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Chef/RedundantCode/UnnecessaryNameProperty

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The Cookstyle cops department: Chef/RedundantCode

Enabled by defaultSupports autocorrectionTarget Chef Version
EnabledYesAll Versions

There is no need to define a property or attribute named :name in a resource as Chef Infra defines this on all resources by default.

Examples

incorrect

property :name, String
property :name, String, name_property: true
attribute :name, kind_of: String
attribute :name, kind_of: String, name_attribute: true
attribute :name, name_attribute: true, kind_of: String

Configurable attributes

NameDefault valueConfigurable values
Version Added5.8.0String
Include
  • **/resources/*.rb
  • **/libraries/*.rb
Array

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