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+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+
+ newfunction(:validate_string, :doc => <<-'ENDHEREDOC') do |args|
+ Validate that all passed values are string data structures. Abort catalog
+ compilation if any value fails this check.
+
+ The following values will pass:
+
+ $my_string = "one two"
+ validate_string($my_string, 'three')
+
+ The following values will fail, causing compilation to abort:
+
+ validate_string(true)
+ validate_string([ 'some', 'array' ])
+ $undefined = undef
+ validate_string($undefined)
+
+ ENDHEREDOC
+
+ unless args.length > 0 then
+ raise Puppet::ParseError, ("validate_string(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be > 0)")
+ end
+
+ args.each do |arg|
+ unless arg.is_a?(String)
+ raise Puppet::ParseError, ("#{arg.inspect} is not a string. It looks to be a #{arg.class}")
+ end
+ end
+
+ end
+
+end