Removed unused refresh_plugins method in System classrefresh_plugins

We don't run this via Ohai or Chef anymore.

Signed-off-by: Tim Smith <tsmith@chef.io>

2 files changed, 0 insertions, 84 deletions

diff --git a/lib/ohai/system.rb b/lib/ohai/system.rb
index b6056d37..6c920408 100644
--- a/lib/ohai/system.rb
+++ b/lib/ohai/system.rb
@@ -139,23 +139,6 @@ module Ohai
       freeze_strings!
     end
 
-    # Re-runs plugins that provide the attributes specified by
-    # +attribute_filter+. If +attribute_filter+ is not given, re-runs all
-    # plugins.
-    #
-    # Note that dependencies will not be re-run, so you must specify all of the
-    # attributes you want refreshed in the +attribute_filter+
-    #
-    # This method takes a naive approach to v6 plugins: it simply re-runs all
-    # of them whenever called.
-    def refresh_plugins(attribute_filter = nil)
-      Ohai::Hints.refresh_hints
-      @provides_map.all_plugins(attribute_filter).each do |plugin|
-        plugin.reset!
-      end
-      run_plugins(true, attribute_filter)
-    end
-
     #
     # Serialize this object as a hash
     #
diff --git a/spec/unit/system_spec.rb b/spec/unit/system_spec.rb
index a5b58232..3e704df3 100644
--- a/spec/unit/system_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/system_spec.rb
@@ -305,73 +305,6 @@ EOF
     end
   end
 
-  describe "when refreshing plugins" do
-    when_plugins_directory "contains v7 plugins" do
-      with_plugin("desired.rb", <<-E)
-        Ohai.plugin(:DesiredPlugin) do
-          provides 'desired_attr'
-          depends 'depended_attr'
-
-          collect_data do
-            desired_attr "hello"
-            self[:desired_attr_count] ||= 0
-            self[:desired_attr_count] += 1
-          end
-        end
-      E
-
-      with_plugin("depended.rb", <<-E)
-        Ohai.plugin(:DependedPlugin) do
-          provides 'depended_attr'
-
-          collect_data do
-            depended_attr "hello"
-            self[:depended_attr_count] ||= 0
-            self[:depended_attr_count] += 1
-          end
-        end
-      E
-
-      with_plugin("other.rb", <<-E)
-        Ohai.plugin(:OtherPlugin) do
-          provides 'other_attr'
-
-          collect_data do
-            other_attr "hello"
-            self[:other_attr_count] ||= 0
-            self[:other_attr_count] += 1
-          end
-        end
-      E
-
-      before do
-        Ohai.config[:plugin_path] = [ path_to(".") ]
-        Ohai::Log.init(STDOUT)
-        Ohai::Log.level = :debug
-        ohai.all_plugins
-      end
-
-      it "should rerun the plugin providing the desired attributes" do
-        expect(ohai.data[:desired_attr_count]).to eq(1)
-        ohai.refresh_plugins("desired_attr")
-        expect(ohai.data[:desired_attr_count]).to eq(2)
-      end
-
-      it "should not re-run dependencies of the plugin providing the desired attributes" do
-        expect(ohai.data[:depended_attr_count]).to eq(1)
-        ohai.refresh_plugins("desired_attr")
-        expect(ohai.data[:depended_attr_count]).to eq(1)
-      end
-
-      it "should not re-run plugins unrelated to the plugin providing the desired attributes" do
-        expect(ohai.data[:other_attr_count]).to eq(1)
-        ohai.refresh_plugins("desired_attr")
-        expect(ohai.data[:other_attr_count]).to eq(1)
-      end
-
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "when running ohai for specific attributes" do
     when_plugins_directory "contains v7 plugins" do
       with_plugin("languages.rb", <<-E)