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+# A simplistic class for managing the node information itself.
+class Puppet::Node
+    attr_accessor :name, :classes, :parameters, :environment, :source, :ipaddress, :names
+    attr_reader :time
+
+    def initialize(name, options = {})
+        @name = name
+
+        # Provide a default value.
+        @names = [name]
+
+        if classes = options[:classes]
+            if classes.is_a?(String)
+                @classes = [classes]
+            else
+                @classes = classes
+            end
+        else
+            @classes = []
+        end
+
+        @parameters = options[:parameters] || {}
+
+        unless @environment = options[:environment] 
+            if env = Puppet[:environment] and env != ""
+                @environment = env
+            end
+        end
+
+        @time = Time.now
+    end
+
+    # Merge the node facts with parameters from the node source.
+    # This is only called if the node source has 'fact_merge' set to true.
+    def fact_merge(facts)
+        facts.each do |name, value|
+            @parameters[name] = value unless @parameters.include?(name)
+        end
+    end
+end