Chef array attributes

arraytest1_attributes_default.rb

default['arraytest'] = %w(thing1 thing2 thing3)

arraytest1_recipes_default.rb

Chef::Log.warn("Inside the #{cookbook_name} default recipe, the attribute is #{node['arraytest']}")

arraytest2_attributes_default.rb

default['arraytest'] = %w(thing4 thing5 thing6)

arraytest2_recipes_default.rb

Chef::Log.warn("Inside the #{cookbook_name} default recipe, the attribute is #{node['arraytest']}")

arraytest3_recipes_default.rb

include_recipe 'arraytest1'
include_recipe 'arraytest2'

Chef::Log.warn("Inside the #{cookbook_name} default recipe, the attribute is #{node['arraytest']}")

file '/etc/arraytest' do
  content node['arraytest'].join("\n")
end

chef.log

-----> Chef Omnibus installation detected (install only if missing)
       Transferring files to <default-ubuntu-1404>
       Starting Chef Client, version 12.6.0
       resolving cookbooks for run list: ["arraytest3::default"]
       Synchronizing Cookbooks:
         - arraytest1 (0.1.0)
         - arraytest2 (0.1.0)
         - arraytest3 (0.1.0)
       Compiling Cookbooks...
       [2016-01-20T20:59:53+00:00] WARN: Inside the arraytest1 default recipe, the attribute is ["thing4", "thing5", "thing6"]
       [2016-01-20T20:59:53+00:00] WARN: Inside the arraytest2 default recipe, the attribute is ["thing4", "thing5", "thing6"]
       [2016-01-20T20:59:53+00:00] WARN: Inside the arraytest3 default recipe, the attribute is ["thing4", "thing5", "thing6"]
       Converging 1 resources
       Recipe: arraytest3::default
         * file[/etc/arraytest] action create
           - create new file /etc/arraytest
           - update content in file /etc/arraytest from none to fb79c9
           --- /etc/arraytest	2016-01-20 20:59:53.717401793 +0000
           +++ /etc/.arraytest20160120-1925-1lz5y4k	2016-01-20 20:59:53.717401793 +0000
           @@ -1 +1,4 @@
           +thing4
           +thing5
           +thing6

       Running handlers:
       Running handlers complete
       Chef Client finished, 1/1 resources updated in 01 seconds
       Finished converging <default-ubuntu-1404> (0m3.36s).