Merge git://labs.riseup.net/module_common

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+# This function has two modes of operation:
+# 
+#  dirname(string) : string
+#
+# Returns all components of the filename given as argument except the last
+# one. The filename must be formed using forward slashes (``/..) regardless of
+# the separator used on the local file system.
+#
+#  dirname(string[]) : string[]
+#
+# Returns an array of strings with the basename of each item from the argument. 
+#
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+	newfunction(:dirname, :type => :rvalue) do |args|
+		if args[0].is_a?(Array)
+			args.collect do |a| File.dirname(a) end
+		else
+			File.dirname(args[0])
+		end
+	end
+end
+