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+# == Define: elasticsearch::ruby
+#
+# there are many ruby bindings for elasticsearch. This provides all
+# the ones we know about http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/clients/
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*ensure*]
+#   String. Controls if the managed resources shall be <tt>present</tt> or
+#   <tt>absent</tt>. If set to <tt>absent</tt>:
+#   * The managed software packages are being uninstalled.
+#   * Any traces of the packages will be purged as good as possible. This may
+#     include existing configuration files. The exact behavior is provider
+#     dependent. Q.v.:
+#     * Puppet type reference: {package, "purgeable"}[http://j.mp/xbxmNP]
+#     * {Puppet's package provider source code}[http://j.mp/wtVCaL]
+#   * System modifications (if any) will be reverted as good as possible
+#     (e.g. removal of created users, services, changed log settings, ...).
+#   * This is thus destructive and should be used with care.
+#   Defaults to <tt>present</tt>.
+#
+# === Examples
+#
+# elasticsearch::ruby { 'elasticsearch':; }
+#
+# === Authors
+#
+# * Richard Pijnenburg <mailto:richard@ispavailability.com>
+#
+define elasticsearch::ruby (
+  $ensure = 'present'
+) {
+
+  if ! ($ensure in [ 'present', 'absent' ]) {
+    fail("\"${ensure}\" is not a valid ensure parameter value")
+  }
+
+  # make sure the package name is valid and setup the provider as
+  # necessary
+  case $name {
+    'tire': {
+      $provider = 'gem'
+    }
+    'stretcher': {
+      $provider = 'gem'
+    }
+    'elastic_searchable': {
+      $provider = 'gem'
+    }
+    'elasticsearch': {
+      $provider = 'gem'
+    }
+    'flex': {
+      $provider = 'gem'
+    }
+    default: {
+      fail("unknown ruby client package '${name}'")
+    }
+  }
+
+  package { "ruby_${name}":
+    ensure   => $ensure,
+    name     => $name,
+    provider => $provider,
+  }
+
+}