1 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/prefix.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/prefix.rb
index d02286a..ac1c58a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/prefix.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/prefix.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 module Puppet::Parser::Functions
   newfunction(:prefix, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
-This function applies a prefix to all elements in an array.
+This function applies a prefix to all elements in an array or a hash.
 
 *Examples:*
 
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Will return: ['pa','pb','pc']
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, "prefix(): Wrong number of arguments " +
       "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size < 1
 
-    array = arguments[0]
+    enumerable = arguments[0]
 
-    unless array.is_a?(Array)
-      raise Puppet::ParseError, "prefix(): expected first argument to be an Array, got #{array.inspect}"
+    unless enumerable.is_a?(Array) or enumerable.is_a?(Hash)
+      raise Puppet::ParseError, "prefix(): expected first argument to be an Array or a Hash, got #{enumerable.inspect}"
     end
 
     prefix = arguments[1] if arguments[1]
@@ -32,10 +32,17 @@ Will return: ['pa','pb','pc']
       end
     end
 
-    # Turn everything into string same as join would do ...
-    result = array.collect do |i|
-      i = i.to_s
-      prefix ? prefix + i : i
+    if enumerable.is_a?(Array)
+      # Turn everything into string same as join would do ...
+      result = enumerable.collect do |i|
+        i = i.to_s
+        prefix ? prefix + i : i
+      end
+    else
+      result = Hash[enumerable.map do |k,v|
+        k = k.to_s
+        [ prefix ? prefix + k : k, v ]
+      end]
     end
 
     return result