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+#
+#  Created by Luke Kanies on 2007-10-22.
+#  Copyright (c) 2007. All rights reserved.
+
+require 'puppet/file_serving'
+
+# The base class for Content and Metadata; provides common
+# functionality like the behaviour around links.
+class Puppet::FileServing::FileBase
+    attr_accessor :path, :base_path
+
+    def full_path(base = nil)
+        base ||= base_path || raise(ArgumentError, "You must set or provide a base path")
+
+        full = File.join(base, self.path)
+    end
+
+    def initialize(path, options = {})
+        raise ArgumentError.new("Files must not be fully qualified") if path =~ /^#{::File::SEPARATOR}/
+
+        @path = path
+        @links = :manage
+
+        options.each do |param, value|
+            begin
+                send param.to_s + "=", value
+            rescue NoMethodError
+                raise ArgumentError, "Invalid option %s for %s" % [param, self.class]
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :links
+    def links=(value)
+        raise(ArgumentError, ":links can only be set to :manage or :follow") unless [:manage, :follow].include?(value) 
+        @links = value
+    end
+
+    # Stat our file, using the appropriate link-sensitive method.
+    def stat(base = nil)
+        unless defined?(@stat_method)
+            @stat_method = self.links == :manage ? :lstat : :stat
+        end
+        File.send(@stat_method, full_path(base))
+    end
+end