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+#
+#  Created by Luke Kanies on 2007-11-28.
+#  Copyright (c) 2007. All rights reserved.
+
+require 'puppet'
+
+# A simple class to canonize how we refer to and retrieve
+# resources.
+class Puppet::ResourceReference
+    attr_reader :type
+    attr_accessor :title, :configuration
+
+    def initialize(type, title)
+        @title = title
+        self.type = type
+        
+        @builtin_type = nil
+    end
+
+    # Find our resource.
+    def resolve
+        if configuration
+            return configuration.resource(to_s)
+        end
+        # If it's builtin, then just ask for it directly from the type.
+        if t = builtin_type
+            t[@title]
+        else # Else, look for a component with the full reference as the name.
+            Puppet::Type::Component[to_s]
+        end
+    end
+
+    # Canonize the type so we know it's always consistent.
+    def type=(value)
+        @type = value.to_s.split("::").collect { |s| s.capitalize }.join("::")
+    end
+
+    # Convert to the standard way of referring to resources.
+    def to_s
+        "%s[%s]" % [@type, @title]
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def builtin_type?
+        builtin_type ? true : false
+    end
+
+    def builtin_type
+        if @builtin_type.nil?
+            if @type =~ /::/
+                @builtin_type = false
+            elsif klass = Puppet::Type.type(@type.to_s.downcase)
+                @builtin_type = klass
+            else
+                @builtin_type = false
+            end
+        end
+        @builtin_type
+    end
+end