PropertySplatRegex

All Cookstyle Cops


The department is: Chef/RedundantCode

The full name of the cop is: Chef/RedundantCode/PropertySplatRegex


Enabled by default Supports autocorrection Target Chef Version
Enabled Yes All Versions

When a property has a type of String it can accept any string. There is no need to also validate string inputs against a regex that accept all values.

Examples

incorrect

property :config_file, String, regex: /.*/
attribute :config_file, String, regex: /.*/

correct

property :config_file, String
attribute :config_file, String

Configurable attributes

Name Default value Configurable values
Version Added 5.21.0 String
Include
  • **/resources/*.rb
  • **/libraries/*.rb
Array

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https://docs.chef.io/workstation/cookstyle/chef_redundantcode_propertysplatregex/