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+# Created on 2007-05-02
+# Copyright Luke Kanies
+
+module Puppet::Util
+    # The abstract base class for client fact storage.
+    class FactStore
+        extend Puppet::Util
+        extend Puppet::Util::Docs
+        extend Puppet::Util::ClassGen
+
+        @loader = Puppet::Util::Autoload.new(self, "puppet/fact_stores")
+        @stores = {}
+
+        # Add a new report type.
+        def self.newstore(name, options = {}, &block)
+            klass = genclass(name,
+                :block => block,
+                :prefix => "FactStore",
+                :hash => @stores,
+                :attributes => options
+            )
+        end
+
+        # Remove a store; really only used for testing.
+        def self.rmstore(name)
+            rmclass(name, :hash => @stores)
+        end
+
+        # Load a store.
+        def self.store(name)
+            name = symbolize(name)
+            unless @stores.include? name
+                if @loader.load(name)
+                    unless @stores.include? name
+                        Puppet.warning(
+                            "Loaded report file for %s but report was not defined" %
+                            name
+                        )
+                        return nil
+                    end
+                else
+                    return nil
+                end
+            end
+            @stores[name]
+        end
+
+        # Retrieve the facts for a node.
+        def get(node)
+            raise Puppet::DevError, "%s has not overridden get" % self.class.name
+        end
+
+        # Set the facts for a node.
+        def set(node, facts)
+            raise Puppet::DevError, "%s has not overridden set" % self.class.name
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+# $Id$