# File lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb, line 230
    def build_node
      Chef::Log.debug("Building node object for #{@node_name}")

      @node = Chef::Node.find_or_create(node_name)

      ohai_data = @ohai.data.merge(@node.automatic_attrs)

      @node.consume_external_attrs(ohai_data,nil)

      @node
    end