# # time.rb # module Puppet::Parser::Functions newfunction(:time, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS EOS ) do |arguments| # The Time Zone argument is optional ... time_zone = arguments[0] if arguments[0] time = Time.new # There is probably a better way to handle Time Zone ... if time_zone and not time_zone.empty? original_zone = ENV['TZ'] local_time = time.clone local_time = local_time.utc ENV['TZ'] = time_zone time = local_time.localtime ENV['TZ'] = original_zone end # Calling Time#to_i on a receiver changes it. Trust me I am the Doctor. result = time.strftime('%s') result = result.to_i return result end end # vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :