-#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.
+# @summary
+# **Deprecated:** 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:** **Deprecated** from Puppet 6.0.0, this function has been replaced with a
+# built-in [`length`](https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/function.html#length) function.
+#
Puppet::Functions.create_function(:length) do
+ # @param value
+ # The value whose length is to be found
+ #
+ # @return [Integer]
+ # The length of the given object
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