[chef] Using node attributes in resource definitions

[Daniel Condomitti < >]

We use an application provider that defines and creates all of our applications' directories and such which are then saved on the node. If we try and use these attributes in a recipe prior to the node converging at least once, we get an undefined method error when trying to do anything like the following:

application 'appname' do

  …

end

mount node[:applications][:appname][:releasepath] do

   ...

end

Is there a way to defer evaluation of the mount path or any other resource?