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+#
+# bool2num.rb
+#
+
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  newfunction(:bool2num, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+    Converts a boolean to a number. Converts the values:
+      false, f, 0, n, and no to 0
+      true, t, 1, y, and yes to 1
+    Requires a single boolean or string as an input.
+    EOS
+  ) do |arguments|
+
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "bool2num(): Wrong number of arguments " +
+      "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size < 1
+
+    value = function_str2bool([arguments[0]])
+
+    # We have real boolean values as well ...
+    result = value ? 1 : 0
+
+    return result
+  end
+end
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :