Issue #12479 has been updated by Jonathan Boyett.

↑ This is funny.
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Bug #12479: Regression: Regex matching against non-existant facts results in 
false-positive
https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12479

Author: Nicolas Simonds
Status: Unreviewed
Priority: Normal
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Category: 
Target version: 
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Non-existant facts are stringify-ing under the hood as something, which causes 
them to match regexes, despite returning nil when otherwise asked.

A simple bash script to test:

----
#!/bin/bash

for LOLWUT in {a..z}
do
        cat <<- EOF > /tmp/test.pp
        case \$wtf {
                /$LOLWUT/: {
                        notice("The fact[\$wtf] matches the regex /$LOLWUT/")
                }
                default: {
                        notice("The fact[\$wtf] does NOT match the regex 
/$LOLWUT/")
                }
        }
        notice(\$facility)
        EOF

        puppet apply /tmp/test.pp
done
----

Expected result:

All notices that the non-existant fact doesn't match.

Actual result:

Various and sundry notices that it matched.  BAD PUPPET!  NO COOKIE!


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