaseThingy::Provider) do
+                  def self.name
+                    "MyProvider"
+                  end
+                  def self.to_s; name; end
+                  def self.inspect; name.inspect; end
+                  def self.called_provides
+                    @called_provides
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+
+              before do
+                resource_class.send(:define_method, :provider) { nil }
+              end
+
+              context "that provides :my_resource" do
+                before do
+                  provider_class.provides my_resource
+                end
+
+                context "with supports? returning true" do
+                  before do
+                    provider_class.define_singleton_method(:supports?) { |resource,action| true }
+                  end
+
+                  it "my_resource runs the provider and does not emit a warning" do
+                    my_resource = self.my_resource
+                    recipe = converge {
+                      instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                    }
+                    expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
+                    expect(BaseThingy.created_provider).to eq provider_class
+                  end
+
+                  context "and another provider supporting :my_resource with supports? false" do
+                    let(:provider_class2) do
+                      Class.new(BaseThingy::Provider) do
+                        def self.name
+                          "MyProvider2"
+                        end
+                        def self.to_s; name; end
+                        def self.inspect; name.inspect; end
+                        def self.called_provides
+                          @called_provides
+                        end
+                        provides my_resource
+                        def self.supports?(resource, action)
+                          false
+                        end
+                      end
+                    end
+
+                    it "my_resource runs the first provider" do
+                      my_resource = self.my_resource
+                      recipe = converge {
+                        instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                      }
+                      expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
+                      expect(BaseThingy.created_provider).to eq provider_class
+                    end
+                  end
+                end
+
+                context "with supports? returning false" do
+                  before do
+                    provider_class.define_singleton_method(:supports?) { |resource,action| false }
+                  end
+
+                  # TODO no warning? ick
+                  it "my_resource runs the provider anyway" do
+                    my_resource = self.my_resource
+                    recipe = converge {
+                      instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                    }
+                    expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
+                    expect(BaseThingy.created_provider).to eq provider_class
+                  end
+
+                  context "and another provider supporting :my_resource with supports? true" do
+                    let(:provider_class2) do
+                      my_resource = self.my_resource
+                      Class.new(BaseThingy::Provider) do
+                        def self.name
+                          "MyProvider2"
+                        end
+                        def self.to_s; name; end
+                        def self.inspect; name.inspect; end
+                        def self.called_provides
+                          @called_provides
+                        end
+                        provides my_resource
+                        def self.supports?(resource, action)
+                          true
+                        end
+                      end
+                    end
+                    before { provider_class2 } # make sure the provider class shows up
+
+                    it "my_resource runs the other provider" do
+                      my_resource = self.my_resource
+                      recipe = converge {
+                        instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                      }
+                      expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
+                      expect(BaseThingy.created_provider).to eq provider_class2
+                    end
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+
+              context "with provides? returning true" do
+                before {
+                  my_resource = self.my_resource
+                  provider_class.define_singleton_method(:provides?) do |node, resource|
+                    @called_provides = true
+                    resource.declared_type == my_resource
+                  end
+                }
+
+                context "that provides :my_resource" do
+                  before {
+                    provider_class.provides my_resource
+                  }
+
+                  it "my_resource calls the provider (and calls provides?), but does not emit a warning" do
+                    my_resource = self.my_resource
+                    recipe = converge {
+                      instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                    }
+                    expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to eq ''
+                    expect(BaseThingy.created_provider).to eq provider_class
+                    expect(provider_class.called_provides).to be_truthy
+                  end
+                end
+
+                context "that does not call provides :my_resource" do
+                  it "my_resource calls the provider (and calls provides?), and emits a warning" do
+                    my_resource = self.my_resource
+                    recipe = converge {
+                      instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                    }
+                    expect(recipe.logged_warnings).to include("WARN: #{provider_class}.provides? returned true when asked if it provides DSL #{my_resource}, but provides :#{my_resource} was never called!")
+                    expect(BaseThingy.created_provider).to eq provider_class
+                    expect(provider_class.called_provides).to be_truthy
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+
+              context "with provides? returning false to my_resource" do
+                before {
+                  my_resource = self.my_resource
+                  provider_class.define_singleton_method(:provides?) do |node, resource|
+                    @called_provides = true
+                    false
+                  end
+                }
+
+                context "that provides :my_resource" do
+                  before {
+                    provider_class.provides my_resource
+                  }
+
+                  it "my_resource fails to find a provider (and calls provides)" do
+                    my_resource = self.my_resource
+                    expect_converge {
+                      instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                    }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound)
+                    expect(provider_class.called_provides).to be_truthy
+                  end
+                end
+
+                context "that does not provide :my_resource" do
+                  it "my_resource fails to find a provider (and calls provides)" do
+                    my_resource = self.my_resource
+                    expect_converge {
+                      instance_eval("#{my_resource} 'foo'")
+                    }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound)
+                    expect(provider_class.called_provides).to be_truthy
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
       end
     end
 
@@ -833,7 +1084,7 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
         end
       end
 
-      context "With platform-specific resources 'my_super_thingy_foo' and 'my_super_thingy_bar'" do
+      context "with platform-specific resources 'my_super_thingy_foo' and 'my_super_thingy_bar'" do
         before(:context) {
           class MySuperThingyFoo < BaseThingy
             resource_name :my_super_thingy_foo
@@ -969,4 +1220,29 @@ describe "Recipe DSL methods" do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "with a dynamically defined resource and regular provider" do
+    before(:context) do
+      Class.new(Chef::Resource) do
+        resource_name :lw_resource_with_hw_provider_test_case
+        default_action :create
+        attr_accessor :created_provider
+      end
+      class Chef::Provider::LwResourceWithHwProviderTestCase < Chef::Provider
+        def load_current_resource
+        end
+        def action_create
+          new_resource.created_provider = self.class
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "looks up the provider in Chef::Provider converting the resource name from snake case to camel case" do
+      resource = nil
+      recipe = converge {
+        resource = lw_resource_with_hw_provider_test_case 'blah' do; end
+      }
+      expect(resource.created_provider).to eq(Chef::Provider::LwResourceWithHwProviderTestCase)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/recipes/resource_action_spec.rb b/spec/integration/recipes/resource_action_spec.rb
index 4786294803..cee79133a9 100644
--- a/spec/integration/recipes/resource_action_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/recipes/resource_action_spec.rb
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ describe "Resource.action" do
           NoActionJackson.action_was = action
         end
       }
-      expect(NoActionJackson.action_was).to eq :nothing
+      expect(NoActionJackson.action_was).to eq [:nothing]
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index dcf244c3cc..8e24e03e9f 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -87,12 +87,14 @@ Dir["spec/support/**/*.rb"].
 OHAI_SYSTEM = Ohai::System.new
 OHAI_SYSTEM.all_plugins("platform")
 
-TEST_PLATFORM =
-  (OHAI_SYSTEM['platform'] ||
-  'unknown_test_platform').dup.freeze
-TEST_PLATFORM_VERSION =
-  (OHAI_SYSTEM['platform_version'] ||
-  'unknown_platform_version').dup.freeze
+test_node = Chef::Node.new
+test_node.automatic['os'] = (OHAI_SYSTEM['os'] || 'unknown_os').dup.freeze
+test_node.automatic['platform_family'] = (OHAI_SYSTEM['platform_family'] || 'unknown_platform_family').dup.freeze
+test_node.automatic['platform'] = (OHAI_SYSTEM['platform'] || 'unknown_platform').dup.freeze
+test_node.automatic['platform_version'] = (OHAI_SYSTEM['platform_version'] || 'unknown_platform_version').dup.freeze
+TEST_NODE = test_node.freeze
+TEST_PLATFORM = TEST_NODE['platform']
+TEST_PLATFORM_VERSION = TEST_NODE['platform_version']
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include(Matchers)
@@ -162,13 +164,17 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.filter_run_excluding :provider => lambda {|criteria|
     type, target_provider = criteria.first
 
-    platform = TEST_PLATFORM.dup
-    platform_version = TEST_PLATFORM_VERSION.dup
-
-    begin
-      provider_for_running_platform = Chef::Platform.find_provider(platform, platform_version, type)
-      provider_for_running_platform != target_provider
-    rescue ArgumentError # no provider for platform
+    node = TEST_NODE.dup
+    resource_class = Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve(type, node: node)
+    if resource_class
+      resource = resource_class.new('test', Chef::RunContext.new(node, nil, nil))
+      begin
+        provider = resource.provider_for_action(Array(resource_class.default_action).first)
+        provider.class != target_provider
+      rescue Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound # no provider for platform
+        true
+      end
+    else
       true
     end
   }
diff --git a/spec/unit/application/solo_spec.rb b/spec/unit/application/solo_spec.rb
index 1785ecfc86..7013bfa0bc 100644
--- a/spec/unit/application/solo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/application/solo_spec.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ Enable chef-client interval runs by setting `:client_fork = true` in your config
     describe "when the recipe_url configuration option is specified" do
       let(:tarfile) { StringIO.new("remote_tarball_content") }
       let(:target_file) { StringIO.new }
-
+      let(:shellout) { double(run_command: nil, error!: nil, stdout: '') }
+     
       before do
         Chef::Config[:cookbook_path] = "#{Dir.tmpdir}/chef-solo/cookbooks"
         Chef::Config[:recipe_url] = "http://junglist.gen.nz/recipes.tgz"
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ Enable chef-client interval runs by setting `:client_fork = true` in your config
         allow(app).to receive(:open).with("http://junglist.gen.nz/recipes.tgz").and_yield(tarfile)
         allow(File).to receive(:open).with("#{Dir.tmpdir}/chef-solo/recipes.tgz", "wb").and_yield(target_file)
 
-        allow(Chef::Mixin::Command).to receive(:run_command).and_return(true)
+        allow(Mixlib::ShellOut).to receive(:new).and_return(shellout)
       end
 
       it "should create the recipes path based on the parent of the cookbook path" do
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ Enable chef-client interval runs by setting `:client_fork = true` in your config
       end
 
       it "should untar the target file to the parent of the cookbook path" do
-        expect(Chef::Mixin::Command).to receive(:run_command).with({:command => "tar zxvf #{Dir.tmpdir}/chef-solo/recipes.tgz -C #{Dir.tmpdir}/chef-solo"}).and_return(true)
+        expect(Mixlib::ShellOut).to receive(:new).with("tar zxvf #{Dir.tmpdir}/chef-solo/recipes.tgz -C #{Dir.tmpdir}/chef-solo")  
         app.reconfigure
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/chef_fs/path_util_spec.rb b/spec/unit/chef_fs/path_util_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42eb126dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/chef_fs/path_util_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#
+# Author:: Kartik Null Cating-Subramanian (<ksubramanian@chef.io>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2015 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# 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.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'chef/chef_fs/path_utils'
+
+describe Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils do
+  context 'invoking join' do
+    it 'joins well-behaved distinct path elements' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.join('a', 'b', 'c')).to eq('a/b/c')
+    end
+
+    it 'strips extraneous slashes in the middle of paths' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.join('a/', '/b', '/c/')).to eq('a/b/c')
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.join('a/', '/b', '///c/')).to eq('a/b/c')
+    end
+
+    it 'preserves the whether the first element was absolute or not' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.join('/a/', '/b', 'c/')).to eq('/a/b/c')
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.join('///a/', '/b', 'c/')).to eq('/a/b/c')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'invoking is_absolute?' do
+    it 'confirms that paths starting with / are absolute' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?('/foo/bar/baz')).to be true
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?('/foo')).to be true
+    end
+
+    it 'confirms that paths starting with // are absolute even though that looks like some windows network path' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?('//foo/bar/baz')).to be true
+    end
+
+    it 'confirms that root is indeed absolute' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?('/')).to be true
+    end
+
+    it 'confirms that paths starting without / are relative' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?('foo/bar/baz')).to be false
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?('a')).to be false
+    end
+
+    it 'returns false for an empty path.' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.is_absolute?('')).to be false
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'invoking realest_path' do
+    let(:good_path) { File.dirname(__FILE__) }
+    let(:parent_path) { File.dirname(good_path) }
+
+    it 'handles paths with no wildcards or globs' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(good_path)).to eq(File.expand_path(good_path))
+    end
+
+    it 'handles paths with .. and .' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(good_path+'/../.')).to eq(File.expand_path(parent_path))
+    end
+
+    it 'handles paths with *' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(good_path + '/*/foo')).to eq(File.expand_path(good_path + '/*/foo'))
+    end
+
+    it 'handles directories that do not exist' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path(good_path + '/something/or/other')).to eq(File.expand_path(good_path + '/something/or/other'))
+    end
+
+    it 'handles root correctly' do
+      if Chef::Platform.windows?
+        expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path('C:/')).to eq('C:/')
+      else
+        expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.realest_path('/')).to eq('/')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'invoking descendant_path' do
+    it 'handles paths with various casing on windows' do
+      allow(Chef::ChefFS).to receive(:windows?) { true }
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.descendant_path('C:/ab/b/c', 'C:/AB/B')).to eq('c')
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.descendant_path('C:/ab/b/c', 'c:/ab/B')).to eq('c')
+    end
+
+    it 'returns nil if the path does not have the given ancestor' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.descendant_path('/D/E/F', '/A/B/C')).to be_nil
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.descendant_path('/A/B/D', '/A/B/C')).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'returns blank if the ancestor equals the path' do
+      expect(Chef::ChefFS::PathUtils.descendant_path('/A/B/D', '/A/B/D')).to eq('')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
index 784ff966cd..545524eb10 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
       it "Should load the old content, and not the new" do
         resource = Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve(:lwrp_foo)
         expect(resource).to eq @original_resource
-        expect(resource.default_action).to eq(:pass_buck)
+        expect(resource.default_action).to eq([:pass_buck])
         expect(Chef.method_defined?(:method_created_by_override_lwrp_foo)).to be_falsey
       end
     end
@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@ describe "LWRP" do
       end
     end
 
-    it "should load the resource into a properly-named class and emit a warning when it is initialized" do
-      expect { Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo.new('hi') }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError)
-    end
-
     it "should be resolvable with Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve(:lwrp_foo)" do
       expect(Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve(:lwrp_foo, node: Chef::Node.new)).to eq(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))
     end
@@ -202,7 +198,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
     end
 
     it "should set the specified action as the default action" do
-      expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new("blah").action).to eq(:pass_buck)
+      expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new("blah").action).to eq([:pass_buck])
     end
 
     it "should create a method for each attribute" do
@@ -228,127 +224,6 @@ describe "LWRP" do
       expect(cls.node[:penguin_name]).to eql("jackass")
     end
 
-    context "resource class created" do
-      before do
-        @old_treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors = Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors]
-        Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
-      end
-      after do
-        Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = @old_treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors
-      end
-
-      it "should load the resource into a properly-named class" do
-        expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo).to be_kind_of(Class)
-        expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo <= Chef::Resource::LWRPBase).to be_truthy
-      end
-
-      it "get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new is a Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo" do
-        lwrp = get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new('hi')
-        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)).to be_truthy
-        expect(lwrp.is_a?(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)).to be_truthy
-        expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo) === lwrp).to be_truthy
-        expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo === lwrp).to be_truthy
-      end
-
-      it "Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo.new is a get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo)" do
-        lwrp = Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo.new('hi')
-        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))).to be_truthy
-        expect(lwrp.is_a?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))).to be_truthy
-        expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo) === lwrp).to be_truthy
-        expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo === lwrp).to be_truthy
-      end
-
-      it "works even if LwrpFoo exists in the top level" do
-        module ::LwrpFoo
-        end
-        expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo).not_to eq(::LwrpFoo)
-      end
-
-      context "with a subclass of get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo)" do
-        let(:subclass) do
-          Class.new(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))
-        end
-
-        it "subclass.new is a subclass" do
-          lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_truthy
-          expect(subclass === lwrp).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.class === subclass)
-        end
-        it "subclass.new is a Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo" do
-          lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)).to be_truthy
-          expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo === lwrp).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.class === Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)
-        end
-        it "subclass.new is a get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo)" do
-          lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))).to be_truthy
-          expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo) === lwrp).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.class === get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))
-        end
-        it "Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo.new is *not* a subclass" do
-          lwrp = Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo).to be_falsey
-        end
-        it "get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new is *not* a subclass" do
-          lwrp = get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo)).to be_falsey
-        end
-      end
-
-      context "with a subclass of Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo" do
-        let(:subclass) do
-          Class.new(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)
-        end
-
-        it "subclass.new is a subclass" do
-          lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_truthy
-          expect(subclass === lwrp).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.class === subclass)
-        end
-        it "subclass.new is a Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo" do
-          lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)).to be_truthy
-          expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo === lwrp).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.class === Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo)
-        end
-        it "subclass.new is a get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo)" do
-          lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))).to be_truthy
-          expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo) === lwrp).to be_truthy
-          expect(lwrp.class === get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo))
-        end
-        it "Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo.new is *not* a subclass" do
-          lwrp = Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo.new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === Chef::Resource::LwrpFoo).to be_falsey
-        end
-        it "get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new is *not* a subclass" do
-          lwrp = get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo).new('hi')
-          expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
-          expect(subclass === get_lwrp(:lwrp_foo)).to be_falsey
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
     context "resource_name" do
       let(:klass) { Class.new(Chef::Resource::LWRPBase) }
 
@@ -419,7 +294,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
         end
 
         it "delegates #default_action to the parent" do
-          expect(child.default_action).to eq(:eat)
+          expect(child.default_action).to eq([:eat])
         end
       end
 
@@ -436,7 +311,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
         end
 
         it "does not delegate #default_action to the parent" do
-          expect(child.default_action).to eq(:dont_eat)
+          expect(child.default_action).to eq([:dont_eat])
         end
       end
 
@@ -704,7 +579,144 @@ describe "LWRP" do
       end
 
     end
-
   end
 
+  context "resource class created" do
+    before(:context) do
+      @tmpdir = Dir.mktmpdir("lwrp_test")
+      resource_path = File.join(@tmpdir, "once.rb")
+      IO.write(resource_path, "default_action :create")
+
+      @old_treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors = Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors]
+      Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
+      Chef::Resource::LWRPBase.build_from_file("lwrp", resource_path, nil)
+    end
+
+    after(:context) do
+      FileUtils.remove_entry @tmpdir
+      Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = @old_treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors
+    end
+
+    it "should load the resource into a properly-named class" do
+      expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce).to be_kind_of(Class)
+      expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce <= Chef::Resource::LWRPBase).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it "get_lwrp(:lwrp_once).new is a Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce" do
+      lwrp = get_lwrp(:lwrp_once).new('hi')
+      expect(lwrp.kind_of?(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)).to be_truthy
+      expect(lwrp.is_a?(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)).to be_truthy
+      expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once) === lwrp).to be_truthy
+      expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce === lwrp).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it "Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce.new is a get_lwrp(:lwrp_once)" do
+      lwrp = Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce.new('hi')
+      expect(lwrp.kind_of?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))).to be_truthy
+      expect(lwrp.is_a?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))).to be_truthy
+      expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once) === lwrp).to be_truthy
+      expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce === lwrp).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it "works even if LwrpOnce exists in the top level" do
+      module ::LwrpOnce
+      end
+      expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce).not_to eq(::LwrpOnce)
+    end
+
+    it "allows monkey patching of the lwrp through Chef::Resource" do
+      monkey = Module.new do
+        def issue_3607
+        end
+      end
+      Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce.send(:include, monkey)
+      expect { get_lwrp(:lwrp_once).new("blah").issue_3607 }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    context "with a subclass of get_lwrp(:lwrp_once)" do
+      let(:subclass) do
+        Class.new(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))
+      end
+
+      it "subclass.new is a subclass" do
+        lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_truthy
+        expect(subclass === lwrp).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.class === subclass)
+      end
+      it "subclass.new is a Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce" do
+        lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)).to be_truthy
+        expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce === lwrp).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.class === Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)
+      end
+      it "subclass.new is a get_lwrp(:lwrp_once)" do
+        lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))).to be_truthy
+        expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once) === lwrp).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.class === get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))
+      end
+      it "Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce.new is *not* a subclass" do
+        lwrp = Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce).to be_falsey
+      end
+      it "get_lwrp(:lwrp_once).new is *not* a subclass" do
+        lwrp = get_lwrp(:lwrp_once).new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === get_lwrp(:lwrp_once)).to be_falsey
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a subclass of Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce" do
+      let(:subclass) do
+        Class.new(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)
+      end
+
+      it "subclass.new is a subclass" do
+        lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_truthy
+        expect(subclass === lwrp).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.class === subclass)
+      end
+      it "subclass.new is a Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce" do
+        lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)).to be_truthy
+        expect(Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce === lwrp).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.class === Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce)
+      end
+      it "subclass.new is a get_lwrp(:lwrp_once)" do
+        lwrp = subclass.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))).to be_truthy
+        expect(get_lwrp(:lwrp_once) === lwrp).to be_truthy
+        expect(lwrp.class === get_lwrp(:lwrp_once))
+      end
+      it "Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce.new is *not* a subclass" do
+        lwrp = Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce.new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === Chef::Resource::LwrpOnce).to be_falsey
+      end
+      it "get_lwrp(:lwrp_once).new is *not* a subclass" do
+        lwrp = get_lwrp(:lwrp_once).new('hi')
+        expect(lwrp.kind_of?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(lwrp.is_a?(subclass)).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === lwrp.class).to be_falsey
+        expect(subclass === get_lwrp(:lwrp_once)).to be_falsey
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
+
+
diff --git a/spec/unit/mixin/params_validate_spec.rb b/spec/unit/mixin/params_validate_spec.rb
index 85e1c1abab..3724bbf583 100644
--- a/spec/unit/mixin/params_validate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/mixin/params_validate_spec.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 class TinyClass
   include Chef::Mixin::ParamsValidate
 
+  attr_reader :name
+
   def music(is_good=true)
     is_good
   end
@@ -331,11 +333,11 @@ describe Chef::Mixin::ParamsValidate do
   it "asserts that a value returns false from a predicate method" do
     expect do
       @vo.validate({:not_blank => "should pass"},
-                   {:not_blank => {:cannot_be => :nil, :cannot_be => :empty}})
+                   {:not_blank => {:cannot_be => [ :nil, :empty ]}})
     end.not_to raise_error
     expect do
       @vo.validate({:not_blank => ""},
-                   {:not_blank => {:cannot_be => :nil, :cannot_be => :empty}})
+                   {:not_blank => {:cannot_be => [ :nil, :empty ]}})
     end.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/node_map_spec.rb b/spec/unit/node_map_spec.rb
index 9b5ff5e8c6..7b37ea59f4 100644
--- a/spec/unit/node_map_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/node_map_spec.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,18 @@ describe Chef::NodeMap do
       allow(node).to receive(:[]).with(:platform_version).and_return("6.0")
       expect(node_map.get(node, :thing)).to eql(nil)
     end
+
+    context "when there is a less specific definition" do
+      before do
+        node_map.set(:thing, :bar, platform_family: "rhel")
+      end
+
+      it "returns the value when the node matches" do
+        allow(node).to receive(:[]).with(:platform_family).and_return("rhel")
+        allow(node).to receive(:[]).with(:platform_version).and_return("7.0")
+        expect(node_map.get(node, :thing)).to eql(:foo)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "resource back-compat testing" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/platform_spec.rb b/spec/unit/platform_spec.rb
index 36325d5411..34b46f657f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/platform_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/platform_spec.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe Chef::Platform do
     end
 
     it "should raise an exception if a provider cannot be found for a resource type" do
-      expect { Chef::Platform.find_provider("Darwin", "9.2.2", :coffee) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      expect { Chef::Platform.find_provider("Darwin", "9.2.2", :coffee) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound)
     end
 
     it "should look up a provider for a resource with a Chef::Resource object" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/property/state_spec.rb b/spec/unit/property/state_spec.rb
index 80ebe01a41..bf2de178c9 100644
--- a/spec/unit/property/state_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/property/state_spec.rb
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ describe "Chef::Resource#identity and #state" do
   end
 
   # identity
-  context "Chef::Resource#identity_attr" do
+  context "Chef::Resource#identity_properties" do
     with_property ":x" do
-      # it "name is the default identity" do
-      #   expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :name
-      #   expect(resource_class.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
-      #   expect(resource.name).to eq 'blah'
-      #   expect(resource.identity).to eq 'blah'
-      # end
+      it "name is the default identity" do
+        expect(resource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ Chef::Resource.properties[:name] ]
+        expect(Chef::Resource.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.name).to eq 'blah'
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq 'blah'
+      end
 
-      it "identity_attr :x changes the identity" do
-        expect(resource_class.identity_attr :x).to eq :x
-        expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-        # expect(resource_class.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
-        # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
+      it "identity_properties :x changes the identity" do
+        expect(resource_class.identity_properties :x).to eq [ resource_class.properties[:x] ]
+        expect(resource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ resource_class.properties[:x] ]
+        expect(Chef::Resource.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
 
         expect(resource.x 'woo').to eq 'woo'
         expect(resource.x).to eq 'woo'
@@ -72,28 +72,31 @@ describe "Chef::Resource#identity and #state" do
         expect(resource.identity).to eq 'woo'
       end
 
-      # with_property ":y, identity: true" do
-      #   context "and identity_attr :x" do
-      #     before do
-      #       resource_class.class_eval do
-      #         identity_attr :x
-      #       end
-      #     end
-      #
-      #     it "only returns :x as identity" do
-      #       resource.x 'foo'
-      #       resource.y 'bar'
-      #       expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-      #       expect(resource.identity).to eq 'foo'
-      #     end
-      #     it "does not flip y.desired_state off" do
-      #       resource.x 'foo'
-      #       resource.y 'bar'
-      #       expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :x, :y ]
-      #       expect(resource.state).to eq({ x: 'foo', y: 'bar' })
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      # end
+      with_property ":y, identity: true" do
+        context "and identity_properties :x" do
+          before do
+            resource_class.class_eval do
+              identity_properties :x
+            end
+          end
+
+          it "only returns :x as identity" do
+            resource.x 'foo'
+            resource.y 'bar'
+            expect(resource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ resource_class.properties[:x] ]
+            expect(resource.identity).to eq 'foo'
+          end
+          it "does not flip y.desired_state off" do
+            resource.x 'foo'
+            resource.y 'bar'
+            expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+              resource_class.properties[:x],
+              resource_class.properties[:y]
+            ]
+            expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 'foo', y: 'bar')
+          end
+        end
+      end
 
       context "With a subclass" do
         let(:subresource_class) do
@@ -107,57 +110,63 @@ describe "Chef::Resource#identity and #state" do
         end
 
         it "name is the default identity on the subclass" do
-          # expect(subresource_class.identity_attr).to eq :name
-          # expect(subresource_class.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
+          expect(subresource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ Chef::Resource.properties[:name] ]
+          expect(Chef::Resource.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
           expect(subresource.name).to eq 'sub'
           expect(subresource.identity).to eq 'sub'
         end
 
-        context "With identity_attr :x on the superclass" do
+        context "With identity_properties :x on the superclass" do
           before do
             resource_class.class_eval do
-              identity_attr :x
+              identity_properties :x
             end
           end
 
           it "The subclass inherits :x as identity" do
-            expect(subresource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-            # expect(subresource_class.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
-            # expect(subresource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
+            expect(subresource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ subresource_class.properties[:x] ]
+            expect(Chef::Resource.properties[:name].identity?).to be_falsey
+            expect(subresource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
 
             subresource.x 'foo'
             expect(subresource.identity).to eq 'foo'
           end
 
-          # context "With property :y, identity: true on the subclass" do
-          #   before do
-          #     subresource_class.class_eval do
-          #       property :y, identity: true
-          #     end
-          #   end
-          #   it "The subclass's identity includes both x and y" do
-          #     expect(subresource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-          #     subresource.x 'foo'
-          #     subresource.y 'bar'
-          #     expect(subresource.identity).to eq({ x: 'foo', y: 'bar' })
-          #   end
-          # end
+          context "With property :y, identity: true on the subclass" do
+            before do
+              subresource_class.class_eval do
+                property :y, identity: true
+              end
+            end
+            it "The subclass's identity includes both x and y" do
+              expect(subresource_class.identity_properties).to eq [
+                subresource_class.properties[:x],
+                subresource_class.properties[:y]
+              ]
+              subresource.x 'foo'
+              subresource.y 'bar'
+              expect(subresource.identity).to eq(x: 'foo', y: 'bar')
+            end
+          end
 
           with_property ":y, String" do
-            context "With identity_attr :y on the subclass" do
+            context "With identity_properties :y on the subclass" do
               before do
                 subresource_class.class_eval do
-                  identity_attr :y
+                  identity_properties :y
                 end
               end
-              # it "y is part of state" do
-              #   subresource.x 'foo'
-              #   subresource.y 'bar'
-              #   expect(subresource.state).to eq({ x: 'foo', y: 'bar' })
-              #   expect(subresource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :x, :y ]
-              # end
+              it "y is part of state" do
+                subresource.x 'foo'
+                subresource.y 'bar'
+                expect(subresource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 'foo', y: 'bar')
+                expect(subresource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+                  subresource_class.properties[:x],
+                  subresource_class.properties[:y]
+                ]
+              end
               it "y is the identity" do
-                expect(subresource_class.identity_attr).to eq :y
+                expect(subresource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ subresource_class.properties[:y] ]
                 subresource.x 'foo'
                 subresource.y 'bar'
                 expect(subresource.identity).to eq 'bar'
@@ -171,24 +180,24 @@ describe "Chef::Resource#identity and #state" do
       end
     end
 
-    # with_property ":string_only, String, identity: true", ":string_only2, String" do
-    #   it "identity_attr does not change validation" do
-    #     resource_class.identity_attr :string_only
-    #     expect { resource.string_only 12 }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
-    #     expect { resource.string_only2 12 }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
-    #   end
-    # end
-    #
-    # with_property ":x, desired_state: false" do
-    #   it "identity_attr does not flip on desired_state" do
-    #     resource_class.identity_attr :x
-    #     resource.x 'hi'
-    #     expect(resource.identity).to eq 'hi'
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_falsey
-    #     expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq []
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq({})
-    #   end
-    # end
+    with_property ":string_only, String, identity: true", ":string_only2, String" do
+      it "identity_properties does not change validation" do
+        resource_class.identity_properties :string_only
+        expect { resource.string_only 12 }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
+        expect { resource.string_only2 12 }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x, desired_state: false" do
+      it "identity_properties does not change desired_state" do
+        resource_class.identity_properties :x
+        resource.x 'hi'
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq 'hi'
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq []
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq({})
+      end
+    end
 
     context "With custom property custom_property defined only as methods, using different variables for storage" do
       before do
@@ -202,24 +211,26 @@ describe "Chef::Resource#identity and #state" do
         end
       end
 
-      context "And identity_attr :custom_property" do
+      context "And identity_properties :custom_property" do
         before do
           resource_class.class_eval do
-            identity_attr :custom_property
+            identity_properties :custom_property
           end
         end
 
-        it "identity_attr comes back as :custom_property" do
-          # expect(resource_class.properties[:custom_property].identity?).to be_truthy
-          expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :custom_property
+        it "identity_properties comes back as :custom_property" do
+          expect(resource_class.properties[:custom_property].identity?).to be_truthy
+          expect(resource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ resource_class.properties[:custom_property] ]
+        end
+        it "custom_property becomes part of desired_state" do
+          resource.custom_property = 1
+          expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(custom_property: 6)
+          expect(resource_class.properties[:custom_property].desired_state?).to be_truthy
+          expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+            resource_class.properties[:custom_property]
+          ]
         end
-        # it "custom_property becomes part of desired_state" do
-        #   resource.custom_property = 1
-        #   expect(resource.state).to eq({ custom_property: 6 })
-        #   expect(resource_class.properties[:custom_property].desired_state?).to be_truthy
-        #   expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :custom_property ]
-        # end
-        it "identity_attr does not change custom_property's getter or setter" do
+        it "identity_properties does not change custom_property's getter or setter" do
           resource.custom_property = 1
           expect(resource.custom_property).to eq 6
         end
@@ -232,111 +243,111 @@ describe "Chef::Resource#identity and #state" do
     end
   end
 
-  # context "PropertyType#identity" do
-  #   with_property ":x, identity: true" do
-  #     it "name is only part of the identity if an identity attribute is defined" do
-  #       expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-  #       resource.x 'woo'
-  #       expect(resource.identity).to eq 'woo'
-  #     end
-  #   end
-  #
-  #   with_property ":x, identity: true, default: 'xxx'",
-  #                 ":y, identity: true, default: 'yyy'",
-  #                 ":z, identity: true, default: 'zzz'" do
-  #     it "identity_attr returns the first identity attribute if multiple are defined" do
-  #       expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-  #     end
-  #     it "identity returns all identity values in a hash if multiple are defined" do
-  #       resource.x 'foo'
-  #       resource.y 'bar'
-  #       resource.z 'baz'
-  #       expect(resource.identity).to eq({ x: 'foo', y: 'bar', z: 'baz' })
-  #     end
-  #     it "identity returns only identity values that are set, and does not include defaults" do
-  #       resource.x 'foo'
-  #       resource.z 'baz'
-  #       expect(resource.identity).to eq({ x: 'foo', z: 'baz' })
-  #     end
-  #     it "identity returns only set identity values in a hash, if there is only one set identity value" do
-  #       resource.x 'foo'
-  #       expect(resource.identity).to eq({ x: 'foo' })
-  #     end
-  #     it "identity returns an empty hash if no identity values are set" do
-  #       expect(resource.identity).to eq({})
-  #     end
-  #     it "identity_attr wipes out any other identity attributes if multiple are defined" do
-  #       resource_class.identity_attr :y
-  #       resource.x 'foo'
-  #       resource.y 'bar'
-  #       resource.z 'baz'
-  #       expect(resource.identity).to eq 'bar'
-  #     end
-  #   end
-  #
-  #   with_property ":x, identity: true, name_property: true" do
-  #     it "identity when x is not defined returns the value of x" do
-  #       expect(resource.identity).to eq 'blah'
-  #     end
-  #     it "state when x is not defined returns the value of x" do
-  #       expect(resource.state).to eq({ x: 'blah' })
-  #     end
-  #   end
-  # end
-
-  # state_attrs
-  context "Chef::Resource#state_attrs" do
-    it "name is not part of state_attrs" do
-      expect(Chef::Resource.state_attrs).to eq []
-      expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq []
-      expect(resource.state).to eq({})
+  context "Property#identity" do
+    with_property ":x, identity: true" do
+      it "name is only part of the identity if an identity attribute is defined" do
+        expect(resource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ resource_class.properties[:x] ]
+        resource.x 'woo'
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq 'woo'
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x, identity: true, default: 'xxx'",
+                  ":y, identity: true, default: 'yyy'",
+                  ":z, identity: true, default: 'zzz'" do
+      it "identity_property raises an error if multiple identity values are defined" do
+        expect { resource_class.identity_property }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::MultipleIdentityError
+      end
+      it "identity_attr raises an error if multiple identity values are defined" do
+        expect { resource_class.identity_attr }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::MultipleIdentityError
+      end
+      it "identity returns all identity values in a hash if multiple are defined" do
+        resource.x 'foo'
+        resource.y 'bar'
+        resource.z 'baz'
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq(x: 'foo', y: 'bar', z: 'baz')
+      end
+      it "identity returns all values whether any value is set or not" do
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq(x: 'xxx', y: 'yyy', z: 'zzz')
+      end
+      it "identity_properties wipes out any other identity attributes if multiple are defined" do
+        resource_class.identity_properties :y
+        resource.x 'foo'
+        resource.y 'bar'
+        resource.z 'baz'
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq 'bar'
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x, identity: true, name_property: true" do
+      it "identity when x is not defined returns the value of x" do
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq 'blah'
+      end
+      it "state when x is not defined returns the value of x" do
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 'blah')
+      end
     end
+  end
 
-    # with_property ":x", ":y", ":z" do
-    #   it "x, y and z are state attributes" do
-    #     resource.x 1
-    #     resource.y 2
-    #     resource.z 3
-    #     expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :x, :y, :z ]
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 1, y: 2, z: 3)
-    #   end
-    #   it "values that are not set are not included in state" do
-    #     resource.x 1
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 1)
-    #   end
-    #   it "when no values are set, nothing is included in state" do
-    #   end
-    # end
-    #
-    # with_property ":x", ":y, desired_state: false", ":z, desired_state: true" do
-    #   it "x and z are state attributes, and y is not" do
-    #     resource.x 1
-    #     resource.y 2
-    #     resource.z 3
-    #     expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :x, :z ]
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 1, z: 3)
-    #   end
-    # end
-
-    # with_property ":x, name_property: true" do
-    #   it "Unset values with name_property are included in state" do
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 'blah')
-    #   end
-    #   it "Set values with name_property are included in state" do
-    #     resource.x 1
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 1)
-    #   end
-    # end
-
-    # with_property ":x, default: 1" do
-    #   it "Unset values with defaults are not included in state" do
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq({})
-    #   end
-    #   it "Set values with defaults are included in state" do
-    #     resource.x 1
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 1)
-    #   end
-    # end
+  # state_properties
+  context "Chef::Resource#state_properties" do
+    it "state_properties is empty by default" do
+      expect(Chef::Resource.state_properties).to eq []
+      expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq({})
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x", ":y", ":z" do
+      it "x, y and z are state attributes" do
+        resource.x 1
+        resource.y 2
+        resource.z 3
+        expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+          resource_class.properties[:x],
+          resource_class.properties[:y],
+          resource_class.properties[:z]
+        ]
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 1, y: 2, z: 3)
+      end
+      it "values that are not set are not included in state" do
+        resource.x 1
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 1)
+      end
+      it "when no values are set, nothing is included in state" do
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x", ":y, desired_state: false", ":z, desired_state: true" do
+      it "x and z are state attributes, and y is not" do
+        resource.x 1
+        resource.y 2
+        resource.z 3
+        expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+          resource_class.properties[:x],
+          resource_class.properties[:z]
+        ]
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 1, z: 3)
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x, name_property: true" do
+      # it "Unset values with name_property are included in state" do
+      #   expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq({ x: 'blah' })
+      # end
+      it "Set values with name_property are included in state" do
+        resource.x 1
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 1)
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x, default: 1" do
+      it "Unset values with defaults are not included in state" do
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq({})
+      end
+      it "Set values with defaults are included in state" do
+        resource.x 1
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 1)
+      end
+    end
 
     context "With a class with a normal getter and setter" do
       before do
@@ -349,143 +360,132 @@ describe "Chef::Resource#identity and #state" do
           end
         end
       end
-      it "state_attrs(:x) causes the value to be included in properties" do
-        resource_class.state_attrs(:x)
+      it "state_properties(:x) causes the value to be included in properties" do
+        resource_class.state_properties(:x)
         resource.x = 1
 
         expect(resource.x).to eq 6
-        expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 6)
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 6)
       end
     end
 
-    # with_property ":x, Integer, identity: true" do
-    #   it "state_attrs(:x) leaves the property in desired_state" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:x)
-    #     resource.x 10
-    #
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_truthy
-    #     expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :x ]
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 10)
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:x) does not turn off validation" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:x)
-    #     expect { resource.x 'ouch' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:x) does not turn off identity" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:x)
-    #     resource.x 10
-    #
-    #     expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
-    #     expect(resource.identity).to eq 10
-    #   end
-    # end
-
-    # with_property ":x, Integer, identity: true, desired_state: false" do
-    #   before do
-    #     resource_class.class_eval do
-    #       def y
-    #         20
-    #       end
-    #     end
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:x) sets the property in desired_state" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:x)
-    #     resource.x 10
-    #
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_truthy
-    #     expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :x ]
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(x: 10)
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:x) does not turn off validation" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:x)
-    #     expect { resource.x 'ouch' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:x) does not turn off identity" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:x)
-    #     resource.x 10
-    #
-    #     expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
-    #     expect(resource.identity).to eq 10
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:y) adds y and removes x from desired state" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:y)
-    #     resource.x 10
-    #
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_falsey
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:y].desired_state?).to be_truthy
-    #     expect(resource_class.state_attrs).to eq [ :y ]
-    #     expect(resource.state).to eq(y: 20)
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:y) does not turn off validation" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:y)
-    #
-    #     expect { resource.x 'ouch' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
-    #   end
-    #   it "state_attrs(:y) does not turn off identity" do
-    #     resource_class.state_attrs(:y)
-    #     resource.x 10
-    #
-    #     expect(resource_class.identity_attr).to eq :x
-    #     # expect(resource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
-    #     expect(resource.identity).to eq 10
-    #   end
-    #
-    #   context "With a subclassed resource" do
-    #     let(:resource_subclass) do
-    #       new_resource_name = self.class.new_resource_name
-    #       Class.new(resource_class) do
-    #         resource_name new_resource_name
-    #       end
-    #     end
-    #     let(:subresource) do
-    #       resource_subclass.new('blah')
-    #     end
-    #     it "state_attrs(:x) sets the property in desired_state" do
-    #       resource_subclass.state_attrs(:x)
-    #       subresource.x 10
-    #
-    #       # expect(resource_subclass.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_truthy
-    #       expect(resource_subclass.state_attrs).to eq [ :x ]
-    #       expect(subresource.state).to eq(x: 10)
-    #     end
-    #     it "state_attrs(:x) does not turn off validation" do
-    #       resource_subclass.state_attrs(:x)
-    #       expect { subresource.x 'ouch' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
-    #     end
-    #     it "state_attrs(:x) does not turn off identity" do
-    #       resource_subclass.state_attrs(:x)
-    #       subresource.x 10
-    #
-    #       expect(resource_subclass.identity_attr).to eq :x
-    #       # expect(resource_subclass.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
-    #       expect(subresource.identity).to eq 10
-    #     end
-    #     it "state_attrs(:y) adds y and removes x from desired state" do
-    #       resource_subclass.state_attrs(:y)
-    #       subresource.x 10
-    #
-    #       # expect(resource_subclass.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_falsey
-    #       # expect(resource_subclass.properties[:y].desired_state?).to be_truthy
-    #       expect(resource_subclass.state_attrs).to eq [ :y ]
-    #       expect(subresource.state).to eq(y: 20)
-    #     end
-    #     it "state_attrs(:y) does not turn off validation" do
-    #       resource_subclass.state_attrs(:y)
-    #
-    #       expect { subresource.x 'ouch' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
-    #     end
-    #     it "state_attrs(:y) does not turn off identity" do
-    #       resource_subclass.state_attrs(:y)
-    #       subresource.x 10
-    #
-    #       expect(resource_subclass.identity_attr).to eq :x
-    #       # expect(resource_subclass.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
-    #       expect(subresource.identity).to eq 10
-    #     end
-    #   end
-    # end
+    with_property ":x, Integer, identity: true" do
+      it "state_properties(:x) leaves the property in desired_state" do
+        resource_class.state_properties(:x)
+        resource.x 10
+
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+          resource_class.properties[:x]
+        ]
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 10)
+      end
+      it "state_properties(:x) does not turn off validation" do
+        resource_class.state_properties(:x)
+        expect { resource.x 'ouch' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
+      end
+      it "state_properties(:x) does not turn off identity" do
+        resource_class.state_properties(:x)
+        resource.x 10
+
+        expect(resource_class.identity_properties).to eq [ resource_class.properties[:x] ]
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq 10
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ":x, Integer, identity: true, desired_state: false" do
+      before do
+        resource_class.class_eval do
+          def y
+            20
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "state_properties(:x) leaves x identical" do
+        old_value = resource_class.properties[:y]
+        resource_class.state_properties(:x)
+        resource.x 10
+
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:y].object_id).to eq old_value.object_id
+
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource_class.identity_properties).to eq [
+          resource_class.properties[:x]
+        ]
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq(10)
+        expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+          resource_class.properties[:x]
+        ]
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 10)
+      end
+
+      it "state_properties(:y) adds y to desired state" do
+        old_value = resource_class.properties[:x]
+        resource_class.state_properties(:y)
+        resource.x 10
+
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].object_id).to eq old_value.object_id
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource_class.properties[:y].desired_state?).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+          resource_class.properties[:y]
+        ]
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(y: 20)
+      end
+
+      context "With a subclassed resource" do
+        let(:subresource_class) do
+          new_resource_name = self.class.new_resource_name
+          Class.new(resource_class) do
+            resource_name new_resource_name
+          end
+        end
+        let(:subresource) do
+          subresource_class.new('blah')
+        end
+
+        it "state_properties(:x) adds x to desired state" do
+          old_value = resource_class.properties[:y]
+          subresource_class.state_properties(:x)
+          subresource.x 10
+
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:y].object_id).to eq old_value.object_id
+
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x].desired_state?).to be_truthy
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
+          expect(subresource_class.identity_properties).to eq [
+            subresource_class.properties[:x]
+          ]
+          expect(subresource.identity).to eq(10)
+          expect(subresource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+            subresource_class.properties[:x]
+          ]
+          expect(subresource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(x: 10)
+        end
+
+        it "state_properties(:y) adds y to desired state" do
+          old_value = resource_class.properties[:x]
+          subresource_class.state_properties(:y)
+          subresource.x 10
+
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x].object_id).to eq old_value.object_id
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:y].desired_state?).to be_truthy
+          expect(subresource_class.state_properties).to eq [
+            subresource_class.properties[:y]
+          ]
+          expect(subresource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq(y: 20)
+
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x].identity?).to be_truthy
+          expect(subresource_class.identity_properties).to eq [
+            subresource_class.properties[:x]
+          ]
+          expect(subresource.identity).to eq(10)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/property/validation_spec.rb b/spec/unit/property/validation_spec.rb
index e32147bd38..a3649d228c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/property/validation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/property/validation_spec.rb
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property validation" do
         it "get succeeds" do
           expect(resource.x).to eq 'default'
         end
-        it "set(nil) = get" do
-          expect(resource.x nil).to eq 'default'
-          expect(resource.x).to eq 'default'
-        end
         it "set to valid value succeeds" do
           expect(resource.x 'str').to eq 'str'
           expect(resource.x).to eq 'str'
@@ -122,15 +118,18 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property validation" do
         it "set to invalid value raises ValidationFailed" do
           expect { resource.x 10 }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
         end
+        it "set to nil emits a deprecation warning and does a get" do
+          expect { resource.x nil }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
+          Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
+          resource.x 'str'
+          expect(resource.x nil).to eq 'str'
+          expect(resource.x).to eq 'str'
+        end
       end
       context "when the variable does not have an initial value" do
         it "get succeeds" do
           expect(resource.x).to be_nil
         end
-        it "set(nil) = get" do
-          expect(resource.x nil).to be_nil
-          expect(resource.x).to be_nil
-        end
         it "set to valid value succeeds" do
           expect(resource.x 'str').to eq 'str'
           expect(resource.x).to eq 'str'
@@ -138,6 +137,13 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property validation" do
         it "set to invalid value raises ValidationFailed" do
           expect { resource.x 10 }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
         end
+        it "set to nil emits a deprecation warning and does a get" do
+          expect { resource.x nil }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
+          Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
+          resource.x 'str'
+          expect(resource.x nil).to eq 'str'
+          expect(resource.x).to eq 'str'
+        end
       end
     end
     with_property ":x, [ String, nil ]" do
@@ -255,10 +261,10 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property validation" do
       [ '', 'abac' ],
       [ nil ]
 
-    # PropertyType
-    # validation_test 'is: PropertyType.new(is: :a)',
-    #   [ :a ],
-    #   [ :b, nil ]
+    # Property
+    validation_test 'is: Chef::Property.new(is: :a)',
+      [ :a ],
+      [ :b, nil ]
 
     # RSpec Matcher
     class Globalses
@@ -523,10 +529,11 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property validation" do
         expect(resource.x 1).to eq 1
         expect(resource.x).to eq 1
       end
-      it "value nil does a get" do
+      it "value nil emits a deprecation warning and does a get" do
+        expect { resource.x nil }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
         Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
         resource.x 1
-        resource.x nil
+        expect(resource.x nil).to eq 1
         expect(resource.x).to eq 1
       end
     end
@@ -549,31 +556,35 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property validation" do
     end
 
     with_property ':x, name_property: true, required: true' do
-      it "if x is not specified, retrieval fails" do
-        expect { resource.x }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
+      it "if x is not specified, the name property is returned" do
+        expect(resource.x).to eq 'blah'
       end
       it "value 1 is valid" do
         expect(resource.x 1).to eq 1
         expect(resource.x).to eq 1
       end
-      it "value nil does a get" do
+      it "value nil emits a deprecation warning and does a get" do
+        expect { resource.x nil }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
+        Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
         resource.x 1
-        resource.x nil
+        expect(resource.x nil).to eq 1
         expect(resource.x).to eq 1
       end
     end
 
     with_property ':x, default: 10, required: true' do
-      it "if x is not specified, retrieval fails" do
-        expect { resource.x }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
+      it "if x is not specified, the default is returned" do
+        expect(resource.x).to eq 10
       end
       it "value 1 is valid" do
         expect(resource.x 1).to eq 1
         expect(resource.x).to eq 1
       end
-      it "value nil does a get" do
+      it "value nil is invalid" do
+        expect { resource.x nil }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
+        Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
         resource.x 1
-        resource.x nil
+        expect(resource.x nil).to eq 1
         expect(resource.x).to eq 1
       end
     end
@@ -596,11 +607,6 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property validation" do
           end
         end
 
-        # it "getting the value causes a deprecation warning" do
-        #   Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = true
-        #   expect { resource.x }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
-        # end
-
         it "value 1 is valid" do
           expect(resource.x 1).to eq 1
           expect(resource.x).to eq 1
diff --git a/spec/unit/property_spec.rb b/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
index ce0552c564..09f7e52329 100644
--- a/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
     else
       tags = []
     end
-    properties = properties.map { |property| "property #{property}" }
-    context "With properties #{english_join(properties)}", *tags do
+    if properties.size == 1
+      description = "With property #{properties.first}"
+    else
+      description = "With properties #{english_join(properties.map { |property| "#{property.inspect}" })}"
+    end
+    context description, *tags do
       before do
         properties.each do |property_str|
-          resource_class.class_eval(property_str, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+          resource_class.class_eval("property #{property_str}", __FILE__, __LINE__)
         end
       end
       instance_eval(&block)
@@ -75,11 +79,10 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
       expect(resource.bare_property 10).to eq 10
       expect(resource.bare_property).to eq 10
     end
-    # it "emits a deprecation warning and does a get, if set to nil" do
     it "emits a deprecation warning and does a get, if set to nil" do
       expect(resource.bare_property 10).to eq 10
-      # expect { resource.bare_property nil }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
-      # Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
+      expect { resource.bare_property nil }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::DeprecatedFeatureError
+      Chef::Config[:treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors] = false
       expect(resource.bare_property nil).to eq 10
       expect(resource.bare_property).to eq 10
     end
@@ -92,11 +95,11 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
       expect(resource.bare_property 10).to eq 10
       expect(resource.bare_property).to eq 10
     end
-    # it "can be set to nil with =" do
-    #   expect(resource.bare_property 10).to eq 10
-    #   expect(resource.bare_property = nil).to be_nil
-    #   expect(resource.bare_property).to be_nil
-    # end
+    it "can be set to nil with =" do
+      expect(resource.bare_property 10).to eq 10
+      expect(resource.bare_property = nil).to be_nil
+      expect(resource.bare_property).to be_nil
+    end
     it "can be updated with =" do
       expect(resource.bare_property 10).to eq 10
       expect(resource.bare_property = 20).to eq 20
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
         expect(subresource.x).to eq 10
         expect(subresource.x = 20).to eq 20
         expect(subresource.x).to eq 20
-        # expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
+        expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
       end
 
       it "x's validation is inherited" do
@@ -140,18 +143,18 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
           expect(subresource.x).to eq 10
           expect(subresource.x = 20).to eq 20
           expect(subresource.x).to eq 20
-          # expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
         end
         it "y is there" do
           expect(subresource.y 10).to eq 10
           expect(subresource.y).to eq 10
           expect(subresource.y = 20).to eq 20
           expect(subresource.y).to eq 20
-          # expect(subresource_class.properties[:y]).not_to be_nil
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:y]).not_to be_nil
         end
         it "y is not on the superclass" do
           expect { resource_class.y 10 }.to raise_error
-          # expect(resource_class.properties[:y]).to be_nil
+          expect(resource_class.properties[:y]).to be_nil
         end
       end
 
@@ -167,17 +170,37 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
           expect(subresource.x).to eq 10
           expect(subresource.x = 20).to eq 20
           expect(subresource.x).to eq 20
-          # expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
-          # expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to eq resource_class.properties[:x]
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to eq resource_class.properties[:x]
         end
 
-        it "x's validation is overwritten" do
-          expect(subresource.x 'ohno').to eq 'ohno'
-          expect(subresource.x).to eq 'ohno'
+        it "x's validation is inherited" do
+          expect { subresource.x 'ohno' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
         end
+      end
 
-        it "the superclass's validation for x is still there" do
-          expect { resource.x 'ohno' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
+      context "with property :x, default: 80 on the subclass" do
+        before do
+          subresource_class.class_eval do
+            property :x, default: 80
+          end
+        end
+
+        it "x is still there" do
+          expect(subresource.x 10).to eq 10
+          expect(subresource.x).to eq 10
+          expect(subresource.x = 20).to eq 20
+          expect(subresource.x).to eq 20
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to eq resource_class.properties[:x]
+        end
+
+        it "x defaults to 80" do
+          expect(subresource.x).to eq 80
+        end
+
+        it "x's validation is inherited" do
+          expect { subresource.x 'ohno' }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
         end
       end
 
@@ -193,8 +216,8 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
           expect(subresource.x).to eq "10"
           expect(subresource.x = "20").to eq "20"
           expect(subresource.x).to eq "20"
-          # expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
-          # expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to eq resource_class.properties[:x]
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to be_nil
+          expect(subresource_class.properties[:x]).not_to eq resource_class.properties[:x]
         end
 
         it "x's validation is overwritten" do
@@ -212,14 +235,89 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
     end
   end
 
-  context "Chef::Resource::PropertyType#property_is_set?" do
+  context "Chef::Resource::Property#reset_property" do
+    it "when a resource is newly created, reset_property(:name) sets property to nil" do
+      expect(resource.property_is_set?(:name)).to be_truthy
+      resource.reset_property(:name)
+      expect(resource.property_is_set?(:name)).to be_falsey
+      expect(resource.name).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "when referencing an undefined property, reset_property(:x) raises an error" do
+      expect { resource.reset_property(:x) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
+
+    with_property ':x' do
+      it "when the resource is newly created, reset_property(:x) does nothing" do
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to be_nil
+      end
+      it "when x is set, reset_property resets it" do
+        resource.x 10
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ':x, Integer' do
+      it "when the resource is newly created, reset_property(:x) does nothing" do
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to be_nil
+      end
+      it "when x is set, reset_property resets it even though `nil` is technically invalid" do
+        resource.x 10
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ':x, default: 10' do
+      it "when the resource is newly created, reset_property(:x) does nothing" do
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to eq 10
+      end
+      it "when x is set, reset_property resets it and it returns the default" do
+        resource.x 20
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to eq 10
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ':x, default: lazy { 10 }' do
+      it "when the resource is newly created, reset_property(:x) does nothing" do
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to eq 10
+      end
+      it "when x is set, reset_property resets it and it returns the default" do
+        resource.x 20
+        resource.reset_property(:x)
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
+        expect(resource.x).to eq 10
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "Chef::Resource::Property#property_is_set?" do
     it "when a resource is newly created, property_is_set?(:name) is true" do
       expect(resource.property_is_set?(:name)).to be_truthy
     end
 
-    # it "when referencing an undefined property, property_is_set?(:x) raises an error" do
-    #   expect { resource.property_is_set?(:x) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    # end
+    it "when referencing an undefined property, property_is_set?(:x) raises an error" do
+      expect { resource.property_is_set?(:x) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
 
     with_property ':x' do
       it "when the resource is newly created, property_is_set?(:x) is false" do
@@ -259,9 +357,9 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
         resource.x lazy { 10 }
         expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
       end
-      it "when x is retrieved, property_is_set?(:x) is true" do
+      it "when x is retrieved, property_is_set?(:x) is false" do
         resource.x
-        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
       end
     end
 
@@ -281,9 +379,9 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
         resource.x lazy { 10 }
         expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
       end
-      it "when x is retrieved, property_is_set?(:x) is true" do
+      it "when x is retrieved, property_is_set?(:x) is false" do
         resource.x
-        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
       end
     end
 
@@ -299,14 +397,14 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
         resource.x = 10
         expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
       end
-      it "when x is retrieved, property_is_set?(:x) is true" do
+      it "when x is retrieved, property_is_set?(:x) is false" do
         resource.x
-        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_truthy
+        expect(resource.property_is_set?(:x)).to be_falsey
       end
     end
   end
 
-  context "Chef::Resource::PropertyType#default" do
+  context "Chef::Resource::Property#default" do
     with_property ':x, default: 10' do
       it "when x is set, it returns its value" do
         expect(resource.x 20).to eq 20
@@ -317,7 +415,7 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
         expect(resource.x).to eq 10
       end
       it "when x is not set, it is not included in state" do
-        expect(resource.state).to eq({})
+        expect(resource.state_for_resource_reporter).to eq({})
       end
       it "when x is set to nil, it returns nil" do
         resource.instance_eval { @x = nil }
@@ -339,8 +437,15 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
     end
 
     with_property ':x, default: 10, identity: true' do
-      it "when x is not set, it is not included in identity" do
-        expect(resource.state).to eq({})
+      it "when x is not set, it is included in identity" do
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq(10)
+      end
+    end
+
+    with_property ':x, default: 1, identity: true', ':y, default: 2, identity: true' do
+      it "when x is not set, it is still included in identity" do
+        resource.y 20
+        expect(resource.identity).to eq(x: 1, y: 20)
       end
     end
 
@@ -462,21 +567,35 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
         # end
       end
 
-      with_property ":x, default: lazy { Namer.next_index }, is: proc { |v| Namer.next_index; true }" do
+      with_property ":x, default: lazy { Namer.next_index.to_s }, is: proc { |v| Namer.next_index; true }" do
         it "validation is not run at all on the default value" do
-          expect(resource.x).to eq 1
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '1'
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
+        end
+        # it "validation is run each time" do
+        #   expect(resource.x).to eq '1'
+        #   expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 2
+        #   expect(resource.x).to eq '1'
+        #   expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 2
+        # end
+      end
+
+      with_property ":x, default: lazy { Namer.next_index.to_s.freeze }, is: proc { |v| Namer.next_index; true }" do
+        it "validation is not run at all on the default value" do
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '1'
           expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
         end
         # it "validation is only run the first time" do
-        #   expect(resource.x).to eq 1
+        #   expect(resource.x).to eq '1'
         #   expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 2
-        #   expect(resource.x).to eq 1
+        #   expect(resource.x).to eq '1'
         #   expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 2
         # end
       end
     end
 
     context "coercion of defaults" do
+      # Frozen default, non-frozen coerce
       with_property ':x, coerce: proc { |v| "#{v}#{next_index}" }, default: 10' do
         it "when the resource is created, the proc is not yet run" do
           resource
@@ -487,13 +606,32 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
           expect(resource.x).to eq 'hi1'
           expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
         end
-        it "when x is retrieved, coercion is run, no more than once" do
+        it "when x is retrieved, coercion is run exactly once" do
           expect(resource.x).to eq '101'
           expect(resource.x).to eq '101'
           expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
         end
       end
 
+      # Frozen default, frozen coerce
+      with_property ':x, coerce: proc { |v| "#{v}#{next_index}".freeze }, default: 10' do
+        it "when the resource is created, the proc is not yet run" do
+          resource
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 0
+        end
+        it "when x is set, coercion is run" do
+          expect(resource.x 'hi').to eq 'hi1'
+          expect(resource.x).to eq 'hi1'
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
+        end
+        it "when x is retrieved, coercion is run each time" do
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '101'
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '102'
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 2
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Frozen lazy default, non-frozen coerce
       with_property ':x, coerce: proc { |v| "#{v}#{next_index}" }, default: lazy { 10 }' do
         it "when the resource is created, the proc is not yet run" do
           resource
@@ -504,6 +642,29 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
           expect(resource.x).to eq 'hi1'
           expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
         end
+        it "when x is retrieved, coercion is run exactly once" do
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '101'
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '101'
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Non-frozen lazy default, frozen coerce
+      with_property ':x, coerce: proc { |v| "#{v}#{next_index}".freeze }, default: lazy { "10" }' do
+        it "when the resource is created, the proc is not yet run" do
+          resource
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 0
+        end
+        it "when x is set, coercion is run" do
+          expect(resource.x 'hi').to eq 'hi1'
+          expect(resource.x).to eq 'hi1'
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 1
+        end
+        it "when x is retrieved, coercion is run each time" do
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '101'
+          expect(resource.x).to eq '102'
+          expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 2
+        end
       end
 
       with_property ':x, proc { |v| Namer.next_index; true }, coerce: proc { |v| "#{v}#{next_index}" }, default: lazy { 10 }' do
@@ -706,7 +867,7 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
     end
   end
 
-  context "Chef::Resource::PropertyType#coerce" do
+  context "Chef::Resource::Property#coerce" do
     with_property ':x, coerce: proc { |v| "#{v}#{Namer.next_index}" }' do
       it "coercion runs on set" do
         expect(resource.x 10).to eq "101"
@@ -740,7 +901,7 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
     end
   end
 
-  context "Chef::Resource::PropertyType validation" do
+  context "Chef::Resource::Property validation" do
     with_property ':x, is: proc { |v| Namer.next_index; v.is_a?(Integer) }' do
       it "validation runs on set" do
         expect(resource.x 10).to eq 10
@@ -768,7 +929,7 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
   end
 
   [ 'name_attribute', 'name_property' ].each do |name|
-    context "Chef::Resource::PropertyType##{name}" do
+    context "Chef::Resource::Property##{name}" do
       with_property ":x, #{name}: true" do
         it "defaults x to resource.name" do
           expect(resource.x).to eq 'blah'
@@ -797,6 +958,11 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
           expect(resource.x).to eq 10
         end
       end
+      with_property ":x, #{name}: true, required: true" do
+        it "defaults x to resource.name" do
+          expect(resource.x).to eq 'blah'
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/deploy_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/deploy_spec.rb
index 63658ac601..f6bb78823f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/deploy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/deploy_spec.rb
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Deploy do
 
       gems = @provider.send(:gem_packages)
 
-      expect(gems.map { |g| g.action }).to eq([:install])
+      expect(gems.map { |g| g.action }).to eq([%i{install}])
       expect(gems.map { |g| g.name }).to eq(%w{eventmachine})
       expect(gems.map { |g| g.version }).to eq(%w{0.12.9})
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/dsc_resource_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/dsc_resource_spec.rb
index 0a6c22bdcf..65c1c019f0 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/dsc_resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/dsc_resource_spec.rb
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ describe Chef::Provider::DscResource do
       node
     }
 
-    it 'raises a NoProviderAvailable exception' do
+    it 'raises a ProviderNotFound exception' do
       expect(provider).not_to receive(:meta_configuration)
       expect{provider.run_action(:run)}.to raise_error(
-              Chef::Exceptions::NoProviderAvailable, /5\.0\.10018\.0/)
+              Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound, /5\.0\.10018\.0/)
     end
   end
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::DscResource do
         expect(provider).to receive(:meta_configuration).and_return(
                                                              meta_configuration)
         expect { provider.run_action(:run) }.to raise_error(
-          Chef::Exceptions::NoProviderAvailable, /Disabled/)
+          Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound, /Disabled/)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb
index d4b2eb3b22..76589e71c1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/dsc_script_spec.rb
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ describe Chef::Provider::DscScript do
 
           expect {
             provider.run_action(:run)
-          }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::NoProviderAvailable)
+          }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound)
         end
       end
 
       it 'raises an exception if Powershell is not present' do
         expect {
           provider.run_action(:run)
-        }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::NoProviderAvailable)
+        }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound)
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/powershell_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/powershell_script_spec.rb
index 855c18af9b..855c18af9b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/powershell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/powershell_script_spec.rb
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/registry_key_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/registry_key_spec.rb
index 79811fdab8..47543ffe39 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/registry_key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/registry_key_spec.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ shared_examples_for "a registry key" do
   end
 
   describe "action_create" do
+    context "when a case insensitive match for the key exists" do
+      before(:each) do
+        expect(@double_registry).to receive(:key_exists?).twice.with(keyname.downcase).and_return(true)
+      end
+      it "should do nothing if the if a case insensitive key and the value both exist" do
+        @provider.new_resource.key(keyname.downcase)
+        expect(@double_registry).to receive(:get_values).with(keyname.downcase).and_return( testval1 )
+        expect(@double_registry).not_to receive(:set_value)
+        @provider.load_current_resource
+        @provider.action_create
+      end
+    end
     context "when the key exists" do
       before(:each) do
         expect(@double_registry).to receive(:key_exists?).twice.with(keyname).and_return(true)
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider_resolver_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider_resolver_spec.rb
index cd3d7713a7..e09b12a20a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -28,30 +28,37 @@ include Chef::Mixin::ConvertToClassName
 
 describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
 
+  let(:resource_name) { :service }
+  let(:provider) { nil }
+  let(:action) { :start }
+
   let(:node) do
     node = Chef::Node.new
-    allow(node).to receive(:[]).with(:os).and_return(os)
-    allow(node).to receive(:[]).with(:platform_family).and_return(platform_family)
-    allow(node).to receive(:[]).with(:platform).and_return(platform)
-    allow(node).to receive(:[]).with(:platform_version).and_return(platform_version)
-    allow(node).to receive(:is_a?).and_return(Chef::Node)
+    node.automatic[:os] = os
+    node.automatic[:platform_family] = platform_family
+    node.automatic[:platform] = platform
+    node.automatic[:platform_version] = platform_version
+    node.automatic[:kernel] = { machine: 'i386' }
     node
   end
+  let(:run_context) { Chef::RunContext.new(node, nil, nil) }
 
   let(:provider_resolver) { Chef::ProviderResolver.new(node, resource, action) }
+  let(:resolved_provider) do
+    begin
+      resource ? resource.provider_for_action(action).class : nil
+    rescue Chef::Exceptions::ProviderNotFound
+      nil
+    end
+  end
 
-  let(:action) { :start }
-
-  let(:resolved_provider) { provider_resolver.resolve }
-
-  let(:provider) { nil }
-
-  let(:resource_name) { :service }
-
-  let(:resource) { double(Chef::Resource, provider: provider, resource_name: resource_name) }
-
-  before do
-    allow(resource).to receive(:is_a?).with(Chef::Resource).and_return(true)
+  let(:resource) do
+    resource_class = Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve(resource_name, node: node)
+    if resource_class
+      resource = resource_class.new('test', run_context)
+      resource.provider = provider if provider
+    end
+    resource
   end
 
   def self.on_platform(platform, *tags,
@@ -83,16 +90,40 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
   end
 
   def self.expect_providers(**providers)
-    providers.each do |name, provider|
+    providers.each do |name, expected_provider|
       describe name.to_s do
         let(:resource_name) { name }
-        if provider
-          it "resolves to a #{provider}" do
-            expect(resolved_provider).to eql(provider)
+
+        tags = []
+        expected_resource = nil
+        Array(expected_provider).each do |p|
+          if p.is_a?(Class) && p <= Chef::Provider
+            expected_provider = p
+          elsif p.is_a?(Class) && p <= Chef::Resource
+            expected_resource = p
+          else
+            tags << p
+          end
+        end
+
+        if expected_resource && expected_provider
+          it "'#{name}' resolves to resource #{expected_resource} and provider #{expected_provider}", *tags do
+            expect(resource.class).to eql(expected_resource)
+            provider = double(expected_provider, class: expected_provider)
+            expect(provider).to receive(:action=).with(action)
+            expect(expected_provider).to receive(:new).with(resource, run_context).and_return(provider)
+            expect(resolved_provider).to eql(expected_provider)
+          end
+        elsif expected_provider
+          it "'#{name}' resolves to provider #{expected_provider}", *tags do
+            provider = double(expected_provider)
+            expect(provider).to receive(:action=).with(action)
+            expect(expected_provider).to receive(:new).with(resource, run_context).and_return(provider)
+            expect(resolved_provider).to eql(expected_provider)
           end
         else
-          it "Fails to resolve (since #{name.inspect} is unsupported on #{platform} #{platform_version})" do
-            expect { resolved_provider }.to raise_error /Cannot find a provider/
+          it "'#{name}' fails to resolve (since #{name.inspect} is unsupported on #{platform} #{platform_version})", *tags do
+            expect(resolved_provider).to be_nil
           end
         end
       end
@@ -454,42 +485,42 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
 
   PROVIDERS =
   {
-    bash: Chef::Provider::Script,
-    breakpoint: Chef::Provider::Breakpoint,
-    chef_gem: Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems,
-    cookbook_file: Chef::Provider::CookbookFile,
-    csh: Chef::Provider::Script,
-    deploy: Chef::Provider::Deploy::Timestamped,
-    deploy_revision: Chef::Provider::Deploy::Revision,
-    directory: Chef::Provider::Directory,
-    easy_install_package: Chef::Provider::Package::EasyInstall,
-    erl_call: Chef::Provider::ErlCall,
-    execute: Chef::Provider::Execute,
-    file: Chef::Provider::File,
-    gem_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems,
-    git: Chef::Provider::Git,
-    group: Chef::Provider::Group::Gpasswd,
-    homebrew_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Homebrew,
-    http_request: Chef::Provider::HttpRequest,
-    ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
-    link: Chef::Provider::Link,
-    log: Chef::Provider::Log::ChefLog,
-    macports_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Macports,
-    mdadm: Chef::Provider::Mdadm,
-    mount: Chef::Provider::Mount::Mount,
-    perl: Chef::Provider::Script,
-    portage_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Portage,
-    python: Chef::Provider::Script,
-    remote_directory: Chef::Provider::RemoteDirectory,
-    route: Chef::Provider::Route,
-    ruby: Chef::Provider::Script,
-    ruby_block: Chef::Provider::RubyBlock,
-    script: Chef::Provider::Script,
-    subversion: Chef::Provider::Subversion,
-    template: Chef::Provider::Template,
-    timestamped_deploy: Chef::Provider::Deploy::Timestamped,
-    user: Chef::Provider::User::Useradd,
-    whyrun_safe_ruby_block: Chef::Provider::WhyrunSafeRubyBlock,
+    bash:                   [ Chef::Resource::Bash, Chef::Provider::Script ],
+    breakpoint:             [ Chef::Resource::Breakpoint, Chef::Provider::Breakpoint ],
+    chef_gem:               [ Chef::Resource::ChefGem, Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems ],
+    cookbook_file:          [ Chef::Resource::CookbookFile, Chef::Provider::CookbookFile ],
+    csh:                    [ Chef::Resource::Csh, Chef::Provider::Script ],
+    deploy:                 [ Chef::Resource::Deploy, Chef::Provider::Deploy::Timestamped ],
+    deploy_revision:        [ Chef::Resource::DeployRevision, Chef::Provider::Deploy::Revision ],
+    directory:              [ Chef::Resource::Directory, Chef::Provider::Directory ],
+    easy_install_package:   [ Chef::Resource::EasyInstallPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::EasyInstall ],
+    erl_call:               [ Chef::Resource::ErlCall, Chef::Provider::ErlCall ],
+    execute:                [ Chef::Resource::Execute, Chef::Provider::Execute ],
+    file:                   [ Chef::Resource::File, Chef::Provider::File ],
+    gem_package:            [ Chef::Resource::GemPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems ],
+    git:                    [ Chef::Resource::Git, Chef::Provider::Git ],
+    group:                  [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Gpasswd ],
+    homebrew_package:       [ Chef::Resource::HomebrewPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Homebrew ],
+    http_request:           [ Chef::Resource::HttpRequest, Chef::Provider::HttpRequest ],
+    ifconfig:               [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
+    link:                   [ Chef::Resource::Link, Chef::Provider::Link ],
+    log:                    [ Chef::Resource::Log, Chef::Provider::Log::ChefLog ],
+    macports_package:       [ Chef::Resource::MacportsPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Macports ],
+    mdadm:                  [ Chef::Resource::Mdadm, Chef::Provider::Mdadm ],
+    mount:                  [ Chef::Resource::Mount, Chef::Provider::Mount::Mount ],
+    perl:                   [ Chef::Resource::Perl, Chef::Provider::Script ],
+    portage_package:        [ Chef::Resource::PortagePackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Portage ],
+    python:                 [ Chef::Resource::Python, Chef::Provider::Script ],
+    remote_directory:       [ Chef::Resource::RemoteDirectory, Chef::Provider::RemoteDirectory ],
+    route:                  [ Chef::Resource::Route, Chef::Provider::Route ],
+    ruby:                   [ Chef::Resource::Ruby, Chef::Provider::Script ],
+    ruby_block:             [ Chef::Resource::RubyBlock, Chef::Provider::RubyBlock ],
+    script:                 [ Chef::Resource::Script, Chef::Provider::Script ],
+    subversion:             [ Chef::Resource::Subversion, Chef::Provider::Subversion ],
+    template:               [ Chef::Resource::Template, Chef::Provider::Template ],
+    timestamped_deploy:     [ Chef::Resource::TimestampedDeploy, Chef::Provider::Deploy::Timestamped ],
+    user:                   [ Chef::Resource::User, Chef::Provider::User::Useradd ],
+    whyrun_safe_ruby_block: [ Chef::Resource::WhyrunSafeRubyBlock, Chef::Provider::WhyrunSafeRubyBlock ],
 
     # We want to check that these are unsupported:
     apt_package: nil,
@@ -507,61 +538,62 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
     windows_service: nil,
 
     "linux" => {
-      apt_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Apt,
-      dpkg_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Dpkg,
-      pacman_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Pacman,
-      paludis_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Paludis,
-      rpm_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Rpm,
-      yum_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Yum,
+      apt_package:     [ Chef::Resource::AptPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Apt ],
+      dpkg_package:    [ Chef::Resource::DpkgPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Dpkg ],
+      pacman_package:  [ Chef::Resource::PacmanPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Pacman ],
+      paludis_package: [ Chef::Resource::PaludisPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Paludis ],
+      rpm_package:     [ Chef::Resource::RpmPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Rpm ],
+      yum_package:     [ Chef::Resource::YumPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Yum ],
 
       "debian" => {
-        ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Debian,
-        package: Chef::Provider::Package::Apt,
-#        service: Chef::Provider::Service::Debian,
+        ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Debian ],
+        package:  [ Chef::Resource::AptPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Apt ],
+#        service: [ Chef::Resource::DebianService, Chef::Provider::Service::Debian ],
 
         "debian" => {
           "7.0" => {
           },
           "6.0" => {
-            ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
-#            service: Chef::Provider::Service::Insserv,
+            ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
+#            service: [ Chef::Resource::InsservService, Chef::Provider::Service::Insserv ],
           },
           "5.0" => {
-            ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
+            ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
           },
         },
         "gcel" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
+            ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
           },
         },
         "linaro" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
+            ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
           },
         },
         "linuxmint" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
-#            service: Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart,
+            ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
+#            service: [ Chef::Resource::UpstartService, Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart ],
           },
         },
         "raspbian" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
+            ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
           },
         },
         "ubuntu" => {
           "11.10" => {
           },
           "10.04" => {
-            ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig,
+            ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig ],
           },
         },
       },
 
       "arch" => {
-        package: Chef::Provider::Package::Pacman,
+        # TODO should be Chef::Resource::PacmanPackage
+        package: [ Chef::Resource::Package, Chef::Provider::Package::Pacman ],
 
         "arch" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
@@ -570,8 +602,8 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
       },
 
       "freebsd" => {
-        group: Chef::Provider::Group::Pw,
-        user: Chef::Provider::User::Pw,
+        group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Pw ],
+        user:  [ Chef::Resource::User, Chef::Provider::User::Pw ],
 
         "freebsd" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
@@ -579,30 +611,31 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
         },
       },
       "suse" => {
-        group: Chef::Provider::Group::Gpasswd,
+        group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Gpasswd ],
         "suse" => {
           "12.0" => {
           },
           %w(11.1 11.2 11.3) => {
-            group: Chef::Provider::Group::Suse,
+            group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Suse ],
           },
         },
         "opensuse" => {
-#          service: Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat,
-          package: Chef::Provider::Package::Zypper,
-          group: Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod,
+#          service: [ Chef::Resource::RedhatService, Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat ],
+          package: [ Chef::Resource::ZypperPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Zypper ],
+          group:   [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod ],
           "12.3" => {
           },
           "12.2" => {
-            group: Chef::Provider::Group::Suse,
+            group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Suse ],
           },
         },
       },
 
       "gentoo" => {
-        package: Chef::Provider::Package::Portage,
-        portage_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Portage,
-#        service: Chef::Provider::Service::Gentoo,
+        # TODO should be Chef::Resource::PortagePackage
+        package:         [ Chef::Resource::Package, Chef::Provider::Package::Portage ],
+        portage_package: [ Chef::Resource::PortagePackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Portage ],
+#        service: [ Chef::Resource::GentooService, Chef::Provider::Service::Gentoo ],
 
         "gentoo" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
@@ -611,27 +644,27 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
       },
 
       "rhel" => {
-#        service: Chef::Provider::Service::Systemd,
-        package: Chef::Provider::Package::Yum,
-        ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Redhat,
+#        service: [ Chef::Resource::SystemdService, Chef::Provider::Service::Systemd ],
+        package:  [ Chef::Resource::YumPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Yum ],
+        ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Redhat ],
 
         %w(amazon xcp xenserver ibm_powerkvm cloudlinux parallels) => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-#            service: Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat,
+#            service: [ Chef::Resource::RedhatService, Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat ],
           },
         },
         %w(redhat centos scientific oracle) => {
           "7.0" => {
           },
           "6.0" => {
-#            service: Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat,
+#            service: [ Chef::Resource::RedhatService, Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat ],
           },
         },
         "fedora" => {
           "15.0" => {
           },
           "14.0" => {
-#            service: Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat,
+#            service: [ Chef::Resource::RedhatService, Chef::Provider::Service::Redhat ],
           },
         },
       },
@@ -640,9 +673,9 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
 
     "darwin" => {
       %w(mac_os_x mac_os_x_server) => {
-        group:   Chef::Provider::Group::Dscl,
-        package: Chef::Provider::Package::Homebrew,
-        user:    Chef::Provider::User::Dscl,
+        group:   [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Dscl ],
+        package: [ Chef::Resource::HomebrewPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Homebrew ],
+        user:    [ Chef::Resource::User, Chef::Provider::User::Dscl ],
 
         "mac_os_x" => {
           "10.9.2" => {
@@ -652,17 +685,17 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
     },
 
     "windows" => {
-      batch: Chef::Provider::Batch,
-      dsc_script: Chef::Provider::DscScript,
-      env: Chef::Provider::Env::Windows,
-      group: Chef::Provider::Group::Windows,
-      mount: Chef::Provider::Mount::Windows,
-      package: Chef::Provider::Package::Windows,
-      powershell_script: Chef::Provider::PowershellScript,
-      service: Chef::Provider::Service::Windows,
-      user: Chef::Provider::User::Windows,
-      windows_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Windows,
-      windows_service: Chef::Provider::Service::Windows,
+      batch:             [ Chef::Resource::Batch, Chef::Provider::Batch ],
+      dsc_script:        [ Chef::Resource::DscScript, Chef::Provider::DscScript ],
+      env:               [ Chef::Resource::Env, Chef::Provider::Env::Windows ],
+      group:             [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Windows ],
+      mount:             [ Chef::Resource::Mount, Chef::Provider::Mount::Windows ],
+      package:           [ Chef::Resource::WindowsPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Windows ],
+      powershell_script: [ Chef::Resource::PowershellScript, Chef::Provider::PowershellScript ],
+      service:           [ Chef::Resource::WindowsService, Chef::Provider::Service::Windows ],
+      user:              [ Chef::Resource::User, Chef::Provider::User::Windows ],
+      windows_package:   [ Chef::Resource::WindowsPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Windows ],
+      windows_service:   [ Chef::Resource::WindowsService, Chef::Provider::Service::Windows ],
 
       "windows" => {
         %w(mswin mingw32 windows) => {
@@ -673,15 +706,16 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
     },
 
     "aix" => {
-      bff_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Aix,
-      cron: Chef::Provider::Cron::Aix,
-      group: Chef::Provider::Group::Aix,
-      ifconfig: Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix,
-      mount: Chef::Provider::Mount::Aix,
-      package: Chef::Provider::Package::Aix,
-      rpm_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Rpm,
-      user: Chef::Provider::User::Aix,
-#      service: Chef::Provider::Service::Aix,
+      bff_package: [ Chef::Resource::BffPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Aix ],
+      cron: [ Chef::Resource::Cron, Chef::Provider::Cron::Aix ],
+      group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Aix ],
+      ifconfig: [ Chef::Resource::Ifconfig, Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Aix ],
+      mount: [ Chef::Resource::Mount, Chef::Provider::Mount::Aix ],
+      # TODO should be Chef::Resource::BffPackage
+      package: [ Chef::Resource::Package, Chef::Provider::Package::Aix ],
+      rpm_package: [ Chef::Resource::RpmPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Rpm ],
+      user: [ Chef::Resource::User, Chef::Provider::User::Aix ],
+#      service: [ Chef::Resource::AixService, Chef::Provider::Service::Aix ],
 
       "aix" => {
         "aix" => {
@@ -695,7 +729,7 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
       "hpux" => {
         "hpux" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            group: Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod
+            group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod ]
           }
         }
       }
@@ -705,15 +739,15 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
       "netbsd" => {
         "netbsd" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            group: Chef::Provider::Group::Groupmod,
+            group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Groupmod ],
           },
         },
       },
     },
 
     "openbsd" => {
-      group: Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod,
-      package: Chef::Provider::Package::Openbsd,
+      group: [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod ],
+      package: [ Chef::Resource::OpenbsdPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Openbsd ],
 
       "openbsd" => {
         "openbsd" => {
@@ -724,15 +758,15 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
     },
 
     "solaris2" => {
-      group: Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod,
-      ips_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Ips,
-      package: Chef::Provider::Package::Ips,
-      mount: Chef::Provider::Mount::Solaris,
-      solaris_package: Chef::Provider::Package::Solaris,
+      group:           [ Chef::Resource::Group, Chef::Provider::Group::Usermod ],
+      ips_package:     [ Chef::Resource::IpsPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Ips ],
+      package:         [ Chef::Resource::SolarisPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Solaris ],
+      mount:           [ Chef::Resource::Mount, Chef::Provider::Mount::Solaris ],
+      solaris_package: [ Chef::Resource::SolarisPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Solaris ],
 
       "smartos" => {
-        smartos_package: Chef::Provider::Package::SmartOS,
-        package: Chef::Provider::Package::SmartOS,
+        smartos_package: [ Chef::Resource::SmartosPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::SmartOS ],
+        package:         [ Chef::Resource::SmartosPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::SmartOS ],
 
         "smartos" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
@@ -743,12 +777,11 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
       "solaris2" => {
         "nexentacore" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            package: Chef::Provider::Package::Solaris,
           },
         },
         "omnios" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            user: Chef::Provider::User::Solaris,
+            user: [ Chef::Resource::User, Chef::Provider::User::Solaris ],
           }
         },
         "openindiana" => {
@@ -760,11 +793,11 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
           },
         },
         "solaris2" => {
-          user: Chef::Provider::User::Solaris,
+          user: [ Chef::Resource::User, Chef::Provider::User::Solaris ],
           "5.11" => {
+            package: [ Chef::Resource::IpsPackage, Chef::Provider::Package::Ips ],
           },
           "5.9" => {
-            package: Chef::Provider::Package::Solaris,
           },
         },
       },
@@ -784,7 +817,8 @@ describe Chef::ProviderResolver do
       "exherbo" => {
         "exherbo" => {
           "3.1.4" => {
-            package: Chef::Provider::Package::Paludis
+            # TODO should be Chef::Resource::PaludisPackage
+            package: [ Chef::Resource::Package, Chef::Provider::Package::Paludis ]
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/spec/unit/recipe_spec.rb b/spec/unit/recipe_spec.rb
index 17ea498fe3..511e7e9397 100644
--- a/spec/unit/recipe_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/recipe_spec.rb
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ describe Chef::Recipe do
       end
 
       it "does not copy the action from the first resource" do
-        expect(original_resource.action).to eq(:score)
-        expect(duplicated_resource.action).to eq(:nothing)
+        expect(original_resource.action).to eq([:score])
+        expect(duplicated_resource.action).to eq([:nothing])
       end
 
       it "does not copy the source location of the first resource" do
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ describe Chef::Recipe do
       recipe.from_file(File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "recipes", "test.rb"))
       res = recipe.resources(:file => "/etc/nsswitch.conf")
       expect(res.name).to eql("/etc/nsswitch.conf")
-      expect(res.action).to eql(:create)
+      expect(res.action).to eql([:create])
       expect(res.owner).to eql("root")
       expect(res.group).to eql("root")
       expect(res.mode).to eql(0644)
diff --git a/spec/unit/registry_helper_spec.rb b/spec/unit/registry_helper_spec.rb
index 036a0834db..b2d0b7b125 100644
--- a/spec/unit/registry_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/registry_helper_spec.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Chef::Provider::RegistryKey do
 
   let(:value1) { { :name => "one", :type => :string, :data => "1" } }
+  let(:value1_upcase_name) { {:name => "ONE", :type => :string, :data => "1"} }
   let(:key_path) { 'HKCU\Software\OpscodeNumbers' }
   let(:key) { 'Software\OpscodeNumbers' }
   let(:key_parent) { 'Software' }
@@ -71,7 +72,20 @@ describe Chef::Provider::RegistryKey do
       expect(@registry).to receive(:data_exists?).with(key_path, value1).and_return(true)
       @registry.set_value(key_path, value1)
     end
-
+    it "does nothing if case insensitive key and hive and value exist" do
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:key_exists!).with(key_path.downcase).and_return(true)
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:get_hive_and_key).with(key_path.downcase).and_return([@hive_mock, key])
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:value_exists?).with(key_path.downcase, value1).and_return(true)
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:data_exists?).with(key_path.downcase, value1).and_return(true)
+      @registry.set_value(key_path.downcase, value1)
+    end
+    it "does nothing if key and hive and value with a case insensitive name exist" do
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:key_exists!).with(key_path.downcase).and_return(true)
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:get_hive_and_key).with(key_path.downcase).and_return([@hive_mock, key])
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:value_exists?).with(key_path.downcase, value1_upcase_name).and_return(true)
+      expect(@registry).to receive(:data_exists?).with(key_path.downcase, value1_upcase_name).and_return(true)
+      @registry.set_value(key_path.downcase, value1_upcase_name)
+    end
     it "updates value if key and hive and value exist, but data is different" do
       expect(@registry).to receive(:key_exists!).with(key_path).and_return(true)
       expect(@registry).to receive(:get_hive_and_key).with(key_path).and_return([@hive_mock, key])
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/breakpoint_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/breakpoint_spec.rb
index 9c867ebcc7..88ab34d568 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/breakpoint_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/breakpoint_spec.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Breakpoint do
   end
 
   it "defaults to the break action" do
-    expect(@breakpoint.action).to eq(:break)
+    expect(@breakpoint.action).to eq([:break])
   end
 
   it "names itself after the line number of the file where it's created" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb
index 743552c1de..0978be6930 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Cron do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of 'create'" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   it "should accept create or delete for action" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/directory_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/directory_spec.rb
index c452b2a914..e9e80806db 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/directory_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/directory_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Directory do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of 'create'" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   it "should accept create or delete for action" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/dsc_resource_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/dsc_resource_spec.rb
index ae15f56eaf..06769d86ce 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/dsc_resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/dsc_resource_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::DscResource do
     }
 
     it "has a default action of `:run`" do
-      expect(dsc_test_resource.action).to eq(:run)
+      expect(dsc_test_resource.action).to eq([:run])
     end
 
     it "has an allowed_actions attribute with only the `:run` and `:nothing` attributes" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/dsc_script_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/dsc_script_spec.rb
index 71103ea590..4361b35b91 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/dsc_script_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/dsc_script_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::DscScript do
       Chef::RunContext.new(node, {}, empty_events)
     }
     let(:dsc_test_resource) {
-      Chef::Resource::DscScript.new(dsc_test_resource_name, dsc_test_run_context) 
+      Chef::Resource::DscScript.new(dsc_test_resource_name, dsc_test_run_context)
     }
     let(:configuration_code) {'echo "This is supposed to create a configuration document."'}
     let(:configuration_path) {'c:/myconfigs/formatc.ps1'}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::DscScript do
     let(:configuration_data_script) { 'c:/myconfigs/data/safedata.psd1' }
 
     it "has a default action of `:run`" do
-      expect(dsc_test_resource.action).to eq(:run)
+      expect(dsc_test_resource.action).to eq([:run])
     end
 
     it "has an allowed_actions attribute with only the `:run` and `:nothing` attributes" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/env_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/env_spec.rb
index 566827a27e..9bee07c593 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/env_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/env_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Env do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of 'create'" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   { :create => false, :delete => false, :modify => false, :flibber => true }.each do |action,bad_value|
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/erl_call_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/erl_call_spec.rb
index 008d27372a..9abf2e7812 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/erl_call_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/erl_call_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::ErlCall do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of run" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:run)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:run])
   end
 
   it "should accept run as an action" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/file_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/file_spec.rb
index dd20f5f03a..76beaf15e1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/file_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::File do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of 'create'" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   it "should have a default content of nil" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/group_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/group_spec.rb
index bcf9205f7e..a4029fc911 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/group_spec.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Group, "initialize" do
   end
 
   it "should set action to :create" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   %w{create remove modify manage}.each do |action|
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/link_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/link_spec.rb
index 51221e0472..0246fcd13b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/link_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of 'create'" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   { :create => false, :delete => false, :blues => true }.each do |action,bad_value|
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/mdadm_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/mdadm_spec.rb
index 866309ec5b..6ca99c58e5 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/mdadm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/mdadm_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Mdadm do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of create" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   it "should accept create, assemble, stop as actions" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/mount_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/mount_spec.rb
index ad95c06e04..acce26dcab 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/mount_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/mount_spec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Mount do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of mount" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:mount)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:mount])
   end
 
   it "should accept mount, umount and remount as actions" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/ohai_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/ohai_spec.rb
index fe29755abf..3bc21a41d2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/ohai_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/ohai_spec.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Ohai do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of create" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:reload)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:reload])
   end
 
   it "should allow you to set the plugin attribute" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/powershell_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/powershell_script_spec.rb
index 2505c4a3d7..2505c4a3d7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/powershell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/powershell_script_spec.rb
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/registry_key_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/registry_key_spec.rb
index e2a864d73a..2e2811d026 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/registry_key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/registry_key_spec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::RegistryKey, "initialize" do
   end
 
   it "should set action to :create" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   %w{create create_if_missing delete delete_key}.each do |action|
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/route_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/route_spec.rb
index ffb9304511..ec1d369932 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/route_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/route_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Route do
   end
 
   it "should have a default action of 'add'" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:add)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:add])
   end
 
   it "should accept add or delete for action" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/ruby_block_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/ruby_block_spec.rb
index 5d83f7e367..8664564ac5 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/ruby_block_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/ruby_block_spec.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ describe Chef::Resource::RubyBlock do
     expect(@resource).to be_a_kind_of(Chef::Resource::RubyBlock)
   end
 
-  it "should have a default action of 'create'" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:run)
+  it "should have a default action of 'run'" do
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:run])
   end
 
   it "should have a resource name of :ruby_block" do
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::RubyBlock do
 
   it "allows the action to be 'create'" do
     @resource.action :create
-    expect(@resource.action).to eq(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eq([:create])
   end
 
   describe "when it has been initialized with block code" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/user_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/user_spec.rb
index f05de94fe0..3bf7e6187b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/user_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::User, "initialize" do
   end
 
   it "should set action to :create" do
-    expect(@resource.action).to eql(:create)
+    expect(@resource.action).to eql([:create])
   end
 
   it "should set supports[:manage_home] to false" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/windows_service_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/windows_service_spec.rb
index 8866cad1bf..45a295c24e 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/windows_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/windows_service_spec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsService, "initialize" do
 
   it "allows the action to be 'configure_startup'" do
     resource.action :configure_startup
-    expect(resource.action).to eq(:configure_startup)
+    expect(resource.action).to eq([:configure_startup])
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_resolver_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_resolver_spec.rb
index 09ff026575..b3bda9d945 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -31,19 +31,23 @@ describe Chef::ResourceResolver do
 
   context 'instance methods' do
     let(:resolver) do
-      described_class.new(Chef::Node.new, 'execute[echo]')
+      described_class.new(Chef::Node.new, 'execute')
     end
 
     it '#resolve' do
-      expect(resolver.resolve).to be_nil
+      expect(resolver.resolve).to eq Chef::Resource::Execute
     end
 
     it '#list' do
-      expect(resolver.list).to be_empty
+      expect(resolver.list).to eq [ Chef::Resource::Execute ]
     end
 
-    it '#provided_by?' do
+    it '#provided_by? returns true when resource class is in the list' do
       expect(resolver.provided_by?(Chef::Resource::Execute)).to be_truthy
     end
+
+    it '#provided_by? returns false when resource class is not in the list' do
+      expect(resolver.provided_by?(Chef::Resource::File)).to be_falsey
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
index 8b0baff921..1377950c99 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
   end
 
   describe "when declaring the identity attribute" do
-    it "has no identity attribute by default" do
-      expect(Chef::Resource.identity_attr).to be_nil
+    it "has :name as identity attribute by default" do
+      expect(Chef::Resource.identity_attr).to eq(:name)
     end
 
     it "sets an identity attribute" do
@@ -977,4 +977,90 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
     end
 
   end
+
+  describe "#action" do
+    let(:resource_class) do
+      Class.new(described_class) do
+        allowed_actions(%i{one two})
+      end
+    end
+    let(:resource) { resource_class.new('test', nil) }
+    subject { resource.action }
+
+    context "with a no action" do
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:nothing] }
+    end
+
+    context "with a default action" do
+      let(:resource_class) do
+        Class.new(described_class) do
+          default_action(:one)
+        end
+      end
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:one] }
+    end
+
+    context "with a symbol action" do
+      before { resource.action(:one) }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:one] }
+    end
+
+    context "with a string action" do
+      before { resource.action('two') }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:two] }
+    end
+
+    context "with an array action" do
+      before { resource.action([:two, :one]) }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:two, :one] }
+    end
+
+    context "with an assignment" do
+      before { resource.action = :one }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:one] }
+    end
+
+    context "with an array assignment" do
+      before { resource.action = [:two, :one] }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:two, :one] }
+    end
+
+    context "with an invalid action" do
+      it { expect { resource.action(:three) }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed }
+    end
+
+    context "with an invalid assignment action" do
+      it { expect { resource.action = :three }.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".default_action" do
+    let(:default_action) { }
+    let(:resource_class) do
+      actions = default_action
+      Class.new(described_class) do
+        default_action(actions) if actions
+      end
+    end
+    subject { resource_class.default_action }
+
+    context "with no default actions" do
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:nothing] }
+    end
+
+    context "with a symbol default action" do
+      let(:default_action) { :one }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:one] }
+    end
+
+    context "with a string default action" do
+      let(:default_action) { 'one' }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:one] }
+    end
+
+    context "with an array default action" do
+      let(:default_action) { [:two, :one] }
+      it { is_expected.to eq [:two, :one] }
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb b/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb
index 209ac37fc1..9c3ecaa0dd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb
@@ -26,98 +26,165 @@ describe Chef::RunList::VersionedRecipeList do
     end
   end
 
+  let(:list) { described_class.new }
+
+  let(:versioned_recipes) { [] }
+
+  let(:recipes) { [] }
+
+  before do
+    recipes.each { |r| list << r }
+    versioned_recipes.each {|r| list.add_recipe r[:name], r[:version]}
+  end
+
   describe "add_recipe" do
-    before(:each) do
-      @list = Chef::RunList::VersionedRecipeList.new
-      @list << "apt"
-      @list << "god"
-      @list << "apache2"
-    end
+
+    let(:recipes) { %w[ apt god apache2 ] }
 
     it "should append the recipe to the end of the list" do
-      @list.add_recipe "rails"
-      expect(@list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2", "rails"])
+      list.add_recipe "rails"
+      expect(list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2", "rails"])
     end
 
     it "should not duplicate entries" do
-      @list.add_recipe "apt"
-      expect(@list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2"])
+      list.add_recipe "apt"
+      expect(list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2"])
     end
 
     it "should allow you to specify a version" do
-      @list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
-      expect(@list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2", "rails"])
-      expect(@list.with_versions).to include({:name => "rails", :version => "1.0.0"})
+      list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
+      expect(list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2", "rails"])
+      expect(list.with_versions).to include({:name => "rails", :version => "1.0.0"})
     end
 
     it "should allow you to specify a version for a recipe that already exists" do
-      @list.add_recipe "apt", "1.2.3"
-      expect(@list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2"])
-      expect(@list.with_versions).to include({:name => "apt", :version => "1.2.3"})
+      list.add_recipe "apt", "1.2.3"
+      expect(list).to eq(["apt", "god", "apache2"])
+      expect(list.with_versions).to include({:name => "apt", :version => "1.2.3"})
     end
 
     it "should allow you to specify the same version of a recipe twice" do
-      @list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
-      @list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
-      expect(@list.with_versions).to include({:name => "rails", :version => "1.0.0"})
+      list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
+      list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
+      expect(list.with_versions).to include({:name => "rails", :version => "1.0.0"})
     end
 
     it "should allow you to spcify no version, even when a version already exists" do
-      @list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
-      @list.add_recipe "rails"
-      expect(@list.with_versions).to include({:name => "rails", :version => "1.0.0"})
+      list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
+      list.add_recipe "rails"
+      expect(list.with_versions).to include({:name => "rails", :version => "1.0.0"})
     end
 
     it "should not allow multiple versions of the same recipe" do
-      @list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
-      expect {@list.add_recipe "rails", "0.1.0"}.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::CookbookVersionConflict
+      list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
+      expect {list.add_recipe "rails", "0.1.0"}.to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::CookbookVersionConflict
     end
   end
 
   describe "with_versions" do
-    before(:each) do
-      @recipes = [
+
+    let(:versioned_recipes) do
+      [
         {:name => "apt", :version => "1.0.0"},
         {:name => "god", :version => nil},
         {:name => "apache2", :version => "0.0.1"}
       ]
-      @list = Chef::RunList::VersionedRecipeList.new
-      @recipes.each {|i| @list.add_recipe i[:name], i[:version]}
     end
-
     it "should return an array of hashes with :name and :version" do
-      expect(@list.with_versions).to eq(@recipes)
+      expect(list.with_versions).to eq(versioned_recipes)
     end
 
     it "should retain the same order as the version-less list" do
-      with_versions = @list.with_versions
-      @list.each_with_index do |item, index|
+      with_versions = list.with_versions
+      list.each_with_index do |item, index|
         expect(with_versions[index][:name]).to eq(item)
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe "with_version_constraints" do
-    before(:each) do
-      @recipes = [
-                  {:name => "apt", :version => "~> 1.2.0"},
-                  {:name => "god", :version => nil},
-                  {:name => "apache2", :version => "0.0.1"}
-                 ]
-      @list = Chef::RunList::VersionedRecipeList.new
-      @recipes.each {|i| @list.add_recipe i[:name], i[:version]}
-      @constraints = @recipes.map do |x|
-        { :name => x[:name],
-          :version_constraint => Chef::VersionConstraint.new(x[:version])
-        }
-      end
+
+    let(:versioned_recipes) do
+      [
+        {:name => "apt", :version => "~> 1.2.0"},
+        {:name => "god", :version => nil},
+        {:name => "apache2", :version => "0.0.1"}
+      ]
     end
 
+
     it "should return an array of hashes with :name and :version_constraint" do
-      @list.with_version_constraints.each do |x|
-        expect(x).to have_key :name
-        expect(x[:version_constraint]).not_to be nil
+      list.with_version_constraints.each_with_index do |recipe_spec, i|
+
+        expected_recipe = versioned_recipes[i]
+
+        expect(recipe_spec[:name]).to eq(expected_recipe[:name])
+        expect(recipe_spec[:version_constraint]).to eq(Chef::VersionConstraint.new(expected_recipe[:version]))
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "with_fully_qualified_names_and_version_constraints" do
+
+    let(:fq_names) { list.with_fully_qualified_names_and_version_constraints }
+
+    context "with bare cookbook names" do
+
+      let(:recipes) { %w[ apache2 ] }
+
+      it "gives $cookbook_name::default" do
+        expect(fq_names).to eq( %w[ apache2::default ] )
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "with qualified recipe names but no versions" do
+
+      let(:recipes) { %w[ mysql::server ] }
+
+      it "returns the qualified recipe names" do
+        expect(fq_names).to eq( %w[ mysql::server ] )
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "with unqualified names that have version constraints" do
+
+      let(:versioned_recipes) do
+        [
+          {:name => "apt", :version => "~> 1.2.0"},
+        ]
+      end
+
+      it "gives qualified names with their versions" do
+        expect(fq_names).to eq([ "apt::default@~> 1.2.0" ])
+      end
+
+      it "does not mutate the recipe name" do
+        expect(fq_names).to eq([ "apt::default@~> 1.2.0" ])
+        expect(list).to eq( [ "apt" ] )
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "with fully qualified names that have version constraints" do
+
+      let(:versioned_recipes) do
+        [
+          {:name => "apt::cacher", :version => "~> 1.2.0"},
+        ]
+      end
+
+      it "gives qualified names with their versions" do
+        expect(fq_names).to eq([ "apt::cacher@~> 1.2.0" ])
+      end
+
+      it "does not mutate the recipe name" do
+        expect(fq_names).to eq([ "apt::cacher@~> 1.2.0" ])
+        expect(list).to eq( [ "apt::cacher" ] )
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+
 end