chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

A systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure.

Chef::Resource#provider

The provider class for this resource.

If `action :x do ... end` has been declared on this resource or its
superclasses, this will return the `action_class`.

If this is not set, `provider_for_action` will dynamically determine the
provider.

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Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git
cd chef
open lib/chef/resource.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch

git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Resource-provider-for-pr

# Commit to git

git add lib/chef/resource.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::Resource#provider"

# Open pull request

gem install hub # on a mac you can `brew install hub`

hub fork

git push <your name> -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Resource-provider-for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!