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.resource_matching_short_name

Returns the class with the given resource_name.

==== Parameters
short_name<Symbol>:: short_name of the resource (ie :directory)

=== Returns
<Chef::Resource>:: returns the proper Chef::Resource class

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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-resource_matching_short_name-for-pr

# Commit to git

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

# 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-resource_matching_short_name-for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!