# File lib/chef/resource.rb, line 339
    def to_hash
      instance_vars = Hash.new
      self.instance_variables.each do |iv|
        key = iv.to_s.sub(/^@/,'').to_sym
        instance_vars[key] = self.instance_variable_get(iv) unless (key == :run_context) || (key == :node)
      end
      instance_vars
    end