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+# Test whether a given class or definition is defined
+require 'puppet/parser/functions'
+
+Puppet::Parser::Functions.newfunction(:ensure_resource,
+                                      :type => :statement,
+                                      :doc => <<-'ENDOFDOC'
+Takes a resource type, title, and a list of attributes that describe a
+resource.
+
+    user { 'dan':
+      ensure => present,
+    }
+
+This example only creates the resource if it does not already exist:
+
+    ensure_resource('user, 'dan', {'ensure' => 'present' })
+
+If the resource already exists but does not match the specified parameters,
+this function will attempt to recreate the resource leading to a duplicate
+resource definition error.
+
+ENDOFDOC
+) do |vals|
+  type, title, params = vals
+  raise(ArgumentError, 'Must specify a type') unless type
+  raise(ArgumentError, 'Must specify a title') unless title
+  params ||= {}
+  if function_defined_with_params(["#{type}[#{title}]", params])
+    Puppet.debug("Resource #{type}[#{title}] not created b/c it already exists")
+  else
+    function_create_resources([type.capitalize, { title => params }])
+  end
+end