Fix issue with Config['a'] = b

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/mixlib/config.rb b/lib/mixlib/config.rb
index 4a1a094..db86d6b 100644
--- a/lib/mixlib/config.rb
+++ b/lib/mixlib/config.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module Mixlib
     # === Raises
     # <UnknownConfigOptionError>:: If the config option does not exist and strict mode is on.
     def []=(config_option, value)
-      internal_set(config_option, value)
+      internal_set(config_option.to_sym, value)
     end
 
     # Check if Mixlib::Config has a config option.
diff --git a/spec/mixlib/config_spec.rb b/spec/mixlib/config_spec.rb
index ec6ece5..7f4ba48 100644
--- a/spec/mixlib/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mixlib/config_spec.rb
@@ -63,11 +63,20 @@ describe Mixlib::Config do
     ConfigIt[:alpha].should == 'omega'
   end
 
+  it "should allow you to reference a value by string index" do
+    ConfigIt['alpha'].should == 'omega'
+  end
+
   it "should allow you to set a value by index" do
     ConfigIt[:alpha] = "one"
     ConfigIt[:alpha].should == "one"
   end
 
+  it "should allow you to set a value by string index" do
+    ConfigIt['alpha'] = "one"
+    ConfigIt[:alpha].should == "one"
+  end
+
   it "should allow setting a value with attribute form" do
     ConfigIt.arbitrary_value = 50
     ConfigIt.arbitrary_value.should == 50