4 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/flatten.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/flatten.rb
index 781da78..a1ed183 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/flatten.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/flatten.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Would return: ['a','b','c']
   ) do |arguments|
 
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, "flatten(): Wrong number of arguments " +
-      "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size < 1
+      "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size != 1
 
     array = arguments[0]
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb
index 10b6f74..60fb94a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, "max(): Wrong number of arguments " +
           "need at least one") if args.size == 0
 
-    return args.max
+    # Sometimes we get numbers as numerics and sometimes as strings.
+    # We try to compare them as numbers when possible
+    return args.max do |a,b|
+      if a.to_s =~ /\A-?\d+(.\d+)?\z/ and b.to_s =~ /\A-?\d+(.\d+)?\z/ then
+        a.to_f <=> b.to_f
+      else
+        a.to_s <=> b.to_s
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/min.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/min.rb
index abf1b62..6bd6ebf 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/min.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/min.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, "min(): Wrong number of arguments " +
           "need at least one") if args.size == 0
 
-    return args.min
+    # Sometimes we get numbers as numerics and sometimes as strings.
+    # We try to compare them as numbers when possible
+    return args.min do |a,b|
+      if a.to_s =~ /\A^-?\d+(.\d+)?\z/ and b.to_s =~ /\A-?\d+(.\d+)?\z/ then
+        a.to_f <=> b.to_f
+      else
+        a.to_s <=> b.to_s
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/str2bool.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/str2bool.rb
index c320da6..9ea6dd5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/str2bool.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/str2bool.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ like: 0, f, n, false, no to 'false'.
       "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size < 1
 
     string = arguments[0]
+    
+    # If string is already Boolean, return it
+    if !!string == string
+      return string
+    end
 
     unless string.is_a?(String)
       raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'str2bool(): Requires either ' +