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+#
+# CDDL HEADER START
+#
+# The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License (the "License").
+# You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#
+# You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE
+# or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions
+# and limitations under the License.
+#
+# When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each
+# file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE.
+# If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the
+# fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying
+# information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
+#
+# CDDL HEADER END
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+Puppet::Type.type(:pkg_variant).provide(:pkg_variant) do
+    desc "Provider for Oracle Solaris variants"
+    confine :operatingsystem => [:solaris]
+    defaultfor :osfamily => :solaris, :kernelrelease => ['5.11', '5.12']
+    commands :pkg => '/usr/bin/pkg'
+
+    def self.instances
+        pkg(:variant, "-H", "-F", "tsv").split("\n").collect do |line|
+            name, value = line.split
+            new(:name => name,
+                :ensure => :present,
+                :value => value)
+        end 
+    end
+
+    def self.prefetch(resources)
+        # pull the instances on the system
+        variants = instances
+
+        # set the provider for the resource to set the property_hash
+        resources.keys.each do |name|
+            if provider = variants.find{ |variant| variant.name == name}
+                resources[name].provider = provider
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    def value
+        @property_hash[:value]
+    end
+
+    def exists?
+        # only compare against @resource if one is provided via manifests
+        if @property_hash[:ensure] == :present and @resource[:value] != nil
+            # cast @resource[:value] to a string since it gets translated to an
+            # object by Puppet
+            return (@property_hash[:ensure] == :present and \
+                    @property_hash[:value] == @resource[:value].to_s)
+        end
+        @property_hash[:ensure] == :present
+    end
+
+    def create
+        pkg("change-variant", "#{@resource[:name]}=#{@resource[:value]}")
+    end
+end