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+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+ newfunction(:get_module_path, :type =>:rvalue, :doc => <<-EOT
+ Returns the absolute path of the specified module for the current
+ environment.
+
+ Example:
+ $module_path = get_module_path('stdlib')
+ EOT
+ ) do |args|
+ raise(Puppet::ParseError, "get_module_path(): Wrong number of arguments, expects one") unless args.size == 1
+ if module_path = Puppet::Module.find(args[0], compiler.environment.to_s)
+ module_path.path
+ else
+ raise(Puppet::ParseError, "Could not find module #{args[0]} in environment #{compiler.environment}")
+ end
+ end
+end