gistfile1.rb

class Chef::Node
  # dig takes a node or databag and traverses through node/hash attributes according to the provided path
  # databagitem.dig('this.attribute.here')
  def dig(path, default=nil)
    # works fine in chef 10
    path.split(".").inject(self) do |l,k|
      if l.respond_to?(:keys)
        (l.to_hash[k] || l.to_hash[k.to_sym] || default)
      else
        default
      end
    end
  end
end


class Chef::DataBagItem
  # dig takes a node or databag and traverses through node/hash attributes according to the provided path
  # databagitem.dig('this.attribute.here')
  def dig(path, default=nil)
    # works fine in chef 10
    path.split(".").inject(self) do |l,k|
      if l.respond_to?(:keys)
        (l.to_hash[k] || l.to_hash[k.to_sym] || default)
      else
        default
      end
    end
  end
end