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+module Puppet
+module Util
+ class ExternalIterator
+ def initialize(coll)
+ @coll = coll
+ @cur_index = -1
+ end
+
+ def next
+ @cur_index = @cur_index + 1
+ item_at(@cur_index)
+ end
+
+ def peek
+ item_at(@cur_index + 1)
+ end
+
+ private
+ def item_at(index)
+ if @coll.length > index
+ [@coll[index], index]
+ else
+ [nil, nil]
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end
+end