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Diffstat (limited to 'puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/functions/type_of.rb')
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diff --git a/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/functions/type_of.rb b/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/functions/type_of.rb new file mode 100644 index 00000000..02cdd4db --- /dev/null +++ b/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/functions/type_of.rb @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Returns the type when passed a value. +# +# @example how to compare values' types +# # compare the types of two values +# if type_of($first_value) != type_of($second_value) { fail("first_value and second_value are different types") } +# @example how to compare against an abstract type +# unless type_of($first_value) <= Numeric { fail("first_value must be Numeric") } +# unless type_of{$first_value) <= Collection[1] { fail("first_value must be an Array or Hash, and contain at least one element") } +# +# See the documentation for "The Puppet Type System" for more information about types. +# See the `assert_type()` function for flexible ways to assert the type of a value. +# +Puppet::Functions.create_function(:type_of) do + def type_of(value) + Puppet::Pops::Types::TypeCalculator.infer_set(value) + end +end |