Method: Chef::ChefFS::FileSystem::BaseFSObject#child

Defined in:

lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/base_fs_object.rb

#child(name) ⇒ Object

Get a child of this entry with the given name. This MUST always return a child, even if it is NonexistentFSObject. Overriders should take caution not to do expensive network requests to get the list of children to fulfill this request, unless absolutely necessary here; it is intended as a quick way to traverse a hierarchy.

For example, knife show /data_bags/x/y.json will call root.child(‘data_bags’).child(‘x’).child(‘y.json’), which can then directly perform a network request to retrieve the y.json data bag. No network request was necessary to retrieve

# File 'lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/base_fs_object.rb', line 102

def child(name)
  if can_have_child?(name, true) || can_have_child?(name, false)
    result = make_child_entry(name)
  end
  result || NonexistentFSObject.new(name, self)
end