The data type system is very hard to understand. Many people don't
understand why
type_of([1,2,3]) == Array
will fail, but
type_of([1,2,3]) <= Array
passes. This does a simpler validation that doesn't rely on explicit
data types. Instead, use
$foo = [1,2,3]
if $foo.is_a(Array) {
notify { 'This is an array': }
}
This is based on code by Ben Ford <ben.ford@puppetlabs.com>.
* Added acceptance tests
* Added dispatch
* Improved unit tests
* Added docs to README
The `type()` function will cease to work on the new parser because 'type'
is a reserved keyword. The `type3x()` function may be used to continue
similar functionality, but will be deprecated in favor of the built-in
typing system.
The `type_of()` function has been included to introspect types in the
new parser.
