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diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib b/puppet/modules/stdlib
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-Subproject 71123634744b9fe2ec7d6a3e38e9789fd84801e
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/abs_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/abs_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6e41e2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/abs_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'abs function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should accept a string' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input  = '-34.56'
+      $output = abs($input)
+      notify { "$output": }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: 34.56/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should accept a float' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input  = -34.56
+      $output = abs($input)
+      notify { "$output": }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: 34.56/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/any2array_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/any2array_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..18ea4cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/any2array_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'any2array function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should create an empty array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = ''
+      $output = any2array($input)
+      validate_array($output)
+      notify { "Output: ${output}": }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: Output: /)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should leave arrays modified' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = ['test', 'array']
+      $output = any2array($input)
+      validate_array($output)
+      notify { "Output: ${output}": }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: Output: (\[|)test(,\s|)array(\]|)/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should turn a hash into an array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = {'test' => 'array'}
+      $output = any2array($input)
+
+      validate_array($output)
+      # Check each element of the array is a plain string.
+      validate_string($output[0])
+      validate_string($output[1])
+      notify { "Output: ${output}": }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: Output: (\[|)test(,\s|)array(\]|)/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/base64_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/base64_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..97e1738e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/base64_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'base64 function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should encode then decode a string' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $encodestring = base64('encode', 'thestring')
+      $decodestring = base64('decode', $encodestring)
+      notify { $decodestring: }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/thestring/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/bool2num_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/bool2num_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..52ff75bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/bool2num_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'bool2num function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    ['false', 'f', '0', 'n', 'no'].each do |bool|
+      it "should convert a given boolean, #{bool}, to 0" do
+        pp = <<-EOS
+        $input = "#{bool}"
+        $output = bool2num($input)
+        notify { "$output": }
+        EOS
+
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+          expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: 0/)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    ['true', 't', '1', 'y', 'yes'].each do |bool|
+      it "should convert a given boolean, #{bool}, to 1" do
+        pp = <<-EOS
+        $input = "#{bool}"
+        $output = bool2num($input)
+        notify { "$output": }
+        EOS
+
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+          expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: 1/)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/build_csv.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/build_csv.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..62ecbf13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/build_csv.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# vim: set sw=2 sts=2 et tw=80 :
+require 'rspec'
+
+#XXX Super ugly hack to keep from starting beaker nodes
+module Kernel
+  # make an alias of the original require
+  alias_method :original_require, :require
+  # rewrite require
+  def require name
+    original_require name if name != 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+  end
+end
+UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = []
+def fact(*args) [] end
+#XXX End hax
+
+# Get a list of functions for test coverage
+function_list = Dir[File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),"..","..","lib","puppet","parser","functions","*.rb")].collect do |function_rb|
+  File.basename(function_rb,".rb")
+end
+
+## Configure rspec to parse tests
+options = RSpec::Core::ConfigurationOptions.new(['spec/acceptance'])
+configuration = RSpec::configuration
+world = RSpec::world
+options.parse_options
+options.configure(configuration)
+configuration.load_spec_files
+
+## Collect up tests and example groups into a hash
+def get_tests(children)
+  children.inject({}) do |memo,c|
+    memo[c.description] = Hash.new
+    memo[c.description]["groups"] = get_tests(c.children) unless c.children.empty?
+    memo[c.description]["tests"] = c.examples.collect { |e|
+      e.description unless e.pending?
+    }.compact unless c.examples.empty?
+    memo[c.description]["pending_tests"] = c.examples.collect { |e|
+      e.description if e.pending?
+    }.compact unless c.examples.empty?
+    memo
+  end
+end
+
+def count_test_types_in(type,group)
+  return 0 if group.nil?
+  group.inject(0) do |m,(k,v)|
+    m += v.length if k == type
+    m += count_tests_in(v) if v.is_a?(Hash)
+    m
+  end
+end
+def count_tests_in(group)
+  count_test_types_in('tests',group)
+end
+def count_pending_tests_in(group)
+  count_test_types_in('pending_tests',group)
+end
+
+# Convert tests hash to csv format
+def to_csv(function_list,tests)
+  function_list.collect do |function_name|
+    if v = tests["#{function_name} function"]
+      positive_tests = count_tests_in(v["groups"]["success"])
+      negative_tests = count_tests_in(v["groups"]["failure"])
+      pending_tests  =
+        count_pending_tests_in(v["groups"]["failure"]) +
+        count_pending_tests_in(v["groups"]["failure"])
+    else
+      positive_tests = 0
+      negative_tests = 0
+      pending_tests  = 0
+    end
+    sprintf("%-25s, %-9d, %-9d, %-9d", function_name,positive_tests,negative_tests,pending_tests)
+  end.compact
+end
+
+tests = get_tests(world.example_groups)
+csv = to_csv(function_list,tests)
+percentage_tested = "#{tests.count*100/function_list.count}%"
+printf("%-25s,  %-9s, %-9s, %-9s\n","#{percentage_tested} have tests.","Positive","Negative","Pending")
+puts csv
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/capitalize_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/capitalize_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e5e7b7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/capitalize_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'capitalize function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should capitalize the first letter of a string' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = 'this is a string'
+      $output = capitalize($input)
+      notify { $output: }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: This is a string/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should capitalize the first letter of an array of strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = ['this', 'is', 'a', 'string']
+      $output = capitalize($input)
+      notify { $output: }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: This/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: Is/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: A/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: String/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/chomp_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/chomp_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f6c15956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/chomp_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'chomp function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should eat the newline' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = "test\n"
+      if size($input) != 5 {
+        fail("Size of ${input} is not 5.")
+      }
+      $output = chomp($input)
+      if size($output) != 4 {
+        fail("Size of ${input} is not 4.")
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/chop_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/chop_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a16a7102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/chop_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'chop function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should eat the last character' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = "test"
+      if size($input) != 4 {
+        fail("Size of ${input} is not 4.")
+      }
+      $output = chop($input)
+      if size($output) != 3 {
+        fail("Size of ${input} is not 3.")
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+
+    it 'should eat the last two characters of \r\n' do
+      pp = <<-'EOS'
+      $input = "test\r\n"
+      if size($input) != 6 {
+        fail("Size of ${input} is not 6.")
+      }
+      $output = chop($input)
+      if size($output) != 4 {
+        fail("Size of ${input} is not 4.")
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+
+    it 'should not fail on empty strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = ""
+      $output = chop($input)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..06b649f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'concat function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should concat one array to another' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $output = concat(['1','2','3'],['4','5','6'])
+      validate_array($output)
+      if size($output) != 6 {
+        fail("${output} should have 6 elements.")
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'should concat arrays and primitives to array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $output = concat(['1','2','3'],'4','5','6',['7','8','9'])
+      validate_array($output)
+      if size($output) != 9 {
+        fail("${output} should have 9 elements.")
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'should concat multiple arrays to one' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $output = concat(['1','2','3'],['4','5','6'],['7','8','9'])
+      validate_array($output)
+      if size($output) != 9 {
+        fail("${output} should have 9 elements.")
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/count_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/count_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fe7ca9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/count_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'count function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should count elements in an array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = [1,2,3,4]
+      $output = count($input)
+      notify { "$output": }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: 4/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should count elements in an array that match a second argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $input = [1,1,1,2]
+      $output = count($input, 1)
+      notify { "$output": }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: 3/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/deep_merge_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/deep_merge_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c0f9b126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/deep_merge_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'deep_merge function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should deep merge two hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $hash1 = {'one' => 1, 'two' => 2, 'three' => { 'four' => 4 } }
+      $hash2 = {'two' => 'dos', 'three' => { 'five' => 5 } }
+      $merged_hash = deep_merge($hash1, $hash2)
+
+      if $merged_hash != { 'one' => 1, 'two' => 'dos', 'three' => { 'four' => 4, 'five' => 5 } } {
+        fail("Hash was incorrectly merged.")
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/defined_with_params_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/defined_with_params_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fc544508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/defined_with_params_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'defined_with_params function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should successfully notify' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      user { 'dan':
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+
+      if defined_with_params(User[dan], {'ensure' => 'present' }) {
+        notify { 'User defined with ensure=>present': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: User defined with ensure=>present/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_at_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_at_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..db0c01f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_at_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'delete_at function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should delete elements of the array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $output = delete_at(['a','b','c','b'], 1)
+      if $output == ['a','c','b'] {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a28604ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'delete function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should delete elements of the array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $output = delete(['a','b','c','b'], 'b')
+      if $output == ['a','c'] {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_undef_values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_undef_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b7eda192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_undef_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'delete_undef_values function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should delete elements of the array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $output = delete_undef_values({a=>'A', b=>'', c=>undef, d => false})
+      if $output == { a => 'A', b => '', d => false } {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6d2369c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/delete_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'delete_values function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should delete elements of the hash' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = { 'a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'B' => 'C', 'd' => 'B' }
+      $b = { 'a' => 'A', 'B' => 'C' }
+      $o = delete_values($a, 'B')
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles non-hash arguments'
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/difference_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/difference_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2fae5c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/difference_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'difference function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'returns non-duplicates in the first array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['a','b','c']
+      $b = ['b','c','d']
+      $c = ['a']
+      $o = difference($a, $b)
+      if $o == $c {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles non-array arguments'
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/dirname_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/dirname_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..97913ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/dirname_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'dirname function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    context 'absolute path' do
+      it 'returns the dirname' do
+        pp = <<-EOS
+        $a = '/path/to/a/file.txt'
+        $b = '/path/to/a'
+        $o = dirname($a)
+        if $o == $b {
+          notify { 'output correct': }
+        }
+        EOS
+
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+          expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    context 'relative path' do
+      it 'returns the dirname' do
+        pp = <<-EOS
+        $a = 'path/to/a/file.txt'
+        $b = 'path/to/a'
+        $o = dirname($a)
+        if $o == $b {
+          notify { 'output correct': }
+        }
+        EOS
+
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+          expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/downcase_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/downcase_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bc4e7069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/downcase_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'downcase function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'returns the downcase' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 'AOEU'
+      $b = 'aoeu'
+      $o = downcase($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'doesn\'t affect lowercase words' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 'aoeu aoeu'
+      $b = 'aoeu aoeu'
+      $o = downcase($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/empty_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/empty_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8b46aacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/empty_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'empty function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'recognizes empty strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ''
+      $b = true
+      $o = empty($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'recognizes non-empty strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 'aoeu'
+      $b = false
+      $o = empty($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/ensure_packages_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/ensure_packages_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..aedcfb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/ensure_packages_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'ensure_packages function', :unless => fact('osfamily') =~ /windows/i do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'ensure_packages a package' do
+      apply_manifest('package { "rake": ensure => absent, provider => "gem", }')
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "rake"
+      ensure_packages($a,{'provider' => 'gem'})
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_changes => true)
+    end
+    it 'ensures a package already declared'
+    it 'takes defaults arguments'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/ensure_resource_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/ensure_resource_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1cee53db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/ensure_resource_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'ensure_resource function', :unless => fact('osfamily') =~ /windows/i do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'ensure_resource a package' do
+      apply_manifest('package { "rake": ensure => absent, provider => "gem", }')
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "rake"
+      ensure_resource('package', $a, {'provider' => 'gem'})
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_changes => true)
+    end
+    it 'ensures a resource already declared'
+    it 'takes defaults arguments'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/flatten_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/flatten_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c4d66e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/flatten_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'flatten function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'flattens arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["a","b",["c",["d","e"],"f","g"]]
+      $b = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","g"]
+      $o = flatten($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'does not affect flat arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","g"]
+      $b = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","g"]
+      $o = flatten($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/floor_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/floor_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0dcdad9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/floor_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'floor function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'floors floats' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 12.8
+      $b = 12
+      $o = floor($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'floors integers' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 7
+      $b = 7
+      $o = floor($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-numbers'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/fqdn_rotate_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/fqdn_rotate_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..753068bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/fqdn_rotate_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'fqdn_rotate function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    let(:facts_d) do
+      if fact('is_pe', '--puppet') == "true"
+        if fact('osfamily') =~ /windows/i
+          if fact('kernelmajversion').to_f < 6.0
+            'C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/PuppetLabs/facter/facts.d'
+          else
+            'C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/facter/facts.d'
+          end
+        else
+          '/etc/puppetlabs/facter/facts.d'
+        end
+      else
+        '/etc/facter/facts.d'
+      end
+    end
+    after :each do
+      shell("if [ -f '#{facts_d}/fqdn.txt' ] ; then rm '#{facts_d}/fqdn.txt' ; fi")
+    end
+    before :each do
+      #No need to create on windows, PE creates by default
+      if fact('osfamily') !~ /windows/i
+        shell("mkdir -p '#{facts_d}'")
+      end
+    end
+    it 'fqdn_rotates floats' do
+      shell("echo fqdn=fakehost.localdomain > '#{facts_d}/fqdn.txt'")
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['a','b','c','d']
+      $o = fqdn_rotate($a)
+      notice(inline_template('fqdn_rotate is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/fqdn_rotate is \["c", "d", "a", "b"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-numbers'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/get_module_path_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/get_module_path_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6ac690c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/get_module_path_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'get_module_path function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'get_module_paths dne' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = $::is_pe ? {
+        'true'  => '/etc/puppetlabs/puppet/modules/dne',
+        'false' => '/etc/puppet/modules/dne',
+      }
+      $o = get_module_path('dne')
+      if $o == $a {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      } else {
+        notify { "failed; module path is '$o'": }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-numbers'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/getparam_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/getparam_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b1a677ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/getparam_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'getparam function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'getparam a notify' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      notify { 'rspec':
+        message => 'custom rspec message',
+      }
+      $o = getparam(Notify['rspec'], 'message')
+      notice(inline_template('getparam is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/getparam is "custom rspec message"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/getvar_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/getvar_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..333c467f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/getvar_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'getvar function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'getvars from classes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      class a::data { $foo = 'aoeu' }
+      include a::data
+      $b = 'aoeu'
+      $o = getvar("a::data::foo")
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-numbers'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/grep_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/grep_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b39d48ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/grep_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'grep function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'greps arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaabbb','bbbccc','dddeee']
+      $b = 'bbb'
+      $c = ['aaabbb','bbbccc']
+      $o = grep($a,$b)
+      if $o == $c {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_interface_with_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_interface_with_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..95901930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_interface_with_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'has_interface_with function', :unless => ((UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem'))) or (fact('osfamily') == 'windows') or (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'has_interface_with existing ipaddress' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = $::ipaddress
+      $o = has_interface_with('ipaddress', $a)
+      notice(inline_template('has_interface_with is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/has_interface_with is true/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'has_interface_with absent ipaddress' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '128.0.0.1'
+      $o = has_interface_with('ipaddress', $a)
+      notice(inline_template('has_interface_with is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/has_interface_with is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'has_interface_with existing interface' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      if $osfamily == 'Solaris' or $osfamily == 'Darwin' {
+        $a = 'lo0'
+      }elsif $osfamily == 'windows' {
+        $a = $::kernelmajversion ? {
+          /6\.(2|3|4)/ => 'Ethernet0',
+          /6\.(0|1)/ => 'Local_Area_Connection',
+          /5\.(1|2)/  => undef, #Broken current in facter
+        }
+      }else {
+        $a = 'lo'
+      }
+      $o = has_interface_with($a)
+      notice(inline_template('has_interface_with is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/has_interface_with is true/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_ip_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_ip_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..149a10dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_ip_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'has_ip_address function', :unless => ((UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem'))) or (fact('osfamily') == 'windows') or (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'has_ip_address existing ipaddress' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '127.0.0.1'
+      $o = has_ip_address($a)
+      notice(inline_template('has_ip_address is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/has_ip_address is true/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'has_ip_address absent ipaddress' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '128.0.0.1'
+      $o = has_ip_address($a)
+      notice(inline_template('has_ip_address is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/has_ip_address is false/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_ip_network_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_ip_network_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7d2f34ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_ip_network_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'has_ip_network function', :unless => ((UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem'))) or (fact('osfamily') == 'windows') or (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'has_ip_network existing ipaddress' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '127.0.0.0'
+      $o = has_ip_network($a)
+      notice(inline_template('has_ip_network is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/has_ip_network is true/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'has_ip_network absent ipaddress' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '128.0.0.0'
+      $o = has_ip_network($a)
+      notice(inline_template('has_ip_network is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/has_ip_network is false/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_key_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_key_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c8557cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/has_key_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'has_key function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'has_keys in hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = { 'aaa' => 'bbb','bbb' => 'ccc','ddd' => 'eee' }
+      $b = 'bbb'
+      $c = true
+      $o = has_key($a,$b)
+      if $o == $c {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'has_keys not in hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = { 'aaa' => 'bbb','bbb' => 'ccc','ddd' => 'eee' }
+      $b = 'ccc'
+      $c = false
+      $o = has_key($a,$b)
+      if $o == $c {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-hashes'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/hash_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed53834b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'hash function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'hashs arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa','bbb','bbb','ccc','ddd','eee']
+      $b = { 'aaa' => 'bbb', 'bbb' => 'ccc', 'ddd' => 'eee' }
+      $o = hash($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'handles odd-length arrays'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/intersection_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/intersection_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..66b86529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/intersection_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'intersection function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'intersections arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = ['bbb','ccc','ddd','eee']
+      $c = ['bbb','ccc']
+      $o = intersection($a,$b)
+      if $o == $c {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'intersections empty arrays'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_array_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_array_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9c6bad73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_array_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_array function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_arrays arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_array($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_arrays empty arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = []
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_array($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_arrays strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "aoeu"
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_array($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_arrays hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'bbb'}
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_array($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..60079f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_bool function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_bools arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_bool($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_bools true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = true
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_bool($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_bools false' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = false
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_bool($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_bools strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "true"
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_bool($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_bools hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'bbb'}
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_bool($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_domain_name_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_domain_name_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e0f03fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_domain_name_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_domain_name function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_domain_names arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa.com','bbb','ccc']
+      $o = is_domain_name($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_domain_name is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_domain_name is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_domain_names true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = true
+      $o = is_domain_name($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_domain_name is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_domain_name is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_domain_names false' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = false
+      $o = is_domain_name($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_domain_name is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_domain_name is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_domain_names strings with hyphens' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "3foo-bar.2bar-fuzz.com"
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_domain_name($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_domain_names strings beginning with hyphens' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "-bar.2bar-fuzz.com"
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_domain_name($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_domain_names hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'www.com'}
+      $o = is_domain_name($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_domain_name is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_domain_name is false/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_float_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_float_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..338ba58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_float_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_float function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_floats arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa.com','bbb','ccc']
+      $o = is_float($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_float is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_float is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_floats true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = true
+      $o = is_float($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_float is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_float is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_floats strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "3.5"
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_float($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_floats floats' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3.5
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_float($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_floats integers' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_float($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_floats hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'www.com'}
+      $o = is_float($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_float is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_float is false/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_function_available_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_function_available_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2b5dd6d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_function_available_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_function_available function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_function_availables arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['fail','include','require']
+      $o = is_function_available($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_function_available is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_function_available is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_function_availables true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = true
+      $o = is_function_available($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_function_available is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_function_available is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_function_availables strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "fail"
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_function_available($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_function_availables function_availables' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "is_function_available"
+      $o = is_function_available($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_function_available is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_function_available is true/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_hash_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2ef310ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_hash function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_hashs arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa','bbb','ccc']
+      $o = is_hash($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_hash is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_hash is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_hashs empty hashs' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {}
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_hash($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_hashs strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "aoeu"
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_hash($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_hashs hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'bbb'}
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_hash($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_integer_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_integer_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bf6902b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_integer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_integer function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_integers arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa.com','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_integer($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_integers true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = true
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_integer($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_integers strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "3"
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_integer($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_integers floats' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3.5
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_integer($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_integers integers' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_integer($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_integers hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'www.com'}
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_integer($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_ip_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_ip_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed7a8543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_ip_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_ip_address function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_ip_addresss ipv4' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '1.2.3.4'
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_ip_address($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_ip_addresss ipv6' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "fe80:0000:cd12:d123:e2f8:47ff:fe09:dd74"
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_ip_address($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_ip_addresss ipv6 compressed' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "fe00::1"
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_ip_address($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_ip_addresss strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "aoeu"
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_ip_address($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_ip_addresss ipv4 out of range' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '1.2.3.400'
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_ip_address($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_mac_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_mac_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a2c892f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_mac_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_mac_address function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_mac_addresss a mac' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '00:a0:1f:12:7f:a0'
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_mac_address($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_mac_addresss a mac out of range' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '00:a0:1f:12:7f:g0'
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_mac_address($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_numeric_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_numeric_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..21c89884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_numeric_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_numeric function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_numerics arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa.com','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_numeric($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_numerics true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = true
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_numeric($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_numerics strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "3"
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_numeric($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_numerics floats' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3.5
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_numeric($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_numerics integers' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3
+      $b = true
+      $o = is_numeric($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_numerics hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'www.com'}
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_numeric($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_string_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_string_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..94d8e967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/is_string_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'is_string function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'is_strings arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa.com','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_string($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_strings true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = true
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_string($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_strings strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "aoeu"
+      $o = is_string($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_string is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_string is true/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_strings number strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "3"
+      $o = is_string($a)
+      notice(inline_template('is_string is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/is_string is false/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_strings floats' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3.5
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_string($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_strings integers' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 3
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_string($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'is_strings hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'www.com'}
+      $b = false
+      $o = is_string($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/join_keys_to_values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/join_keys_to_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..70493fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/join_keys_to_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'join_keys_to_values function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'join_keys_to_valuess hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'bbb','ccc'=>'ddd'}
+      $b = ':'
+      $o = join_keys_to_values($a,$b)
+      notice(inline_template('join_keys_to_values is <%= @o.sort.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/join_keys_to_values is \["aaa:bbb", "ccc:ddd"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'handles non hashes'
+    it 'handles empty hashes'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/join_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/join_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5397ce2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/join_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'join function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'joins arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = ':'
+      $c = 'aaa:bbb:ccc'
+      $o = join($a,$b)
+      if $o == $c {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'handles non arrays'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/keys_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/keys_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..176918e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/keys_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'keys function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'keyss hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'aaa'=>'bbb','ccc'=>'ddd'}
+      $o = keys($a)
+      notice(inline_template('keys is <%= @o.sort.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/keys is \["aaa", "ccc"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'handles non hashes'
+    it 'handles empty hashes'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/loadyaml_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/loadyaml_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e910a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/loadyaml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+tmpdir = default.tmpdir('stdlib')
+
+describe 'loadyaml function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'loadyamls array of values' do
+      shell("echo '---
+      aaa: 1
+      bbb: 2
+      ccc: 3
+      ddd: 4' > #{tmpdir}/testyaml.yaml")
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = loadyaml('#{tmpdir}/testyaml.yaml')
+      notice(inline_template('loadyaml[aaa] is <%= @o["aaa"].inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('loadyaml[bbb] is <%= @o["bbb"].inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('loadyaml[ccc] is <%= @o["ccc"].inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('loadyaml[ddd] is <%= @o["ddd"].inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/loadyaml\[aaa\] is 1/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/loadyaml\[bbb\] is 2/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/loadyaml\[ccc\] is 3/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/loadyaml\[ddd\] is 4/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'fails with no arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/lstrip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/lstrip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3dc952fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/lstrip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'lstrip function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'lstrips arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["  the   ","   public   ","   art","galleries   "]
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = lstrip($a)
+      notice(inline_template('lstrip is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/lstrip is \["the   ", "public   ", "art", "galleries   "\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'lstrips strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "   blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q   "
+      $o = lstrip($a)
+      notice(inline_template('lstrip is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/lstrip is "blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q   "/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/max_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/max_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f04e3d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/max_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'max function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'maxs arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = max("the","public","art","galleries")
+      notice(inline_template('max is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/max is "the"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/member_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/member_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fe75a078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/member_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'member function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  shared_examples 'item found' do
+    it 'should output correctly' do
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'members arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['aaa','bbb','ccc']
+      $b = 'ccc'
+      $c = true
+      $o = member($a,$b)
+      if $o == $c {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    describe 'members array of integers' do
+      it_should_behave_like 'item found' do
+        let(:pp) { <<-EOS
+      if member( [1,2,3,4], 4 ){
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+        EOS
+        }
+      end
+    end
+    describe 'members of mixed array' do
+      it_should_behave_like 'item found' do
+        let(:pp) { <<-EOS
+      if member( ['a','4',3], 'a' ){
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+}
+        EOS
+        }
+      end
+    end
+    it 'members arrays without members'
+  end
+
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/merge_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/merge_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..227b9942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/merge_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'merge function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'should merge two hashes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = {'one' => 1, 'two' => 2, 'three' => { 'four' => 4 } }
+      $b = {'two' => 'dos', 'three' => { 'five' => 5 } }
+      $o = merge($a, $b)
+      notice(inline_template('merge[one]   is <%= @o["one"].inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('merge[two]   is <%= @o["two"].inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('merge[three] is <%= @o["three"].inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/merge\[one\]   is ("1"|1)/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/merge\[two\]   is "dos"/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/merge\[three\] is {"five"=>("5"|5)}/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/min_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/min_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..509092d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/min_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'min function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'mins arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = min("the","public","art","galleries")
+      notice(inline_template('min is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/min is "art"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-59-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-59-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ad90b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-59-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  centos-59-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: el-5-x86_64
+    box : centos-59-x64-vbox4210-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/centos-59-x64-vbox4210-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: git
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-6-vcloud.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-6-vcloud.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca9c1d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-6-vcloud.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+HOSTS:
+  'centos-6-vcloud':
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: el-6-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+    template: centos-6-x86_64
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
+  ssh:
+    keys: "~/.ssh/id_rsa-acceptance"
+  datastore: instance0
+  folder: Delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  resourcepool: delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  pooling_api: http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-64-x64-pe.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-64-x64-pe.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d9242f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-64-x64-pe.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+HOSTS:
+  centos-64-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+      - database
+      - dashboard
+    platform: el-6-x86_64
+    box : centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: pe
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-64-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-64-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05540ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-64-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  centos-64-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: el-6-x86_64
+    box : centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-65-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-65-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e2cb809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/centos-65-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  centos-65-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: el-6-x86_64
+    box : centos-65-x64-vbox436-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/centos-65-x64-virtualbox-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/default.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e2cb809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  centos-65-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: el-6-x86_64
+    box : centos-65-x64-vbox436-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/centos-65-x64-virtualbox-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/fedora-18-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/fedora-18-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13616498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/fedora-18-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  fedora-18-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: fedora-18-x86_64
+    box : fedora-18-x64-vbox4210-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/fedora-18-x64-vbox4210-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/sles-11-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/sles-11-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41abe213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/sles-11-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  sles-11-x64.local:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: sles-11-x64
+    box : sles-11sp1-x64-vbox4210-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/sles-11sp1-x64-vbox4210-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+    type: foss
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-10044-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-10044-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ca1514e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-10044-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu-server-10044-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: ubuntu-10.04-amd64
+    box : ubuntu-server-10044-x64-vbox4210-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-vbox4210-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-12042-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-12042-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d065b304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-12042-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu-server-12042-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: ubuntu-12.04-amd64
+    box : ubuntu-server-12042-x64-vbox4210-nocm
+    box_url : http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/ubuntu-server-12042-x64-vbox4210-nocm.box
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-1404-x64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-1404-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cba1cd04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/ubuntu-server-1404-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu-server-1404-x64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: ubuntu-14.04-amd64
+    box : puppetlabs/ubuntu-14.04-64-nocm
+    box_url : https://vagrantcloud.com/puppetlabs/ubuntu-14.04-64-nocm
+    hypervisor : vagrant
+CONFIG:
+  log_level   : debug
+  type: git
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2003-i386.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2003-i386.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47dadbd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2003-i386.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu1204:
+    roles:
+      - master
+      - database
+      - dashboard
+    platform: ubuntu-12.04-amd64
+    template: ubuntu-1204-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+  win2003_i386:
+    roles:
+      - agent
+      - default
+    platform: windows-2003-i386
+    template: win-2003-i386
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+CONFIG:
+  nfs_server: none
+  ssh:
+    keys: "~/.ssh/id_rsa-acceptance"
+  consoleport: 443
+  datastore: instance0
+  folder: Delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  resourcepool: delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  pooling_api: http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/
+  pe_dir: http://neptune.puppetlabs.lan/3.2/ci-ready/
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2003-x86_64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2003-x86_64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a884bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2003-x86_64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu1204:
+    roles:
+      - master
+      - database
+      - dashboard
+    platform: ubuntu-12.04-amd64
+    template: ubuntu-1204-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+  win2003_x86_64:
+    roles:
+      - agent
+      - default
+    platform: windows-2003-x86_64
+    template: win-2003-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+CONFIG:
+  nfs_server: none
+  ssh:
+    keys: "~/.ssh/id_rsa-acceptance"
+  consoleport: 443
+  datastore: instance0
+  folder: Delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  resourcepool: delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  pooling_api: http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/
+  pe_dir: http://neptune.puppetlabs.lan/3.2/ci-ready/
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2008-x86_64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2008-x86_64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae3c11dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2008-x86_64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu1204:
+    roles:
+      - master
+      - database
+      - dashboard
+    platform: ubuntu-12.04-amd64
+    template: ubuntu-1204-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+  win2008_x86_64:
+    roles:
+      - agent
+      - default
+    platform: windows-2008-x86_64
+    template: win-2008-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+CONFIG:
+  nfs_server: none
+  ssh:
+    keys: "~/.ssh/id_rsa-acceptance"
+  consoleport: 443
+  datastore: instance0
+  folder: Delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  resourcepool: delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  pooling_api: http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/
+  pe_dir: http://neptune.puppetlabs.lan/3.2/ci-ready/
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2008r2-x86_64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2008r2-x86_64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63923ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2008r2-x86_64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu1204:
+    roles:
+      - master
+      - database
+      - dashboard
+    platform: ubuntu-12.04-amd64
+    template: ubuntu-1204-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+  win2008r2:
+    roles:
+      - agent
+      - default
+    platform: windows-2008r2-x86_64
+    template: win-2008r2-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+CONFIG:
+  nfs_server: none
+  ssh:
+    keys: "~/.ssh/id_rsa-acceptance"
+  consoleport: 443
+  datastore: instance0
+  folder: Delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  resourcepool: delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  pooling_api: http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/
+  pe_dir: http://neptune.puppetlabs.lan/3.2/ci-ready/
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2012-x86_64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2012-x86_64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaa4eca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2012-x86_64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu1204:
+    roles:
+      - master
+      - database
+      - dashboard
+    platform: ubuntu-12.04-amd64
+    template: ubuntu-1204-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+  win2012:
+    roles:
+      - agent
+      - default
+    platform: windows-2012-x86_64
+    template: win-2012-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+CONFIG:
+  nfs_server: none
+  ssh:
+    keys: "~/.ssh/id_rsa-acceptance"
+  consoleport: 443
+  datastore: instance0
+  folder: Delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  resourcepool: delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  pooling_api: http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/
+  pe_dir: http://neptune.puppetlabs.lan/3.2/ci-ready/
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2012r2-x86_64.yml b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2012r2-x86_64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f0ea97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/nodesets/windows-2012r2-x86_64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu1204:
+    roles:
+      - master
+      - database
+      - dashboard
+    platform: ubuntu-12.04-amd64
+    template: ubuntu-1204-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+  win2012r2:
+    roles:
+      - agent
+      - default
+    platform: windows-2012r2-x86_64
+    template: win-2012r2-x86_64
+    hypervisor: vcloud
+CONFIG:
+  nfs_server: none
+  ssh:
+    keys: "~/.ssh/id_rsa-acceptance"
+  consoleport: 443
+  datastore: instance0
+  folder: Delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  resourcepool: delivery/Quality Assurance/Enterprise/Dynamic
+  pooling_api: http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/
+  pe_dir: http://neptune.puppetlabs.lan/3.2/ci-ready/
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/num2bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/num2bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1d99ba02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/num2bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'num2bool function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'bools positive numbers and numeric strings as true' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 1
+      $b = "1"
+      $c = "50"
+      $ao = num2bool($a)
+      $bo = num2bool($b)
+      $co = num2bool($c)
+      notice(inline_template('a is <%= @ao.inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('b is <%= @bo.inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('c is <%= @co.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/a is true/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/b is true/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/c is true/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'bools negative numbers as false' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 0
+      $b = -0.1
+      $c = ["-50","1"]
+      $ao = num2bool($a)
+      $bo = num2bool($b)
+      $co = num2bool($c)
+      notice(inline_template('a is <%= @ao.inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('b is <%= @bo.inspect %>'))
+      notice(inline_template('c is <%= @co.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/a is false/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/b is false/)
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/c is false/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'fails on words' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "a"
+      $ao = num2bool($a)
+      notice(inline_template('a is <%= @ao.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/not look like a number/)
+    end
+
+    it 'fails on numberwords' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $b = "1b"
+      $bo = num2bool($b)
+      notice(inline_template('b is <%= @bo.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/not look like a number/)
+
+    end
+
+    it 'fails on non-numeric/strings' do
+      pending "The function will call .to_s.to_i on anything not a Numeric or
+      String, and results in 0. Is this intended?"
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $c = {"c" => "-50"}
+      $co = num2bool($c)
+      notice(inline_template('c is <%= @co.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      expect(apply_manifest(ppc :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/Unable to parse/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/parsejson_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/parsejson_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..50978102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/parsejson_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'parsejson function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'parses valid json' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '{"hunter": "washere", "tests": "passing"}'
+      $ao = parsejson($a)
+      $tests = $ao['tests']
+      notice(inline_template('tests are <%= @tests.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/tests are "passing"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'raises error on incorrect json' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = '{"hunter": "washere", "tests": "passing",}'
+      $ao = parsejson($a)
+      notice(inline_template('a is <%= @ao.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stderr).to match(/expected next name/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'raises error on incorrect number of arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/parseyaml_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/parseyaml_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5819837c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/parseyaml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'parseyaml function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'parses valid yaml' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "---\nhunter: washere\ntests: passing\n"
+      $o = parseyaml($a)
+      $tests = $o['tests']
+      notice(inline_template('tests are <%= @tests.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/tests are "passing"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'raises error on incorrect yaml' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "---\nhunter: washere\ntests: passing\n:"
+      $o = parseyaml($a)
+      $tests = $o['tests']
+      notice(inline_template('tests are <%= @tests.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stderr).to match(/(syntax error|did not find expected key)/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'raises error on incorrect number of arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/pick_default_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/pick_default_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a663f54e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/pick_default_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'pick_default function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'pick_defaults a default value' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = undef
+      $o = pick_default($a, 'default')
+      notice(inline_template('picked is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/picked is "default"/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'pick_defaults with no value' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = undef
+      $b = undef
+      $o = pick_default($a,$b)
+      notice(inline_template('picked is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/picked is ""/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'pick_defaults the first set value' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "something"
+      $b = "long"
+      $o = pick_default($a, $b, 'default')
+      notice(inline_template('picked is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/picked is "something"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'raises error with no values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = pick_default()
+      notice(inline_template('picked is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stderr).to match(/Must receive at least one argument/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/pick_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/pick_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..46cf63f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/pick_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'pick function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'picks a default value' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = undef
+      $o = pick($a, 'default')
+      notice(inline_template('picked is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/picked is "default"/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'picks the first set value' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "something"
+      $b = "long"
+      $o = pick($a, $b, 'default')
+      notice(inline_template('picked is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/picked is "something"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'raises error with all undef values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = undef
+      $b = undef
+      $o = pick($a, $b)
+      notice(inline_template('picked is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stderr).to match(/must receive at least one non empty value/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/prefix_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/prefix_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..de55530e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/prefix_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'prefix function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'prefixes array of values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = prefix(['a','b','c'],'p')
+      notice(inline_template('prefix is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/prefix is \["pa", "pb", "pc"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'prefixs with empty array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = prefix([],'p')
+      notice(inline_template('prefix is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/prefix is \[\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'prefixs array of values with undef' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = prefix(['a','b','c'], undef)
+      notice(inline_template('prefix is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/prefix is \["a", "b", "c"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'fails with no arguments'
+    it 'fails when first argument is not array'
+    it 'fails when second argument is not string'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/range_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/range_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a3ccd339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/range_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'range function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'ranges letters' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = range('a','d')
+      notice(inline_template('range is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/range is \["a", "b", "c", "d"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'ranges letters with a step' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = range('a','d', '2')
+      notice(inline_template('range is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/range is \["a", "c"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'ranges letters with a negative step'
+    it 'ranges numbers'
+    it 'ranges numbers with a step'
+    it 'ranges numbers with a negative step'
+    it 'ranges numeric strings'
+    it 'ranges zero padded numbers'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'fails with no arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/reject_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/reject_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7f16a008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/reject_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'reject function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'rejects array of values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = reject(['aaa','bbb','ccc','aaaddd'], 'aaa')
+      notice(inline_template('reject is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/reject is \["bbb", "ccc"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'rejects with empty array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = reject([],'aaa')
+      notice(inline_template('reject is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/reject is \[\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'rejects array of values with undef' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = reject(['aaa','bbb','ccc','aaaddd'], undef)
+      notice(inline_template('reject is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/reject is \[\]/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'fails with no arguments'
+    it 'fails when first argument is not array'
+    it 'fails when second argument is not string'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/reverse_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/reverse_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c3f01567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/reverse_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'reverse function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'reverses strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "the public art galleries"
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = reverse($a)
+      notice(inline_template('reverse is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/reverse is "seirellag tra cilbup eht"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/rstrip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/rstrip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b57a8b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/rstrip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'rstrip function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'rstrips arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["  the   ","   public   ","   art","galleries   "]
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = rstrip($a)
+      notice(inline_template('rstrip is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/rstrip is \["  the", "   public", "   art", "galleries"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'rstrips strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "   blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q   "
+      $o = rstrip($a)
+      notice(inline_template('rstrip is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/rstrip is "   blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/shuffle_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/shuffle_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b840d1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/shuffle_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'shuffle function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'shuffles arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "the","public","art","galleries"]
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = shuffle($a)
+      notice(inline_template('shuffle is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to_not match(/shuffle is \["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "the", "public", "art", "galleries"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'shuffles strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q"
+      $o = shuffle($a)
+      notice(inline_template('shuffle is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to_not match(/shuffle is "blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/size_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/size_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a52b778b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/size_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'size function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'single string size' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 'discombobulate'
+      $o = size($a)
+      notice(inline_template('size is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/size is 14/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'with empty string' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ''
+      $o = size($a)
+      notice(inline_template('size is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/size is 0/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'with undef' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = undef
+      $o = size($a)
+      notice(inline_template('size is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/size is 0/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'strings in array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ['discombobulate', 'moo']
+      $o = size($a)
+      notice(inline_template('size is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/size is 2/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/sort_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/sort_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c85bfabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/sort_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'sort function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'sorts arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["the","public","art","galleries"]
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = sort($a)
+      notice(inline_template('sort is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/sort is \["art", "galleries", "public", "the"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'sorts strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q"
+      $o = sort($a)
+      notice(inline_template('sort is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/sort is "    '-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/squeeze_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/squeeze_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..400a458c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/squeeze_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'squeeze function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'squeezes arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      # Real words!
+      $a = ["wallless", "laparohysterosalpingooophorectomy", "brrr", "goddessship"]
+      $o = squeeze($a)
+      notice(inline_template('squeeze is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/squeeze is \["wales", "laparohysterosalpingophorectomy", "br", "godeship"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'squeezez arrays with an argument'
+    it 'squeezes strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "wallless laparohysterosalpingooophorectomy brrr goddessship"
+      $o = squeeze($a)
+      notice(inline_template('squeeze is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/squeeze is "wales laparohysterosalpingophorectomy br godeship"/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'squeezes strings with an argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "countessship duchessship governessship hostessship"
+      $o = squeeze($a, 's')
+      notice(inline_template('squeeze is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/squeeze is "counteship ducheship governeship hosteship"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/str2bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/str2bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cf549dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/str2bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'str2bool function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'works with "y"' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = str2bool('y')
+      notice(inline_template('str2bool is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/str2bool is true/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'works with "Y"'
+    it 'works with "yes"'
+    it 'works with "1"'
+    it 'works with "true"'
+    it 'works with "n"'
+    it 'works with "N"'
+    it 'works with "no"'
+    it 'works with "0"'
+    it 'works with "false"'
+    it 'works with undef'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non arrays or strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/str2saltedsha512_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/str2saltedsha512_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..993e63ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/str2saltedsha512_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'str2saltedsha512 function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'works with "y"' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = str2saltedsha512('password')
+      notice(inline_template('str2saltedsha512 is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/str2saltedsha512 is "[a-f0-9]{136}"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles more than one argument'
+    it 'handles non strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/strftime_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/strftime_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..53b7f903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/strftime_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'strftime function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'gives the Century' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = strftime('%C')
+      notice(inline_template('strftime is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/strftime is "20"/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'takes a timezone argument'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles invalid format strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/strip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/strip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..906fd7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/strip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'strip function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'strips arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["  the   ","   public   ","   art","galleries   "]
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = strip($a)
+      notice(inline_template('strip is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/strip is \["the", "public", "art", "galleries"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'strips strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "   blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q   "
+      $o = strip($a)
+      notice(inline_template('strip is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/strip is "blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/suffix_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/suffix_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..630f866d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/suffix_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'suffix function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'suffixes array of values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = suffix(['a','b','c'],'p')
+      notice(inline_template('suffix is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/suffix is \["ap", "bp", "cp"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'suffixs with empty array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = suffix([],'p')
+      notice(inline_template('suffix is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/suffix is \[\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'suffixs array of values with undef' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = suffix(['a','b','c'], undef)
+      notice(inline_template('suffix is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/suffix is \["a", "b", "c"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'fails with no arguments'
+    it 'fails when first argument is not array'
+    it 'fails when second argument is not string'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/swapcase_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/swapcase_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b7894fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/swapcase_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'swapcase function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'works with strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = swapcase('aBcD')
+      notice(inline_template('swapcase is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/swapcase is "AbCd"/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'works with arrays'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non arrays or strings'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/time_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/time_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cdb29607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/time_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'time function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'gives the time' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = time()
+      notice(inline_template('time is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        m = r.stdout.match(/time is (\d+)\D/)
+
+        # When I wrote this test
+        expect(Integer(m[1])).to be > 1398894170
+      end
+    end
+    it 'takes a timezone argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = time('UTC')
+      notice(inline_template('time is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        m = r.stdout.match(/time is (\d+)\D/)
+
+        expect(Integer(m[1])).to be > 1398894170
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles more arguments'
+    it 'handles invalid timezones'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/to_bytes_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/to_bytes_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2b4c61f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/to_bytes_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'to_bytes function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'converts kB to B' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $o = to_bytes('4 kB')
+      notice(inline_template('to_bytes is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        m = r.stdout.match(/to_bytes is (\d+)\D/)
+        expect(m[1]).to eq("4096")
+      end
+    end
+    it 'works without the B in unit'
+    it 'works without a space before unit'
+    it 'works without a unit'
+    it 'converts fractions'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non integer arguments'
+    it 'handles unknown units like uB'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/type_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/type_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..67e32480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/type_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'type function', :unless => (UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) || is_future_parser_enabled?) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'types arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["the","public","art","galleries"]
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = type($a)
+      notice(inline_template('type is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/type is "array"/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'types strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "blowzy night-frumps vex'd jack q"
+      $o = type($a)
+      notice(inline_template('type is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/type is "string"/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'types hashes'
+    it 'types integers'
+    it 'types floats'
+    it 'types booleans'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/union_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/union_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6db8d0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/union_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'union function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'unions arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["the","public"]
+      $b = ["art","galleries"]
+      # Anagram: Large picture halls, I bet
+      $o = union($a,$b)
+      notice(inline_template('union is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/union is \["the", "public", "art", "galleries"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/unique_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/unique_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bfadad19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/unique_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'unique function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'uniques arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["wallless", "wallless", "brrr", "goddessship"]
+      $o = unique($a)
+      notice(inline_template('unique is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/unique is \["wallless", "brrr", "goddessship"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'uniques strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "wallless laparohysterosalpingooophorectomy brrr goddessship"
+      $o = unique($a)
+      notice(inline_template('unique is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/unique is "wales prohytingcmbd"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/unsupported_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/unsupported_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1c559f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/unsupported_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'unsupported distributions and OSes', :if => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  it 'should fail' do
+    pp = <<-EOS
+    class { 'mysql::server': }
+    EOS
+    expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/unsupported osfamily/i)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/upcase_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/upcase_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3d2906d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/upcase_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'upcase function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'upcases arrays' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ["wallless", "laparohysterosalpingooophorectomy", "brrr", "goddessship"]
+      $o = upcase($a)
+      notice(inline_template('upcase is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/upcase is \["WALLLESS", "LAPAROHYSTEROSALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY", "BRRR", "GODDESSSHIP"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'upcases strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = "wallless laparohysterosalpingooophorectomy brrr goddessship"
+      $o = upcase($a)
+      notice(inline_template('upcase is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/upcase is "WALLLESS LAPAROHYSTEROSALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY BRRR GODDESSSHIP"/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/uriescape_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/uriescape_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7e30205e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/uriescape_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'uriescape function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'uriescape strings' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = ":/?#[]@!$&'()*+,;= \\\"{}"
+      $o = uriescape($a)
+      notice(inline_template('uriescape is <%= @o.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/uriescape is ":\/\?%23\[\]@!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=%20%22%7B%7D"/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'does nothing if a string is already safe'
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+    it 'handles non strings or arrays'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_absolute_path_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_absolute_path_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7082e848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_absolute_path_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_absolute_path function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    %w{
+      C:/
+      C:\\\\
+      C:\\\\WINDOWS\\\\System32
+      C:/windows/system32
+      X:/foo/bar
+      X:\\\\foo\\\\bar
+      /var/tmp
+      /var/lib/puppet
+      /var/opt/../lib/puppet
+    }.each do |path|
+      it "validates a single argument #{path}" do
+        pp = <<-EOS
+        $one = '#{path}'
+        validate_absolute_path($one)
+        EOS
+
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+    it 'handles relative paths'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b53e98c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_array function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a single argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a', 'b']
+      validate_array($one)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates an multiple arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a', 'b']
+      $two = [['c'], 'd']
+      validate_array($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a non-array' do
+      {
+        %{validate_array({'a' => 'hash' })} => "Hash",
+        %{validate_array('string')}         => "String",
+        %{validate_array(false)}            => "FalseClass",
+        %{validate_array(undef)}            => "String"
+      }.each do |pp,type|
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_augeas_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_augeas_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..71a4c842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_augeas_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_augeas function', :unless => ((UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem'))) or (fact('osfamily') == 'windows')) do
+  describe 'prep' do
+    it 'installs augeas for tests'
+  end
+  describe 'success' do
+    context 'valid inputs with no 3rd argument' do
+      {
+        'root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n'                        => 'Passwd.lns',
+        'proc /proc   proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid     0       0\n' => 'Fstab.lns'
+      }.each do |line,lens|
+        it "validates a single argument for #{lens}" do
+          pp = <<-EOS
+          $line = "#{line}"
+          $lens = "#{lens}"
+          validate_augeas($line, $lens)
+          EOS
+
+          apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    context 'valid inputs with 3rd and 4th arguments' do
+      it "validates a restricted value" do
+        line        = 'root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/barsh\n'
+        lens        = 'Passwd.lns'
+        restriction = '$file/*[shell="/bin/barsh"]'
+        pp = <<-EOS
+        $line        = "#{line}"
+        $lens        = "#{lens}"
+        $restriction = ['#{restriction}']
+        validate_augeas($line, $lens, $restriction, "my custom failure message")
+        EOS
+
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/my custom failure message/)
+      end
+    end
+    context 'invalid inputs' do
+      {
+        'root:x:0:0:root' => 'Passwd.lns',
+        '127.0.1.1'       => 'Hosts.lns'
+      }.each do |line,lens|
+        it "validates a single argument for #{lens}" do
+          pp = <<-EOS
+          $line = "#{line}"
+          $lens = "#{lens}"
+          validate_augeas($line, $lens)
+          EOS
+
+          apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    context 'garbage inputs' do
+      it 'raises an error on invalid inputs'
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c837f089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_bool function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a single argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = true
+      validate_bool($one)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates an multiple arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = true
+      $two = false
+      validate_bool($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a non-bool' do
+      {
+        %{validate_bool('true')}  => "String",
+        %{validate_bool('false')} => "String",
+        %{validate_bool([true])}  => "Array",
+        %{validate_bool(undef)}   => "String",
+      }.each do |pp,type|
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_cmd_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_cmd_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5ac66fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_cmd_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_cmd function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a true command' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'foo'
+      if $::osfamily == 'windows' {
+        $two = 'echo' #shell built-in
+      } else {
+        $two = '/bin/echo'
+      }
+      validate_cmd($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a fail command' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'foo'
+      if $::osfamily == 'windows' {
+        $two = 'C:/aoeu'
+      } else {
+        $two = '/bin/aoeu'
+      }
+      validate_cmd($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a fail command with a custom error message' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'foo'
+      if $::osfamily == 'windows' {
+        $two = 'C:/aoeu'
+      } else {
+        $two = '/bin/aoeu'
+      }
+      validate_cmd($one,$two,"aoeu is dvorak")
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true) do |output|
+        expect(output.stderr).to match(/aoeu is dvorak/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+    it 'handles improper argument types'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..52fb615b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_hash function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a single argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = { 'a' => 1 }
+      validate_hash($one)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates an multiple arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = { 'a' => 1 }
+      $two = { 'b' => 2 }
+      validate_hash($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a non-hash' do
+      {
+        %{validate_hash('{ "not" => "hash" }')} => "String",
+        %{validate_hash('string')}              => "String",
+        %{validate_hash(["array"])}             => "Array",
+        %{validate_hash(undef)}                 => "String",
+      }.each do |pp,type|
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_ipv4_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_ipv4_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..64841c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_ipv4_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_ipv4_address function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a single argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = '1.2.3.4'
+      validate_ipv4_address($one)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates an multiple arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = '1.2.3.4'
+      $two = '5.6.7.8'
+      validate_ipv4_address($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+    it 'handles ipv6 addresses'
+    it 'handles non-ipv4 strings'
+    it 'handles numbers'
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_ipv6_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_ipv6_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6426d1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_ipv6_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_ipv6_address function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a single argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = '3ffe:0505:0002::'
+      validate_ipv6_address($one)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates an multiple arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = '3ffe:0505:0002::'
+      $two = '3ffe:0505:0001::'
+      validate_ipv6_address($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+    it 'handles ipv6 addresses'
+    it 'handles non-ipv6 strings'
+    it 'handles numbers'
+    it 'handles no arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_re_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_re_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..22f6d47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_re_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_re function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a string' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'one'
+      $two = '^one$'
+      validate_re($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates an array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'one'
+      $two = ['^one$', '^two']
+      validate_re($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a failed array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'one'
+      $two = ['^two$', '^three']
+      validate_re($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a failed array with a custom error message' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = '3.4.3'
+      $two = '^2.7'
+      validate_re($one,$two,"The $puppetversion fact does not match 2.7")
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/does not match/)
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+    it 'handles improper argument types'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_slength_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_slength_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1ab2bb98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_slength_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_slength function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a single string max' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'discombobulate'
+      $two = 17
+      validate_slength($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates multiple string maxes' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['discombobulate', 'moo']
+      $two = 17
+      validate_slength($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates min/max of  strings in array' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['discombobulate', 'moo']
+      $two = 17
+      $three = 3
+      validate_slength($one,$two,$three)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a single string max of incorrect length' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'discombobulate'
+      $two = 1
+      validate_slength($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates multiple string maxes of incorrect length' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['discombobulate', 'moo']
+      $two = 3
+      validate_slength($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates multiple strings min/maxes of incorrect length' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['discombobulate', 'moo']
+      $two = 17
+      $three = 10
+      validate_slength($one,$two,$three)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+    it 'handles improper first argument type'
+    it 'handles non-strings in array of first argument'
+    it 'handles improper second argument type'
+    it 'handles improper third argument type'
+    it 'handles negative ranges'
+    it 'handles improper ranges'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_string_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_string_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8956f48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/validate_string_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_string function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'validates a single argument' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'string'
+      validate_string($one)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates an multiple arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = 'string'
+      $two = 'also string'
+      validate_string($one,$two)
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+    end
+    it 'validates a non-string' do
+      {
+        %{validate_string({ 'a' => 'hash' })} => "Hash",
+        %{validate_string(['array'])}         => "Array",
+        %{validate_string(false)}             => "FalseClass",
+      }.each do |pp,type|
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/values_at_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/values_at_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..da63cf30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/values_at_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'values_at function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'returns a specific value' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a','b','c','d','e']
+      $two = 1
+      $output = values_at($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\["b"\]/)
+    end
+    it 'returns a specific negative index value' do
+      pending("negative numbers don't work")
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a','b','c','d','e']
+      $two = -1
+      $output = values_at($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\["e"\]/)
+    end
+    it 'returns a range of values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a','b','c','d','e']
+      $two = "1-3"
+      $output = values_at($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\["b", "c", "d"\]/)
+    end
+    it 'returns a negative specific value and range of values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a','b','c','d','e']
+      $two = ["1-3",0]
+      $output = values_at($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\["b", "c", "d", "a"\]/)
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a','b','c','d','e']
+      $output = values_at($one)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/Wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+    it 'handles non-indicies arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = ['a','b','c','d','e']
+      $two = []
+      $output = values_at($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/at least one positive index/)
+    end
+
+    it 'detects index ranges smaller than the start range'
+    it 'handles index ranges larger than array'
+    it 'handles non-integer indicies'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a2eff329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'values function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'returns an array of values' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $arg = {
+        'a' => 1,
+        'b' => 2,
+        'c' => 3,
+      }
+      $output = values($arg)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.sort.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      if is_future_parser_enabled?
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[1, 2, 3\]/)
+      else
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\["1", "2", "3"\]/)
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles non-hash arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $arg = "foo"
+      $output = values($arg)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/Requires hash/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/zip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/zip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..139079e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/acceptance/zip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+require 'puppet'
+
+describe 'zip function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'zips two arrays of numbers together' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = [1,2,3,4]
+      $two = [5,6,7,8]
+      $output = zip($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      if is_future_parser_enabled?
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[\[1, 5\], \[2, 6\], \[3, 7\], \[4, 8\]\]/)
+      else
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[\["1", "5"\], \["2", "6"\], \["3", "7"\], \["4", "8"\]\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'zips two arrays of numbers & bools together' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = [1,2,"three",4]
+      $two = [true,true,false,false]
+      $output = zip($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      if is_future_parser_enabled?
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[\[1, true\], \[2, true\], \["three", false\], \[4, false\]\]/)
+      else
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[\["1", true\], \["2", true\], \["three", false\], \["4", false\]\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'zips two arrays of numbers together and flattens them' do
+      # XXX This only tests the argument `true`, even though the following are valid:
+      # 1 t y true yes
+      # 0 f n false no
+      # undef undefined
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = [1,2,3,4]
+      $two = [5,6,7,8]
+      $output = zip($one,$two,true)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      if is_future_parser_enabled?
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, 4, 8\]/)
+      else
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\["1", "5", "2", "6", "3", "7", "4", "8"\]/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'handles unmatched length' do
+      # XXX Is this expected behavior?
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = [1,2]
+      $two = [5,6,7,8]
+      $output = zip($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+      if is_future_parser_enabled?
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[\[1, 5\], \[2, 6\]\]/)
+      else
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).stdout).to match(/\[\["1", "5"\], \["2", "6"\]\]/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper number of arguments' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = [1,2]
+      $output = zip($one)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/Wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+    it 'handles improper argument types' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $one = "a string"
+      $two = [5,6,7,8]
+      $output = zip($one,$two)
+      notice(inline_template('<%= @output.inspect %>'))
+      EOS
+
+      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/Requires array/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/classes/anchor_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/classes/anchor_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2d4455e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/classes/anchor_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'puppet_spec/compiler'
+
+describe "anchorrefresh" do
+  include PuppetSpec::Compiler
+
+  let :transaction do
+    apply_compiled_manifest(<<-ANCHORCLASS)
+      class anchored {
+        anchor { 'anchored::begin': }
+        ~> anchor { 'anchored::end': }
+      }
+
+      class anchorrefresh {
+        notify { 'first': }
+        ~> class { 'anchored': }
+        ~> anchor { 'final': }
+      }
+
+      include anchorrefresh
+    ANCHORCLASS
+  end
+
+  it 'propagates events through the anchored class' do
+    resource = transaction.resource_status('Anchor[final]')
+
+    expect(resource.restarted).to eq(true)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/fixtures/dscacheutil/root b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/fixtures/dscacheutil/root
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e34519b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/fixtures/dscacheutil/root
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: root
+password: *
+uid: 0
+gid: 0
+dir: /var/root
+shell: /bin/bash
+gecos: rawr Root
+
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/abs_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/abs_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3c25ce28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/abs_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the abs function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("abs")).to eq("function_abs")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_abs([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert a negative number into a positive" do
+    result = scope.function_abs(["-34"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(34))
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing with a positive number" do
+    result = scope.function_abs(["5678"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(5678))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/any2array_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/any2array_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..87cd04b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/any2array_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the any2array function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("any2array")).to eq("function_any2array")
+  end
+
+  it "should return an empty array if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array([])
+    expect(result).to(eq([]))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert boolean true to [ true ] " do
+    result = scope.function_any2array([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq([true]))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert one object to [object]" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array(['one'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['one']))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert multiple objects to [objects]" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array(['one', 'two'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['one', 'two']))
+  end
+
+  it "should return empty array it was called with" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array([[]])
+    expect(result).to(eq([]))
+  end
+
+  it "should return one-member array it was called with" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array([['string']])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['string']))
+  end
+
+  it "should return multi-member array it was called with" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array([['one', 'two']])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['one', 'two']))
+  end
+
+  it "should return members of a hash it was called with" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array([{ 'key' => 'value' }])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['key', 'value']))
+  end
+
+  it "should return an empty array if it was called with an empty hash" do
+    result = scope.function_any2array([{ }])
+    expect(result).to(eq([]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/base64_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/base64_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e93fafcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/base64_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the base64 function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("base64")).to eq("function_base64")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are other than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_base64([]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+    expect { scope.function_base64(["asdf"]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+    expect { scope.function_base64(["asdf","moo","cow"]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if argument 1 isn't 'encode' or 'decode'" do
+    expect { scope.function_base64(["bees","astring"]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /first argument must be one of/))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if argument 2 isn't a string" do
+    expect { scope.function_base64(["encode",["2"]]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /second argument must be a string/))
+  end
+
+  it "should encode a encoded string" do
+    result = scope.function_base64(["encode",'thestring'])
+    expect(result).to match(/\AdGhlc3RyaW5n\n\Z/)
+  end
+  it "should decode a base64 encoded string" do
+    result = scope.function_base64(["decode",'dGhlc3RyaW5n'])
+    expect(result).to eq('thestring')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/bool2num_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/bool2num_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3904d7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/bool2num_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the bool2num function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("bool2num")).to eq("function_bool2num")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_bool2num([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert true to 1" do
+    result = scope.function_bool2num([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq(1))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert 'true' to 1" do
+    result = scope.function_bool2num(['true'])
+    result.should(eq(1))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert 'false' to 0" do
+    result = scope.function_bool2num(['false'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(0))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('true')
+    result = scope.function_bool2num([value])
+    result.should(eq(1))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/capitalize_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/capitalize_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fd0e92ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/capitalize_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the capitalize function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("capitalize")).to eq("function_capitalize")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_capitalize([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should capitalize the beginning of a string" do
+    result = scope.function_capitalize(["abc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("Abc"))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('abc')
+    result = scope.function_capitalize([value])
+    result.should(eq('Abc'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/chomp_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/chomp_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b1e1e60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/chomp_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the chomp function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("chomp")).to eq("function_chomp")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_chomp([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should chomp the end of a string" do
+    result = scope.function_chomp(["abc\n"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("abc"))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new("abc\n")
+    result = scope.function_chomp([value])
+    result.should(eq("abc"))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/chop_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/chop_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c8a19519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/chop_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the chop function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("chop")).to eq("function_chop")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_chop([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should chop the end of a string" do
+    result = scope.function_chop(["asdf\n"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("asdf"))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new("abc\n")
+    result = scope.function_chop([value])
+    result.should(eq('abc'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/concat_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/concat_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..49fa6bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/concat_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the concat function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if the client does not provide at least two arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_concat([]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+    expect { scope.function_concat([[1]]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if the first parameter is not an array" do
+    expect { scope.function_concat([1, []])}.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should not raise a ParseError if the client provides more than two arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_concat([[1],[2],[3]]) }.not_to raise_error
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to concat an array" do
+    result = scope.function_concat([['1','2','3'],['4','5','6']])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['1','2','3','4','5','6']))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to concat a primitive to an array" do
+    result = scope.function_concat([['1','2','3'],'4'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['1','2','3','4']))
+  end
+
+  it "should not accidentally flatten nested arrays" do
+    result = scope.function_concat([['1','2','3'],[['4','5'],'6']])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['1','2','3',['4','5'],'6']))
+  end
+
+  it "should leave the original array intact" do
+    array_original = ['1','2','3']
+    result = scope.function_concat([array_original,['4','5','6']])
+    array_original.should(eq(['1','2','3']))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to concat multiple arrays" do
+    result = scope.function_concat([['1','2','3'],['4','5','6'],['7','8','9']])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9']))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to concat mix of primitives and arrays to a final array" do
+    result = scope.function_concat([['1','2','3'],'4',['5','6','7']])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['1','2','3','4','5','6','7']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/count_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/count_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f8f1d484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/count_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the count function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("count")).to eq("function_count")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ArgumentError if there is more than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_count(['foo', 'bar', 'baz']) }.to( raise_error(ArgumentError))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to count arrays" do
+    expect(scope.function_count([["1","2","3"]])).to(eq(3))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to count matching elements in arrays" do
+    expect(scope.function_count([["1", "2", "2"], "2"])).to(eq(2))
+  end
+
+  it "should not count nil or empty strings" do
+    expect(scope.function_count([["foo","bar",nil,""]])).to(eq(2))
+  end
+
+  it 'does not count an undefined hash key or an out of bound array index (which are both :undef)' do
+    expect(scope.function_count([["foo",:undef,:undef]])).to eq(1)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/deep_merge_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/deep_merge_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7087904a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/deep_merge_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:deep_merge) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  describe 'when calling deep_merge from puppet' do
+    it "should not compile when no arguments are passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = '$x = deep_merge()'
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when 1 argument is passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = "$my_hash={'one' => 1}\n$x = deep_merge($my_hash)"
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when calling deep_merge on the scope instance' do
+    it 'should require all parameters are hashes' do
+      expect { new_hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{}, '2'])}.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /unexpected argument type String/)
+      expect { new_hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{}, 2])}.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /unexpected argument type Fixnum/)
+    end
+
+    it 'should accept empty strings as puppet undef' do
+      expect { new_hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{}, ''])}.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it 'should be able to deep_merge two hashes' do
+      new_hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{'one' => '1', 'two' => '1'}, {'two' => '2', 'three' => '2'}])
+      expect(new_hash['one']).to   eq('1')
+      expect(new_hash['two']).to   eq('2')
+      expect(new_hash['three']).to eq('2')
+    end
+
+    it 'should deep_merge multiple hashes' do
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{'one' => 1}, {'one' => '2'}, {'one' => '3'}])
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq('3')
+    end
+
+    it 'should accept empty hashes' do
+      expect(scope.function_deep_merge([{},{},{}])).to eq({})
+    end
+
+    it 'should deep_merge subhashes' do
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{'one' => 1}, {'two' => 2, 'three' => { 'four' => 4 } }])
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq(1)
+      expect(hash['two']).to eq(2)
+      expect(hash['three']).to eq({ 'four' => 4 })
+    end
+
+    it 'should append to subhashes' do
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{'one' => { 'two' => 2 } }, { 'one' => { 'three' => 3 } }])
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq({ 'two' => 2, 'three' => 3 })
+    end
+
+    it 'should append to subhashes 2' do
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{'one' => 1, 'two' => 2, 'three' => { 'four' => 4 } }, {'two' => 'dos', 'three' => { 'five' => 5 } }])
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq(1)
+      expect(hash['two']).to eq('dos')
+      expect(hash['three']).to eq({ 'four' => 4, 'five' => 5 })
+    end
+
+    it 'should append to subhashes 3' do
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([{ 'key1' => { 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2 }, 'key2' => { 'c' => 3 } }, { 'key1' => { 'b' => 99 } }])
+      expect(hash['key1']).to eq({ 'a' => 1, 'b' => 99 })
+      expect(hash['key2']).to eq({ 'c' => 3 })
+    end
+
+    it 'should not change the original hashes' do
+      hash1 = {'one' => { 'two' => 2 } }
+      hash2 = { 'one' => { 'three' => 3 } }
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([hash1, hash2])
+      expect(hash1).to eq({'one' => { 'two' => 2 } })
+      expect(hash2).to eq({ 'one' => { 'three' => 3 } })
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq({ 'two' => 2, 'three' => 3 })
+    end
+
+    it 'should not change the original hashes 2' do
+      hash1 = {'one' => { 'two' => [1,2] } }
+      hash2 = { 'one' => { 'three' => 3 } }
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([hash1, hash2])
+      expect(hash1).to eq({'one' => { 'two' => [1,2] } })
+      expect(hash2).to eq({ 'one' => { 'three' => 3 } })
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq({ 'two' => [1,2], 'three' => 3 })
+    end
+
+    it 'should not change the original hashes 3' do
+      hash1 = {'one' => { 'two' => [1,2, {'two' => 2} ] } }
+      hash2 = { 'one' => { 'three' => 3 } }
+      hash = scope.function_deep_merge([hash1, hash2])
+      expect(hash1).to eq({'one' => { 'two' => [1,2, {'two' => 2}] } })
+      expect(hash2).to eq({ 'one' => { 'three' => 3 } })
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq({ 'two' => [1,2, {'two' => 2} ], 'three' => 3 })
+      expect(hash['one']['two']).to eq([1,2, {'two' => 2}])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/defined_with_params_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/defined_with_params_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..35903047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/defined_with_params_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+require 'rspec-puppet'
+describe 'defined_with_params' do
+  describe 'when a resource is not specified' do
+    it { is_expected.to run.with_params().and_raise_error(ArgumentError) }
+  end
+  describe 'when compared against a resource with no attributes' do
+    let :pre_condition do
+      'user { "dan": }'
+    end
+    it do
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[dan]', {}).and_return(true)
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[bob]', {}).and_return(false)
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[dan]', {'foo' => 'bar'}).and_return(false)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when compared against a resource with attributes' do
+    let :pre_condition do
+      'user { "dan": ensure => present, shell => "/bin/csh", managehome => false}'
+    end
+    it do
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[dan]', {}).and_return(true)
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[dan]', '').and_return(true)
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[dan]', {'ensure' => 'present'}
+                            ).and_return(true)
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[dan]',
+                             {'ensure' => 'present', 'managehome' => false}
+                            ).and_return(true)
+      is_expected.to run.with_params('User[dan]',
+                             {'ensure' => 'absent', 'managehome' => false}
+                            ).and_return(false)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_at_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_at_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7c20aec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_at_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the delete_at function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("delete_at")).to eq("function_delete_at")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete_at([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should delete an item at specified location from an array" do
+    result = scope.function_delete_at([['a','b','c'],1])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','c']))
+  end
+
+  it "should not change origin array passed as argument" do
+    origin_array = ['a','b','c','d']
+    result = scope.function_delete_at([origin_array, 1])
+    expect(origin_array).to(eq(['a','b','c','d']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c8edd78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the delete function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("delete")).to eq("function_delete")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are fewer than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete([]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are greater than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete([[], 'foo', 'bar']) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a TypeError if a number is passed as the first argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete([1, 'bar']) }.to(raise_error(TypeError))
+  end
+
+  it "should delete all instances of an element from an array" do
+    result = scope.function_delete([['a', 'b', 'c', 'b'], 'b'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a', 'c']))
+  end
+
+  it "should delete all instances of a substring from a string" do
+    result = scope.function_delete(['foobarbabarz', 'bar'])
+    expect(result).to(eq('foobaz'))
+  end
+
+  it "should delete a key from a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_delete([{'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3}, 'b'])
+    expect(result).to(eq({'a' => 1, 'c' => 3}))
+  end
+
+  it 'should accept an array of items to delete' do
+    result = scope.function_delete([{'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3}, ['b', 'c']])
+    expect(result).to(eq({'a' => 1}))
+  end
+
+  it "should not change origin array passed as argument" do
+    origin_array = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
+    result = scope.function_delete([origin_array, 'b'])
+    expect(origin_array).to(eq(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']))
+  end
+
+  it "should not change the origin string passed as argument" do
+    origin_string = 'foobarbabarz'
+    result = scope.function_delete([origin_string, 'bar'])
+    expect(origin_string).to(eq('foobarbabarz'))
+  end
+
+  it "should not change origin hash passed as argument" do
+    origin_hash = {'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3}
+    result = scope.function_delete([origin_hash, 'b'])
+    expect(origin_hash).to(eq({'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3}))
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_undef_values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_undef_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..dc679535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_undef_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the delete_undef_values function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("delete_undef_values")).to eq("function_delete_undef_values")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete_undef_values([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if the argument is not Array nor Hash" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete_undef_values(['']) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+    expect { scope.function_delete_undef_values([nil]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should delete all undef items from Array and only these" do
+    result = scope.function_delete_undef_values([['a',:undef,'c','undef']])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','c','undef']))
+  end
+
+  it "should delete all undef items from Hash and only these" do
+    result = scope.function_delete_undef_values([{'a'=>'A','b'=>:undef,'c'=>'C','d'=>'undef'}])
+    expect(result).to(eq({'a'=>'A','c'=>'C','d'=>'undef'}))
+  end
+
+  it "should not change origin array passed as argument" do
+    origin_array = ['a',:undef,'c','undef']
+    result = scope.function_delete_undef_values([origin_array])
+    expect(origin_array).to(eq(['a',:undef,'c','undef']))
+  end
+
+  it "should not change origin hash passed as argument" do
+    origin_hash = { 'a' => 1, 'b' => :undef, 'c' => 'undef' }
+    result = scope.function_delete_undef_values([origin_hash])
+    expect(origin_hash).to(eq({ 'a' => 1, 'b' => :undef, 'c' => 'undef' }))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4f4d411b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/delete_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the delete_values function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("delete_values")).to eq("function_delete_values")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are fewer than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete_values([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are greater than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete_values([[], 'foo', 'bar']) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a TypeError if the argument is not a hash" do
+    expect { scope.function_delete_values([1,'bar']) }.to( raise_error(TypeError))
+    expect { scope.function_delete_values(['foo','bar']) }.to( raise_error(TypeError))
+    expect { scope.function_delete_values([[],'bar']) }.to( raise_error(TypeError))
+  end
+
+  it "should delete all instances of a value from a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_delete_values([{ 'a'=>'A', 'b'=>'B', 'B'=>'C', 'd'=>'B' },'B'])
+    expect(result).to(eq({ 'a'=>'A', 'B'=>'C' }))
+  end
+
+  it "should not change origin hash passed as argument" do
+    origin_hash = { 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3 }
+    result = scope.function_delete_values([origin_hash, 2])
+    expect(origin_hash).to(eq({ 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3 }))
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/difference_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/difference_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..24b2b1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/difference_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the difference function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("difference")).to eq("function_difference")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are fewer than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_difference([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should return the difference between two arrays" do
+    result = scope.function_difference([["a","b","c"],["b","c","d"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(["a"]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/dirname_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/dirname_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8a3bcabf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/dirname_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the dirname function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("dirname")).to eq("function_dirname")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_dirname([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return dirname for an absolute path" do
+    result = scope.function_dirname(['/path/to/a/file.ext'])
+    expect(result).to(eq('/path/to/a'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return dirname for a relative path" do
+    result = scope.function_dirname(['path/to/a/file.ext'])
+    expect(result).to(eq('path/to/a'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/downcase_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/downcase_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..edebc44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/downcase_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the downcase function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("downcase")).to eq("function_downcase")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_downcase([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should downcase a string" do
+    result = scope.function_downcase(["ASFD"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("asfd"))
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing to a string that is already downcase" do
+    result = scope.function_downcase(["asdf asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("asdf asdf"))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new("ASFD")
+    result = scope.function_downcase([value])
+    result.should(eq('asfd'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/empty_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/empty_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6a97c4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/empty_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the empty function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("empty")).to eq("function_empty")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_empty([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return a true for an empty string" do
+    result = scope.function_empty([''])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return a false for a non-empty string" do
+    result = scope.function_empty(['asdf'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new()
+    result = scope.function_empty([value])
+    result.should(eq(true))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/ensure_packages_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/ensure_packages_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..436be10b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/ensure_packages_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'rspec-puppet'
+require 'puppet_spec/compiler'
+
+describe 'ensure_packages' do
+  include PuppetSpec::Compiler
+
+  before :each do
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.loadall
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:ensure_packages)
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:ensure_resource)
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:defined_with_params)
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:create_resources)
+  end
+
+  let :node     do Puppet::Node.new('localhost') end
+  let :compiler do Puppet::Parser::Compiler.new(node) end
+  let :scope    do
+    if Puppet.version.to_f >= 3.0
+      Puppet::Parser::Scope.new(compiler)
+    else
+      newscope = Puppet::Parser::Scope.new
+      newscope.compiler = compiler
+      newscope.source   = Puppet::Resource::Type.new(:node, :localhost)
+      newscope
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'argument handling' do
+    it 'fails with no arguments' do
+      expect {
+        scope.function_ensure_packages([])
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /0 for 1 or 2/)
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts an array of values' do
+      scope.function_ensure_packages([['foo']])
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts a single package name as a string' do
+      scope.function_ensure_packages(['foo'])
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'given a catalog with puppet package => absent' do
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog(<<-EOS
+        ensure_packages(['facter'])
+        package { puppet: ensure => absent }
+      EOS
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'has no effect on Package[puppet]' do
+      expect(catalog.resource(:package, 'puppet')['ensure']).to eq('absent')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'given a clean catalog' do
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog('ensure_packages(["facter"])')
+    end
+
+    it 'declares package resources with ensure => present' do
+      expect(catalog.resource(:package, 'facter')['ensure']).to eq('present')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'given a clean catalog and specified defaults' do
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog('ensure_packages(["facter"], {"provider" => "gem"})')
+    end
+
+    it 'declares package resources with ensure => present' do
+      expect(catalog.resource(:package, 'facter')['ensure']).to eq('present')
+      expect(catalog.resource(:package, 'facter')['provider']).to eq('gem')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/ensure_resource_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/ensure_resource_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..33bcac0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/ensure_resource_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'rspec-puppet'
+require 'puppet_spec/compiler'
+
+describe 'ensure_resource' do
+  include PuppetSpec::Compiler
+
+  before :all do
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.loadall
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:ensure_packages)
+  end
+
+  let :node     do Puppet::Node.new('localhost') end
+  let :compiler do Puppet::Parser::Compiler.new(node) end
+  let :scope    do Puppet::Parser::Scope.new(compiler) end
+
+  describe 'when a type or title is not specified' do
+    it { expect { scope.function_ensure_resource([]) }.to raise_error }
+    it { expect { scope.function_ensure_resource(['type']) }.to raise_error }
+  end
+
+  describe 'when compared against a resource with no attributes' do
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog(<<-EOS
+        user { "dan": }
+        ensure_resource('user', 'dan', {})
+      EOS
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'should contain the the ensured resources' do
+      expect(catalog.resource(:user, 'dan').to_s).to eq('User[dan]')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'works when compared against a resource with non-conflicting attributes' do
+    [
+      "ensure_resource('User', 'dan', {})",
+      "ensure_resource('User', 'dan', '')",
+      "ensure_resource('User', 'dan', {'ensure' => 'present'})",
+      "ensure_resource('User', 'dan', {'ensure' => 'present', 'managehome' => false})"
+    ].each do |ensure_resource|
+      pp = <<-EOS
+        user { "dan": ensure => present, shell => "/bin/csh", managehome => false}
+        #{ensure_resource}
+      EOS
+
+      it { expect { compile_to_catalog(pp) }.to_not raise_error }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'fails when compared against a resource with conflicting attributes' do
+    pp = <<-EOS
+      user { "dan": ensure => present, shell => "/bin/csh", managehome => false}
+      ensure_resource('User', 'dan', {'ensure' => 'absent', 'managehome' => false})
+    EOS
+
+    it { expect { compile_to_catalog(pp) }.to raise_error }
+  end
+
+  describe 'when an array of new resources are passed in' do
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog("ensure_resource('User', ['dan', 'alex'], {})")
+    end
+
+    it 'should contain the ensured resources' do
+      expect(catalog.resource('User[dan]').to_s).to eq('User[dan]')
+      expect(catalog.resource('User[alex]').to_s).to eq('User[alex]')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when an array of existing resources is compared against existing resources' do
+    pp = <<-EOS
+      user { 'dan': ensure => present; 'alex': ensure => present }
+      ensure_resource('User', ['dan', 'alex'], {})
+    EOS
+
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog(pp)
+    end
+
+    it 'should return the existing resources' do
+      expect(catalog.resource('User[dan]').to_s).to eq('User[dan]')
+      expect(catalog.resource('User[alex]').to_s).to eq('User[alex]')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'works when compared against existing resources with attributes' do
+    [
+      "ensure_resource('User', ['dan', 'alex'], {})",
+      "ensure_resource('User', ['dan', 'alex'], '')",
+      "ensure_resource('User', ['dan', 'alex'], {'ensure' => 'present'})",
+    ].each do |ensure_resource|
+      pp = <<-EOS
+        user { 'dan': ensure => present; 'alex': ensure => present }
+        #{ensure_resource}
+      EOS
+
+      it { expect { compile_to_catalog(pp) }.to_not raise_error }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'fails when compared against existing resources with conflicting attributes' do
+    pp = <<-EOS
+      user { 'dan': ensure => present; 'alex': ensure => present }
+      ensure_resource('User', ['dan', 'alex'], {'ensure' => 'absent'})
+    EOS
+
+    it { expect { compile_to_catalog(pp) }.to raise_error }
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/flatten_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/flatten_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..de8c66d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/flatten_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the flatten function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("flatten")).to eq("function_flatten")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_flatten([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is more than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_flatten([[], []]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should flatten a complex data structure" do
+    result = scope.function_flatten([["a","b",["c",["d","e"],"f","g"]]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(["a","b","c","d","e","f","g"]))
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing to a structure that is already flat" do
+    result = scope.function_flatten([["a","b","c","d"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(["a","b","c","d"]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/floor_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/floor_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..12a69179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/floor_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the floor function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("floor")).to eq("function_floor")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_floor([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong number of arguments/))
+  end
+
+  it "should should raise a ParseError if input isn't numeric (eg. String)" do
+    expect { scope.function_floor(["foo"]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong argument type/))
+  end
+
+  it "should should raise a ParseError if input isn't numeric (eg. Boolean)" do
+    expect { scope.function_floor([true]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong argument type/))
+  end
+
+  it "should return an integer when a numeric type is passed" do
+    result = scope.function_floor([12.4])
+    expect(result.is_a?(Integer)).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return the input when an integer is passed" do
+    result = scope.function_floor([7])
+    expect(result).to(eq(7))
+  end
+
+  it "should return the largest integer less than or equal to the input" do
+    result = scope.function_floor([3.8])
+    expect(result).to(eq(3))
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/fqdn_rotate_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/fqdn_rotate_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..40057d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/fqdn_rotate_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the fqdn_rotate function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("fqdn_rotate")).to eq("function_fqdn_rotate")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_fqdn_rotate([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should rotate a string and the result should be the same size" do
+    scope.expects(:lookupvar).with("::fqdn").returns("127.0.0.1")
+    result = scope.function_fqdn_rotate(["asdf"])
+    expect(result.size).to(eq(4))
+  end
+
+  it "should rotate a string to give the same results for one host" do
+    scope.expects(:lookupvar).with("::fqdn").returns("127.0.0.1").twice
+    expect(scope.function_fqdn_rotate(["abcdefg"])).to eql(scope.function_fqdn_rotate(["abcdefg"]))
+  end
+
+  it "should rotate a string to give different values on different hosts" do
+     scope.expects(:lookupvar).with("::fqdn").returns("127.0.0.1")
+     val1 = scope.function_fqdn_rotate(["abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890987654321"])
+     scope.expects(:lookupvar).with("::fqdn").returns("127.0.0.2")
+     val2 = scope.function_fqdn_rotate(["abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890987654321"])
+     expect(val1).not_to eql(val2)
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    scope.expects(:lookupvar).with("::fqdn").returns("127.0.0.1")
+    value = AlsoString.new("asdf")
+    result = scope.function_fqdn_rotate([value])
+    result.size.should(eq(4))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/get_module_path_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/get_module_path_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..38ce6459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/get_module_path_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:get_module_path) do
+  Internals = PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals
+  class StubModule
+    attr_reader :path
+    def initialize(path)
+      @path = path
+    end
+  end
+
+  def scope(environment = "production")
+    Internals.scope(:compiler => Internals.compiler(:node => Internals.node(:environment => environment)))
+  end
+
+  it 'should only allow one argument' do
+    expect { scope.function_get_module_path([]) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong number of arguments, expects one/)
+    expect { scope.function_get_module_path(['1','2','3']) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong number of arguments, expects one/)
+  end
+  it 'should raise an exception when the module cannot be found' do
+    expect { scope.function_get_module_path(['foo']) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Could not find module/)
+  end
+  describe 'when locating a module' do
+    let(:modulepath) { "/tmp/does_not_exist" }
+    let(:path_of_module_foo) { StubModule.new("/tmp/does_not_exist/foo") }
+
+    before(:each) { Puppet[:modulepath] = modulepath }
+
+    it 'should be able to find module paths from the modulepath setting' do
+      Puppet::Module.expects(:find).with('foo', 'production').returns(path_of_module_foo)
+      expect(scope.function_get_module_path(['foo'])).to eq(path_of_module_foo.path)
+    end
+    it 'should be able to find module paths when the modulepath is a list' do
+      Puppet[:modulepath] = modulepath + ":/tmp"
+      Puppet::Module.expects(:find).with('foo', 'production').returns(path_of_module_foo)
+      expect(scope.function_get_module_path(['foo'])).to eq(path_of_module_foo.path)
+    end
+    it 'should respect the environment' do
+      skip("Disabled on Puppet 2.6.x") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\b/
+      Puppet.settings[:environment] = 'danstestenv'
+      Puppet::Module.expects(:find).with('foo', 'danstestenv').returns(path_of_module_foo)
+      expect(scope('danstestenv').function_get_module_path(['foo'])).to eq(path_of_module_foo.path)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/getparam_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/getparam_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..833c4d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/getparam_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'rspec-puppet'
+require 'puppet_spec/compiler'
+
+describe 'getparam' do
+  include PuppetSpec::Compiler
+
+  before :each do
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.loadall
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:getparam)
+  end
+
+  let :node     do Puppet::Node.new('localhost') end
+  let :compiler do Puppet::Parser::Compiler.new(node) end
+  if Puppet.version.to_f >= 3.0
+    let :scope    do Puppet::Parser::Scope.new(compiler) end
+  else
+    let :scope    do
+      newscope = Puppet::Parser::Scope.new
+      newscope.compiler = compiler
+      newscope.source   = Puppet::Resource::Type.new(:node, :localhost)
+      newscope
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("getparam")).to eq("function_getparam")
+  end
+
+  describe 'when a resource is not specified' do
+    it { expect { scope.function_getparam([]) }.to raise_error }
+    it { expect { scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]']) }.to raise_error }
+    it { expect { scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]']) }.to raise_error }
+    it { expect { scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]', {}]) }.to raise_error }
+    # This seems to be OK because we just check for a string.
+    it { expect { scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]', '']) }.to_not raise_error }
+  end
+
+  describe 'when compared against a resource with no params' do
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog(<<-EOS
+        user { "dan": }
+      EOS
+      )
+    end
+
+    it do
+      expect(scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]', 'shell'])).to eq('')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when compared against a resource with params' do
+    let :catalog do
+      compile_to_catalog(<<-EOS
+        user { 'dan': ensure => present, shell => '/bin/sh', managehome => false}
+        $test = getparam(User[dan], 'shell')
+      EOS
+      )
+    end
+
+    it do
+      resource = Puppet::Parser::Resource.new(:user, 'dan', {:scope => scope})
+      resource.set_parameter('ensure', 'present')
+      resource.set_parameter('shell', '/bin/sh')
+      resource.set_parameter('managehome', false)
+      compiler.add_resource(scope, resource)
+
+      expect(scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]', 'shell'])).to eq('/bin/sh')
+      expect(scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]', ''])).to eq('')
+      expect(scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]', 'ensure'])).to eq('present')
+      # TODO: Expected this to be false, figure out why we're getting '' back.
+      expect(scope.function_getparam(['User[dan]', 'managehome'])).to eq('')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/getvar_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/getvar_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..87ab9b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/getvar_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:getvar) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  describe 'when calling getvar from puppet' do
+
+    it "should not compile when no arguments are passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = '$foo = getvar()'
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when too many arguments are passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = '$foo = getvar("foo::bar", "baz")'
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+
+    it "should lookup variables in other namespaces" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        class site::data { $foo = 'baz' }
+        include site::data
+        $foo = getvar("site::data::foo")
+        if $foo != 'baz' {
+          fail('getvar did not return what we expect')
+        }
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/grep_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/grep_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9c671dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/grep_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the grep function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("grep")).to eq("function_grep")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_grep([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should grep contents from an array" do
+    result = scope.function_grep([["aaabbb","bbbccc","dddeee"], "bbb"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(["aaabbb","bbbccc"]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_interface_with_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_interface_with_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..23e09a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_interface_with_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:has_interface_with) do
+
+  let(:scope) do
+    PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope
+  end
+
+  # The subject of these examples is the method itself.
+  subject do
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:has_interface_with)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  # We need to mock out the Facts so we can specify how we expect this function
+  # to behave on different platforms.
+  context "On Mac OS X Systems" do
+    before :each do
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with("interfaces").returns('lo0,gif0,stf0,en1,p2p0,fw0,en0,vmnet1,vmnet8,utun0')
+    end
+    it 'should have loopback (lo0)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['lo0'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+    it 'should not have loopback (lo)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['lo'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+  context "On Linux Systems" do
+    before :each do
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with("interfaces").returns('eth0,lo')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with("ipaddress").returns('10.0.0.1')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with("ipaddress_lo").returns('127.0.0.1')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with("ipaddress_eth0").returns('10.0.0.1')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('muppet').returns('kermit')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('muppet_lo').returns('mspiggy')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('muppet_eth0').returns('kermit')
+    end
+    it 'should have loopback (lo)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['lo'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+    it 'should not have loopback (lo0)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['lo0'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+    it 'should have ipaddress with 127.0.0.1' do
+      expect(subject.call(['ipaddress', '127.0.0.1'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+    it 'should have ipaddress with 10.0.0.1' do
+      expect(subject.call(['ipaddress', '10.0.0.1'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+    it 'should not have ipaddress with 10.0.0.2' do
+      expect(subject.call(['ipaddress', '10.0.0.2'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+    it 'should have muppet named kermit' do
+      expect(subject.call(['muppet', 'kermit'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+    it 'should have muppet named mspiggy' do
+      expect(subject.call(['muppet', 'mspiggy'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+    it 'should not have muppet named bigbird' do
+      expect(subject.call(['muppet', 'bigbird'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_ip_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_ip_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0df12a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_ip_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:has_ip_address) do
+
+  let(:scope) do
+    PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope
+  end
+
+  subject do
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:has_ip_address)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  context "On Linux Systems" do
+    before :each do
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('interfaces').returns('eth0,lo')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('ipaddress').returns('10.0.2.15')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('ipaddress_eth0').returns('10.0.2.15')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('ipaddress_lo').returns('127.0.0.1')
+    end
+
+    it 'should have primary address (10.0.2.15)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['10.0.2.15'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'should have lookupback address (127.0.0.1)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['127.0.0.1'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'should not have other address' do
+      expect(subject.call(['192.1681.1.1'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+
+    it 'should not have "mspiggy" on an interface' do
+      expect(subject.call(['mspiggy'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_ip_network_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_ip_network_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2a2578e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_ip_network_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:has_ip_network) do
+
+  let(:scope) do
+    PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope
+  end
+
+  subject do
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:has_ip_network)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  context "On Linux Systems" do
+    before :each do
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('interfaces').returns('eth0,lo')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('network').returns(:undefined)
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('network_eth0').returns('10.0.2.0')
+      scope.stubs(:lookupvar).with('network_lo').returns('127.0.0.1')
+    end
+
+    it 'should have primary network (10.0.2.0)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['10.0.2.0'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'should have loopback network (127.0.0.0)' do
+      expect(subject.call(['127.0.0.1'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'should not have other network' do
+      expect(subject.call(['192.168.1.0'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_key_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_key_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6b718005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/has_key_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:has_key) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  describe 'when calling has_key from puppet' do
+    it "should not compile when no arguments are passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = '$x = has_key()'
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when 1 argument is passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = "$x = has_key('foo')"
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+
+    it "should require the first value to be a Hash" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = "$x = has_key('foo', 'bar')"
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /expects the first argument to be a hash/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when calling the function has_key from a scope instance' do
+    it 'should detect existing keys' do
+      expect(scope.function_has_key([{'one' => 1}, 'one'])).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'should detect existing keys' do
+      expect(scope.function_has_key([{'one' => 1}, 'two'])).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/hash_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ec2988b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the hash function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("hash")).to eq("function_hash")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_hash([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert an array to a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_hash([['a',1,'b',2,'c',3]])
+    expect(result).to(eq({'a'=>1,'b'=>2,'c'=>3}))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/intersection_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/intersection_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6361304f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/intersection_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the intersection function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("intersection")).to eq("function_intersection")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are fewer than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_intersection([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should return the intersection of two arrays" do
+    result = scope.function_intersection([["a","b","c"],["b","c","d"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(["b","c"]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_array_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_array_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..94920a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_array_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_array function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_array")).to eq("function_is_array")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_array([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if passed an array" do
+    result = scope.function_is_array([[1,2,3]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_is_array([{'a'=>1}])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed a string" do
+    result = scope.function_is_array(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4a342ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_bool function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_bool")).to eq("function_is_bool")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_bool([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if passed a TrueClass" do
+    result = scope.function_is_bool([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if passed a FalseClass" do
+    result = scope.function_is_bool([false])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed the string 'true'" do
+    result = scope.function_is_bool(['true'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed the string 'false'" do
+    result = scope.function_is_bool(['false'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed an array" do
+    result = scope.function_is_bool([["a","b"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_is_bool([{"a" => "b"}])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_domain_name_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_domain_name_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4d05f5cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_domain_name_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_domain_name function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_domain_name")).to eq("function_is_domain_name")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_domain_name([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a valid short domain name" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["x.com"])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if the domain is ." do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["."])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if the domain is x.com." do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["x.com."])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a valid domain name" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["foo.bar.com"])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should allow domain parts to start with numbers" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["3foo.2bar.com"])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should allow domain to end with a dot" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["3foo.2bar.com."])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should allow a single part domain" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["orange"])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if domain parts start with hyphens" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["-3foo.2bar.com"])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if domain contains hyphens" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["3foo-bar.2bar-fuzz.com"])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if domain name contains spaces" do
+    result = scope.function_is_domain_name(["not valid"])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_float_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_float_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d926634e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_float_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_float function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_float")).to eq("function_is_float")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_float([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a float" do
+    result = scope.function_is_float(["0.12"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a string" do
+    result = scope.function_is_float(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if an integer" do
+    result = scope.function_is_float(["3"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+  it "should return true if a float is created from an arithmetical operation" do
+    result = scope.function_is_float([3.2*2])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_function_available.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_function_available.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3a9aa1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_function_available.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_function_available function" do
+  before :all do
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.loadall
+  end
+
+  before :each do
+    @scope = Puppet::Parser::Scope.new
+  end
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_function_available")).to eq("function_is_function_available")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { @scope.function_is_function_available([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a nonexistent function is passed" do
+    result = @scope.function_is_function_available(['jeff_mccunes_left_sock'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if an available function is passed" do
+    result = @scope.function_is_function_available(['require'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_hash_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a8494111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_hash function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_hash")).to eq("function_is_hash")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_hash([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if passed a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_is_hash([{"a"=>1,"b"=>2}])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed an array" do
+    result = scope.function_is_hash([["a","b"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed a string" do
+    result = scope.function_is_hash(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_integer_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_integer_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f0cbca80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_integer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_integer function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_integer")).to eq("function_is_integer")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_integer([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if an integer" do
+    result = scope.function_is_integer(["3"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a negative integer" do
+    result = scope.function_is_integer(["-7"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a float" do
+    result = scope.function_is_integer(["3.2"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a string" do
+    result = scope.function_is_integer(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if an integer is created from an arithmetical operation" do
+    result = scope.function_is_integer([3*2])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if an array" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([["asdf"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([{"asdf" => false}])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a boolean" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a whitespace is in the string" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([" -1324"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if it is zero prefixed" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["0001234"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if it is wrapped inside an array" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([[1234]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_ip_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_ip_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c16d12b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_ip_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_ip_address function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_ip_address")).to eq("function_is_ip_address")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_ip_address([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if an IPv4 address" do
+    result = scope.function_is_ip_address(["1.2.3.4"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a full IPv6 address" do
+    result = scope.function_is_ip_address(["fe80:0000:cd12:d123:e2f8:47ff:fe09:dd74"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a compressed IPv6 address" do
+    result = scope.function_is_ip_address(["fe00::1"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if not valid" do
+    result = scope.function_is_ip_address(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if IP octets out of range" do
+    result = scope.function_is_ip_address(["1.1.1.300"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_mac_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_mac_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..66edd197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_mac_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_mac_address function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_mac_address")).to eq("function_is_mac_address")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_mac_address([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a valid mac address" do
+    result = scope.function_is_mac_address(["00:a0:1f:12:7f:a0"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if octets are out of range" do
+    result = scope.function_is_mac_address(["00:a0:1f:12:7f:g0"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if not valid" do
+    result = scope.function_is_mac_address(["not valid"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_numeric_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_numeric_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4176961d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_numeric_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_numeric function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_numeric")).to eq("function_is_numeric")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_numeric([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if an integer" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["3"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a float" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["3.2"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if an integer is created from an arithmetical operation" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([3*2])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a float is created from an arithmetical operation" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([3.2*2])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a string" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if an array" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([["asdf"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if an array of integers" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([[1,2,3,4]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([{"asdf" => false}])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a hash with numbers in it" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([{1 => 2}])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a boolean" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a negative float with exponent" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["-342.2315e-12"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a negative integer with whitespaces before/after the dash" do
+    result = scope.function_is_numeric([" -  751"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+#  it "should return true if a hexadecimal" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["0x52F8c"])
+#    result.should(eq(true))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return true if a hexadecimal with uppercase 0X prefix" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["0X52F8c"])
+#    result.should(eq(true))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return false if a hexadecimal without a prefix" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["52F8c"])
+#    result.should(eq(false))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return true if a octal" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["0751"])
+#    result.should(eq(true))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return true if a negative hexadecimal" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["-0x52F8c"])
+#    result.should(eq(true))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return true if a negative octal" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["-0751"])
+#    result.should(eq(true))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return false if a negative octal with whitespaces before/after the dash" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric([" -  0751"])
+#    result.should(eq(false))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return false if a bad hexadecimal" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["0x23d7g"])
+#    result.should(eq(false))
+#  end
+#
+#  it "should return false if a bad octal" do
+#    result = scope.function_is_numeric(["0287"])
+#    result.should(eq(false))
+#  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_string_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_string_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6a0801ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/is_string_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the is_string function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("is_string")).to eq("function_is_string")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_is_string([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a string" do
+    result = scope.function_is_string(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if an integer" do
+    result = scope.function_is_string(["3"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a float" do
+    result = scope.function_is_string(["3.23"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if an array" do
+    result = scope.function_is_string([["a","b","c"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/join_keys_to_values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/join_keys_to_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4a9ae87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/join_keys_to_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the join_keys_to_values function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("join_keys_to_values")).to eq("function_join_keys_to_values")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are fewer than two arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_join_keys_to_values([{}]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are greater than two arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_join_keys_to_values([{}, 'foo', 'bar']) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a TypeError if the first argument is an array" do
+    expect { scope.function_join_keys_to_values([[1,2], ',']) }.to raise_error TypeError
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a TypeError if the second argument is an array" do
+    expect { scope.function_join_keys_to_values([{}, [1,2]]) }.to raise_error TypeError
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a TypeError if the second argument is a number" do
+    expect { scope.function_join_keys_to_values([{}, 1]) }.to raise_error TypeError
+  end
+
+  it "should return an empty array given an empty hash" do
+    result = scope.function_join_keys_to_values([{}, ":"])
+    expect(result).to eq([])
+  end
+
+  it "should join hash's keys to its values" do
+    result = scope.function_join_keys_to_values([{'a'=>1,2=>'foo',:b=>nil}, ":"])
+    expect(result).to match_array(['a:1','2:foo','b:'])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/join_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/join_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..793c36fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/join_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the join function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("join")).to eq("function_join")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_join([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should join an array into a string" do
+    result = scope.function_join([["a","b","c"], ":"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("a:b:c"))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/keys_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/keys_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f2e7d428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/keys_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the keys function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("keys")).to eq("function_keys")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_keys([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return an array of keys when given a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_keys([{'a'=>1, 'b'=>2}])
+    # =~ performs 'array with same elements' (set) matching
+    # For more info see RSpec::Matchers::MatchArray
+    expect(result).to match_array(['a','b'])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/loadyaml_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/loadyaml_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cdc3d6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/loadyaml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the loadyaml function" do
+  include PuppetlabsSpec::Files
+
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("loadyaml")).to eq("function_loadyaml")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_loadyaml([]) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError)
+  end
+
+  it "should convert YAML file to a data structure" do
+    yaml_file = tmpfilename ('yamlfile')
+    File.open(yaml_file, 'w') do |fh|
+      fh.write("---\n aaa: 1\n bbb: 2\n ccc: 3\n ddd: 4\n")
+    end
+    result = scope.function_loadyaml([yaml_file])
+    expect(result).to eq({"aaa" => 1, "bbb" => 2, "ccc" => 3, "ddd" => 4 })
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/lstrip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/lstrip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..68cca1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/lstrip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the lstrip function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("lstrip")).to eq("function_lstrip")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_lstrip([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should lstrip a string" do
+    result = scope.function_lstrip(["  asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('asdf'))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new("  asdf")
+    result = scope.function_lstrip([value])
+    result.should(eq("asdf"))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/max_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/max_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c3d8a132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/max_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the max function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("max")).to eq("function_max")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_max([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to compare strings" do
+    expect(scope.function_max(["albatross","dog","horse"])).to(eq("horse"))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to compare numbers" do
+    expect(scope.function_max([6,8,4])).to(eq(8))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to compare a number with a stringified number" do
+    expect(scope.function_max([1,"2"])).to(eq("2"))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/member_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/member_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1a1d7c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/member_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the member function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("member")).to eq("function_member")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_member([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a member is in an array" do
+    result = scope.function_member([["a","b","c"], "a"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a member is not in an array" do
+    result = scope.function_member([["a","b","c"], "d"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if a member array is in an array" do
+    result = scope.function_member([["a","b","c"], ["a", "b"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if a member array is not in an array" do
+    result = scope.function_member([["a","b","c"], ["d", "e"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/merge_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/merge_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2abf9762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/merge_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:merge) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  describe 'when calling merge from puppet' do
+    it "should not compile when no arguments are passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = '$x = merge()'
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when 1 argument is passed" do
+      skip("Fails on 2.6.x, see bug #15912") if Puppet.version =~ /^2\.6\./
+      Puppet[:code] = "$my_hash={'one' => 1}\n$x = merge($my_hash)"
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when calling merge on the scope instance' do
+    it 'should require all parameters are hashes' do
+      expect { new_hash = scope.function_merge([{}, '2'])}.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /unexpected argument type String/)
+      expect { new_hash = scope.function_merge([{}, 2])}.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /unexpected argument type Fixnum/)
+    end
+
+    it 'should accept empty strings as puppet undef' do
+      expect { new_hash = scope.function_merge([{}, ''])}.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it 'should be able to merge two hashes' do
+      new_hash = scope.function_merge([{'one' => '1', 'two' => '1'}, {'two' => '2', 'three' => '2'}])
+      expect(new_hash['one']).to   eq('1')
+      expect(new_hash['two']).to   eq('2')
+      expect(new_hash['three']).to eq('2')
+    end
+
+    it 'should merge multiple hashes' do
+      hash = scope.function_merge([{'one' => 1}, {'one' => '2'}, {'one' => '3'}])
+      expect(hash['one']).to eq('3')
+    end
+
+    it 'should accept empty hashes' do
+      expect(scope.function_merge([{},{},{}])).to eq({})
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/min_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/min_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..35a08900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/min_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the min function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("min")).to eq("function_min")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_min([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to compare strings" do
+    expect(scope.function_min(["albatross","dog","horse"])).to(eq("albatross"))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to compare numbers" do
+    expect(scope.function_min([6,8,4])).to(eq(4))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to compare a number with a stringified number" do
+    expect(scope.function_min([1,"2"])).to(eq(1))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/num2bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/num2bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d0ba9354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/num2bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the num2bool function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("num2bool")).to eq("function_num2bool")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are no arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_num2bool([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are more than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_num2bool(["foo","bar"]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if passed something non-numeric" do
+    expect { scope.function_num2bool(["xyzzy"]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if passed string 1" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool(["1"])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if passed string 1.5" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool(["1.5"])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return true if passed number 1" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool([1])
+    expect(result).to(be_truthy)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed string 0" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool(["0"])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed number 0" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool([0])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed string -1" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool(["-1"])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed string -1.5" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool(["-1.5"])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed number -1" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool([-1])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+
+  it "should return false if passed float -1.5" do
+    result = scope.function_num2bool([-1.5])
+    expect(result).to(be_falsey)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/parsejson_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/parsejson_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1dd41b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/parsejson_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the parsejson function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("parsejson")).to eq("function_parsejson")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_parsejson([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert JSON to a data structure" do
+    json = <<-EOS
+["aaa","bbb","ccc"]
+EOS
+    result = scope.function_parsejson([json])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['aaa','bbb','ccc']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/parseyaml_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/parseyaml_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e5f145ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/parseyaml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the parseyaml function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("parseyaml")).to eq("function_parseyaml")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_parseyaml([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert YAML to a data structure" do
+    yaml = <<-EOS
+- aaa
+- bbb
+- ccc
+EOS
+    result = scope.function_parseyaml([yaml])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['aaa','bbb','ccc']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/pick_default_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/pick_default_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..db10cc35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/pick_default_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the pick_default function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("pick_default")).to eq("function_pick_default")
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the correct value' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default(['first', 'second'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the correct value if the first value is empty' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default(['', 'second'])).to eq('second')
+  end
+
+  it 'should skip empty string values' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default(['', 'first'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should skip :undef values' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default([:undef, 'first'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should skip :undefined values' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default([:undefined, 'first'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the empty string if it is the last possibility' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default([:undef, :undefined, ''])).to eq('')
+  end
+
+  it 'should return :undef if it is the last possibility' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default(['', :undefined, :undef])).to eq(:undef)
+  end
+
+  it 'should return :undefined if it is the last possibility' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default([:undef, '', :undefined])).to eq(:undefined)
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the empty string if it is the only possibility' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default([''])).to eq('')
+  end
+
+  it 'should return :undef if it is the only possibility' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default([:undef])).to eq(:undef)
+  end
+
+  it 'should return :undefined if it is the only possibility' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick_default([:undefined])).to eq(:undefined)
+  end
+
+  it 'should error if no values are passed' do
+    expect { scope.function_pick_default([]) }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Must receive at least one argument./)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/pick_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/pick_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8be8f587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/pick_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the pick function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("pick")).to eq("function_pick")
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the correct value' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick(['first', 'second'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the correct value if the first value is empty' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick(['', 'second'])).to eq('second')
+  end
+
+  it 'should remove empty string values' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick(['', 'first'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should remove :undef values' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick([:undef, 'first'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should remove :undefined values' do
+    expect(scope.function_pick([:undefined, 'first'])).to eq('first')
+  end
+
+  it 'should error if no values are passed' do
+    expect { scope.function_pick([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, "pick(): must receive at least one non empty value"))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/prefix_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/prefix_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..34cac530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/prefix_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the prefix function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "raises a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_prefix([]) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /number of arguments/)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an error if the first argument is not an array" do
+    expect {
+      scope.function_prefix([Object.new])
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /expected first argument to be an Array/)
+  end
+
+
+  it "raises an error if the second argument is not a string" do
+    expect {
+      scope.function_prefix([['first', 'second'], 42])
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /expected second argument to be a String/)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a prefixed array" do
+    result = scope.function_prefix([['a','b','c'], 'p'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['pa','pb','pc']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/private_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/private_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c70759fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/private_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:private) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  subject do
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:private)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  context "when called from inside module" do
+    it "should not fail" do
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('module_name').returns('foo')
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('caller_module_name').returns('foo')
+      expect {
+        subject.call []
+      }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an explicit failure message" do
+    it "prints the failure message on error" do
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('module_name').returns('foo')
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('caller_module_name').returns('bar')
+      expect {
+        subject.call ['failure message!']
+      }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /failure message!/
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when called from private class" do
+    it "should fail with a class error message" do
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('module_name').returns('foo')
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('caller_module_name').returns('bar')
+      scope.source.expects(:name).returns('foo::baz')
+      scope.source.expects(:type).returns('hostclass')
+      expect {
+        subject.call []
+      }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Class foo::baz is private/
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when called from private definition" do
+    it "should fail with a class error message" do
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('module_name').returns('foo')
+      scope.expects(:lookupvar).with('caller_module_name').returns('bar')
+      scope.source.expects(:name).returns('foo::baz')
+      scope.source.expects(:type).returns('definition')
+      expect {
+        subject.call []
+      }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Definition foo::baz is private/
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/range_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/range_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ef86f971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/range_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the range function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "exists" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("range")).to eq("function_range")
+  end
+
+  it "raises a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_range([]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong number of arguments.*0 for 1/
+  end
+
+  describe 'with a letter range' do
+    it "returns a letter range" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["a","d"])
+      expect(result).to eq ['a','b','c','d']
+    end
+
+    it "returns a letter range given a step of 1" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["a","d","1"])
+      expect(result).to eq ['a','b','c','d']
+    end
+
+    it "returns a stepped letter range" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["a","d","2"])
+      expect(result).to eq ['a','c']
+    end
+
+    it "returns a stepped letter range given a negative step" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["a","d","-2"])
+      expect(result).to eq ['a','c']
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'with a number range' do
+    it "returns a number range" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["1","4"])
+      expect(result).to eq [1,2,3,4]
+    end
+
+    it "returns a number range given a step of 1" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["1","4","1"])
+      expect(result).to eq [1,2,3,4]
+    end
+
+    it "returns a stepped number range" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["1","4","2"])
+      expect(result).to eq [1,3]
+    end
+
+    it "returns a stepped number range given a negative step" do
+      result = scope.function_range(["1","4","-2"])
+      expect(result).to eq [1,3]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'with a numeric-like string range' do
+    it "works with padded hostname like strings" do
+      expected = ("host01".."host10").to_a
+      expect(scope.function_range(["host01","host10"])).to eq expected
+    end
+
+    it "coerces zero padded digits to integers" do
+      expected = (0..10).to_a
+      expect(scope.function_range(["00", "10"])).to eq expected
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'with a numeric range' do
+    it "returns a range of numbers" do
+      expected = (1..10).to_a
+      expect(scope.function_range([1,10])).to eq expected
+    end
+    it "returns a range of numbers with step parameter" do
+      expected = (1..10).step(2).to_a
+      expect(scope.function_range([1,10,2])).to eq expected
+    end
+    it "works with mixed numeric like strings and numeric arguments" do
+      expected = (1..10).to_a
+      expect(scope.function_range(['1',10])).to eq expected
+      expect(scope.function_range([1,'10'])).to eq expected
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/reject_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/reject_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..88a992ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/reject_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the reject function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("reject")).to eq("function_reject")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_reject([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should reject contents from an array" do
+    result = scope.function_reject([["1111", "aaabbb","bbbccc","dddeee"], "bbb"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(["1111", "dddeee"]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/reverse_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/reverse_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1f047943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/reverse_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the reverse function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("reverse")).to eq("function_reverse")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_reverse([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should reverse a string" do
+    result = scope.function_reverse(["asdfghijkl"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('lkjihgfdsa'))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('asdfghjkl')
+    result = scope.function_reverse([value])
+    result.should(eq('lkjhgfdsa'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/rstrip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/rstrip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f6b48389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/rstrip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the rstrip function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("rstrip")).to eq("function_rstrip")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_rstrip([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should rstrip a string" do
+    result = scope.function_rstrip(["asdf  "])
+    expect(result).to(eq('asdf'))
+  end
+
+  it "should rstrip each element in an array" do
+    result = scope.function_rstrip([["a ","b ", "c "]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','b','c']))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('asdf ')
+    result = scope.function_rstrip([value])
+    result.should(eq('asdf'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/shuffle_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/shuffle_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a62c1fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/shuffle_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the shuffle function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("shuffle")).to eq("function_shuffle")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_shuffle([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should shuffle a string and the result should be the same size" do
+    result = scope.function_shuffle(["asdf"])
+    expect(result.size).to(eq(4))
+  end
+
+  it "should shuffle a string but the sorted contents should still be the same" do
+    result = scope.function_shuffle(["adfs"])
+    expect(result.split("").sort.join("")).to(eq("adfs"))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('asdf')
+    result = scope.function_shuffle([value])
+    result.size.should(eq(4))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/size_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/size_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..18eb48f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/size_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the size function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("size")).to eq("function_size")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_size([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return the size of a string" do
+    result = scope.function_size(["asdf"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4))
+  end
+
+  it "should return the size of an array" do
+    result = scope.function_size([["a","b","c"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(3))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/sort_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/sort_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4c2a66cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/sort_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the sort function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("sort")).to eq("function_sort")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is not 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_sort(['','']) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should sort an array" do
+    result = scope.function_sort([["a","c","b"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','b','c']))
+  end
+
+  it "should sort a string" do
+    result = scope.function_sort(["acb"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('abc'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/squeeze_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/squeeze_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cd0eb37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/squeeze_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the squeeze function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("squeeze")).to eq("function_squeeze")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_squeeze([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should squeeze a string" do
+    result = scope.function_squeeze(["aaabbbbcccc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('abc'))
+  end
+
+  it "should squeeze all elements in an array" do
+    result = scope.function_squeeze([["aaabbbbcccc","dddfff"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['abc','df']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/str2bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/str2bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1d205d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/str2bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the str2bool function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("str2bool")).to eq("function_str2bool")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_str2bool([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert string 'true' to true" do
+    result = scope.function_str2bool(["true"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert string 'undef' to false" do
+    result = scope.function_str2bool(["undef"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+
+  it "should return the boolean it was called with" do
+    result = scope.function_str2bool([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq(true))
+    result = scope.function_str2bool([false])
+    expect(result).to(eq(false))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/str2saltedsha512_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/str2saltedsha512_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ab7f57f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/str2saltedsha512_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the str2saltedsha512 function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("str2saltedsha512")).to eq("function_str2saltedsha512")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_str2saltedsha512([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is more than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_str2saltedsha512(['foo', 'bar', 'baz']) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should return a salted-sha512 password hash 136 characters in length" do
+    result = scope.function_str2saltedsha512(["password"])
+    expect(result.length).to(eq(136))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise an error if you pass a non-string password" do
+    expect { scope.function_str2saltedsha512([1234]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should generate a valid password" do
+    # Allow the function to generate a password based on the string 'password'
+    password_hash = scope.function_str2saltedsha512(["password"])
+
+    # Separate the Salt and Password from the Password Hash
+    salt     = password_hash[0..7]
+    password = password_hash[8..-1]
+
+    # Convert the Salt and Password from Hex to Binary Data
+    str_salt     = Array(salt.lines).pack('H*')
+    str_password = Array(password.lines).pack('H*')
+
+    # Combine the Binary Salt with 'password' and compare the end result
+    saltedpass    = Digest::SHA512.digest(str_salt + 'password')
+    result        = (str_salt + saltedpass).unpack('H*')[0]
+    expect(result).to eq(password_hash)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/strftime_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/strftime_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ebec54b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/strftime_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the strftime function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("strftime")).to eq("function_strftime")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_strftime([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "using %s should be higher then when I wrote this test" do
+    result = scope.function_strftime(["%s"])
+    expect(result.to_i).to(be > 1311953157)
+  end
+
+  it "using %s should be lower then 1.5 trillion" do
+    result = scope.function_strftime(["%s"])
+    expect(result.to_i).to(be < 1500000000)
+  end
+
+  it "should return a date when given %Y-%m-%d" do
+    result = scope.function_strftime(["%Y-%m-%d"])
+    expect(result).to match(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/strip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/strip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4ac8daf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/strip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the strip function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("strip")).to eq("function_strip")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_strip([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should strip a string" do
+    result = scope.function_strip([" ab cd "])
+    expect(result).to(eq('ab cd'))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new(' as df ')
+    result = scope.function_strip([value])
+    result.should(eq('as df'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/suffix_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/suffix_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c7783c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/suffix_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the suffix function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "raises a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_suffix([]) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /number of arguments/)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an error if the first argument is not an array" do
+    expect {
+      scope.function_suffix([Object.new])
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /expected first argument to be an Array/)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an error if the second argument is not a string" do
+    expect {
+      scope.function_suffix([['first', 'second'], 42])
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /expected second argument to be a String/)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a suffixed array" do
+    result = scope.function_suffix([['a','b','c'], 'p'])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['ap','bp','cp']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/swapcase_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/swapcase_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..791d1dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/swapcase_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the swapcase function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("swapcase")).to eq("function_swapcase")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_swapcase([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should swapcase a string" do
+    result = scope.function_swapcase(["aaBBccDD"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('AAbbCCdd'))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new("aaBBccDD")
+    result = scope.function_swapcase([value])
+    result.should(eq("AAbbCCdd"))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/time_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/time_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6e22515f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/time_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the time function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("time")).to eq("function_time")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is more than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_time(['','']) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return a number" do
+    result = scope.function_time([])
+    expect(result).to be_an(Integer)
+  end
+
+  it "should be higher then when I wrote this test" do
+    result = scope.function_time([])
+    expect(result).to(be > 1311953157)
+  end
+
+  it "should be lower then 1.5 trillion" do
+    result = scope.function_time([])
+    expect(result).to(be < 1500000000)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/to_bytes_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/to_bytes_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0f6ade91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/to_bytes_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the to_bytes function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("to_bytes")).to eq("function_to_bytes")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_to_bytes([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert kB to B" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4 kB"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4096))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert MB to B" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4 MB"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4194304))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert GB to B" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4 GB"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4294967296))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert TB to B" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4 TB"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4398046511104))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert PB to B" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4 PB"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4503599627370496))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert PB to B" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4 EB"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4611686018427387904))
+  end
+
+  it "should work without B in unit" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4 k"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4096))
+  end
+
+  it "should work without a space before unit" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["4k"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4096))
+  end
+
+  it "should work without a unit" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["5678"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(5678))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert fractions" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["1.5 kB"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(1536))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert scientific notation" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes(["1.5e2 B"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(150))
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing with a positive number" do
+    result = scope.function_to_bytes([5678])
+    expect(result).to(eq(5678))
+  end
+
+  it "should should raise a ParseError if input isn't a number" do
+    expect { scope.function_to_bytes(["foo"]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should should raise a ParseError if prefix is unknown" do
+    expect { scope.function_to_bytes(["5 uB"]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/type3x_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/type3x_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d21236a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/type3x_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the type3x function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("type3x")).to eq("function_type3x")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_type3x([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return string when given a string" do
+    result = scope.function_type3x(["aaabbbbcccc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('string'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return array when given an array" do
+    result = scope.function_type3x([["aaabbbbcccc","asdf"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq('array'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return hash when given a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_type3x([{"a"=>1,"b"=>2}])
+    expect(result).to(eq('hash'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return integer when given an integer" do
+    result = scope.function_type3x(["1"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('integer'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return float when given a float" do
+    result = scope.function_type3x(["1.34"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('float'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return boolean when given a boolean" do
+    result = scope.function_type3x([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq('boolean'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/type_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/type_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b683fcfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/type_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the type function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("type")).to eq("function_type")
+  end
+
+  it "should give a deprecation warning when called" do
+    scope.expects(:warning).with("type() DEPRECATED: This function will cease to function on Puppet 4; please use type3x() before upgrading to puppet 4 for backwards-compatibility, or migrate to the new parser's typing system.")
+    scope.function_type(["aoeu"])
+  end
+
+  it "should return string when given a string" do
+    result = scope.function_type(["aaabbbbcccc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('string'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return array when given an array" do
+    result = scope.function_type([["aaabbbbcccc","asdf"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq('array'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return hash when given a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_type([{"a"=>1,"b"=>2}])
+    expect(result).to(eq('hash'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return integer when given an integer" do
+    result = scope.function_type(["1"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('integer'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return float when given a float" do
+    result = scope.function_type(["1.34"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('float'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return boolean when given a boolean" do
+    result = scope.function_type([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq('boolean'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/union_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/union_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..706f4cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/union_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the union function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("union")).to eq("function_union")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are fewer than 2 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_union([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should join two arrays together" do
+    result = scope.function_union([["a","b","c"],["b","c","d"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(["a","b","c","d"]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/unique_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/unique_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7cd3a566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/unique_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the unique function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("unique")).to eq("function_unique")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_unique([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should remove duplicate elements in a string" do
+    result = scope.function_unique(["aabbc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('abc'))
+  end
+
+  it "should remove duplicate elements in an array" do
+    result = scope.function_unique([["a","a","b","b","c"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','b','c']))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('aabbc')
+    result = scope.function_unique([value])
+    result.should(eq('abc'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/upcase_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/upcase_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3cf8b055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/upcase_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the upcase function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("upcase")).to eq("function_upcase")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_upcase([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should upcase a string" do
+    result = scope.function_upcase(["abc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('ABC'))
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing if a string is already upcase" do
+    result = scope.function_upcase(["ABC"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('ABC'))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('abc')
+    result = scope.function_upcase([value])
+    result.should(eq('ABC'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/uriescape_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/uriescape_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2321e5ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/uriescape_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the uriescape function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("uriescape")).to eq("function_uriescape")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_uriescape([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should uriescape a string" do
+    result = scope.function_uriescape([":/?#[]@!$&'()*+,;= \"{}"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(':/?%23[]@!$&\'()*+,;=%20%22%7B%7D'))
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing if a string is already safe" do
+    result = scope.function_uriescape(["ABCdef"])
+    expect(result).to(eq('ABCdef'))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('abc')
+    result = scope.function_uriescape([value])
+    result.should(eq('abc'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_absolute_path_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_absolute_path_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..36c836bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_absolute_path_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_absolute_path) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  # The subject of these examples is the method itself.
+  subject do
+    # This makes sure the function is loaded within each test
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_absolute_path)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  describe "Valid Paths" do
+    def self.valid_paths
+      %w{
+        C:/
+        C:\\
+        C:\\WINDOWS\\System32
+        C:/windows/system32
+        X:/foo/bar
+        X:\\foo\\bar
+        /var/tmp
+        /var/lib/puppet
+        /var/opt/../lib/puppet
+      }
+    end
+
+    context "Without Puppet::Util.absolute_path? (e.g. Puppet <= 2.6)" do
+      before :each do
+        # The intent here is to mock Puppet to behave like Puppet 2.6 does.
+        # Puppet 2.6 does not have the absolute_path? method.  This is only a
+        # convenience test, stdlib should be run with the Puppet 2.6.x in the
+        # $LOAD_PATH in addition to 2.7.x and master.
+        Puppet::Util.expects(:respond_to?).with(:absolute_path?).returns(false)
+      end
+      valid_paths.each do |path|
+        it "validate_absolute_path(#{path.inspect}) should not fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [path] }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+      valid_paths do
+        it "validate_absolute_path(#{valid_paths.inspect}) should not fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [valid_paths] }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "Puppet without mocking" do
+      valid_paths.each do |path|
+        it "validate_absolute_path(#{path.inspect}) should not fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [path] }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+      valid_paths do
+        it "validate_absolute_path(#{valid_paths.inspect}) should not fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [valid_paths] }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'Invalid paths' do
+    context 'Garbage inputs' do
+      [
+        nil,
+        [ nil ],
+        [ nil, nil ],
+        { 'foo' => 'bar' },
+        { },
+        '',
+      ].each do |path|
+        it "validate_absolute_path(#{path.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [path] }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'Relative paths' do
+      def self.rel_paths 
+        %w{
+          relative1
+          .
+          ..
+          ./foo
+          ../foo
+          etc/puppetlabs/puppet
+          opt/puppet/bin
+        }
+      end
+      rel_paths.each do |path|
+        it "validate_absolute_path(#{path.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [path] }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
+        end
+      end
+      rel_paths do
+        it "validate_absolute_path(#{rel_paths.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [rel_paths] }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_array_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_array_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4b31cfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_array_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_array) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  describe 'when calling validate_array from puppet' do
+
+    %w{ true false }.each do |the_string|
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a string" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_array('#{the_string}')"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not an Array/)
+      end
+
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a bare word" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_array(#{the_string})"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not an Array/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when multiple array arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = [ ]
+        $bar = [ 'one', 'two' ]
+        validate_array($foo, $bar)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when an undef variable is passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = undef
+        validate_array($foo)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not an Array/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_augeas_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_augeas_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c695ba2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_augeas_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_augeas), :if => Puppet.features.augeas? do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  # The subject of these examplres is the method itself.
+  subject do
+    # This makes sure the function is loaded within each test
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_augeas)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  context 'Using Puppet::Parser::Scope.new' do
+
+    describe 'Garbage inputs' do
+      inputs = [
+        [ nil ],
+        [ [ nil ] ],
+        [ { 'foo' => 'bar' } ],
+        [ { } ],
+        [ '' ],
+        [ "one", "one", "MSG to User", "4th arg" ],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_augeas(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [input] }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'Valid inputs' do
+      inputs = [
+        [ "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n", 'Passwd.lns' ],
+        [ "proc /proc   proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid     0       0\n", 'Fstab.lns'],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_augeas(#{input.inspect}) should not fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "Valid inputs which should raise an exception without a message" do
+      # The intent here is to make sure valid inputs raise exceptions when they
+      # don't specify an error message to display.  This is the behvior in
+      # 2.2.x and prior.
+      inputs = [
+        [ "root:x:0:0:root\n", 'Passwd.lns' ],
+        [ "127.0.1.1\n", 'Hosts.lns' ],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_augeas(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.to raise_error /validate_augeas.*?matched less than it should/
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "Nicer Error Messages" do
+      # The intent here is to make sure the function returns the 3rd argument
+      # in the exception thrown
+      inputs = [
+        [ "root:x:0:0:root\n", 'Passwd.lns', [], 'Failed to validate passwd content' ],
+        [ "127.0.1.1\n", 'Hosts.lns', [], 'Wrong hosts content' ],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_augeas(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.to raise_error /#{input[2]}/
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "Passing simple unit tests" do
+      inputs = [
+        [ "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n", 'Passwd.lns', ['$file/foobar']],
+        [ "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n", 'Passwd.lns', ['$file/root/shell[.="/bin/sh"]', 'foobar']],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_augeas(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "Failing simple unit tests" do
+      inputs = [
+        [ "foobar:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n", 'Passwd.lns', ['$file/foobar']],
+        [ "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh\n", 'Passwd.lns', ['$file/root/shell[.="/bin/sh"]', 'foobar']],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_augeas(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.to raise_error /testing path/
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_bool_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_bool_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a352d3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_bool_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_bool) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  describe 'when calling validate_bool from puppet' do
+
+    %w{ true false }.each do |the_string|
+
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a string" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_bool('#{the_string}')"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a boolean/)
+      end
+
+      it "should compile when #{the_string} is a bare word" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_bool(#{the_string})"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when an arbitrary string is passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = 'validate_bool("jeff and dan are awesome")'
+      expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a boolean/)
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when no arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = 'validate_bool()'
+      expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when multiple boolean arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = true
+        $bar = false
+        validate_bool($foo, $bar, true, false)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when multiple boolean arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = true
+        $bar = false
+        validate_bool($foo, $bar, true, false, 'jeff')
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a boolean/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_cmd_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_cmd_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7cb9782d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_cmd_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+TESTEXE = File.exists?('/usr/bin/test') ? '/usr/bin/test' : '/bin/test'
+TOUCHEXE = File.exists?('/usr/bin/touch') ? '/usr/bin/touch' : '/bin/touch'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_cmd) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  subject do
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_cmd)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  context 'with no % placeholder' do
+    describe "with an explicit failure message" do
+      it "prints the failure message on error" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ['', '/bin/false', 'failure message!']
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /failure message!/
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "on validation failure" do
+      it "includes the command error output" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ['', "#{TOUCHEXE} /cant/touch/this"]
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /(cannot touch|o such file or)/
+      end
+
+      it "includes the command return value" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ['', '/cant/run/this']
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /returned 1\b/
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when performing actual validation" do
+      it "can positively validate file content" do
+        expect { subject.call ["non-empty", "#{TESTEXE} -s"] }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+
+      it "can negatively validate file content" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ["", "#{TESTEXE} -s"]
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /failed to validate.*test -s/
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with % placeholder' do
+    describe "with an explicit failure message" do
+      it "prints the failure message on error" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ['', '/bin/false % -f', 'failure message!']
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /failure message!/
+      end
+    end
+    describe "on validation failure" do
+      it "includes the command error output" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ['', "#{TOUCHEXE} /cant/touch/this"]
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /(cannot touch|o such file or)/
+      end
+
+      it "includes the command return value" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ['', '/cant/run/this % -z']
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Execution of '\/cant\/run\/this .+ -z' returned 1/
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when performing actual validation" do
+      it "can positively validate file content" do
+        expect { subject.call ["non-empty", "#{TESTEXE} -s %"] }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+
+      it "can negatively validate file content" do
+        expect {
+          subject.call ["", "#{TESTEXE} -s %"]
+        }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /failed to validate.*test -s/
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_hash_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a0c35c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_hash) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  describe 'when calling validate_hash from puppet' do
+
+    %w{ true false }.each do |the_string|
+
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a string" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_hash('#{the_string}')"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a Hash/)
+      end
+
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a bare word" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_hash(#{the_string})"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a Hash/)
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when multiple hash arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = {}
+        $bar = { 'one' => 'two' }
+        validate_hash($foo, $bar)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when an undef variable is passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = undef
+        validate_hash($foo)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a Hash/)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_ipv4_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_ipv4_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..45401a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_ipv4_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_ipv4_address) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  describe "when calling validate_ipv4_address from puppet" do
+    describe "when given IPv4 address strings" do
+      it "should compile with one argument" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv4_address('1.2.3.4')"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+
+      it "should compile with multiple arguments" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv4_address('1.2.3.4', '5.6.7.8')"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when given an IPv6 address" do
+      it "should not compile" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv4_address('3ffe:505')"
+        expect {
+          scope.compiler.compile
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /not a valid IPv4 address/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when given other strings" do
+      it "should not compile" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv4_address('hello', 'world')"
+        expect {
+          scope.compiler.compile
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /not a valid IPv4 address/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when given numbers" do
+      it "should not compile" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv4_address(1, 2)"
+        expect {
+          scope.compiler.compile
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a valid IPv4 address/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when given booleans" do
+      it "should not compile" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv4_address(true, false)"
+        expect {
+          scope.compiler.compile
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a string/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when no arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv4_address()"
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_ipv6_address_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_ipv6_address_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a839d902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_ipv6_address_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_ipv6_address) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  describe "when calling validate_ipv6_address from puppet" do
+    describe "when given IPv6 address strings" do
+      it "should compile with one argument" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv6_address('3ffe:0505:0002::')"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+
+      it "should compile with multiple arguments" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv6_address('3ffe:0505:0002::', '3ffe:0505:0001::')"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when given an ipv4 address" do
+      it "should not compile" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv6_address('1.2.3.4')"
+        expect {
+          scope.compiler.compile
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /not a valid IPv6 address/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when given other strings" do
+      it "should not compile" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv6_address('hello', 'world')"
+        expect {
+          scope.compiler.compile
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /not a valid IPv6 address/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # 1.8.7 is EOL'd and also absolutely insane about ipv6
+    unless RUBY_VERSION == '1.8.7'
+      describe "when given numbers" do
+        it "should not compile" do
+          Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv6_address(1, 2)"
+          expect {
+            scope.compiler.compile
+          }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /not a valid IPv6 address/)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when given booleans" do
+      it "should not compile" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv6_address(true, false)"
+        expect {
+          scope.compiler.compile
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a string/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when no arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = "validate_ipv6_address()"
+      expect {
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /wrong number of arguments/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_re_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_re_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d29988bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_re_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_re) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  # The subject of these examplres is the method itself.
+  subject do
+    # This makes sure the function is loaded within each test
+    function_name = Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_re)
+    scope.method(function_name)
+  end
+
+  context 'Using Puppet::Parser::Scope.new' do
+
+    describe 'Garbage inputs' do
+      inputs = [
+        [ nil ],
+        [ [ nil ] ],
+        [ { 'foo' => 'bar' } ],
+        [ { } ],
+        [ '' ],
+        [ "one", "one", "MSG to User", "4th arg" ],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_re(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call [input] }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'Valid inputs' do
+      inputs = [
+        [ '/full/path/to/something', '^/full' ],
+        [ '/full/path/to/something', 'full' ],
+        [ '/full/path/to/something', ['full', 'absent'] ],
+        [ '/full/path/to/something', ['full', 'absent'], 'Message to the user' ],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_re(#{input.inspect}) should not fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    describe "Valid inputs which should raise an exception without a message" do
+      # The intent here is to make sure valid inputs raise exceptions when they
+      # don't specify an error message to display.  This is the behvior in
+      # 2.2.x and prior.
+      inputs = [
+        [ "hello", [ "bye", "later", "adios" ] ],
+        [ "greetings", "salutations" ],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_re(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.to raise_error /validate_re.*?does not match/
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    describe "Nicer Error Messages" do
+      # The intent here is to make sure the function returns the 3rd argument
+      # in the exception thrown
+      inputs = [
+        [ "hello", [ "bye", "later", "adios" ], "MSG to User" ],
+        [ "greetings", "salutations", "Error, greetings does not match salutations" ],
+      ]
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        it "validate_re(#{input.inspect}) should fail" do
+          expect { subject.call input }.to raise_error /#{input[2]}/
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_slength_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_slength_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e23f61a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_slength_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the validate_slength function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("validate_slength")).to eq("function_validate_slength")
+  end
+
+  describe "validating the input argument types" do
+    it "raises an error if there are less than two arguments" do
+      expect { scope.function_validate_slength([]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong number of arguments/
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if there are more than three arguments" do
+      expect { scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 1, 2, 3]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong number of arguments/
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if the first argument is not a string" do
+      expect { scope.function_validate_slength([Object.new, 2, 1]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Expected first argument.*got .*Object/
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if the second argument cannot be cast to an Integer" do
+      expect { scope.function_validate_slength(['input', Object.new]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Expected second argument.*got .*Object/
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if the third argument cannot be cast to an Integer" do
+      expect { scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 1, Object.new]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Expected third argument.*got .*Object/
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if the second argument is smaller than the third argument" do
+      expect { scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 1, 2]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Expected second argument to be larger than third argument/
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "validating the input string length" do
+    describe "when the input is a string" do
+      it "fails validation if the string is larger than the max length" do
+        expect { scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 1]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Expected length .* between 0 and 1, was 5/
+      end
+
+      it "fails validation if the string is less than the min length" do
+        expect { scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 10, 6]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Expected length .* between 6 and 10, was 5/
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't raise an error if the string is under the max length" do
+        scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 10])
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't raise an error if the string is equal to the max length" do
+        scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 5])
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't raise an error if the string is equal to the min length" do
+        scope.function_validate_slength(['input', 10, 5])
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when the input is an array" do
+      it "fails validation if one of the array elements is not a string" do
+        expect { scope.function_validate_slength([["a", "b", Object.new], 2]) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError, /Expected element at array position 2 .*String, got .*Object/
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_string_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_string_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3b4fb3e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/validate_string_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_string) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  describe 'when calling validate_string from puppet' do
+
+    %w{ foo bar baz }.each do |the_string|
+
+      it "should compile when #{the_string} is a string" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_string('#{the_string}')"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+
+      it "should compile when #{the_string} is a bare word" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_string(#{the_string})"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    %w{ true false }.each do |the_string|
+      it "should compile when #{the_string} is a string" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_string('#{the_string}')"
+        scope.compiler.compile
+      end
+
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a bare word" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_string(#{the_string})"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not a string/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when multiple string arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = ''
+        $bar = 'two'
+        validate_string($foo, $bar)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when an explicitly undef variable is passed (NOTE THIS MAY NOT BE DESIRABLE)" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = undef
+        validate_string($foo)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when an undefined variable is passed (NOTE THIS MAY NOT BE DESIRABLE)" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        validate_string($foobarbazishouldnotexist)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/values_at_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/values_at_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..86e3c31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/values_at_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the values_at function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("values_at")).to eq("function_values_at")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_values_at([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if you try to use a range where stop is greater then start" do
+    expect { scope.function_values_at([['a','b'],["3-1"]]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return a value at from an array" do
+    result = scope.function_values_at([['a','b','c'],"1"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['b']))
+  end
+
+  it "should return a value at from an array when passed a range" do
+    result = scope.function_values_at([['a','b','c'],"0-1"])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','b']))
+  end
+
+  it "should return chosen values from an array when passed number of indexes" do
+    result = scope.function_values_at([['a','b','c'],["0","2"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','c']))
+  end
+
+  it "should return chosen values from an array when passed ranges and multiple indexes" do
+    result = scope.function_values_at([['a','b','c','d','e','f','g'],["0","2","4-5"]])
+    expect(result).to(eq(['a','c','e','f']))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/values_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/values_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..08d21b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the values function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("values")).to eq("function_values")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_values([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return values from a hash" do
+    result = scope.function_values([{'a'=>'1','b'=>'2','c'=>'3'}])
+    # =~ is the RSpec::Matchers::MatchArray matcher.
+    # A.K.A. "array with same elements" (multiset) matching
+    expect(result).to match_array(%w{ 1 2 3 })
+  end
+
+  it "should return a multiset" do
+    result = scope.function_values([{'a'=>'1','b'=>'3','c'=>'3'}])
+    expect(result).to     match_array(%w{ 1 3 3 })
+    expect(result).not_to match_array(%w{ 1 3 })
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError unless a Hash is provided" do
+    expect { scope.function_values([['a','b','c']]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/zip_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/zip_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f265fcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/functions/zip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the zip function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_zip([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to zip an array" do
+    result = scope.function_zip([['1','2','3'],['4','5','6']])
+    expect(result).to(eq([["1", "4"], ["2", "5"], ["3", "6"]]))
+    result = scope.function_zip([['1','2','3'],['4','5','6'], false])
+    result.should(eq([["1", "4"], ["2", "5"], ["3", "6"]]))
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to zip an array and flatten" do
+    result = scope.function_zip([['1','2','3'],['4','5','6'], true])
+    result.should(eq(["1", "4", "2", "5", "3", "6"]))
+  end
+
+  it "should accept objects which extend String for the second argument" do
+    class AlsoString < String
+    end
+
+    value = AlsoString.new('false')
+    result = scope.function_zip([['1','2','3'],['4','5','6'],value])
+    result.should(eq([["1", "4"], ["2", "5"], ["3", "6"]]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/compiler.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/compiler.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2f0ae4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/compiler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+module PuppetSpec::Compiler
+  def compile_to_catalog(string, node = Puppet::Node.new('foonode'))
+    Puppet[:code] = string
+    Puppet::Parser::Compiler.compile(node)
+  end
+
+  def compile_to_ral(manifest)
+    catalog = compile_to_catalog(manifest)
+    ral = catalog.to_ral
+    ral.finalize
+    ral
+  end
+
+  def compile_to_relationship_graph(manifest, prioritizer = Puppet::Graph::SequentialPrioritizer.new)
+    ral = compile_to_ral(manifest)
+    graph = Puppet::Graph::RelationshipGraph.new(prioritizer)
+    graph.populate_from(ral)
+    graph
+  end
+
+  if Puppet.version.to_f >= 3.3
+    def apply_compiled_manifest(manifest, prioritizer = Puppet::Graph::SequentialPrioritizer.new)
+      transaction = Puppet::Transaction.new(compile_to_ral(manifest),
+                                          Puppet::Transaction::Report.new("apply"),
+                                          prioritizer)
+      transaction.evaluate
+      transaction.report.finalize_report
+
+      transaction
+    end
+  else
+    def apply_compiled_manifest(manifest)
+      transaction = Puppet::Transaction.new(compile_to_ral(manifest), Puppet::Transaction::Report.new("apply"))
+      transaction.evaluate
+      transaction.report.finalize_report
+
+      transaction
+    end
+  end
+
+  def order_resources_traversed_in(relationships)
+    order_seen = []
+    relationships.traverse { |resource| order_seen << resource.ref }
+    order_seen
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/database.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/database.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f5c23417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/database.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+# This just makes some nice things available at global scope, and for setup of
+# tests to use a real fake database, rather than a fake stubs-that-don't-work
+# version of the same.  Fun times.
+def sqlite?
+  if $sqlite.nil?
+    begin
+      require 'sqlite3'
+      $sqlite = true
+    rescue LoadError
+      $sqlite = false
+    end
+  end
+  $sqlite
+end
+
+def can_use_scratch_database?
+  sqlite? and Puppet.features.rails?
+end
+
+
+# This is expected to be called in your `before :each` block, and will get you
+# ready to roll with a serious database and all.  Cleanup is handled
+# automatically for you.  Nothing to do there.
+def setup_scratch_database
+  Puppet[:dbadapter] = 'sqlite3'
+  Puppet[:dblocation] = ':memory:'
+  Puppet[:railslog] = PuppetSpec::Files.tmpfile('storeconfigs.log')
+  Puppet::Rails.init
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/files.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/files.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..71b38ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/files.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'fileutils'
+require 'tempfile'
+require 'tmpdir'
+require 'pathname'
+
+# A support module for testing files.
+module PuppetSpec::Files
+  def self.cleanup
+    $global_tempfiles ||= []
+    while path = $global_tempfiles.pop do
+      begin
+        Dir.unstub(:entries)
+        FileUtils.rm_rf path, :secure => true
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT
+        # nothing to do
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def make_absolute(path) PuppetSpec::Files.make_absolute(path) end
+  def self.make_absolute(path)
+    path = File.expand_path(path)
+    path[0] = 'c' if Puppet.features.microsoft_windows?
+    path
+  end
+
+  def tmpfile(name, dir = nil) PuppetSpec::Files.tmpfile(name, dir) end
+  def self.tmpfile(name, dir = nil)
+    # Generate a temporary file, just for the name...
+    source = dir ? Tempfile.new(name, dir) : Tempfile.new(name)
+    path = source.path
+    source.close!
+
+    record_tmp(File.expand_path(path))
+
+    path
+  end
+
+  def file_containing(name, contents) PuppetSpec::Files.file_containing(name, contents) end
+  def self.file_containing(name, contents)
+    file = tmpfile(name)
+    File.open(file, 'wb') { |f| f.write(contents) }
+    file
+  end
+
+  def tmpdir(name) PuppetSpec::Files.tmpdir(name) end
+  def self.tmpdir(name)
+    dir = Dir.mktmpdir(name)
+
+    record_tmp(dir)
+
+    dir
+  end
+
+  def self.record_tmp(tmp)
+    # ...record it for cleanup,
+    $global_tempfiles ||= []
+    $global_tempfiles << tmp
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/fixtures.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/fixtures.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..81e9775f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/fixtures.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+module PuppetSpec::Fixtures
+  def fixtures(*rest)
+    File.join(PuppetSpec::FIXTURE_DIR, *rest)
+  end
+  def my_fixture_dir
+    callers = caller
+    while line = callers.shift do
+      next unless found = line.match(%r{/spec/(.*)_spec\.rb:})
+      return fixtures(found[1])
+    end
+    fail "sorry, I couldn't work out your path from the caller stack!"
+  end
+  def my_fixture(name)
+    file = File.join(my_fixture_dir, name)
+    unless File.readable? file then
+      fail Puppet::DevError, "fixture '#{name}' for #{my_fixture_dir} is not readable"
+    end
+    return file
+  end
+  def my_fixtures(glob = '*', flags = 0)
+    files = Dir.glob(File.join(my_fixture_dir, glob), flags)
+    unless files.length > 0 then
+      fail Puppet::DevError, "fixture '#{glob}' for #{my_fixture_dir} had no files!"
+    end
+    block_given? and files.each do |file| yield file end
+    files
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/matchers.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/matchers.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..093d77c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/matchers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'stringio'
+
+########################################################################
+# Backward compatibility for Jenkins outdated environment.
+module RSpec
+  module Matchers
+    module BlockAliases
+      alias_method :to,     :should      unless method_defined? :to
+      alias_method :to_not, :should_not  unless method_defined? :to_not
+      alias_method :not_to, :should_not  unless method_defined? :not_to
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
+########################################################################
+# Custom matchers...
+RSpec::Matchers.define :have_matching_element do |expected|
+  match do |actual|
+    actual.any? { |item| item =~ expected }
+  end
+end
+
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define :exit_with do |expected|
+  actual = nil
+  match do |block|
+    begin
+      block.call
+    rescue SystemExit => e
+      actual = e.status
+    end
+    actual and actual == expected
+  end
+  failure_message_for_should do |block|
+    "expected exit with code #{expected} but " +
+      (actual.nil? ? " exit was not called" : "we exited with #{actual} instead")
+  end
+  failure_message_for_should_not do |block|
+    "expected that exit would not be called with #{expected}"
+  end
+  description do
+    "expect exit with #{expected}"
+  end
+end
+
+class HavePrintedMatcher
+  attr_accessor :expected, :actual
+
+  def initialize(expected)
+    case expected
+    when String, Regexp
+      @expected = expected
+    else
+      @expected = expected.to_s
+    end
+  end
+
+  def matches?(block)
+    begin
+      $stderr = $stdout = StringIO.new
+      $stdout.set_encoding('UTF-8') if $stdout.respond_to?(:set_encoding)
+      block.call
+      $stdout.rewind
+      @actual = $stdout.read
+    ensure
+      $stdout = STDOUT
+      $stderr = STDERR
+    end
+
+    if @actual then
+      case @expected
+      when String
+        @actual.include? @expected
+      when Regexp
+        @expected.match @actual
+      end
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def failure_message_for_should
+    if @actual.nil? then
+      "expected #{@expected.inspect}, but nothing was printed"
+    else
+      "expected #{@expected.inspect} to be printed; got:\n#{@actual}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def failure_message_for_should_not
+    "expected #{@expected.inspect} to not be printed; got:\n#{@actual}"
+  end
+
+  def description
+    "expect #{@expected.inspect} to be printed"
+  end
+end
+
+def have_printed(what)
+  HavePrintedMatcher.new(what)
+end
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define :equal_attributes_of do |expected|
+  match do |actual|
+    actual.instance_variables.all? do |attr|
+      actual.instance_variable_get(attr) == expected.instance_variable_get(attr)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define :be_one_of do |*expected|
+  match do |actual|
+    expected.include? actual
+  end
+
+  failure_message_for_should do |actual|
+    "expected #{actual.inspect} to be one of #{expected.map(&:inspect).join(' or ')}"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/modules.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/modules.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..910c6d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/modules.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+module PuppetSpec::Modules
+  class << self
+    def create(name, dir, options = {})
+      module_dir = File.join(dir, name)
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(module_dir)
+
+      environment = options[:environment]
+
+      if metadata = options[:metadata]
+        metadata[:source]  ||= 'github'
+        metadata[:author]  ||= 'puppetlabs'
+        metadata[:version] ||= '9.9.9'
+        metadata[:license] ||= 'to kill'
+        metadata[:dependencies] ||= []
+
+        metadata[:name] = "#{metadata[:author]}/#{name}"
+
+        File.open(File.join(module_dir, 'metadata.json'), 'w') do |f|
+          f.write(metadata.to_pson)
+        end
+      end
+
+      Puppet::Module.new(name, module_dir, environment)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/pops.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/pops.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e056a52b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/pops.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+module PuppetSpec::Pops
+  extend RSpec::Matchers::DSL
+
+  # Checks if an Acceptor has a specific issue in its list of diagnostics
+  matcher :have_issue do |expected|
+    match do |actual|
+      actual.diagnostics.index { |i| i.issue == expected } != nil
+    end
+    failure_message_for_should do |actual|
+      "expected Acceptor[#{actual.diagnostics.collect { |i| i.issue.issue_code }.join(',')}] to contain issue #{expected.issue_code}"
+    end
+    failure_message_for_should_not do |actual|
+      "expected Acceptor[#{actual.diagnostics.collect { |i| i.issue.issue_code }.join(',')}] to not contain issue #{expected.issue_code}"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/scope.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/scope.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3847ede1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/scope.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+module PuppetSpec::Scope
+  # Initialize a new scope suitable for testing.
+  #
+  def create_test_scope_for_node(node_name)
+    node = Puppet::Node.new(node_name)
+    compiler = Puppet::Parser::Compiler.new(node)
+    scope = Puppet::Parser::Scope.new(compiler)
+    scope.source = Puppet::Resource::Type.new(:node, node_name)
+    scope.parent = compiler.topscope
+    scope
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/settings.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/settings.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8ddcb975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/settings.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+module PuppetSpec::Settings
+
+  # It would probably be preferable to refactor defaults.rb such that the real definitions of
+  #  these settings were available as a variable, which was then accessible for use during tests.
+  #  However, I'm not doing that yet because I don't want to introduce any additional moving parts
+  #  to this already very large changeset.
+  #  Would be nice to clean this up later.  --cprice 2012-03-20
+  TEST_APP_DEFAULT_DEFINITIONS = {
+    :name         => { :default => "test", :desc => "name" },
+    :logdir       => { :type => :directory, :default => "test", :desc => "logdir" },
+    :confdir      => { :type => :directory, :default => "test", :desc => "confdir" },
+    :vardir       => { :type => :directory, :default => "test", :desc => "vardir" },
+    :rundir       => { :type => :directory, :default => "test", :desc => "rundir" },
+  }
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/verbose.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/verbose.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b2683df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/lib/puppet_spec/verbose.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+# Support code for running stuff with warnings disabled.
+module Kernel
+  def with_verbose_disabled
+    verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
+    result = yield
+    $VERBOSE = verbose
+    return result
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/monkey_patches/alias_should_to_must.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/monkey_patches/alias_should_to_must.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..505e2409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/monkey_patches/alias_should_to_must.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'rspec'
+
+class Object
+  # This is necessary because the RAL has a 'should'
+  # method.
+  alias :must :should
+  alias :must_not :should_not
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/monkey_patches/publicize_methods.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/monkey_patches/publicize_methods.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3ae59f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/monkey_patches/publicize_methods.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+# Some monkey-patching to allow us to test private methods.
+class Class
+    def publicize_methods(*methods)
+        saved_private_instance_methods = methods.empty? ? self.private_instance_methods : methods
+
+        self.class_eval { public(*saved_private_instance_methods) }
+        yield
+        self.class_eval { private(*saved_private_instance_methods) }
+    end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec.opts b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec.opts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91cd6427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec.opts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--format
+s
+--colour
+--loadby
+mtime
+--backtrace
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec_helper.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b490ca3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift File.join(dir, 'lib')
+
+# So everyone else doesn't have to include this base constant.
+module PuppetSpec
+  FIXTURE_DIR = File.join(dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures") unless defined?(FIXTURE_DIR)
+end
+
+require 'puppet'
+require 'rspec-puppet'
+require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/module_spec_helper'
+require 'puppet_spec/verbose'
+require 'puppet_spec/files'
+require 'puppet_spec/settings'
+require 'puppet_spec/fixtures'
+require 'puppet_spec/matchers'
+require 'puppet_spec/database'
+require 'monkey_patches/alias_should_to_must'
+require 'mocha/setup'
+
+
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.before :each do
+    # Ensure that we don't accidentally cache facts and environment between
+    # test cases.  This requires each example group to explicitly load the
+    # facts being exercised with something like
+    # Facter.collection.loader.load(:ipaddress)
+    Facter::Util::Loader.any_instance.stubs(:load_all)
+    Facter.clear
+    Facter.clear_messages
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3203ce9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'beaker-rspec'
+
+UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = []
+
+unless ENV['RS_PROVISION'] == 'no' or ENV['BEAKER_provision'] == 'no'
+  foss_opts = {
+    :default_action => 'gem_install',
+    :version        => (ENV['PUPPET_VERSION'] ? ENV['PUPPET_VERSION'] : '3.7.2'),
+  }
+
+  if default.is_pe?; then install_pe; else install_puppet( foss_opts ); end
+
+  hosts.each do |host|
+    if host['platform'] !~ /windows/i
+      if host.is_pe?
+        on host, 'mkdir -p /etc/puppetlabs/facter/facts.d'
+      else
+        on host, "/bin/touch #{host['puppetpath']}/hiera.yaml"
+        on host, "mkdir -p #{host['distmoduledir']}"
+        on host, 'mkdir -p /etc/facter/facts.d'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |c|
+  # Project root
+  proj_root = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
+
+  # Readable test descriptions
+  c.formatter = :documentation
+
+  # Configure all nodes in nodeset
+  c.before :suite do
+    if ENV['FUTURE_PARSER'] == 'true'
+      default[:default_apply_opts] ||= {}
+      default[:default_apply_opts].merge!({:parser => 'future'})
+    end
+
+    copy_root_module_to(default, :source => proj_root, :module_name => 'stdlib')
+  end
+end
+
+def is_future_parser_enabled?
+  if default[:default_apply_opts]
+    return default[:default_apply_opts][:parser] == 'future'
+  end
+  return false
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/facter_dot_d_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/facter_dot_d_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0afadb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/facter_dot_d_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'facter/facter_dot_d'
+
+describe Facter::Util::DotD do
+
+  context 'returns a simple fact' do
+    before :each do
+      Facter.stubs(:version).returns('1.6.1')
+      subject.stubs(:entries).returns(['/etc/facter/facts.d/fake_fact.txt'])
+      File.stubs(:readlines).with('/etc/facter/facts.d/fake_fact.txt').returns(['fake_fact=fake fact'])
+      subject.create
+    end
+
+    it 'should return successfully' do
+      expect(Facter.fact(:fake_fact).value).to eq('fake fact')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'returns a fact with equals signs' do
+    before :each do
+      Facter.stubs(:version).returns('1.6.1')
+      subject.stubs(:entries).returns(['/etc/facter/facts.d/foo.txt'])
+      File.stubs(:readlines).with('/etc/facter/facts.d/foo.txt').returns(['foo=1+1=2'])
+      subject.create
+    end
+
+    it 'should return successfully' do
+      expect(Facter.fact(:foo).value).to eq('1+1=2')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/pe_version_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/pe_version_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4d0349e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/pe_version_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "PE Version specs" do
+  before :each do
+    # Explicitly load the pe_version.rb file which contains generated facts
+    # that cannot be automatically loaded.  Puppet 2.x implements
+    # Facter.collection.load while Facter 1.x markes Facter.collection.load as
+    # a private method.
+    if Facter.collection.respond_to? :load
+      Facter.collection.load(:pe_version)
+    else
+      Facter.collection.loader.load(:pe_version)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "If PE is installed" do
+    %w{ 2.6.1 2.10.300 }.each do |version|
+      puppetversion = "2.7.19 (Puppet Enterprise #{version})"
+      context "puppetversion => #{puppetversion}" do
+        before :each do
+          Facter.fact(:puppetversion).stubs(:value).returns(puppetversion)
+        end
+
+        (major,minor,patch) = version.split(".")
+
+        it "Should return true" do
+          expect(Facter.fact(:is_pe).value).to eq(true)
+        end
+
+        it "Should have a version of #{version}" do
+          expect(Facter.fact(:pe_version).value).to eq(version)
+        end
+
+        it "Should have a major version of #{major}" do
+          expect(Facter.fact(:pe_major_version).value).to eq(major)
+        end
+
+        it "Should have a minor version of #{minor}" do
+          expect(Facter.fact(:pe_minor_version).value).to eq(minor)
+        end
+
+        it "Should have a patch version of #{patch}" do
+          expect(Facter.fact(:pe_patch_version).value).to eq(patch)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "When PE is not installed" do
+    before :each do
+      Facter.fact(:puppetversion).stubs(:value).returns("2.7.19")
+    end
+
+    it "is_pe is false" do
+      expect(Facter.fact(:is_pe).value).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "pe_version is nil" do
+      expect(Facter.fact(:pe_version).value).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "pe_major_version is nil" do
+      expect(Facter.fact(:pe_major_version).value).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "pe_minor_version is nil" do
+      expect(Facter.fact(:pe_minor_version).value).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "Should have a patch version" do
+      expect(Facter.fact(:pe_patch_version).value).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/root_home_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/root_home_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..98fe1419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/root_home_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'facter/root_home'
+
+describe Facter::Util::RootHome do
+  context "solaris" do
+    let(:root_ent) { "root:x:0:0:Super-User:/:/sbin/sh" }
+    let(:expected_root_home) { "/" }
+
+    it "should return /" do
+      Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("getent passwd root").returns(root_ent)
+      expect(Facter::Util::RootHome.get_root_home).to eq(expected_root_home)
+    end
+  end
+  context "linux" do
+    let(:root_ent) { "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash" }
+    let(:expected_root_home) { "/root" }
+
+    it "should return /root" do
+      Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("getent passwd root").returns(root_ent)
+      expect(Facter::Util::RootHome.get_root_home).to eq(expected_root_home)
+    end
+  end
+  context "windows" do
+    before :each do
+      Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("getent passwd root").returns(nil)
+    end
+    it "should be nil on windows" do
+      expect(Facter::Util::RootHome.get_root_home).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe 'root_home', :type => :fact do
+  before { Facter.clear }
+  after { Facter.clear }
+
+  context "macosx" do
+    before do
+      Facter.fact(:kernel).stubs(:value).returns("Darwin")
+      Facter.fact(:osfamily).stubs(:value).returns("Darwin")
+    end
+    let(:expected_root_home) { "/var/root" }
+    sample_dscacheutil = File.read(fixtures('dscacheutil','root'))
+
+    it "should return /var/root" do
+      Facter::Util::Resolution.stubs(:exec).with("dscacheutil -q user -a name root").returns(sample_dscacheutil)
+      expect(Facter.fact(:root_home).value).to eq(expected_root_home)
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/util/puppet_settings_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/util/puppet_settings_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c06137d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/facter/util/puppet_settings_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'facter/util/puppet_settings'
+
+describe Facter::Util::PuppetSettings do
+
+  describe "#with_puppet" do
+    context "Without Puppet loaded" do
+      before(:each) do
+        Module.expects(:const_get).with("Puppet").raises(NameError)
+      end
+
+      it 'should be nil' do
+        expect(subject.with_puppet { Puppet[:vardir] }).to be_nil
+      end
+      it 'should not yield to the block' do
+        Puppet.expects(:[]).never
+        expect(subject.with_puppet { Puppet[:vardir] }).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+    context "With Puppet loaded" do
+      module Puppet; end
+      let(:vardir) { "/var/lib/puppet" }
+
+      before :each do
+        Puppet.expects(:[]).with(:vardir).returns vardir
+      end
+      it 'should yield to the block' do
+        subject.with_puppet { Puppet[:vardir] }
+      end
+      it 'should return the nodes vardir' do
+        expect(subject.with_puppet { Puppet[:vardir] }).to eq vardir
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/functions/type_of_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/functions/type_of_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8afb6246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/functions/type_of_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+if ENV["FUTURE_PARSER"] == 'yes' or Puppet.version >= "4"
+  require 'puppet/pops'
+  require 'puppet/loaders'
+
+  describe 'the type_of function' do
+    before(:all) do
+      loaders = Puppet::Pops::Loaders.new(Puppet::Node::Environment.create(:testing, [File.join(fixtures, "modules")]))
+      Puppet.push_context({:loaders => loaders}, "test-examples")
+    end
+
+    after(:all) do
+      Puppet::Pops::Loaders.clear
+      Puppet::pop_context()
+    end
+
+    let(:func) do
+      # Load the function from the environment modulepath's modules (ie, fixtures)
+      Puppet.lookup(:loaders).private_environment_loader.load(:function, 'type_of')
+    end
+
+    it 'gives the type of a string' do
+      expect(func.call({}, 'hello world')).to be_kind_of(Puppet::Pops::Types::PStringType)
+    end
+
+    it 'gives the type of an integer' do
+      expect(func.call({}, 5)).to be_kind_of(Puppet::Pops::Types::PIntegerType)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/basename_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/basename_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8a2d0dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/basename_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the basename function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("basename").should == "function_basename"
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    lambda { scope.function_basename([]) }.should( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there are more than 2 arguments" do
+    lambda { scope.function_basename(['a', 'b', 'c']) }.should( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should return basename for an absolute path" do
+    result = scope.function_basename(['/path/to/a/file.ext'])
+    result.should(eq('file.ext'))
+  end
+
+  it "should return basename for a relative path" do
+    result = scope.function_basename(['path/to/a/file.ext'])
+    result.should(eq('file.ext'))
+  end
+
+  it "should strip extention when extension specified (absolute path)" do
+    result = scope.function_basename(['/path/to/a/file.ext', '.ext'])
+    result.should(eq('file'))
+  end
+
+  it "should strip extention when extension specified (relative path)" do
+    result = scope.function_basename(['path/to/a/file.ext', '.ext'])
+    result.should(eq('file'))
+  end
+
+  it "should complain about non-string first argument" do
+    lambda { scope.function_basename([[]]) }.should( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should complain about non-string second argument" do
+    lambda { scope.function_basename(['/path/to/a/file.ext', []]) }.should( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/bool2str_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/bool2str_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b8788918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/bool2str_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the bool2str function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("bool2str")).to eq("function_bool2str")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_bool2str([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert true to 'true'" do
+    result = scope.function_bool2str([true])
+    expect(result).to(eq('true'))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert true to a string" do
+    result = scope.function_bool2str([true])
+    expect(result.class).to(eq(String))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert false to 'false'" do
+    result = scope.function_bool2str([false])
+    expect(result).to(eq('false'))
+  end
+
+  it "should convert false to a string" do
+    result = scope.function_bool2str([false])
+    expect(result.class).to(eq(String))
+  end
+
+  it "should not accept a string" do
+    expect { scope.function_bool2str(["false"]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should not accept a nil value" do
+    expect { scope.function_bool2str([nil]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should not accept an undef" do
+    expect { scope.function_bool2str([:undef]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/camelcase_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/camelcase_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..70382adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/camelcase_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the camelcase function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("camelcase")).to eq("function_camelcase")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments" do
+    expect { scope.function_camelcase([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
+  end
+
+  it "should capitalize the beginning of a normal string" do
+    result = scope.function_camelcase(["abc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("Abc"))
+  end
+
+  it "should camelcase an underscore-delimited string" do
+    result = scope.function_camelcase(["aa_bb_cc"])
+    expect(result).to(eq("AaBbCc"))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/str2saltedsha1_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/str2saltedsha1_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..753cb24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/parser/functions/str2saltedsha1_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the str2saltedsha1 function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("str2saltedsha1").should == "function_str2saltedsha1"
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_str2saltedsha1([]) }.should( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is more than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_str2saltedsha1(['foo', 'bar', 'baz']) }.should( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should return a salted-sha1 password hash 136 characters in length" do
+    result = scope.function_str2saltedsha1(["password"])
+    result.length.should(eq(136))
+  end
+
+  it "should raise an error if you pass a non-string password" do
+    expect { scope.function_str2saltedsha1([1234]) }.should( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) )
+  end
+
+  it "should generate a valid password" do
+    # Allow the function to generate a password based on the string 'password'
+    password_hash = scope.function_str2saltedsha1(["password"])
+
+    # Separate the Salt and Password from the Password Hash
+    salt     = password_hash[0..7]
+    password = password_hash[8..-1]
+
+    # Convert the Salt and Password from Hex to Binary Data
+    str_salt     = Array(salt.lines).pack('H*')
+    str_password = Array(password.lines).pack('H*')
+
+    # Combine the Binary Salt with 'password' and compare the end result
+    saltedpass    = Digest::SHA1.digest(str_salt + 'password')
+    result        = (str_salt + saltedpass).unpack('H*')[0]
+    result.should == password_hash
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d2a129c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'tempfile'
+provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).provider(:ruby)
+describe provider_class do
+  context "when adding" do
+    let :tmpfile do
+      tmp = Tempfile.new('tmp')
+      path = tmp.path
+      tmp.close!
+      path
+    end
+    let :resource do
+      Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+        {:name => 'foo', :path => tmpfile, :line => 'foo'}
+      )
+    end
+    let :provider do
+      provider_class.new(resource)
+    end
+
+    it 'should detect if the line exists in the file' do
+      File.open(tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+        fh.write('foo')
+      end
+      expect(provider.exists?).to be_truthy
+    end
+    it 'should detect if the line does not exist in the file' do
+      File.open(tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+        fh.write('foo1')
+      end
+      expect(provider.exists?).to be_nil
+    end
+    it 'should append to an existing file when creating' do
+      provider.create
+      expect(File.read(tmpfile).chomp).to eq('foo')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when matching" do
+    before :each do
+      # TODO: these should be ported over to use the PuppetLabs spec_helper
+      #  file fixtures once the following pull request has been merged:
+      # https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib/pull/73/files
+      tmp = Tempfile.new('tmp')
+      @tmpfile = tmp.path
+      tmp.close!
+      @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+          {
+           :name => 'foo',
+           :path => @tmpfile,
+           :line => 'foo = bar',
+           :match => '^foo\s*=.*$',
+          }
+      )
+      @provider = provider_class.new(@resource)
+    end
+
+    describe 'using match' do
+      it 'should raise an error if more than one line matches, and should not have modified the file' do
+        File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+          fh.write("foo1\nfoo=blah\nfoo2\nfoo=baz")
+        end
+        expect(@provider.exists?).to be_nil
+        expect { @provider.create }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /More than one line.*matches/)
+        expect(File.read(@tmpfile)).to eql("foo1\nfoo=blah\nfoo2\nfoo=baz")
+      end
+
+      it 'should replace all lines that matches' do
+        @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+          {
+            :name => 'foo',
+            :path => @tmpfile,
+            :line => 'foo = bar',
+            :match => '^foo\s*=.*$',
+            :multiple => true
+          }
+        )
+        @provider = provider_class.new(@resource)
+        File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+          fh.write("foo1\nfoo=blah\nfoo2\nfoo=baz")
+        end
+        expect(@provider.exists?).to be_nil
+        @provider.create
+        expect(File.read(@tmpfile).chomp).to eql("foo1\nfoo = bar\nfoo2\nfoo = bar")
+      end
+
+      it 'should raise an error with invalid values' do
+        expect {
+          @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+            {
+              :name => 'foo',
+              :path => @tmpfile,
+              :line => 'foo = bar',
+              :match => '^foo\s*=.*$',
+              :multiple => 'asgadga'
+            }
+          )
+        }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Invalid value "asgadga"\. Valid values are true, false\./)
+      end
+
+      it 'should replace a line that matches' do
+        File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+          fh.write("foo1\nfoo=blah\nfoo2")
+        end
+        expect(@provider.exists?).to be_nil
+        @provider.create
+        expect(File.read(@tmpfile).chomp).to eql("foo1\nfoo = bar\nfoo2")
+      end
+      it 'should add a new line if no lines match' do
+        File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+          fh.write("foo1\nfoo2")
+        end
+        expect(@provider.exists?).to be_nil
+        @provider.create
+        expect(File.read(@tmpfile)).to eql("foo1\nfoo2\nfoo = bar\n")
+      end
+      it 'should do nothing if the exact line already exists' do
+        File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+          fh.write("foo1\nfoo = bar\nfoo2")
+        end
+        expect(@provider.exists?).to be_truthy
+        @provider.create
+        expect(File.read(@tmpfile).chomp).to eql("foo1\nfoo = bar\nfoo2")
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'using after' do
+      let :resource do
+        Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+          {
+            :name  => 'foo',
+            :path  => @tmpfile,
+            :line  => 'inserted = line',
+            :after => '^foo1',
+          }
+        )
+      end
+
+      let :provider do
+        provider_class.new(resource)
+      end
+
+      context 'with one line matching the after expression' do
+        before :each do
+          File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+            fh.write("foo1\nfoo = blah\nfoo2\nfoo = baz")
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'inserts the specified line after the line matching the "after" expression' do
+          provider.create
+          expect(File.read(@tmpfile).chomp).to eql("foo1\ninserted = line\nfoo = blah\nfoo2\nfoo = baz")
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with two lines matching the after expression' do
+        before :each do
+          File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+            fh.write("foo1\nfoo = blah\nfoo2\nfoo1\nfoo = baz")
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'errors out stating "One or no line must match the pattern"' do
+          expect { provider.create }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /One or no line must match the pattern/)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with no lines matching the after expression' do
+        let :content do
+          "foo3\nfoo = blah\nfoo2\nfoo = baz\n"
+        end
+
+        before :each do
+          File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+            fh.write(content)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'appends the specified line to the file' do
+          provider.create
+          expect(File.read(@tmpfile)).to eq(content << resource[:line] << "\n")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when removing" do
+    before :each do
+      # TODO: these should be ported over to use the PuppetLabs spec_helper
+      #  file fixtures once the following pull request has been merged:
+      # https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib/pull/73/files
+      tmp = Tempfile.new('tmp')
+      @tmpfile = tmp.path
+      tmp.close!
+      @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+        {:name => 'foo', :path => @tmpfile, :line => 'foo', :ensure => 'absent' }
+      )
+      @provider = provider_class.new(@resource)
+    end
+    it 'should remove the line if it exists' do
+      File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+        fh.write("foo1\nfoo\nfoo2")
+      end
+      @provider.destroy
+      expect(File.read(@tmpfile)).to eql("foo1\nfoo2")
+    end
+
+    it 'should remove the line without touching the last new line' do
+      File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+        fh.write("foo1\nfoo\nfoo2\n")
+      end
+      @provider.destroy
+      expect(File.read(@tmpfile)).to eql("foo1\nfoo2\n")
+    end
+
+    it 'should remove any occurence of the line' do
+      File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+        fh.write("foo1\nfoo\nfoo2\nfoo\nfoo")
+      end
+      @provider.destroy
+      expect(File.read(@tmpfile)).to eql("foo1\nfoo2\n")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/type/anchor_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/type/anchor_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c738a272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/type/anchor_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+anchor = Puppet::Type.type(:anchor).new(:name => "ntp::begin")
+
+describe anchor do
+  it "should stringify normally" do
+    expect(anchor.to_s).to eq("Anchor[ntp::begin]")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/type/file_line_spec.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/type/file_line_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..410d0bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/spec/unit/puppet/type/file_line_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'tempfile'
+describe Puppet::Type.type(:file_line) do
+  let :file_line do
+    Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).new(:name => 'foo', :line => 'line', :path => '/tmp/path')
+  end
+  it 'should accept a line and path' do
+    file_line[:line] = 'my_line'
+    expect(file_line[:line]).to eq('my_line')
+    file_line[:path] = '/my/path'
+    expect(file_line[:path]).to eq('/my/path')
+  end
+  it 'should accept a match regex' do
+    file_line[:match] = '^foo.*$'
+    expect(file_line[:match]).to eq('^foo.*$')
+  end
+  it 'should accept a match regex that does not match the specified line' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).new(
+          :name   => 'foo',
+          :path   => '/my/path',
+          :line   => 'foo=bar',
+          :match  => '^bar=blah$'
+    )}.not_to raise_error
+  end
+  it 'should accept a match regex that does match the specified line' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).new(
+          :name   => 'foo',
+          :path   => '/my/path',
+          :line   => 'foo=bar',
+          :match  => '^\s*foo=.*$'
+      )}.not_to raise_error
+  end
+  it 'should accept posix filenames' do
+    file_line[:path] = '/tmp/path'
+    expect(file_line[:path]).to eq('/tmp/path')
+  end
+  it 'should not accept unqualified path' do
+    expect { file_line[:path] = 'file' }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /File paths must be fully qualified/)
+  end
+  it 'should require that a line is specified' do
+    expect { Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).new(:name => 'foo', :path => '/tmp/file') }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Both line and path are required attributes/)
+  end
+  it 'should require that a file is specified' do
+    expect { Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).new(:name => 'foo', :line => 'path') }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Both line and path are required attributes/)
+  end
+  it 'should default to ensure => present' do
+    expect(file_line[:ensure]).to eq :present
+  end
+
+  it "should autorequire the file it manages" do
+    catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
+    file = Puppet::Type.type(:file).new(:name => "/tmp/path")
+    catalog.add_resource file
+    catalog.add_resource file_line
+
+    relationship = file_line.autorequire.find do |rel|
+      (rel.source.to_s == "File[/tmp/path]") and (rel.target.to_s == file_line.to_s)
+    end
+    expect(relationship).to be_a Puppet::Relationship
+  end
+
+  it "should not autorequire the file it manages if it is not managed" do
+    catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
+    catalog.add_resource file_line
+    expect(file_line.autorequire).to be_empty
+  end
+end