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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/chef/property.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/chef/property.rb | 18 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/property.rb b/lib/chef/property.rb index 9aaa49c313..2c7cde8651 100644 --- a/lib/chef/property.rb +++ b/lib/chef/property.rb @@ -292,9 +292,21 @@ class Chef value else - # If we are still compiling this resource (rather than running an action - # on it), reading this property before it's been set is likely the wrong - # thing. Warn if it's a duplicate of the enclosing provider. + # If the user does something like this: + # + # ``` + # class MyResource < Chef::Resource + # property :content + # action :create do + # file '/x.txt' do + # content content + # end + # end + # end + # ``` + # + # It won't do what they expect. This checks whether you try to *read* + # `content` while we are compiling the resource. if resource.respond_to?(:enclosing_provider) && resource.enclosing_provider && !resource.currently_running_action && !name_property? && |