Beginning the process of moving parsedtypes to a provider. Each parsed

type will have a parsedfile provider, which will be responsible for all
of the file parsing and generation.  This should allow us to create a
useful DSL for file handling, but it also *drastically* simplifies these
types.

These types have always been a bit fragile, and it was never quite clear
who was responsible for what.  Now, with the type/provider split,
everything is much clearer.

I still need to convert host, sshkey, and mount, and something needs to
be done with cron.



git-svn-id: https://reductivelabs.com/svn/puppet/trunk@1547 980ebf18-57e1-0310-9a29-db15c13687c0

9 files changed, 530 insertions, 321 deletions

diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider.rb b/lib/puppet/provider.rb
index f51ea4450..04169e6e1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider.rb
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ class Puppet::Provider
         return true
     end
 
-    # Remove the reference to the model, so GC can clean up.
     def clear
-        @model = nil
     end
 
     # Retrieve a named command.
@@ -157,6 +155,11 @@ class Puppet::Provider
         @model.name
     end
 
+    # Remove the reference to the model, so GC can clean up.
+    def remove
+        @model = nil
+    end
+
     def to_s
         "%s(provider=%s)" % [@model.to_s, self.class.name]
     end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/host/parsed.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/host/parsed.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c606562a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/host/parsed.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+require 'puppet/provider/parsedfile'
+
+Puppet::Type.type(:host).provide :parsed, :parent => Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile do
+    @path = "/etc/hosts"
+    @filetype = Puppet::FileType.filetype(:flat)
+
+    confine :exists => @path
+
+    # Parse a host file
+    #
+    # This method also stores existing comments, and it stores all host
+    # jobs in order, mostly so that comments are retained in the order
+    # they were written and in proximity to the same jobs.
+    def self.parse(text)
+        count = 0
+        instances = []
+        text.chomp.split("\n").each { |line|
+            hash = {}
+            case line
+            when /^#/, /^\s*$/:
+                # add comments and blank lines to the list as they are
+                instances << line 
+            else
+                if line.sub!(/^(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s*/, '')
+                    hash[:ip] = $1
+                    hash[:name] = $2
+
+                    unless line == ""
+                        line.sub!(/\s*/, '')
+                        line.sub!(/^([^#]+)\s*/) do |value|
+                            aliases = $1
+                            unless aliases =~ /^\s*$/
+                                hash[:alias] = aliases.split(/\s+/)
+                            end
+
+                            ""
+                        end
+                    end
+                else
+                    raise Puppet::Error, "Could not match '%s'" % line
+                end
+
+                if hash[:alias] == ""
+                    hash.delete(:alias)
+                end
+
+                instances << hash
+
+                count += 1
+            end
+        }
+
+        return instances
+    end
+
+    # Convert the current object into a host-style string.
+    def self.to_record(hash)
+        [:ip, :name].each do |n|
+            unless hash.has_key? n
+                raise ArgumentError, "%s is a required attribute for hosts" % n
+            end
+        end
+
+        str = "%s\t%s" % [hash[:ip], hash[:name]]
+
+        if hash.include? :alias
+            if hash[:alias].is_a? Array
+                str += "\t%s" % hash[:alias].join("\t")
+            else
+                raise ArgumentError, "Aliases must be specified as an array"
+            end
+        end
+
+        str
+    end
+end
+
+# $Id$
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/parsedfile.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/parsedfile.rb
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2527edfeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/parsedfile.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+require 'puppet'
+
+class Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile < Puppet::Provider
+    class << self
+        attr_accessor :filetype, :fields
+        attr_reader :path
+        attr_writer :fileobj
+    end
+
+    # Override 'newstate' so that all states default to having the
+    # correct parent type
+    def self.newstate(name, options = {}, &block)
+        options[:parent] ||= Puppet::State::ParsedParam
+        super(name, options, &block)
+    end
+
+    # Add another type var.
+    def self.initvars
+        @instances = []
+        super
+    end
+
+    # Add a non-object comment or whatever to our list of instances
+    def self.comment(line)
+        @instances << line
+    end
+
+    # Override the default Puppet::Type method, because instances
+    # also need to be deleted from the @instances hash
+    def self.delete(child)
+        if @instances.include?(child)
+            @instances.delete(child)
+        end
+        super
+    end
+
+    # Initialize the object if necessary.
+    def self.fileobj
+        @fileobj ||= @filetype.new(@path)
+
+        @fileobj
+    end
+
+    # Return the header placed at the top of each generated file, warning
+    # users that modifying this file manually is probably a bad idea.
+    def self.header
+%{# HEADER: This file was autogenerated at #{Time.now}
+# HEADER: by puppet.  While it can still be managed manually, it
+# HEADER: is definitely not recommended.\n}
+    end
+
+    # Parse a file
+    #
+    # Subclasses must override this method.
+    def self.parse(text)
+        raise Puppet::DevError, "Parse was not overridden in %s" %
+            self.name
+    end
+
+    # If they change the path, we need to get rid of our cache object
+    def self.path=(path)
+        @fileobj = nil
+        @path = path
+    end
+
+    # Retrieve the text for the file. Returns nil in the unlikely
+    # event that it doesn't exist.
+    def self.retrieve
+        text = fileobj.read
+        if text.nil? or text == ""
+            # there is no file
+            return []
+        else
+            self.parse(text)
+        end
+    end
+
+    # Write out the file.
+    def self.store(instances)
+        if instances.empty?
+            Puppet.notice "No %s instances for %s" % [self.name, @path]
+        else
+            fileobj.write(self.to_file(instances))
+        end
+    end
+
+    # Collect all Host instances convert them into literal text.
+    def self.to_file(instances)
+        str = self.header()
+        unless instances.empty?
+            # Reject empty hashes and those with :ensure == :absent
+            str += instances.reject { |obj|
+                obj.is_a? Hash and (obj.empty? or obj[:ensure] == :absent)
+            }.collect { |obj|
+                # If it's a hash, convert it, otherwise just write it out
+                if obj.is_a?(Hash)
+                    to_record(obj)
+                else
+                    obj.to_s
+                end
+            }.join("\n") + "\n"
+
+            return str
+        else
+            Puppet.notice "No %s instances" % self.name
+            return ""
+        end
+    end
+
+    def clear
+        super
+        @instances = nil
+    end
+
+    # Return a hash that maps to our info, if possible.
+    def hash
+        @instances = self.class.retrieve
+
+        if @instances and h = @instances.find do |o|
+            o.is_a? Hash and o[:name] == @model[:name] 
+        end
+            @me = h
+            return h
+        else
+            @me = {}
+            if @instances.empty?
+                @instances = [@me]
+            else
+                @instances << @me
+            end
+            return @me
+        end
+    end
+
+    def initialize(model)
+        super
+
+        @instances = nil
+    end
+
+    def store(hash = nil)
+        hash ||= self.model.to_hash
+
+        unless @instances
+            self.hash
+        end
+
+        if hash.empty? 
+            @me.clear
+        else
+            hash.each do |name, value|
+                if @me[name] != hash[name]
+                    @me[name] = hash[name]
+                end
+            end
+
+            @me.each do |name, value|
+                unless hash.has_key? name
+                    @me.delete(name)
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        self.class.store(@instances)
+    end
+end
+
+# $Id$
diff --git a/lib/puppet/transaction.rb b/lib/puppet/transaction.rb
index 5e66b63a1..f38d7cbbd 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/transaction.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/transaction.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ class Transaction
             events
         }.flatten.reject { |e| e.nil? }
 
+        # If our child responds to a 'flush' method, call it.
+        if child.respond_to? :flush
+            begin
+                child.flush
+            rescue => detail
+                raise Puppet::Error, "Could not flush: %s" % detail, detail.backtrace
+            end
+        end
+
         unless changes.empty?
             # Record when we last synced
             child.cache(:synced, Time.now)
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type.rb b/lib/puppet/type.rb
index 21e27ee6d..6964b399c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type.rb
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ class Type < Puppet::Element
     def self.clear
         if defined? @objects
             @objects.each do |name, obj|
+                obj.clear
                 obj.remove(true)
             end
             @objects.clear
@@ -1259,7 +1260,7 @@ class Type < Puppet::Element
 
         # Remove the reference to the provider.
         if self.provider
-            @provider.clear
+            @provider.remove
             @provider = nil
         end
     end
@@ -1708,6 +1709,10 @@ class Type < Puppet::Element
         @states.each do |name, state|
             state.is = nil
         end
+
+        if provider and provider.respond_to? :clear
+            provider.clear
+        end
     end
 
     # Look up the schedule and set it appropriately.  This is done after
@@ -1958,6 +1963,19 @@ class Type < Puppet::Element
         is
     end
 
+    # Convert our object to a hash.  This just includes states.
+    def to_hash
+        rethash = {}
+
+        [@parameters, @metaparams, @states].each do |hash|
+            hash.each do |name, obj|
+                rethash[name] = obj.value
+            end
+        end
+
+        rethash
+    end
+
     # convert to a string
     def to_s
         self.title
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/host.rb b/lib/puppet/type/host.rb
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d68fe25a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/host.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+require 'puppet/type/parsedtype'
+
+module Puppet
+    newtype(:host, Puppet::Type::ParsedType) do
+        newstate(:ip) do
+            desc "The host's IP address."
+        end
+
+        newstate(:alias) do
+            desc "Any alias the host might have.  Multiple values must be
+                specified as an array.  Note that this state has the same name
+                as one of the metaparams; using this state to set aliases will
+                make those aliases available in your Puppet scripts and also on
+                disk."
+
+            # Make sure our "is" value is always an array.
+            def is
+                current = super
+                unless current.is_a? Array
+                    current = [current]
+                end
+                current
+            end
+
+            def is_to_s
+                self.is.join(" ")
+            end
+
+            # We have to override the feeding mechanism; it might be nil or 
+            # white-space separated
+            def is=(value)
+                # If it's just whitespace, ignore it
+                case value
+                when /^\s+$/
+                    @is = nil
+                when String
+                    @is = value.split(/\s+/)
+                else
+                    @is = value
+                end
+            end
+
+            # We actually want to return the whole array here, not just the first
+            # value.
+            def should
+                if defined? @should
+                    if @should == [:absent]
+                        return :absent
+                    else
+                        return @should
+                    end
+                else
+                    return nil
+                end
+            end
+
+            def should_to_s
+                @should.join(" ")
+            end
+
+            validate do |value|
+                if value =~ /\s/
+                    raise Puppet::Error, "Aliases cannot include whitespace"
+                end
+            end
+
+            munge do |value|
+                if value == :absent or value == "absent"
+                    :absent
+                else
+                    # Add the :alias metaparam in addition to the state
+                    @parent.newmetaparam(@parent.class.metaparamclass(:alias), value)
+                    value
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        newparam(:name) do
+            desc "The host name."
+
+            isnamevar
+        end
+
+        @doc = "Installs and manages host entries.  For most systems, these
+            entries will just be in /etc/hosts, but some systems (notably OS X)
+            will have different solutions."
+    end
+end
+
+# $Id$
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype.rb b/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype.rb
index f6c227541..1b958db4d 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype.rb
@@ -4,350 +4,187 @@ require 'puppet/filetype'
 require 'puppet/type/state'
 
 module Puppet
-    class State
-        # The base parameter for all of these types.  Its only job is to copy
-        # the 'should' value to the 'is' value and to do support the right logging
-        # and such.
-        class ParsedParam < Puppet::State
-            def self.isoptional
-                @isoptional = true
-            end
-
-            def self.isoptional?
-                if defined? @isoptional
-                    return @isoptional
-                else
-                    return false
-                end
-            end
+    # The base parameter for all of these types.  Its only job is to copy
+    # the 'should' value to the 'is' value and to do support the right logging
+    # and such.
+    class State::ParsedParam < Puppet::State
+        # This is the info retrieved from disk.
+        attr_accessor :found
+
+        def self.isoptional
+            @isoptional = true
+        end
 
-            # By default, support ':absent' as a value for optional
-            # parameters.  Any parameters that define their own validation
-            # need to do this manuallly.
-            validate do |value|
-                if self.class.isoptional? and (
-                    value == "absent" or value == :absent
-                )
-                    return :absent
-                else
-                    return value
-                end
+        def self.isoptional?
+            if defined? @isoptional
+                return @isoptional
+            else
+                return false
             end
+        end
 
-            # Fix things so that the fields have to match exactly, instead
-            # of only kinda
-            def insync?
-                self.is == self.should
+        # By default, support ':absent' as a value for optional
+        # parameters.  Any parameters that define their own validation
+        # need to do this manuallly.
+        validate do |value|
+            if self.class.isoptional? and (
+                value == "absent" or value == :absent
+            )
+                return :absent
+            else
+                return value
             end
+        end
 
-            # Normally this would retrieve the current value, but our state is not
-            # actually capable of doing so.
-            def retrieve
-                # If we've synced, then just copy the values over and return.
-                # This allows this state to behave like any other state.
-                if defined? @synced and @synced
-                    # by default, we only copy over the first value.
-                    @is = @synced
-                    @synced = false
-                    return
-                end
-
-                unless defined? @is and ! @is.nil?
-                    @is = :absent
-                end
-            end
+        def clear
+            super
+            @found = nil
+        end
 
-            # If the ensure state is out of sync, it will always be called
-            # first, so I don't need to worry about that.
-            def sync(value = nil, nostore = false)
-                ebase = @parent.class.name.to_s
+        # Fix things so that the fields have to match exactly, instead
+        # of only kinda
+        def insync?
+            self.is == self.should
+        end
 
-                tail = nil
-                if self.class.name == :ensure
-                    # We're either creating or destroying the object
-                    if @is == :absent
-                        #@is = self.should
-                        tail = "created"
+        # Normally this would retrieve the current value, but our state is not
+        # actually capable of doing so.  So, we retrieve the whole object and
+        # just collect our current state.  Note that this method is not called
+        # during a transaction, since transactions call the parent object method.
+        def retrieve
+            @parent.retrieve[self.name]
+        end
 
-                        # If we're creating it, then sync all of the other states
-                        # but tell them not to store (we'll store just once,
-                        # at the end).
-                        unless nostore
-                            @parent.eachstate { |state|
-                                next if state == self or state.name == :ensure
-                                state.sync(true)
-                            }
-                        end
-                    elsif self.should == :absent
-                        @parent.remove(true)
-                        tail = "deleted"
-                    end
-                else
-                    # We don't do the work here, it gets done in 'store'
-                    tail = "changed"
-                end
-                @synced = self.should
+        # If the ensure state is out of sync, it will always be called
+        # first, so I don't need to worry about that.
+        def sync(value)
+            # Just copy the value to our 'is' state; it'll get flushed later
+            self.is = value
 
-                # This should really only be done once per run, rather than
-                # every time.  I guess we need some kind of 'flush' mechanism.
-                if nostore
-                    self.retrieve
-                else
-                    @parent.store
-                end
-                
-                return (ebase + "_" + tail).intern
-            end
+            return nil
         end
     end
 
-    class Type
-        # The collection of classes that are just simple records aggregated
-        # into a file. See 'host.rb' for an example.
-        class ParsedType < Puppet::Type
-            @name = :parsedtype
-            class << self
-                attr_accessor :filetype, :hostfile, :fields
-                attr_reader :path
-                attr_writer :fileobj
-            end
-
-            # Override 'newstate' so that all states default to having the
-            # correct parent type
-            def self.newstate(name, options = {}, &block)
-                options[:parent] ||= Puppet::State::ParsedParam
-                super(name, options, &block)
-            end
-
-            # Add another type var.
-            def self.initvars
-                @instances = []
-                super
-            end
-
-            # In addition to removing the instances in @objects, we have to remove
-            # per-user host tab information.
-            def self.clear
-                @instances = []
-                @fileobj = nil
-                super
-            end
-
-            # Add a non-object comment or whatever to our list of instances
-            def self.comment(line)
-                @instances << line
-            end
-
-            # Override the default Puppet::Type method, because instances
-            # also need to be deleted from the @instances hash
-            def self.delete(child)
-                if @instances.include?(child)
-                    @instances.delete(child)
-                end
-                super
-            end
-
-            # Initialize the object if necessary.
-            def self.fileobj
-                @fileobj ||= @filetype.new(@path)
-
-                @fileobj
-            end
-
-            # Return the header placed at the top of each generated file, warning
-            # users that modifying this file manually is probably a bad idea.
-            def self.header
-%{# HEADER: This file was autogenerated at #{Time.now}
-# HEADER: by puppet.  While it can still be managed manually, it
-# HEADER: is definitely not recommended.\n}
-            end
-
-            # Convert the hash to an object.
-            def self.hash2obj(hash)
-                obj = nil
-
-                namevar = self.namevar
-                unless hash.include?(namevar) and hash[namevar]
-                    raise Puppet::DevError, "Hash was not passed with namevar"
-                end
-
-                # if the obj already exists with that name...
-                if obj = self[hash[namevar]]
-                    # We're assuming here that objects with the same name
-                    # are the same object, which *should* be the case, assuming
-                    # we've set up our naming stuff correctly everywhere.
-
-                    # Mark found objects as present
-                    obj.is = [:ensure, :present]
-                    hash.each { |param, value|
-                        if state = obj.state(param)
-                            state.is = value
-                        elsif val = obj[param]
-                            obj[param] = val
-                        else
-                            # There is a value on disk, but it should go away
-                            obj.is = [param, value]
-                            obj[param] = :absent
-                        end
-                    }
-                else
-                    # create a new obj, since no existing one seems to
-                    # match
-                    obj = self.create(namevar => hash[namevar])
-
-                    # We can't just pass the hash in at object creation time,
-                    # because it sets the should value, not the is value.
-                    hash.delete(namevar)
-                    hash.each { |param, value|
+    # The collection of classes that are just simple records aggregated
+    # into a file. See 'host.rb' for an example.
+    class Type::ParsedType < Puppet::Type
+        @name = :parsedtype
+
+        # Convert the hash to an object.
+        def self.hash2obj(hash)
+            obj = nil
+
+            namevar = self.namevar
+            unless hash.include?(namevar) and hash[namevar]
+                raise Puppet::DevError, "Hash was not passed with namevar"
+            end
+
+            # if the obj already exists with that name...
+            if obj = self[hash[namevar]]
+                # We're assuming here that objects with the same name
+                # are the same object, which *should* be the case, assuming
+                # we've set up our naming stuff correctly everywhere.
+
+                # Mark found objects as present
+                obj.is = [:ensure, :present]
+                obj.state(:ensure).found = :present
+                hash.each { |param, value|
+                    if state = obj.state(param)
+                        state.is = value
+                    elsif val = obj[param]
+                        obj[param] = val
+                    else
+                        # There is a value on disk, but it should go away
                         obj.is = [param, value]
-                    }
-                end
-
-                # And then add it to our list of instances.  This maintains the order
-                # in the file.
-                @instances << obj
-            end
-
-            def self.list
-                retrieve
-
-                self.collect do |obj|
-                    obj
-                end
-            end
-
-            # Return the last time the file was loaded.  Could
-            # be used for reducing writes, but currently is not.
-            def self.loaded?(user)
-                fileobj().loaded
+                        obj[param] = :absent
+                    end
+                }
+            else
+                # create a new obj, since no existing one seems to
+                # match
+                obj = self.create(namevar => hash[namevar])
+
+                # We can't just pass the hash in at object creation time,
+                # because it sets the should value, not the is value.
+                hash.delete(namevar)
+                hash.each { |param, value|
+                    obj.is = [param, value]
+                }
             end
+        end
 
-            # Parse a file
-            #
-            # Subclasses must override this method.
-            def self.parse(text)
-                raise Puppet::DevError, "Parse was not overridden in %s" %
-                    self.name
-            end
+        # Override 'newstate' so that all states default to having the
+        # correct parent type
+        def self.newstate(name, options = {}, &block)
+            options[:parent] ||= Puppet::State::ParsedParam
+            super(name, options, &block)
+        end
 
-            # If they change the path, we need to get rid of our cache object
-            def self.path=(path)
-                @fileobj = nil
-                @path = path
-            end
+        def self.list
+            retrieve.collect { |i| i.is_a? Hash }.collect { |i| hash2obj(i) }
+        end
 
-            # Retrieve the text for the file. Returns nil in the unlikely
-            # event that it doesn't exist.
-            def self.retrieve
-                text = fileobj.read
-                if text.nil? or text == ""
-                    # there is no file
-                    return nil
-                else
-                    # First we mark all of our objects absent; any objects
-                    # subsequently found will be marked present
-                    self.each { |obj|
-                        obj.is = [:ensure, :absent]
-                    }
-                    
-                    # We clear this, so that non-objects don't get duplicated
-                    @instances.clear
-                    self.parse(text)
-                end
-            end
+        def self.listbyname
+            retrieve.collect { |i| i.is_a? Hash }.collect { |i| i[:name] }
+        end
 
-            # Write out the file.
-            def self.store
-                # Make sure all of our instances are in the to-be-written array
-                self.each do |inst|
-                    @instances << inst unless @instances.include? inst
-                end
+        # Make sure they've got an explicit :ensure class.
+        def self.postinit
+            unless validstate? :ensure
+                newstate(:ensure) do
+                    newvalue(:present, :event => :host_created) do
+                        @parent.create
+                    end
 
-                if @instances.empty?
-                    Puppet.notice "No %s instances for %s" % [self.name, @path]
-                else
-                    fileobj.write(self.to_file())
-                end
-            end
+                    newvalue(:absent, :event => :host_deleted) do
+                        @parent.destroy
+                    end
 
-            # Collect all Host instances convert them into literal text.
-            def self.to_file
-                str = self.header()
-                unless @instances.empty?
-                    str += @instances.reject { |obj|
-                        # Don't write out objects that should be absent
-                        if obj.is_a?(self)
-                            if obj.should(:ensure) == :absent
-                                true
-                            end
-                        end
-                    }.collect { |obj|
-                        if obj.is_a?(self)
-                            obj.to_record
+                    defaultto do
+                        if @parent.managed?
+                            :present
                         else
-                            obj.to_s
+                            :absent
                         end
-                    }.join("\n") + "\n"
-
-                    return str
-                else
-                    Puppet.notice "No %s instances" % self.name
-                    return ""
+                    end
                 end
             end
+        end
 
-            # The 'store' method knows how to handle absence vs. presence
-            def create
-                self.store
-            end
-
-            # The 'store' method knows how to handle absence vs. presence
-            def destroy
-                self.store
-            end
-
-            # hash2obj marks the 'ensure' state as present
-            def exists?
-                @states.include?(:ensure) and @states[:ensure].is == :present
-            end
-
-            # Override the default Puppet::Type method because we need to call
-            # the +@filetype+ retrieve method.
-            def retrieve
-                self.class.retrieve()
+        def exists?
+            h = provider.hash
 
-                self.eachstate { |st|
-                    st.retrieve
-                }
+            if h[:ensure] == :absent
+                return false
+            else
+                return true
             end
+        end
 
-            # Write the entire file out.
-            def store
-                self.class.store()
-            end
+        # Flush our content to disk.
+        def flush
+            provider.store(self.to_hash)
+        end
 
-            def value(name)
-                unless name.is_a? Symbol
-                    name = name.intern
-                end
-                if @states.include? name
-                    val = @states[name].value
-                    if val == :absent
-                        return nil
-                    else
-                        return val
-                    end
-                elsif @parameters.include? name
-                    return @parameters[name].value
-                else
-                    return nil
+        # Retrieve our current state from our provider
+        def retrieve
+            h = nil
+            if h = provider.hash and ! h.empty?
+                h[:ensure] ||= :present
+                return h
+            else
+                h = {}
+                @states.each do |name, state|
+                    h[name] = :absent
                 end
             end
+
+            return h
         end
     end
 end
 
-require 'puppet/type/parsedtype/host'
+#require 'puppet/type/parsedtype/host'
 require 'puppet/type/parsedtype/port'
 require 'puppet/type/parsedtype/mount'
 require 'puppet/type/parsedtype/sshkey'
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/host.rb b/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/host.rb
index 00cfe7857..df8ed3df7 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/host.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/host.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ require 'puppet/type/state'
 
 module Puppet
     newtype(:host, Puppet::Type::ParsedType) do
-
         newstate(:ip) do
             desc "The host's IP address."
         end
@@ -17,6 +16,19 @@ module Puppet
                 make those aliases available in your Puppet scripts and also on
                 disk."
 
+            # Make sure our "is" value is always an array.
+            def is
+                current = super
+                unless current.is_a? Array
+                    current = [current]
+                end
+                current
+            end
+
+            def is_to_s
+                self.is.join(" ")
+            end
+
             # We have to override the feeding mechanism; it might be nil or 
             # white-space separated
             def is=(value)
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/sshkey.rb b/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/sshkey.rb
index d12d4c697..26c9b4f30 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/sshkey.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/parsedtype/sshkey.rb
@@ -65,14 +65,8 @@ module Puppet
         @fields = [:name, :type, :key]
 
         @filetype = Puppet::FileType.filetype(:flat)
-#        case Facter["operatingsystem"].value
-#        when "Solaris":
-#            @filetype = Puppet::FileType::SunOS
-#        else
-#            @filetype = Puppet::CronType::Default
-#        end
-
-        # Parse a host file
+
+        # Parse an sshknownhosts file
         #
         # This method also stores existing comments, and it stores all host
         # jobs in order, mostly so that comments are retained in the order