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+#
+# parsejson.rb
+#
+
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+ newfunction(:parsejson, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+This function accepts JSON as a string and converts into the correct Puppet
+structure.
+ EOS
+ ) do |arguments|
+
+ if (arguments.size != 1) then
+ raise(Puppet::ParseError, "parsejson(): Wrong number of arguments "+
+ "given #{arguments.size} for 1")
+ end
+
+ json = arguments[0]
+
+ # PSON is natively available in puppet
+ PSON.load(json)
+ end
+end
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :