gistfile1.rb

ruby_block "test" do
  block do

    # prints [:find_snapshot_id, :ec2, :instance_id, :instance_availability_zone]
    Chef::Log.info("Opscode::Aws::Ec2.instance_methods(false) #{Opscode::Aws::Ec2.instance_methods(false)}")

    # This throws "undefined method `ec2' for Opscode::Aws::Ec2:Module"
    Chef::Log.info("ec2: #{Opscode::Aws::Ec2.ec2}")
    
    # This throws undefined local variable or method `new_resource' for #<Object:0x0000000293b0a0>
    ec2 = Object.new.extend(Opscode::Aws::Ec2).ec2

    Chef::Log.info("ec2: #{ec2}")

  end
end