diff -r 6358358b4186 -r 5c5af6e58474 components/ruby/puppet/files/solaris/lib/puppet/type/pkg_variant.rb
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/components/ruby/puppet/files/solaris/lib/puppet/type/pkg_variant.rb	Fri Nov 07 12:43:50 2014 -0800
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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.newtype(:pkg_variant) do
+    @doc = "Manage Oracle Solaris package variants"
+
+    ensurable do
+        # remove the ability to specify :absent as deletion of variants is not
+        # supported.  New values must be set.
+        newvalue(:present) do
+            provider.create
+        end
+    end
+
+    newparam(:name) do
+        desc "The variant name"
+        isnamevar
+    end
+
+    newproperty(:value) do
+        desc "The value for the variant"
+    end
+end