Chef/RedundantCode/UnnecessaryDesiredState

The Cookstyle cops department: Chef/RedundantCode

Enabled by default	Supports autocorrection	Target Chef Version
Enabled	Yes	All Versions

There is no need to set a property/attribute to desired_state: true as all properties/attributes have a desired_state of true by default.

Examples

property :foo, String, desired_state: true
attribute :foo, String, desired_state: true

property :foo, String
attribute :foo, String

Name	Default value	Configurable values
Version Added	5.16.0	String
Include	`*/resources/.rb` `*/libraries/.rb`	Array

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