chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

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

Chef::ChefFS::DataHandler::DataHandlerBase#normalize_hash

Utility function to help subclasses do normalize().  Pass in a hash
and a list of keys with defaults, and normalize will:

1. Fill in the defaults
2. Put the actual values in the order of the defaults
3. Move any other values to the end

== Example

  normalize_hash({x: 100, c: 2, a: 1}, { a: 10, b: 20, c: 30})
  -> { a: 1, b: 20, c: 2, x: 100}

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Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git

cd chef

open lib/chef/chef_fs/data_handler/data_handler_base.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch

git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--ChefFS--DataHandler--DataHandlerBase-normalize_hash-for-pr

# Commit to git

git add lib/chef/chef_fs/data_handler/data_handler_base.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::ChefFS::DataHandler::DataHandlerBase#normalize_hash"

# 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--ChefFS--DataHandler--DataHandlerBase-normalize_hash-for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!