5 files changed, 40 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/cookbook_file.rb b/lib/chef/provider/cookbook_file.rb
index d59950780f..18af70d415 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/cookbook_file.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/cookbook_file.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ class Chef
         super
       end
 
+      private
+
+      def managing_content?
+        return true if @new_resource.checksum
+        return true if !@new_resource.source.nil? && @action != :create_if_missing
+        false
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/directory.rb b/lib/chef/provider/directory.rb
index e3d2b89f2e..067737b9d4 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/directory.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/directory.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ class Chef
           end
         end
       end
+
+      private
+
+      def managing_content?
+        false
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/file.rb b/lib/chef/provider/file.rb
index 12fa97e334..b2127d7c87 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/file.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/file.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+#
 # Author:: Adam Jacob (<adam@opscode.com>)
 # Author:: Lamont Granquist (<lamont@opscode.com>)
 # Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2008-2013 Opscode, Inc.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Chef
         @current_resource ||= Chef::Resource::File.new(@new_resource.name)
         @current_resource.path(@new_resource.path)
         if ::File.exists?(@current_resource.path) && ::File.file?(::File.realpath(@current_resource.path))
-          if should_do_checksum?
+          if managing_content?
             Chef::Log.debug("#{@new_resource} checksumming file at #{@new_resource.path}.")
             @current_resource.checksum(checksum(@current_resource.path))
           end
@@ -160,22 +160,12 @@ class Chef
 
       private
 
-      def should_do_checksum?
-        if @current_resource.respond_to?(:checksum)
-          case
-          when @new_resource.checksum
-            return true
-          when @action == :create_if_missing
-            return false
-          when @new_resource.respond_to?(:source)
-            return true
-          when @new_resource.content.nil?
-            return false
-          else
-            return true
-          end
-        end
-        # We may be a File::Provider::Directory
+      # What to check in this resource to see if we're going to be actively managing
+      # content (for things like doing checksums in load_current_resource).  Expected to
+      # be overridden in subclasses.
+      def managing_content?
+        return true if @new_resource.checksum
+        return true if !@new_resource.content.nil? && @action != :create_if_missing
         false
       end
 
@@ -350,7 +340,7 @@ class Chef
         do_backup unless file_created?
         deployment_strategy.deploy(tempfile.path, ::File.realpath(@new_resource.path))
         Chef::Log.info("#{@new_resource} updated file contents #{@new_resource.path}")
-        if should_do_checksum?
+        if managing_content?
           @new_resource.checksum(checksum(@new_resource.path)) # for reporting
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file.rb b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file.rb
index d62f4aa13c..ed99c0bb84 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ class Chef
         super
       end
 
+      private
+
+      def managing_content?
+        return true if @new_resource.checksum
+        return true if !@new_resource.source.nil? && @action != :create_if_missing
+        false
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/template.rb b/lib/chef/provider/template.rb
index 217f9e56ec..555f4f14f0 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/template.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/template.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ class Chef
         end
       end
 
+      private
+
+      def managing_content?
+        return true if @new_resource.checksum
+        return true if !@new_resource.source.nil? && @action != :create_if_missing
+        false
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end