1 files changed, 6 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/private.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/private.rb
index 60210d3..3b00ba1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/private.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/private.rb
@@ -4,26 +4,14 @@
 
 module Puppet::Parser::Functions
   newfunction(:private, :doc => <<-'EOS'
-    Sets the current class or definition as private.
+    DEPRECATED: Sets the current class or definition as private.
     Calling the class or definition from outside the current module will fail.
-    EOS
+  EOS
   ) do |args|
-
-    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "private(): Wrong number of arguments "+
-      "given (#{args.size}}) for 0 or 1)") if args.size > 1
-
-    scope = self
-    if scope.lookupvar('module_name') != scope.lookupvar('caller_module_name')
-      message = nil
-      if args[0] and args[0].is_a? String
-        message = args[0]
-      else
-        manifest_name = scope.source.name
-        manifest_type = scope.source.type
-        message = (manifest_type.to_s == 'hostclass') ? 'Class' : 'Definition'
-        message += " #{manifest_name} is private"
-      end
-      raise(Puppet::ParseError, message)
+    warning("private() DEPRECATED: This function will cease to function on Puppet 4; please use assert_private() before upgrading to puppet 4 for backwards-compatibility, or migrate to the new parser's typing system.")
+    if !Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.loaded?(:assert_private)
+      Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.load(:assert_private)
     end
+    function_assert_private([(args[0] unless args.size < 1)])
   end
 end