more readable inspect output

chef/lib/chef/node/attribute.rb

@@ -426,6 +426,15 @@ def method_missing(symbol, *args)
         end
       end
 
+      def inspect
+        determine_value(current_automatic, current_override, current_normal, current_default)
+        exclude_attrs = ["@override", "@attribute", "@default", "@normal", "@automatic"]
+
+        "#<#{self.class} " << instance_variables.map{|iv| 
+          iv + '=' + (exclude_attrs.include?(iv) ? "{...}" : instance_variable_get(iv).inspect)
+        }.join(', ') << ">"
+      end
+
       def to_hash
         result = determine_value(current_automatic, current_override, current_normal, current_default)
         if result.class == Hash

chef/spec/unit/node/attribute_spec.rb

@@ -975,4 +975,11 @@
       @attributes.should_not be_a_kind_of(Chef::Node)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "inspect" do
+    it "should be readable" do
+      @attributes.inspect.should =~ /@automatic=\{\.\.\.\}/
+      @attributes.inspect.should =~ /@normal=\{\.\.\.\}/
+    end
+  end
 end