[chef] Chained dependencies management

[Alfredo Palhares < >]

Hello Chef Cookers,

I am looking for a way to manage cookbook dependencies, as our infrascture
grows and thus the complexity too, dependencies are becoming hard to manage.

We use include_recipe in cases where we only use a lightweight resource 
defined
by that particular cookbook. Since include_recipe only loads the direct 
cookbook
and not the includes that cookbook might contains.

Why it does not do this?
Is it a design option? 
Or a limitation that is going to be completed in the future?

I would like to hear your opinion on this.

--
Regards
Alfredo Palhares