Method: Chef::Resource#lookup_provider_constant

Defined in:
lib/chef/resource.rb

#lookup_provider_constant(name, action = :nothing) ⇒ Object

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future. 



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# File 'lib/chef/resource.rb', line 1634

def lookup_provider_constant(name, action = :nothing)
  # XXX: "name" is probably a poor choice of name here, ideally this would be nil, but we need to
  # fix resources so that nil or empty names work (also solving the apt_update "doesn't matter one bit"
  # problem).  WARNING: this string is not a public API and should not be referenced (e.g. in provides blocks)
  # and may change at any time.  If you've found this comment you're also probably very lost and should maybe
  # consider using `declare_resource :whatever` instead of trying to set `provider :whatever` on a resource, or in some
  # other way reconsider what you're trying to do, since you're likely trying to force a bad design that we
  # can't/won't support.
  self.class.resource_for_node(name, node).new("name", run_context).provider_for_action(action).class
end