[CHEF-3683] Chef::Node objects should be sortable.

This commit adds a simple <=> method which will allow for Chef::Node
objects to be ordered based on their name.  The primary use case is
sorting arrays of nodes for use in templates.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/spec/unit/node_spec.rb b/spec/unit/node_spec.rb
index 3d32902b94..f466fd1db7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/node_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/node_spec.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ describe Chef::Node do
     lambda{Chef::Node.build('solo node')}.should raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed)
   end
 
+  it "should be sortable" do
+    n1 = Chef::Node.build('alpha')
+    n2 = Chef::Node.build('beta')
+    n3 = Chef::Node.build('omega')
+    [n3, n1, n2].sort.first.should == n1
+  end
+
   describe "when the node does not exist on the server" do
     before do
       response = OpenStruct.new(:code => '404')