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+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  newfunction(:get_module_path, :type =>:rvalue, :doc => <<-EOT
+    Returns the absolute path of the specified module for the current
+    environment.
+
+    Example:
+      $module_path = get_module_path('stdlib')
+  EOT
+  ) do |args|
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "get_module_path(): Wrong number of arguments, expects one") unless args.size == 1
+    if module_path = Puppet::Module.find(args[0], compiler.environment.to_s)
+      module_path.path
+    else
+      raise(Puppet::ParseError, "Could not find module #{args[0]} in environment #{compiler.environment}")
+    end
+  end
+end