    # 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