gistfile1.rb

node[:deploy].each do |application, deploy|

#in this context deploy refers to the specific application being deployed

#a default attribute can ben accessed via node[:key] as you would expect

#the issue being that we cannot override an attribute based on the specific application being deployed

#I am looking for a way to say "if the deploy node has the attribute e.g. deploy[:api][:key] use that
#otherwise fall back to node[:api][:key]

end