Chef/Modernize/RespondToResourceName

The Cookstyle cops department: Chef/Modernize

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

Chef Infra Client 12.5 introduced the resource_name method for resources. Many cookbooks used respond_to?(:resource_name) to provide backwards compatibility with older chef-client releases. This backwards compatibility is no longer necessary.

Examples

incorrect

resource_name :foo if respond_to?(:resource_name)

correct

resource_name :foo

Configurable attributes

Name	Default value	Configurable values
Version Added	5.2.0	String
Include	`*/resources/.rb` `*/libraries/.rb`	Array

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