Puppet Function: dirname

Defined in:
lib/puppet/parser/functions/dirname.rb
Function type:
Ruby 3.x API

Summary

Returns the dirname of a path.

Overview

dirname()String

Returns:

  • (String)

    the given path’s dirname



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# File 'lib/puppet/parser/functions/dirname.rb', line 7

newfunction(:dirname, type: :rvalue, doc: <<-DOC
  @summary
    Returns the dirname of a path.

  @return [String] the given path's dirname
DOC
) do |arguments|
  raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'dirname(): No arguments given') if arguments.empty?
  raise(Puppet::ParseError, "dirname(): Too many arguments given (#{arguments.size})") if arguments.size > 1
  raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'dirname(): Requires string as argument') unless arguments[0].is_a?(String)
  # undef is converted to an empty string ''
  raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'dirname(): Requires a non-empty string as argument') if arguments[0].empty?

  return File.dirname(arguments[0])
end