# File lib/chef/node.rb, line 396
    def consume_attributes(attrs)
      normal_attrs_to_merge = consume_run_list(attrs)
      Chef::Log.debug("Applying attributes from json file")
      @normal_attrs = Chef::Mixin::DeepMerge.merge(@normal_attrs,normal_attrs_to_merge)
      self.tags # make sure they're defined
    end