1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_collection_serialization.rb b/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_collection_serialization.rb
index 647d28dfd0..4da1ad5048 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_collection_serialization.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_collection_serialization.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+
+require "chef/json_compat"
+
 class Chef
   class ResourceCollection
     module ResourceCollectionSerialization
@@ -39,13 +42,17 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
-        def json_create(o)
+        def from_hash(o)
           collection = new()
           o["instance_vars"].each do |k, v|
             collection.instance_variable_set(k.to_sym, v)
           end
           collection
         end
+
+        def from_json(j)
+          from_hash(Chef::JSONCompat.parse(j))
+        end
       end
 
       def is_chef_resource!(arg)