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+#
+# abs.rb
+#
+
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  newfunction(:abs, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+    Returns the absolute value of a number, for example -34.56 becomes 
+    34.56. Takes a single integer and float value as an argument.
+    EOS
+  ) do |arguments|
+
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "abs(): Wrong number of arguments " +
+      "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size < 1
+
+    value = arguments[0]
+
+    # Numbers in Puppet are often string-encoded which is troublesome ...
+    if value.is_a?(String)
+      if value.match(/^-?(?:\d+)(?:\.\d+){1}$/)
+        value = value.to_f
+      elsif value.match(/^-?\d+$/)
+        value = value.to_i
+      else
+        raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'abs(): Requires float or ' +
+          'integer to work with')
+      end
+    end
+
+    # We have numeric value to handle ...
+    result = value.abs
+
+    return result
+  end
+end
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :