gistfile1.rb

action :start_stop do
  
  begin
      @new_resource.start_service(node[:service_status][:state])
  rescue 
    Chef::Log.warn("----------")
    Chef::Log.warn("Application default state is missing. Defaulting to start the service. If this cluster or service should not automatically start defined node[:service_status][:state]")
    Chef::Log.warn("----------")
    @new_resource.start_service("start")
    @new_resource.env_state("start")
  end 

  begin
      @new_resource.start_service("#{node[:some_application][:"#{@new_resource.name}"][:state]}")
  rescue
    Chef::Log.warn("----------")
    Chef::Log.warn("Node override state is missing. Using environment service state settings. Define node[:some_application][:#{@new_resource.name}][:state] if you need to control a single node's state")
    Chef::Log.warn("----------")
    @new_resource.node_state(@new_resource.env_state)
  end 

  if @new_resource.start_service == "start"
    service "#{@new_resource.name}" do
      action :start
    end 
  elsif @new_resource.start_service == "stop"
    service "#{@new_resource.name}" do
      action :stop
    end 
  end 
end