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diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_array.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_array.rb
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+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+
+  newfunction(:validate_array, :doc => <<-'ENDHEREDOC') do |args|
+    Validate all passed values are a Array data structure
+    value does not pass the check.
+
+    Example:
+
+    These values validate
+
+        $my_array = [ 'one', 'two' ]
+        validate_array($my_array)
+
+    These values do NOT validate
+
+        validate_array(true)
+        validate_array('some_string')
+        $undefined = undef
+        validate_array($undefined)
+
+    ENDHEREDOC
+
+    unless args.length > 0 then
+      raise Puppet::ParseError, ("validate_array(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be > 0)")
+    end
+
+    args.each do |arg|
+      unless arg.is_a?(Array)
+        raise Puppet::ParseError, ("#{arg.inspect} is not an Array.  It looks to be a #{arg.class}")
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_string.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_string.rb
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+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+
+  newfunction(:validate_string, :doc => <<-'ENDHEREDOC') do |args|
+    Validate all passed values are a string data structure
+    value does not pass the check.
+
+    Example:
+
+    These values validate
+
+        $my_string = "one two"
+        validate_string($my_string)
+
+    These values do NOT validate
+
+        validate_string(true)
+        validate_string([ 'some', 'array' ])
+        $undefined = undef
+        validate_string($undefined)
+
+    ENDHEREDOC
+
+    unless args.length > 0 then
+      raise Puppet::ParseError, ("validate_string(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be > 0)")
+    end
+
+    args.each do |arg|
+      unless arg.is_a?(String)
+        raise Puppet::ParseError, ("#{arg.inspect} is not a string.  It looks to be a #{arg.class}")
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end