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