4 module Puppet::Parser::Functions
5 newfunction(:pick_default, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-DOC
6 This function is similar to a coalesce function in SQL in that it will return
7 the first value in a list of values that is not undefined or an empty string
8 If no value is found, it will return the last argument.
10 Typically, this function is used to check for a value in the Puppet
11 Dashboard/Enterprise Console, and failover to a default value like the
14 $real_jenkins_version = pick_default($::jenkins_version, '1.449')
16 The value of $real_jenkins_version will first look for a top-scope variable
17 called 'jenkins_version' (note that parameters set in the Puppet Dashboard/
18 Enterprise Console are brought into Puppet as top-scope variables), and,
19 failing that, will use a default value of 1.449.
21 Note that, contrary to the pick() function, the pick_default does not fail if
22 all arguments are empty. This allows pick_default to use an empty value as
26 raise 'Must receive at least one argument.' if args.empty?
28 args = args[0..-2].compact
30 args.delete(:undefined)