Method: Chef::Resource#load_prior_resource

Defined in:

lib/chef/resource.rb

#load_prior_resource ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/chef/resource.rb', line 149

def load_prior_resource
  begin
    prior_resource = run_context.resource_collection.lookup(self.to_s)
    Chef::Log.debug("Setting #{self.to_s} to the state of the prior #{self.to_s}")
    prior_resource.instance_variables.each do |iv|
      unless iv.to_sym == :@source_line || iv.to_sym == :@action
        self.instance_variable_set(iv, prior_resource.instance_variable_get(iv))
      end
    end
    true
  rescue Chef::Exceptions::ResourceNotFound => e
    true
  end
end