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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_re.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_re.rb
index ca25a70..0ac83dd 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_re.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_re.rb
@@ -23,16 +23,26 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
validate_re($::puppetversion, '^2.7', 'The $puppetversion fact value does not match 2.7')
+ Note: Compilation will also abort, if the first argument is not a String. Always use
+ quotes to force stringification:
+
+ validate_re("${::operatingsystemmajrelease}", '^[57]$')
+
ENDHEREDOC
+
+ function_deprecation([:validate_re, 'This method is deprecated, please use the stdlib validate_legacy function, with Stdlib::Compat::Re. There is further documentation for validate_legacy function in the README.'])
+
if (args.length < 2) or (args.length > 3) then
- raise Puppet::ParseError, ("validate_re(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be 2 or 3)")
+ raise Puppet::ParseError, "validate_re(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be 2 or 3)"
end
+ raise Puppet::ParseError, "validate_re(): input needs to be a String, not a #{args[0].class}" unless args[0].is_a? String
+
msg = args[2] || "validate_re(): #{args[0].inspect} does not match #{args[1].inspect}"
# We're using a flattened array here because we can't call String#any? in
# Ruby 1.9 like we can in Ruby 1.8
- raise Puppet::ParseError, (msg) unless [args[1]].flatten.any? do |re_str|
+ raise Puppet::ParseError, msg unless [args[1]].flatten.any? do |re_str|
args[0] =~ Regexp.compile(re_str)
end