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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(:vnic).provide(:vnic) do
+    desc "Provider for creating VNICs in the Solaris OS"
+    confine :operatingsystem => [:solaris]
+    defaultfor :osfamily => :solaris, :kernelrelease => ['5.11', '5.12']
+    commands :dladm => '/usr/sbin/dladm'
+
+    def self.instances
+        dladm("show-vnic", "-p", "-o", "link,over,macaddress").split(
+              "\n").collect do |line|
+            link, over, mac = line.split(":", 3)
+            new(:name => link,
+                :ensure => :present,
+                :lower_link => over,
+                :mac_address => mac.delete("\\"))  # remove the escape character
+        end
+    end
+        
+    def self.prefetch(resources)
+        # pull the instances on the system
+        vnics = instances
+
+        # set the provider for the resource to set the property_hash
+        resources.keys.each do |name|
+            if provider = vnics.find{ |vnic| vnic.name == name}
+                resources[name].provider = provider
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    def lower_link
+        @property_hash[:lower_link]
+    end
+
+    def lower_link=(value)
+        dladm("modify-vnic", "-l", value, @resource[:name])
+    end
+
+    def mac_address
+        @property_hash[:mac_address]
+    end
+
+    def mac_address=(value)
+        dladm("modify-vnic", "-m", value, @resource[:name])
+    end
+
+    def add_options
+       options = []
+       if @resource[:temporary] == :true
+         options << "-t"
+       end
+
+       if @resource[:mac_address]
+           options << "-m" << @resource[:mac_address]
+       end
+       options
+    end
+
+    def exists?
+        @property_hash[:ensure] == :present
+    end
+
+    def create
+        dladm('create-vnic', '-l', @resource[:lower_link], add_options,
+              @resource[:name])
+    end
+
+    def destroy
+        dladm('delete-vnic', @resource[:name])
+    end
+end