gistfile1.txt

test.rb -l info
[2016-09-15T12:40:53-04:00] INFO: Run List is []
[2016-09-15T12:40:53-04:00] INFO: Run List expands to []
[2016-09-15T12:40:53-04:00] INFO: [:enable]
Recipe: (chef-apply cookbook)::(chef-apply recipe)
  * ruby_block[config mount actions] action run[2016-09-15T12:40:53-04:00] INFO: Processing ruby_block[config mount actions] action run ((chef-apply cookbook)::(chef-apply recipe) line 3)
[2016-09-15T12:40:53-04:00] INFO: ruby_block[config mount actions] called

    - execute the ruby block config mount actions
  * log[test that actions was appended to] action write[2016-09-15T12:40:53-04:00] INFO: Processing log[test that actions was appended to] action write ((chef-apply cookbook)::(chef-apply recipe) line 9)
[2016-09-15T12:40:53-04:00] INFO: [:enable, :mount]

test.rb

node.run_state['NASActions'] = [:enable]
Chef::Log.info(node.run_state['NASActions'])
ruby_block 'config mount actions' do
  block do
    node.run_state['NASActions'] << :mount
  end
end

log "test that actions was appended to" do
  message lazy { node.run_state['NASActions'].to_s }
  level :info
end