4 files changed, 29 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/array_include.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/array_include.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce4748d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/array_include.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Puppet::Parser::Functions::newfunction(
+  :array_include,
+  :type => :rvalue,
+  :doc => "Checks whether an item is included or not
+
+    Example: array_include(['a','b'],'b') -> true
+    Example: array_include(['a','b'],'c') -> false"
+) do |args|
+  raise Puppet::ParseError, 'array_include() needs two arguments' if args.length != 2
+  args[0].include?(args[1])
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/gsub.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/gsub.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e2410ff..0000000
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/gsub.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-module Puppet::Parser::Functions
-	# thin wrapper around the ruby gsub function
-	# gsub($string, $pattern, $replacement) will replace all occurrences of
-	# $pattern in $string with $replacement. $string can be either a singel
-	# value or an array. In the latter case, each element of the array will
-	# be processed in turn.
-	newfunction(:gsub, :type => :rvalue) do |args|
-		if args[0].is_a?(Array)
-			args[0].collect do |val|
-				val.gsub(/#{args[1]}/, args[2])
-			end
-		else
-			args[0].gsub(/#{args[1]}/, args[2])
-		end
-	end
-end
-
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/split.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/split.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index bffecc1..0000000
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/split.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# This function has two modes of operation: 
-#
-#  split($string, $delimiter) : $string
-#
-# Split the first argument on every $delimiter. $delimiter is interpreted as
-# Ruby regular expression.
-#
-#  split($string[], $delimiter) : $string[][]
-#
-# Returns an array of split results with the result of applying split to each
-# item from the first argument. 
-#
-# For long-term portability it is recommended to refrain from using Ruby's
-# extended RE features.
-module Puppet::Parser::Functions
-	newfunction(:split, :type => :rvalue) do |args|
-		if args[0].is_a?(Array)
-			args.collect do |a| a.split(/#{args[1]}/) end
-		else
-			args[0].split(/#{args[1]}/)
-		end
-	end
-end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/tfile.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/tfile.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a984892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/tfile.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Puppet::Parser::Functions::newfunction(
+  :tfile,
+  :type => :rvalue,
+  :doc => "Returns the content of a file. If the file or the path does not
+    yet exist, it will create the path and touch the file."
+) do |args|
+  raise Puppet::ParseError, 'tfile() needs one argument' if args.length != 1
+  path = args.to_a.first
+  unless File.exists?(path)
+    dir = File.dirname(path)
+    unless File.directory?(dir)
+      Puppet::Util.recmkdir(dir,0700)
+    end
+    require 'fileutils'
+    FileUtils.touch(path)
+  end
+  File.read(path)
+end