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+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:validate_array) do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+  describe 'when calling validate_array from puppet' do
+
+    %w{ true false }.each do |the_string|
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a string" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_array('#{the_string}')"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not an Array/)
+      end
+
+      it "should not compile when #{the_string} is a bare word" do
+        Puppet[:code] = "validate_array(#{the_string})"
+        expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not an Array/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should compile when multiple array arguments are passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = [ ]
+        $bar = [ 'one', 'two' ]
+        validate_array($foo, $bar)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      scope.compiler.compile
+    end
+
+    it "should not compile when an undef variable is passed" do
+      Puppet[:code] = <<-'ENDofPUPPETcode'
+        $foo = undef
+        validate_array($foo)
+      ENDofPUPPETcode
+      expect { scope.compiler.compile }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /is not an Array/)
+    end
+  end
+end