Load a Chef::Node and convert it to an actual Node object

gistfile1.rb

# load a chef node and turn it into an actual node object

node = Chef::Node.load("xxxx") # returns a hash
node = Chef::Node.new.tap do |n|
  n.name( node["name"] )
  n.chef_environment( node["chef_environment"] )
  n.run_list( node["run_list"])
  n.normal_attrs = node["normal"]

  n.default_attrs   = node["default"]
  n.override_attrs  = node["override"]
  n.automatic_attrs = node["automatic"]
end