1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource.rb b/lib/chef/resource.rb
index 553a695379..75349a7927 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ class Chef
       @source_line = ::File.expand_path(@source_line) if @source_line
     end
     
+    def provider(arg=nil)
+      set_or_return(
+        :provider,
+        arg,
+        :kind_of => [ Class ]
+      )
+    end
+    
     def action(arg=nil)
       if arg
         action_list = arg.kind_of?(Array) ? arg : [ arg ]