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+# This facter fact returns the value of the Puppet vardir setting for the node
+# running puppet or puppet agent. The intent is to enable Puppet modules to
+# automatically have insight into a place where they can place variable data,
+# regardless of the node's platform.
+#
+# The value should be directly usable in a File resource path attribute.
+
+
+begin
+ require 'facter/util/puppet_settings'
+rescue LoadError => e
+ # puppet apply does not add module lib directories to the $LOAD_PATH (See
+ # #4248). It should (in the future) but for the time being we need to be
+ # defensive which is what this rescue block is doing.
+ rb_file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'util', 'puppet_settings.rb')
+ load rb_file if File.exists?(rb_file) or raise e
+end
+
+Facter.add(:puppet_vardir) do
+ setcode do
+ # This will be nil if Puppet is not available.
+ Facter::Util::PuppetSettings.with_puppet do
+ Puppet[:vardir]
+ end
+ end
+end