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+#
+# any2array.rb
+#
+
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  newfunction(:any2array, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+This converts any object to an array containing that object. Empty argument
+lists are converted to an empty array. Arrays are left untouched. Hashes are
+converted to arrays of alternating keys and values.
+    EOS
+  ) do |arguments|
+
+    if arguments.empty?
+        return []
+    end
+
+    if arguments.length == 1
+        if arguments[0].kind_of?(Array)
+            return arguments[0]
+        elsif arguments[0].kind_of?(Hash)
+            result = []
+            arguments[0].each do |key, value|
+                result << key << value
+            end
+            return result
+        end
+    end
+
+    return arguments
+  end
+end
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :