Create all directories in a path with chef

create_path.rb

# This function is equivalent to `execute "mkdir -p #{path}"`
# path is the path to be created, and can only be absolute without tweaking this
require 'pathname'
def create_path path
  split_path = Pathname(path).each_filename.to_a
  split_path.each_with_index.map do | _, index |
    partial_path = File.join(File::SEPARATOR, split_path.slice(0, index + 1))
    directory partial_path
  end
end