Chef/Modernize/ProvidesFromInitialize

The Cookstyle cops department: Chef/Modernize

Enabled by default	Supports autocorrection	Target Chef Version
Enabled	Yes	All Versions

Provides should be set using the provides resource DSL method instead of instead of setting @provides in the initialize method.

Examples

def initialize(*args)
  super
  @provides = :foo
end

provides :foo

Name	Default value	Configurable values
Version Added	6.0.0	String
Include	`*/resources/.rb` `*/providers/.rb` `*/libraries/.rb`	Array

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