diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*~
+*#
+.#*
+\#*#
+.*.sw[a-z]
+*.un~
+pkg/
+
+# Berkshelf
+.vagrant
+/cookbooks
+
+Berksfile.lock
+
+
+# Bundler
+Gemfile.lock
+bin/*
+.bundle/*
+
+
+.kitchen/
+.kitchen.local.yml
+.idea/
+config.yml
diff --git a/Berksfile b/Berksfile
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+++ b/Berksfile
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+source "http://supermarket.getchef.com"
+
+
+
+metadata
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+## 0.1.0
+ * managed_feature LWRP supporting install or remove of windows features and roles.
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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+Copyright 2015 EBSCO Information Services
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Windows_Feature Cookbook
+
+Facilitates access to the mixlibrary-core windows feature support.
+
+## Supported Platforms
+
+Windows Server 2008r2
+
+## Attributes
+
+None
+
+## Usage
+
+### default
+Include the Windows_Feature cookbook default recipe in another to recipe to provide access to Windows_Feature LWRP that makes use of the mixlibrary-core windows feature support.
+
+#### Sample Resource
+
+windows_feature_manage_feature "#{cookbook_name}_install_Basic_Auth_Feature" do
+  feature_name "Web-Basic-Auth"
+  action :install
+end
+
+## License and Authors
+
+Author:: Mark Lynch (git_id: gitmlynch)
+
+Copyright 2015 EBSCO Information Services. License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
diff --git a/chefignore b/chefignore
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+++ b/chefignore
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+# Put files/directories that should be ignored in this file when uploading
+# or sharing to the community site.
+# Lines that start with '# ' are comments.
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store
+Icon?
+nohup.out
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# SASS #
+########
+.sass-cache
+
+# EDITORS #
+###########
+\#*
+.#*
+*~
+*.sw[a-z]
+*.bak
+REVISION
+TAGS*
+tmtags
+*_flymake.*
+*_flymake
+*.tmproj
+.project
+.settings
+mkmf.log
+
+## COMPILED ##
+##############
+a.out
+*.o
+*.pyc
+*.so
+*.com
+*.class
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*/rdoc/
+
+# Testing #
+###########
+.watchr
+.rspec
+spec/*
+spec/fixtures/*
+test/*
+features/*
+Guardfile
+Procfile
+
+# SCM #
+#######
+.git
+*/.git
+.gitignore
+.gitmodules
+.gitconfig
+.gitattributes
+.svn
+*/.bzr/*
+*/.hg/*
+*/.svn/*
+
+# Berkshelf #
+#############
+cookbooks/*
+tmp
+
+# Cookbooks #
+#############
+CONTRIBUTING
+CHANGELOG*
+
+# Strainer #
+############
+Colanderfile
+Strainerfile
+.colander
+.strainer
+
+# Vagrant #
+###########
+.vagrant
+Vagrantfile
+
+# Travis #
+##########
+.travis.yml
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
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+++ b/metadata.rb
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+name             'windows_feature'
+maintainer       'Mark Lynch'
+maintainer_email 'mlynch@ebsco.com'
+license          'All rights reserved'
+description      'Facilitates access to the mixlibrary-core windows feature support'
+long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "README.md"))
+
+version          '0.1.1'
diff --git a/providers/manage_feature.rb b/providers/manage_feature.rb
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+++ b/providers/manage_feature.rb
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+use_inline_resources
+
+def whyrun_supported?
+  false
+end
+
+action :install do
+
+  if reboot_pending_status
+    Chef::Log.info("********* A reboot is needed because of a previous feature/role addition or removal. Please reboot to avoid errors. *****************")
+  end
+
+  begin
+  # If this is true then don't converge
+  if @current_resource.exists
+    Chef::Log.info("#{@new_resource.feature_name} was found on node #{node[:hostname]}. Did NOT run converge action to install feature/role")
+    # Resource does not exist so converge
+  else
+    # Use Windows Features object to install feature specified in recipe.
+    @feature.install_feature
+    @new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+    Chef::Log.info("#{@new_resource.feature_name} was NOT found on node #{node[:hostname]}. Ran converge action to install feature/role")
+  end
+
+  rescue => e
+    handle_error(e)
+  end
+end
+
+action :remove do
+
+  begin
+  # If this is true then converge
+  if @current_resource.exists
+    # Use Windows Features object to remove feature specified in recipe.
+    @feature.remove_feature
+    @new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+
+    if reboot_pending_status
+      Chef::Log.info("********* A reboot is needed to complete removal of the feature/role. Please reboot to avoid errors. *****************")
+    end
+    Chef::Log.info("#{@new_resource.feature_name} was found on node #{node[:hostname]}. Ran converge action to remove feature/role")
+
+    # Resource does not exist so don't converge
+  else
+    Chef::Log.info("#{@new_resource.feature_name} was NOT found on node #{node[:hostname]}. Did NOT run converge action to remove feature/role")
+  end
+
+  rescue => e
+    handle_error(e)
+  end
+end
+
+def load_current_resource
+
+  if @new_resource.feature_name.to_s.strip.length == 0
+    raise ("feature_name cannot be '#{@new_resource.feature_name}'. Must match the name of an available Windows Feature or Role, e.g. Web-Basic-Auth")
+  end
+
+  require 'mixlibrary/core/windows/features'
+
+  begin
+  @current_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsFeatureManageFeature.new(@new_resource.name)
+  @current_resource.feature_name(@new_resource.feature_name)
+
+  @feature = Mixlibrary::Core::Windows::Features.new(@new_resource.feature_name)
+
+  # Initialize the current_resource to false that way we always run the
+  # idempotency check which determines if the resource is in the desired state
+  @current_resource.exists = false
+
+  # Use Windows Features object to do idompotency check.
+  if @feature.is_installed?
+    @current_resource.exists = true
+  end
+
+  rescue => e
+    Chef::Log.error("#{cookbook_name}_providers/manager_feature:load_current_resource - Failed to initialize instance of Mixlibrary::Core::Windows::Features.new(#{@new_resource.feature_name})")
+    raise e
+  end
+end
+
+def reboot_pending_status
+
+  require 'mixlibrary/core/apps/shell'
+
+  # The bulk of the following powershell script was "borrowed" from the Get-PendingReboot.ps1 script at
+  # https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Get-PendingReboot-Query-bdb79542 authored by Brian Wilhite
+
+  # In this powershell script we just check if a reboot is needed because of previous feature/role addition or removal.
+  script = <<-EOF
+
+    $Computer = "#{node['hostname']}"
+
+    # Making registry connection to the local/remote computer
+    $RegCon = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey([Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive]"LocalMachine",$Computer)
+
+    $RegSubKeysCBS = $RegCon.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Component Based Servicing\\").GetSubKeyNames()
+    $CBSRebootPend = $RegSubKeysCBS -contains "RebootPending"
+
+    $RegCon.Close()
+
+    if($CBSRebootPend){
+      exit 55
+    }
+    else{
+      exit 54
+    }
+  EOF
+
+  result = Mixlibrary::Core::Shell.windows_script_out(:powershell,script)
+  # Add Chef log debug for result.inspect
+  Chef::Log.debug(result.inspect)
+
+  exit_status = result.exitstatus
+
+  if exit_status == 55
+    return true
+  elsif exit_status == 54
+    return false
+  else
+    raise "Something unexpected happened while checking the reboot_pending status"
+  end
+
+end
+
+def handle_error(err)
+  # Strip all whitespace from error message to parse for specific string.
+  estr = err.to_s.gsub(/\s+/, "")
+  # If error message contains "restart the computer", without whitespace, then notify reboot resource.
+  if estr.include?("Pleaserestartthecomputer")
+    Chef::Log.error("@feature.install_feature experienced an error because the computer needs to be rebooted before adding/removing a feature/role.")
+    raise err
+  else
+    Chef::Log.error("@feature.install_feature experienced an unknown error. Raising exception")
+    raise err
+  end
+end
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
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+#
+# Cookbook Name:: windows_feature
+# Recipe:: default
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 EBSCO
+#
+# All rights reserved - Do Not Redistribute
+#
+
+# Install the mixlibary-core gem and it's dependencies.
+# This is required for the manage_feature LWRP to work.
+
+gem_version="0.0.13"
+
+myexecuteaction = execute 'gem update --system' do
+  not_if do
+
+    def isgreater
+      #The Gem executable version needs to be a certain
+      myver=Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION)
+      versionsegments=myver.segments
+      Chef::Log::debug("Version found: #{myver}")
+
+      #Greater than or equal to 2.4
+      raise "Invalid version detected" if versionsegments.length < 2
+      return false if versionsegments[0] < 2
+      return false if versionsegments[1] < 4
+
+      return true
+    end
+
+    ::Gem.clear_paths
+    retval = isgreater()
+    Chef::Log::debug("Is greater:#{retval}")
+    #return  --- Cannot use the return statement - breaks chef D apparently
+    retval
+  end
+  action :nothing
+end
+
+myexecuteaction.run_action(:run)
+
+mycustomgem = gem_package "eis_lib_chefcore_install_mixlibrary_core" do
+  package_name "mixlibrary-core"
+  options "--minimal-deps"
+  version gem_version
+  action :nothing
+end
+
+mycustomgem.run_action(:install)
+
+#Make available in current process by clearing paths
+#Require calls to mixlib need to be in method calls since they need to be "delayed" because of Chef loading order. https://sethvargo.com/using-gems-with-chef/
+#Right now we are telling everyone to lazy load their require statements.  No matter what this is a hack.  Might be a Chef issue that needs to be opened up.
+::Gem.clear_paths
diff --git a/resources/manage_feature.rb b/resources/manage_feature.rb
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+actions :install, :remove
+
+default_action :install
+
+# Name the feature or role.
+attribute :feature_name,      :kind_of => String
+
+attr_accessor :exists