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Chef/RedundantCode/PropertySplatRegex

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When a property has a type of String it can accept any string. There is no need to also validate string inputs against a regex that accept all values.

Examples

incorrect

property :config_file, String, regex: /.*/
attribute :config_file, String, regex: /.*/

correct

property :config_file, String
attribute :config_file, String

Configurable attributes

NameDefault valueConfigurable values
Version Added5.21.0String
Include
  • **/resources/*.rb
  • **/libraries/*.rb
Array

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