add better resource manipulation API

deprecates chef_rewind functionality completely and adds a few
more features

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/lib/chef/provider.rb b/lib/chef/provider.rb
index ebabb7b9eb..03b546c09d 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ class Chef
   class Provider
     require "chef/mixin/why_run"
     require "chef/mixin/provides"
+
+    attr_accessor :new_resource
+    attr_accessor :current_resource
+    attr_accessor :run_context
+
+    attr_reader :recipe_name
+    attr_reader :cookbook_name
+
     include Chef::Mixin::WhyRun
     extend Chef::Mixin::Provides
 
@@ -43,13 +51,6 @@ class Chef
       true
     end
 
-    attr_accessor :new_resource
-    attr_accessor :current_resource
-    attr_accessor :run_context
-
-    attr_reader :recipe_name
-    attr_reader :cookbook_name
-
     #--
     # TODO: this should be a reader, and the action should be passed in the
     # constructor; however, many/most subclasses override the constructor so