Attributes in templates

Chef Infra (archive)
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Hi,

So, I'm testing something out just to get a better understanding of how attributes work in chef. I'm trying to put a pre-defined attribute into my template in the form of a variable.

Here is my attribute file:
default['myname'] = 'Spiderman'

Here is my recipe file:
template '/root/name.txt' do
source 'testtemp.erb'
variables( name: node['myname'] )
end

And here is my template:
My name = <%= @name %>

When I try to apply the recipe, it gives me this error:
Recipe: (chef-apply cookbook)::(chef-apply recipe)

  • template[/root/name.txt] action create

    ================================================================================
    Error executing action create on resource 'template[/root/name.txt]'

    NoMethodError

    undefined method `preferred_filename_on_disk_location' for nil:NilClass

    Resource Declaration:

    In testrecipe.rb

    7: template '/root/name.txt' do
    8: source 'testtemp.erb'
    9: variables( name: node['myname'] )
    10: end

    Compiled Resource:

    Declared in testrecipe.rb:7:in `run_chef_recipe'

    template("/root/name.txt") do
    action [:create]
    default_guard_interpreter :default
    source "testtemp.erb"
    declared_type :template
    cookbook_name "(chef-apply cookbook)"
    recipe_name "(chef-apply recipe)"
    variables {:name=>nil}
    path "/root/name.txt"
    owner nil
    group nil
    mode nil
    verifications
    end

    System Info:

    chef_version=14.10.9
    platform=ubuntu
    platform_version=18.04
    ruby=ruby 2.5.3p105 (2018-10-18 revision 65156) [x86_64-linux]
    program_name=/usr/bin/chef-apply
    executable=/opt/chefdk/bin/chef-apply

[2019-05-13T11:43:59-03:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /var/chef/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
[2019-05-13T11:43:59-03:00] FATAL: Please provide the contents of the stacktrace.out file if you file a bug report
[2019-05-13T11:43:59-03:00] FATAL: NoMethodError: template[/root/name.txt] ((chef-apply cookbook)::(chef-apply recipe) line 7) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method `preferred_filename_on_disk_location' for nil:NilClass

I just want to know what the error message means specifically, and potentially how to fix this.
Thanks in advance.