# File lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb, line 423
      def to_hash
        {
          NAME             => self.name,
          DESCRIPTION      => self.description,
          LONG_DESCRIPTION => self.long_description,
          MAINTAINER       => self.maintainer,
          MAINTAINER_EMAIL => self.maintainer_email,
          LICENSE          => self.license,
          PLATFORMS        => self.platforms,
          DEPENDENCIES     => self.dependencies,
          RECOMMENDATIONS  => self.recommendations,
          SUGGESTIONS      => self.suggestions,
          CONFLICTING      => self.conflicting,
          PROVIDING        => self.providing,
          REPLACING        => self.replacing,
          ATTRIBUTES       => self.attributes,
          GROUPINGS        => self.groupings,
          RECIPES          => self.recipes,
          VERSION          => self.version
        }
      end