--- /dev/null
+#
+# bool2num.rb
+#
+
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+ newfunction(:bool2num, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+ Converts a boolean to a number. Converts the values:
+ false, f, 0, n, and no to 0
+ true, t, 1, y, and yes to 1
+ Requires a single boolean or string as an input.
+ EOS
+ ) do |arguments|
+
+ raise(Puppet::ParseError, "bool2num(): Wrong number of arguments " +
+ "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size < 1
+
+ value = function_str2bool([arguments[0]])
+
+ # We have real boolean values as well ...
+ result = value ? 1 : 0
+
+ return result
+ end
+end
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :