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# create_service builds a service resource we can notify in the given context
def create_service(ctx = nil)
  ctx ||= @run_context
  begin # this avoids resource cloning/recreation
    ctx.resource_collection.find("service[#{new_resource.name}]")
  rescue Chef::Exceptions::ResourceNotFound
    Chef::Log.info "Creating 'service[#{new_resource.name}]' resource in context"

    # define the service
    s = Chef::Resource::Service.new(new_resource.name, ctx)
    s.action :nothing

    # add to contexts collection
    ctx.resource_collection.insert(s)
  end
end