-#A function to eventually replace the old size() function for stdlib - The original size function did not handle Puppets new type capabilities, so this function is a Puppet 4 compatible solution.
+# A function to eventually replace the old size() function for stdlib
+# The original size function did not handle Puppets new type capabilities, so this function is a Puppet 4 compatible solution.
+#
+# Note: from Puppet 6.0.0, the compatible function with the same name in Puppet core
+# will be used instead of this function.
+#
Puppet::Functions.create_function(:length) do
dispatch :length do
param 'Variant[String,Array,Hash]', :value
end
- def length(value)
+ def length(value)
if value.is_a?(String)
result = value.length
elsif value.is_a?(Array) || value.is_a?(Hash)
result = value.size
end
- return result
+ result
end
end