chef 12.4.0.rc.0-universal-mingw32

data/spec/unit/mixin/unformatter_spec.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Jay Mundrawala (<jdm@chef.io>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2015 Chef Software
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'chef/mixin/unformatter'
+
+class Chef::UnformatterTest
+  include Chef::Mixin::Unformatter
+
+  def foo
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe Chef::Mixin::Unformatter do
+  let (:unformatter) { Chef::UnformatterTest.new }
+  let (:message) { "Test Message" }
+
+  describe "#write" do
+    context "with a timestamp" do
+      it "sends foo to itself when the message is of severity foo" do
+        expect(unformatter).to receive(:foo).with(message)
+        unformatter.write("[time] foo: #{message}")
+      end
+
+      it "sends foo to itself when the message is of severity FOO" do
+        expect(unformatter).to receive(:foo).with(message)
+        unformatter.write("[time] FOO: #{message}")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "without a timestamp" do
+      it "sends foo to itself when the message is of severity foo" do
+        expect(unformatter).to receive(:foo).with(message)
+        unformatter.write("foo: #{message}")
+      end
+
+      it "sends foo to itself when the message is of severity FOO" do
+        expect(unformatter).to receive(:foo).with(message)
+        unformatter.write("FOO: #{message}")
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end

data/spec/unit/mixin/uris_spec.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Jay Mundrawala (<jdm@chef.io>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2015 Chef Software, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'chef/mixin/uris'
+
+class Chef::UrisTest
+  include Chef::Mixin::Uris
+end
+
+describe Chef::Mixin::Uris do
+  let (:uris) { Chef::UrisTest.new }
+
+  it "matches 'scheme://foo.com'" do
+    expect(uris.uri_scheme?('scheme://foo.com')).to eq(true)
+  end
+
+  it "does not match 'c:/foo.com'" do
+    expect(uris.uri_scheme?('c:/foo.com')).to eq(false)
+  end
+
+  it "does not match '/usr/bin/foo.com'" do
+    expect(uris.uri_scheme?('/usr/bin/foo.com')).to eq(false)
+  end
+
+  it "does not match 'c:/foo.com://bar.com'" do
+    expect(uris.uri_scheme?('c:/foo.com://bar.com')).to eq(false)
+  end
+
+end

data/spec/unit/mixin/windows_architecture_helper_spec.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Adam Edwards (<adamed@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2013 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'chef/mixin/windows_architecture_helper'
+
+
+
+describe Chef::Mixin::WindowsArchitectureHelper do
+  include Chef::Mixin::WindowsArchitectureHelper
+
+  before do
+    @valid_architectures = [ :i386, :x86_64 ]
+    @invalid_architectures = [ "i386", "x86_64", :x64, :x86, :arm ]
+
+    @node_i386 = Chef::Node.new
+    @node_x86_64 = Chef::Node.new
+  end
+
+  it "returns true when valid architectures are passed to valid_windows_architecture?" do
+    @valid_architectures.each do | architecture |
+      expect(valid_windows_architecture?(architecture)).to eq(true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns false when invalid architectures are passed to valid_windows_architecture?" do
+    @invalid_architectures.each do | architecture |
+      expect(valid_windows_architecture?(architecture)).to eq(false)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not raise an exception when a valid architecture is passed to assert_valid_windows_architecture!" do
+    @valid_architectures.each do | architecture |
+      assert_valid_windows_architecture!(architecture)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises an error if an invalid architecture is passed to assert_valid_windows_architecture!" do
+    @invalid_architectures.each do | architecture |
+      begin
+        expect(assert_valid_windows_architecture!(architecture)).to raise_error Chef::Exceptions::Win32ArchitectureIncorrect
+      rescue Chef::Exceptions::Win32ArchitectureIncorrect
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns true for each supported desired architecture for all nodes with each valid architecture passed to node_supports_windows_architecture" do
+    enumerate_architecture_node_combinations(true)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false for each unsupported desired architecture for all nodes with each valid architecture passed to node_supports_windows_architecture?" do
+    enumerate_architecture_node_combinations(true)
+  end
+
+  def enumerate_architecture_node_combinations(only_valid_combinations)
+    @valid_architectures.each do | node_architecture |
+      new_node = Chef::Node.new
+      new_node.default["kernel"] = Hash.new
+      new_node.default["kernel"][:machine] = node_architecture.to_s
+
+      @valid_architectures.each do | supported_architecture |
+        expect(node_supports_windows_architecture?(new_node, supported_architecture)).to eq(true) if only_valid_combinations && (supported_architecture != :x86_64 && node_architecture != :i386 )
+        expect(node_supports_windows_architecture?(new_node, supported_architecture)).to eq(false) if ! only_valid_combinations && (supported_architecture == :x86_64 && node_architecture == :i386 )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/spec/unit/mixin/xml_escape_spec.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Adam Jacob (<adam@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2008 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+class XMLEscapingTestHarness
+  include Chef::Mixin::XMLEscape
+end
+
+describe Chef::Mixin::XMLEscape do
+  before do
+    @escaper = XMLEscapingTestHarness.new
+  end
+
+  it "escapes ampersands to '&amp;'" do
+    expect(@escaper.xml_escape("&")).to eq("&amp;")
+  end
+
+  it "escapes angle brackets to &lt; or &gt;" do
+    expect(@escaper.xml_escape("<")).to eq("&lt;")
+    expect(@escaper.xml_escape(">")).to eq("&gt;")
+  end
+
+  it "does not modify ASCII strings" do
+    expect(@escaper.xml_escape('foobarbaz!@#$%^*()')).to eq('foobarbaz!@#$%^*()')
+  end
+
+  it "converts invalid bytes to asterisks" do
+    expect(@escaper.xml_escape("\x00")).to eq("*")
+  end
+
+  it "converts UTF-8 correctly" do
+    expect(@escaper.xml_escape("\xC2\xA9")).to eq('&#169;')
+  end
+
+  it "converts win 1252 characters correctly" do
+    expect(@escaper.xml_escape("\x80")).to eq('&#8364;')
+  end
+end

data/spec/unit/monkey_patches/uri_spec.rb

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+#--
+# Author:: Daniel DeLeo (<dan@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2013 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+describe URI do
+
+  describe "when a URI contains an IPv6 literal" do
+
+    let(:ipv6_uri) do
+      URI.parse("https://[2a00:1450:4009:809::1008]:8443")
+    end
+
+    it "returns the hostname without brackets" do
+      expect(ipv6_uri.hostname).to eq("2a00:1450:4009:809::1008")
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end

data/spec/unit/monologger_spec.rb

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+#
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2014 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'chef/monologger'
+require 'tempfile'
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe MonoLogger do
+  it "should disable buffering when passed an IO stream" do
+    STDOUT.sync = false
+    MonoLogger.new(STDOUT)
+    expect(STDOUT.sync).to eq(true)
+  end
+
+  describe "when given an object that responds to write and close e.g. IO" do
+    it "should use the object directly" do
+      stream = StringIO.new
+      MonoLogger.new(stream).fatal("Houston, we've had a problem.")
+      expect(stream.string).to match(/Houston, we've had a problem./)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when given an object that is stringable (to_str)" do
+    it "should open a File object with the given path" do
+      temp_file = Tempfile.new("rspec-monologger-log")
+      temp_file.close
+      MonoLogger.new(temp_file.path).fatal("Do, or do not. There is no try.")
+      expect(File.read(temp_file.path)).to match(/Do, or do not. There is no try./)
+    end
+  end
+end

data/spec/unit/node/attribute_spec.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Adam Jacob (<adam@opscode.com>)
+# Author:: AJ Christensen (<aj@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2008 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'chef/node/attribute'
+
+describe Chef::Node::Attribute do
+  before(:each) do
+    @attribute_hash =
+      {"dmi"=>{},
+        "command"=>{"ps"=>"ps -ef"},
+        "platform_version"=>"10.5.7",
+        "platform"=>"mac_os_x",
+        "ipaddress"=>"192.168.0.117",
+        "network"=>
+    {"default_interface"=>"en1",
+      "interfaces"=>
+    {"vmnet1"=>
+      {"flags"=>
+        ["UP", "BROADCAST", "SMART", "RUNNING", "SIMPLEX", "MULTICAST"],
+          "number"=>"1",
+          "addresses"=>
+        {"00:50:56:c0:00:01"=>{"family"=>"lladdr"},
+          "192.168.110.1"=>
+        {"broadcast"=>"192.168.110.255",
+          "netmask"=>"255.255.255.0",
+          "family"=>"inet"}},
+          "mtu"=>"1500",
+          "type"=>"vmnet",
+          "arp"=>{"192.168.110.255"=>"ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff"},
+          "encapsulation"=>"Ethernet"},
+          "stf0"=>
+        {"flags"=>[],
+          "number"=>"0",
+          "addresses"=>{},
+          "mtu"=>"1280",
+          "type"=>"stf",
+          "encapsulation"=>"6to4"},
+          "lo0"=>
+        {"flags"=>["UP", "LOOPBACK", "RUNNING", "MULTICAST"],
+          "number"=>"0",
+          "addresses"=>
+        {"::1"=>{"scope"=>"Node", "prefixlen"=>"128", "family"=>"inet6"},
+          "127.0.0.1"=>{"netmask"=>"255.0.0.0", "family"=>"inet"},
+          "fe80::1"=>{"scope"=>"Link", "prefixlen"=>"64", "family"=>"inet6"}},
+          "mtu"=>"16384",
+          "type"=>"lo",
+          "encapsulation"=>"Loopback"},
+          "gif0"=>
+        {"flags"=>["POINTOPOINT", "MULTICAST"],
+          "number"=>"0",
+          "addresses"=>{},
+          "mtu"=>"1280",
+          "type"=>"gif",
+          "encapsulation"=>"IPIP"},
+          "vmnet8"=>
+        {"flags"=>
+          ["UP", "BROADCAST", "SMART", "RUNNING", "SIMPLEX", "MULTICAST"],
+            "number"=>"8",
+            "addresses"=>
+          {"192.168.4.1"=>
+            {"broadcast"=>"192.168.4.255",
+              "netmask"=>"255.255.255.0",
+              "family"=>"inet"},
+              "00:50:56:c0:00:08"=>{"family"=>"lladdr"}},
+              "mtu"=>"1500",
+              "type"=>"vmnet",
+              "arp"=>{"192.168.4.255"=>"ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff"},
+              "encapsulation"=>"Ethernet"},
+              "en0"=>
+            {"status"=>"inactive",
+              "flags"=>
+            ["UP", "BROADCAST", "SMART", "RUNNING", "SIMPLEX", "MULTICAST"],
+              "number"=>"0",
+              "addresses"=>{"00:23:32:b0:32:f2"=>{"family"=>"lladdr"}},
+              "mtu"=>"1500",
+              "media"=>
+            {"supported"=>
+              {"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]},
+                "none"=>{"options"=>[]},
+                "1000baseT"=>
+              {"options"=>["full-duplex", "flow-control", "hw-loopback"]},
+                "10baseT/UTP"=>
+              {"options"=>
+                ["half-duplex", "full-duplex", "flow-control", "hw-loopback"]},
+                  "100baseTX"=>
+                {"options"=>
+                  ["half-duplex", "full-duplex", "flow-control", "hw-loopback"]}},
+                    "selected"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]}}},
+                    "type"=>"en",
+                    "encapsulation"=>"Ethernet"},
+                    "en1"=>
+                  {"status"=>"active",
+                    "flags"=>
+                  ["UP", "BROADCAST", "SMART", "RUNNING", "SIMPLEX", "MULTICAST"],
+                    "number"=>"1",
+                    "addresses"=>
+                  {"fe80::223:6cff:fe7f:676c"=>
+                    {"scope"=>"Link", "prefixlen"=>"64", "family"=>"inet6"},
+                      "00:23:6c:7f:67:6c"=>{"family"=>"lladdr"},
+                      "192.168.0.117"=>
+                    {"broadcast"=>"192.168.0.255",
+                      "netmask"=>"255.255.255.0",
+                      "family"=>"inet"}},
+                      "mtu"=>"1500",
+                      "media"=>
+                    {"supported"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]}},
+                      "selected"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]}}},
+                      "type"=>"en",
+                      "arp"=>
+                    {"192.168.0.72"=>"0:f:ea:39:fa:d5",
+                      "192.168.0.1"=>"0:1c:fb:fc:6f:20",
+                      "192.168.0.255"=>"ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff",
+                      "192.168.0.3"=>"0:1f:33:ea:26:9b",
+                      "192.168.0.77"=>"0:23:12:70:f8:cf",
+                      "192.168.0.152"=>"0:26:8:7d:2:4c"},
+                      "encapsulation"=>"Ethernet"},
+                      "en2"=>
+                    {"status"=>"active",
+                      "flags"=>
+                    ["UP", "BROADCAST", "SMART", "RUNNING", "SIMPLEX", "MULTICAST"],
+                      "number"=>"2",
+                      "addresses"=>
+                    {"169.254.206.152"=>
+                      {"broadcast"=>"169.254.255.255",
+                        "netmask"=>"255.255.0.0",
+                        "family"=>"inet"},
+                        "00:1c:42:00:00:01"=>{"family"=>"lladdr"},
+                        "fe80::21c:42ff:fe00:1"=>
+                      {"scope"=>"Link", "prefixlen"=>"64", "family"=>"inet6"}},
+                        "mtu"=>"1500",
+                        "media"=>
+                      {"supported"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]}},
+                        "selected"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]}}},
+                        "type"=>"en",
+                        "encapsulation"=>"Ethernet"},
+                        "fw0"=>
+                      {"status"=>"inactive",
+                        "flags"=>["BROADCAST", "SIMPLEX", "MULTICAST"],
+                        "number"=>"0",
+                        "addresses"=>{"00:23:32:ff:fe:b0:32:f2"=>{"family"=>"lladdr"}},
+                        "mtu"=>"4078",
+                        "media"=>
+                      {"supported"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>["full-duplex"]}},
+                        "selected"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>["full-duplex"]}}},
+                        "type"=>"fw",
+                        "encapsulation"=>"1394"},
+                        "en3"=>
+                      {"status"=>"active",
+                        "flags"=>
+                      ["UP", "BROADCAST", "SMART", "RUNNING", "SIMPLEX", "MULTICAST"],
+                        "number"=>"3",
+                        "addresses"=>
+                      {"169.254.206.152"=>
+                        {"broadcast"=>"169.254.255.255",
+                          "netmask"=>"255.255.0.0",
+                          "family"=>"inet"},
+                          "00:1c:42:00:00:00"=>{"family"=>"lladdr"},
+                          "fe80::21c:42ff:fe00:0"=>
+                        {"scope"=>"Link", "prefixlen"=>"64", "family"=>"inet6"}},
+                          "mtu"=>"1500",
+                          "media"=>
+                        {"supported"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]}},
+                          "selected"=>{"autoselect"=>{"options"=>[]}}},
+                          "type"=>"en",
+                          "encapsulation"=>"Ethernet"}}},
+                          "fqdn"=>"latte.local",
+                          "ohai_time"=>1249065590.90391,
+                          "domain"=>"local",
+                          "os"=>"darwin",
+                          "platform_build"=>"9J61",
+                          "os_version"=>"9.7.0",
+                          "hostname"=>"latte",
+                          "macaddress"=>"00:23:6c:7f:67:6c",
+                          "music" => { "jimmy_eat_world" => "nice", "apophis" => false }
+    }
+    @default_hash = {
+      "domain" => "opscode.com",
+      "hot" => { "day" => "saturday" },
+      "music" => {
+        "jimmy_eat_world" => "is fun!",
+        "mastodon" => "rocks",
+        "mars_volta" => "is loud and nutty",
+        "deeper" => { "gates_of_ishtar" => nil },
+        "this" => {"apparatus" => {"must" => "be unearthed"}}
+      }
+    }
+    @override_hash = {
+      "macaddress" => "00:00:00:00:00:00",
+      "hot" => { "day" => "sunday" },
+      "fire" => "still burn",
+      "music" => {
+        "mars_volta" => "cicatriz"
+      }
+    }
+    @automatic_hash = {"week" => "friday"}
+    @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(@attribute_hash, @default_hash, @override_hash, @automatic_hash)
+  end
+
+  describe "initialize" do
+    it "should return a Chef::Node::Attribute" do
+      expect(@attributes).to be_a_kind_of(Chef::Node::Attribute)
+    end
+
+    it "should take an Automatioc, Normal, Default and Override hash" do
+      expect { Chef::Node::Attribute.new({}, {}, {}, {}) }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    [ :normal, :default, :override, :automatic ].each do |accessor|
+      it "should set #{accessor}" do
+        na = Chef::Node::Attribute.new({ :normal => true }, { :default => true }, { :override => true }, { :automatic => true })
+        expect(na.send(accessor)).to eq({ accessor.to_s => true })
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should be enumerable" do
+      expect(@attributes).to be_is_a(Enumerable)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when printing attribute components" do
+
+    it "does not cause a type error" do
+      # See CHEF-3799; IO#puts implicitly calls #to_ary on its argument. This
+      # is expected to raise a NoMethodError or return an Array. `to_ary` is
+      # the "strict" conversion method that should only be implemented by
+      # things that are truly Array-like, so NoMethodError is the right choice.
+      # (cf. there is no Hash#to_ary).
+      expect { @attributes.default.to_ary }.to raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "when debugging attributes" do
+    before do
+      @attributes.default[:foo][:bar] = "default"
+      @attributes.env_default[:foo][:bar] = "env_default"
+      @attributes.role_default[:foo][:bar] = "role_default"
+      @attributes.force_default[:foo][:bar] = "force_default"
+      @attributes.normal[:foo][:bar] = "normal"
+      @attributes.override[:foo][:bar] = "override"
+      @attributes.role_override[:foo][:bar] = "role_override"
+      @attributes.env_override[:foo][:bar] = "env_override"
+      @attributes.force_override[:foo][:bar] = "force_override"
+      @attributes.automatic[:foo][:bar] = "automatic"
+    end
+
+    it "gives the value at each level of precedence for a path spec" do
+      expected = [["set_unless_enabled?", false],
+        ["default", "default"],
+        ["env_default", "env_default"],
+        ["role_default", "role_default"],
+        ["force_default", "force_default"],
+        ["normal", "normal"],
+        ["override", "override"],
+        ["role_override", "role_override"],
+        ["env_override", "env_override"],
+        ["force_override", "force_override"],
+        ["automatic", "automatic"]
+      ]
+      expect(@attributes.debug_value(:foo, :bar)).to eq(expected)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when fetching values based on precedence" do
+    before do
+      @attributes.default["default"] = "cookbook default"
+      @attributes.override["override"] = "cookbook override"
+    end
+
+    it "prefers 'forced default' over any other default" do
+      @attributes.force_default["default"] = "force default"
+      @attributes.role_default["default"] = "role default"
+      @attributes.env_default["default"] = "environment default"
+      expect(@attributes["default"]).to eq("force default")
+    end
+
+    it "prefers role_default over environment or cookbook default" do
+      @attributes.role_default["default"] = "role default"
+      @attributes.env_default["default"] = "environment default"
+      expect(@attributes["default"]).to eq("role default")
+    end
+
+    it "prefers environment default over cookbook default" do
+      @attributes.env_default["default"] = "environment default"
+      expect(@attributes["default"]).to eq("environment default")
+    end
+
+    it "returns the cookbook default when no other default values are present" do
+      expect(@attributes["default"]).to eq("cookbook default")
+    end
+
+    it "prefers 'forced overrides' over role or cookbook overrides" do
+      @attributes.force_override["override"] = "force override"
+      @attributes.env_override["override"] = "environment override"
+      @attributes.role_override["override"] = "role override"
+      expect(@attributes["override"]).to eq("force override")
+    end
+
+    it "prefers environment overrides over role or cookbook overrides" do
+      @attributes.env_override["override"] = "environment override"
+      @attributes.role_override["override"] = "role override"
+      expect(@attributes["override"]).to eq("environment override")
+    end
+
+    it "prefers role overrides over cookbook overrides" do
+      @attributes.role_override["override"] = "role override"
+      expect(@attributes["override"]).to eq("role override")
+    end
+
+    it "returns cookbook overrides when no other overrides are present" do
+      expect(@attributes["override"]).to eq("cookbook override")
+    end
+
+    it "merges arrays within the default precedence" do
+      @attributes.role_default["array"] = %w{role}
+      @attributes.env_default["array"] = %w{env}
+      expect(@attributes["array"]).to eq(%w{env role})
+    end
+
+    it "merges arrays within the override precedence" do
+      @attributes.role_override["array"] = %w{role}
+      @attributes.env_override["array"] = %w{env}
+      expect(@attributes["array"]).to eq(%w{role env})
+    end
+
+    it "does not merge arrays between default and normal" do
+      @attributes.role_default["array"] = %w{role}
+      @attributes.normal["array"] = %w{normal}
+      expect(@attributes["array"]).to eq(%w{normal})
+    end
+
+    it "does not merge arrays between normal and override" do
+      @attributes.normal["array"] = %w{normal}
+      @attributes.role_override["array"] = %w{role}
+      expect(@attributes["array"]).to eq(%w{role})
+    end
+
+    it "merges nested hashes between precedence levels" do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new({}, {}, {}, {})
+      @attributes.env_default = {"a" => {"b" => {"default" => "default"}}}
+      @attributes.normal = {"a" => {"b" => {"normal" => "normal"}}}
+      @attributes.override = {"a" => {"override" => "role"}}
+      @attributes.automatic = {"a" => {"automatic" => "auto"}}
+      expect(@attributes["a"]).to eq({"b"=>{"default"=>"default", "normal"=>"normal"},
+                                  "override"=>"role",
+                                  "automatic"=>"auto"})
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when reading combined default or override values" do
+    before do
+      @attributes.default["cd"] = "cookbook default"
+      @attributes.role_default["rd"] = "role default"
+      @attributes.env_default["ed"] = "env default"
+      @attributes.default!["fd"] = "force default"
+      @attributes.override["co"] = "cookbook override"
+      @attributes.role_override["ro"] = "role override"
+      @attributes.env_override["eo"] = "env override"
+      @attributes.override!["fo"] = "force override"
+    end
+
+    it "merges all types of overrides into a combined override" do
+      expect(@attributes.combined_override["co"]).to eq("cookbook override")
+      expect(@attributes.combined_override["ro"]).to eq("role override")
+      expect(@attributes.combined_override["eo"]).to eq("env override")
+      expect(@attributes.combined_override["fo"]).to eq("force override")
+    end
+
+    it "merges all types of defaults into a combined default" do
+      expect(@attributes.combined_default["cd"]).to eq("cookbook default")
+      expect(@attributes.combined_default["rd"]).to eq("role default")
+      expect(@attributes.combined_default["ed"]).to eq("env default")
+      expect(@attributes.combined_default["fd"]).to eq("force default")
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "[]" do
+    it "should return override data if it exists" do
+      expect(@attributes["macaddress"]).to eq("00:00:00:00:00:00")
+    end
+
+    it "should return attribute data if it is not overridden" do
+      expect(@attributes["platform"]).to eq("mac_os_x")
+    end
+
+    it "should return data that doesn't have corresponding keys in every hash" do
+      expect(@attributes["command"]["ps"]).to eq("ps -ef")
+    end
+
+    it "should return default data if it is not overriden or in attribute data" do
+      expect(@attributes["music"]["mastodon"]).to eq("rocks")
+    end
+
+    it "should prefer the override data over an available default" do
+      expect(@attributes["music"]["mars_volta"]).to eq("cicatriz")
+    end
+
+    it "should prefer the attribute data over an available default" do
+      expect(@attributes["music"]["jimmy_eat_world"]).to eq("nice")
+    end
+
+    it "should prefer override data over default data if there is no attribute data" do
+      expect(@attributes["hot"]["day"]).to eq("sunday")
+    end
+
+    it "should return the merged hash if all three have values" do
+      result = @attributes["music"]
+      expect(result["mars_volta"]).to eq("cicatriz")
+      expect(result["jimmy_eat_world"]).to eq("nice")
+      expect(result["mastodon"]).to eq("rocks")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "[]=" do
+    it "should error out when the type of attribute to set has not been specified" do
+      @attributes.normal["the_ghost"] = {  }
+      expect { @attributes["the_ghost"]["exterminate"] = false }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ImmutableAttributeModification)
+    end
+
+    it "should let you set an attribute value when another hash has an intermediate value" do
+      @attributes.normal["the_ghost"] = { "exterminate" => "the future" }
+      expect { @attributes.normal["the_ghost"]["eviscerate"]["tomorrow"] = false }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it "should set the attribute value" do
+      @attributes.normal["longboard"] = "surfing"
+      expect(@attributes.normal["longboard"]).to eq("surfing")
+      expect(@attributes.normal["longboard"]).to eq("surfing")
+    end
+
+    it "should set deeply nested attribute values when a precedence level is specified" do
+      @attributes.normal["deftones"]["hunters"]["nap"] = "surfing"
+      expect(@attributes.normal["deftones"]["hunters"]["nap"]).to eq("surfing")
+    end
+
+    it "should die if you try and do nested attributes that do not exist without read vivification" do
+      expect { @attributes["foo"]["bar"] = :baz }.to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it "should let you set attributes manually without vivification" do
+      @attributes.normal["foo"] = Mash.new
+      @attributes.normal["foo"]["bar"] = :baz
+      expect(@attributes.normal["foo"]["bar"]).to eq(:baz)
+    end
+
+    it "should optionally skip setting the value if one already exists" do
+      @attributes.set_unless_value_present = true
+      @attributes.normal["hostname"] = "bar"
+      expect(@attributes["hostname"]).to eq("latte")
+    end
+
+    it "does not support ||= when setting" do
+      # This is a limitation of auto-vivification.
+      # Users who need this behavior can use set_unless and friends
+      @attributes.normal["foo"] = Mash.new
+      @attributes.normal["foo"]["bar"] ||= "stop the world"
+      expect(@attributes.normal["foo"]["bar"]).to eq({})
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "to_hash" do
+    it "should convert to a hash" do
+      expect(@attributes.to_hash.class).to eq(Hash)
+    end
+
+    it "should convert to a hash based on current state" do
+      hash = @attributes["hot"].to_hash
+      expect(hash.class).to eq(Hash)
+      expect(hash["day"]).to eq("sunday")
+    end
+
+    it "should create a deep copy of the node attribute" do
+      @attributes.default['foo']['bar']['baz'] = 'fizz'
+      hash = @attributes['foo'].to_hash
+      expect(hash).to eql({"bar"=>{"baz"=>"fizz"}})
+      hash['bar']['baz'] = 'buzz'
+      expect(hash).to eql({"bar"=>{"baz"=>"buzz"}})
+      expect(@attributes.default['foo']).to eql({"bar"=>{"baz"=>"fizz"}})
+    end
+
+    it "should create a deep copy of arrays in the node attribute" do
+      @attributes.default['foo']['bar'] = ['fizz']
+      hash = @attributes['foo'].to_hash
+      expect(hash).to eql({"bar"=>[ 'fizz' ]})
+      hash['bar'].push('buzz')
+      expect(hash).to eql({"bar"=>[ 'fizz', 'buzz' ]})
+      expect(@attributes.default['foo']).to eql({"bar"=>[ 'fizz' ]})
+    end
+
+    it "mutating strings should not mutate the attributes" do
+      pending "this is a bug that should be fixed"
+      @attributes.default['foo']['bar']['baz'] = 'fizz'
+      hash = @attributes['foo'].to_hash
+      expect(hash).to eql({"bar"=>{"baz"=>"fizz"}})
+      hash['bar']['baz'] << 'buzz'
+      expect(hash).to eql({"bar"=>{"baz"=>"fizzbuzz"}})
+      expect(@attributes.default['foo']).to eql({"bar"=>{"baz"=>"fizz"}})
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "dup" do
+    it "array can be duped even if some elements can't" do
+      @attributes.default[:foo] = %w[foo bar baz] + Array(1..3) + [nil, true, false, [ "el", 0, nil ] ]
+      @attributes.default[:foo].dup
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "has_key?" do
+    it "should return true if an attribute exists" do
+      expect(@attributes.has_key?("music")).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "should return false if an attribute does not exist" do
+      expect(@attributes.has_key?("ninja")).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "should return false if an attribute does not exist using dot notation" do
+      expect(@attributes.has_key?("does_not_exist_at_all")).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "should return true if an attribute exists but is set to nil using dot notation" do
+      expect(@attributes.music.deeper.has_key?("gates_of_ishtar")).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "should return true if an attribute exists but is set to false" do
+      @attributes.has_key?("music")
+      expect(@attributes["music"].has_key?("apophis")).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "does not find keys above the current nesting level" do
+      expect(@attributes["music"]["this"]["apparatus"]).not_to have_key("this")
+    end
+
+    it "does not find keys below the current nesting level" do
+      expect(@attributes["music"]["this"]).not_to have_key("must")
+    end
+
+    [:include?, :key?, :member?].each do |method|
+      it "should alias the method #{method} to itself" do
+        expect(@attributes).to respond_to(method)
+      end
+
+      it "#{method} should behave like has_key?" do
+        expect(@attributes.send(method, "music")).to eq(true)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "attribute?" do
+    it "should return true if an attribute exists" do
+      expect(@attributes.attribute?("music")).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "should return false if an attribute does not exist" do
+      expect(@attributes.attribute?("ninja")).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "method_missing" do
+    it "should behave like a [] lookup" do
+      expect(@attributes.music.mastodon).to eq("rocks")
+    end
+
+    it "should allow the last method to set a value if it has an = sign on the end" do
+      @attributes.normal.music.mastodon = [ "dream", "still", "shining" ]
+      expect(@attributes.normal.music.mastodon).to eq([ "dream", "still", "shining" ])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "keys" do
+    before(:each) do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  { "two" => "three" },
+          "hut" =>  { "two" => "three" },
+          "place" => { }
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  { "four" => "five" },
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  { "six" => "seven" },
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should yield each top level key" do
+      collect = Array.new
+      @attributes.keys.each do |k|
+        collect << k
+      end
+      expect(collect.include?("one")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.include?("hut")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.include?("snakes")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.include?("snack")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.include?("place")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.length).to eq(5)
+    end
+
+    it "should yield lower if we go deeper" do
+      collect = Array.new
+      @attributes.one.keys.each do |k|
+        collect << k
+      end
+      expect(collect.include?("two")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.include?("four")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.include?("six")).to eq(true)
+      expect(collect.length).to eq(3)
+    end
+
+    it "should not raise an exception if one of the hashes has a nil value on a deep lookup" do
+      expect { @attributes.place.keys { |k| } }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "each" do
+    before(:each) do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should yield each top level key and value, post merge rules" do
+      collect = Hash.new
+      @attributes.each do |k, v|
+        collect[k] = v
+      end
+
+      expect(collect["one"]).to eq("six")
+      expect(collect["hut"]).to eq("three")
+      expect(collect["snakes"]).to eq("on a plane")
+      expect(collect["snack"]).to eq("cookies")
+    end
+
+    it "should yield as a two-element array" do
+      @attributes.each do |a|
+        expect(a).to be_an_instance_of(Array)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "each_key" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to each_key" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:each_key)
+    end
+
+    it "should yield each top level key, post merge rules" do
+      collect = Array.new
+      @attributes.each_key do |k|
+        collect << k
+      end
+
+      expect(collect).to include("one")
+      expect(collect).to include("snack")
+      expect(collect).to include("hut")
+      expect(collect).to include("snakes")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "each_pair" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to each_pair" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:each_pair)
+    end
+
+    it "should yield each top level key and value pair, post merge rules" do
+      collect = Hash.new
+      @attributes.each_pair do |k, v|
+        collect[k] = v
+      end
+
+      expect(collect["one"]).to eq("six")
+      expect(collect["hut"]).to eq("three")
+      expect(collect["snakes"]).to eq("on a plane")
+      expect(collect["snack"]).to eq("cookies")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "each_value" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to each_value" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:each_value)
+    end
+
+    it "should yield each value, post merge rules" do
+      collect = Array.new
+      @attributes.each_value do |v|
+        collect << v
+      end
+
+      expect(collect).to include("cookies")
+      expect(collect).to include("three")
+      expect(collect).to include("on a plane")
+    end
+
+    it "should yield four elements" do
+      collect = Array.new
+      @attributes.each_value do |v|
+        collect << v
+      end
+
+      expect(collect.length).to eq(4)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "empty?" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+      @empty = Chef::Node::Attribute.new({}, {}, {}, {})
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to empty?" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:empty?)
+    end
+
+    it "should return true when there are no keys" do
+      expect(@empty.empty?).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "should return false when there are keys" do
+      expect(@attributes.empty?).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "fetch" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to fetch" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:fetch)
+    end
+
+    describe "when the key exists" do
+      it "should return the value of the key, post merge (same result as each)" do
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "hut" => "three",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        }.each do |k,v|
+          expect(@attributes.fetch(k)).to eq(v)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when the key does not exist" do
+      describe "and no args are passed" do
+        it "should raise an indexerror" do
+          expect { @attributes.fetch("lololol") }.to raise_error(IndexError)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe "and a default arg is passed" do
+        it "should return the value of the default arg" do
+          expect(@attributes.fetch("lol", "blah")).to eq("blah")
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe "and a block is passed" do
+        it "should run the block and return its value" do
+          expect(@attributes.fetch("lol") { |x| "#{x}, blah" }).to eq("lol, blah")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "has_value?" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to has_value?" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:has_value?)
+    end
+
+    it "should return true if any key has the value supplied" do
+      expect(@attributes.has_value?("cookies")).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "should return false no key has the value supplied" do
+      expect(@attributes.has_value?("lololol")).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "should alias value?" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:value?)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "index" do
+    # Hash#index is deprecated and triggers warnings.
+    def silence
+      old_verbose = $VERBOSE
+      $VERBOSE = nil
+      yield
+    ensure
+      $VERBOSE = old_verbose
+    end
+
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to index" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:index)
+    end
+
+    describe "when the value is indexed" do
+      it "should return the index" do
+        silence do
+          expect(@attributes.index("six")).to eq("one")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when the value is not indexed" do
+      it "should return nil" do
+        silence do
+          expect(@attributes.index("lolol")).to eq(nil)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "values" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to values" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:values)
+    end
+
+    it "should return an array of values" do
+      expect(@attributes.values.length).to eq(4)
+    end
+
+    it "should match the values output from each" do
+      expect(@attributes.values).to include("six")
+      expect(@attributes.values).to include("cookies")
+      expect(@attributes.values).to include("three")
+      expect(@attributes.values).to include("on a plane")
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "select" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to select" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:select)
+    end
+
+    if RUBY_VERSION >= "1.8.7"
+      it "should not raise a LocalJumpError if no block is given" do
+        expect { @attributes.select }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+    else
+      it "should raise a LocalJumpError if no block is given" do
+        expect{ @attributes.select }.to raise_error(LocalJumpError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should return an empty hash/array (ruby-version-dependent) for a block containing nil" do
+      expect(@attributes.select { nil }).to eq({}.select { nil })
+    end
+
+    # sorted for spec clarity
+    it "should return a new array of k,v pairs for which the block returns true" do
+      expect(@attributes.select { true }.sort).to eq(
+        [
+          ["hut", "three"],
+          ["one", "six"],
+          ["snack", "cookies"],
+          ["snakes", "on a plane"]
+        ]
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "size" do
+    before do
+      @attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(
+        {
+          "one" =>  "two",
+          "hut" =>  "three",
+        },
+        {
+          "one" =>  "four",
+          "snakes" => "on a plane"
+        },
+        {
+          "one" => "six",
+          "snack" => "cookies"
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+
+      @empty = Chef::Node::Attribute.new({},{},{},{})
+    end
+
+    it "should respond to size" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:size)
+    end
+
+    it "should alias length to size" do
+      expect(@attributes).to respond_to(:length)
+    end
+
+    it "should return 0 for an empty attribute" do
+      expect(@empty.size).to eq(0)
+    end
+
+    it "should return the number of pairs" do
+      expect(@attributes.size).to eq(4)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "kind_of?" do
+    it "should falsely inform you that it is a Hash" do
+      expect(@attributes).to be_a_kind_of(Hash)
+    end
+
+    it "should falsely inform you that it is a Mash" do
+      expect(@attributes).to be_a_kind_of(Mash)
+    end
+
+    it "should inform you that it is a Chef::Node::Attribute" do
+      expect(@attributes).to be_a_kind_of(Chef::Node::Attribute)
+    end
+
+    it "should inform you that it is anything else" do
+      expect(@attributes).not_to be_a_kind_of(Chef::Node)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "to_s" do
+    it "should output simple attributes" do
+      attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(nil, nil, nil, nil)
+      expect(attributes.to_s).to eq("{}")
+    end
+
+    it "should output merged attributes" do
+      default_hash = {
+          "a" => 1,
+          "b" => 2
+      }
+      override_hash = {
+          "b" => 3,
+          "c" => 4
+      }
+      attributes = Chef::Node::Attribute.new(nil, default_hash, override_hash, nil)
+      expect(attributes.to_s).to eq('{"a"=>1, "b"=>3, "c"=>4}')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "inspect" do
+    it "should be readable" do
+      # NOTE: previous implementation hid the values, showing @automatic={...}
+      # That is nice and compact, but hides a lot of info, which seems counter
+      # to the point of calling #inspect...
+      expect(@attributes.inspect).to match(/@automatic=\{.*\}/)
+      expect(@attributes.inspect).to match(/@normal=\{.*\}/)
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  describe "when not mutated" do
+
+    it "does not reset the cache when dup'd [CHEF-3680]" do
+      @attributes.default[:foo][:bar] = "set on original"
+      subtree = @attributes[:foo]
+      @attributes.default[:foo].dup[:bar] = "set on dup"
+      expect(subtree[:bar]).to eq("set on original")
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "when setting a component attribute to a new value" do
+    it "converts the input in to a VividMash tree (default)" do
+      @attributes.default = {}
+      @attributes.default.foo = "bar"
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:foo]).to eq("bar")
+    end
+
+    it "converts the input in to a VividMash tree (normal)" do
+      @attributes.normal = {}
+      @attributes.normal.foo = "bar"
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:foo]).to eq("bar")
+    end
+
+    it "converts the input in to a VividMash tree (override)" do
+      @attributes.override = {}
+      @attributes.override.foo = "bar"
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:foo]).to eq("bar")
+    end
+
+    it "converts the input in to a VividMash tree (automatic)" do
+      @attributes.automatic = {}
+      @attributes.automatic.foo = "bar"
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:foo]).to eq("bar")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when deep-merging between precedence levels" do
+    it "correctly deep merges hashes and preserves the original contents" do
+      @attributes.default = { "arglebargle" => { "foo" => "bar" } }
+      @attributes.override = { "arglebargle" => { "fizz" => "buzz" } }
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:arglebargle]).to eq({ "foo" => "bar", "fizz" => "buzz" })
+      expect(@attributes.default[:arglebargle]).to eq({ "foo" => "bar" })
+      expect(@attributes.override[:arglebargle]).to eq({ "fizz" => "buzz" })
+    end
+
+    it "does not deep merge arrays, and preserves the original contents" do
+      @attributes.default = { "arglebargle" => [ 1, 2, 3 ] }
+      @attributes.override = { "arglebargle" => [ 4, 5, 6 ] }
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:arglebargle]).to eq([ 4, 5, 6 ])
+      expect(@attributes.default[:arglebargle]).to eq([ 1, 2, 3 ])
+      expect(@attributes.override[:arglebargle]).to eq([ 4, 5, 6 ])
+    end
+
+    it "correctly deep merges hashes and preserves the original contents when merging default and role_default" do
+      @attributes.default = { "arglebargle" => { "foo" => "bar" } }
+      @attributes.role_default = { "arglebargle" => { "fizz" => "buzz" } }
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:arglebargle]).to eq({ "foo" => "bar", "fizz" => "buzz" })
+      expect(@attributes.default[:arglebargle]).to eq({ "foo" => "bar" })
+      expect(@attributes.role_default[:arglebargle]).to eq({ "fizz" => "buzz" })
+    end
+
+    it "correctly deep merges arrays, and preserves the original contents when merging default and role_default" do
+      @attributes.default = { "arglebargle" => [ 1, 2, 3 ] }
+      @attributes.role_default = { "arglebargle" => [ 4, 5, 6 ] }
+      expect(@attributes.merged_attributes[:arglebargle]).to eq([ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ])
+      expect(@attributes.default[:arglebargle]).to eq([ 1, 2, 3 ])
+      expect(@attributes.role_default[:arglebargle]).to eq([ 4, 5, 6 ])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when attemping to write without specifying precedence" do
+    it "raises an error when using []=" do
+      expect { @attributes[:new_key] = "new value" }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ImmutableAttributeModification)
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error when using `attr=value`" do
+      expect { @attributes.new_key = "new value" }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ImmutableAttributeModification)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end