--- /dev/null
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'validate_re function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+ describe 'success' do
+ it 'validates a string' do
+ pp = <<-EOS
+ $one = 'one'
+ $two = '^one$'
+ validate_re($one,$two)
+ EOS
+
+ apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+ end
+ it 'validates an array' do
+ pp = <<-EOS
+ $one = 'one'
+ $two = ['^one$', '^two']
+ validate_re($one,$two)
+ EOS
+
+ apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+ end
+ it 'validates a failed array' do
+ pp = <<-EOS
+ $one = 'one'
+ $two = ['^two$', '^three']
+ validate_re($one,$two)
+ EOS
+
+ apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true)
+ end
+ it 'validates a failed array with a custom error message' do
+ pp = <<-EOS
+ $one = '3.4.3'
+ $two = '^2.7'
+ validate_re($one,$two,"The $puppetversion fact does not match 2.7")
+ EOS
+
+ expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/does not match/)
+ end
+ end
+ describe 'failure' do
+ it 'handles improper number of arguments'
+ it 'handles improper argument types'
+ end
+end