monkey patch using Policyfile.rb for chef-zero

client.rb

use_policyfile true

require 'chef/policy_builder/policyfile'
class ::Chef
  module PolicyBuilder
    class Policyfile
      class_eval do
        def manifest_for(cookbook_name, lock_data)
          xyz_version = lock_data["version"]
          http_api.get("cookbooks/#{cookbook_name}/#{xyz_version}")
        rescue Exception => e
          message = "Error loading cookbook #{cookbook_name} at version #{xyz_version}: #{e.class} - #{e.message}"
          err = Chef::Exceptions::CookbookNotFound.new(message)
          err.set_backtrace(e.backtrace)
          raise err
        end
      end
    end
  end
end