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Chef/Correctness/MalformedPlatformValueForPlatformHelper

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When using the value_for_platform helper you must include a hash of possible platforms where each platform contains a hash of versions and potential values. If you don’t wish to match on a particular version you can instead use the key ‘default’.

Examples

incorrect

value_for_platform(
  %w(redhat oracle) => 'baz'
)

correct

value_for_platform(
  %w(redhat oracle) => {
    '5' => 'foo',
    '6' => 'bar',
    'default'd => 'baz',
  }
)

value_for_platform(
  %w(redhat oracle) => {
    'default' => 'foo',
  },
  'default' => 'bar'
)

Configurable attributes

NameDefault valueConfigurable values
Version Added5.16.0String
Include
    Array

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