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+#
+# Written by Gavin Mogan, from https://gist.github.com/halkeye/2287885
+# Put in the public domain by the author.
+#
+
+require 'json'
+
+def sorted_json(obj)
+ case obj
+ when String, Fixnum, Float, TrueClass, FalseClass, NilClass
+ return obj.to_json
+ when Array
+ arrayRet = []
+ obj.each do |a|
+ arrayRet.push(sorted_json(a))
+ end
+ return "[" << arrayRet.join(',') << "]";
+ when Hash
+ ret = []
+ obj.keys.sort.each do |k|
+ ret.push(k.to_json << ":" << sorted_json(obj[k]))
+ end
+ return "{" << ret.join(",") << "}";
+ else
+ raise Exception("Unable to handle object of type <%s>" % obj.class.to_s)
+ end
+end
+
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+ newfunction(:sorted_json, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+This function takes data, outputs making sure the hash keys are sorted
+
+*Examples:*
+
+ sorted_json({'key'=>'value'})
+
+Would return: {'key':'value'}
+ EOS
+ ) do |arguments|
+ raise(Puppet::ParseError, "sorted_json(): Wrong number of arguments " +
+ "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size != 1
+
+ json = arguments[0]
+ return sorted_json(json)
+ end
+end
+