# File lib/puppet/util/settings/file_setting.rb, line 78
 78:   def to_resource
 79:     return nil unless type = self.type
 80: 
 81:     path = self.value
 82: 
 83:     return nil unless path.is_a?(String)
 84: 
 85:     # Make sure the paths are fully qualified.
 86:     path = File.expand_path(path)
 87: 
 88:     return nil unless type == :directory or create_files? or File.exist?(path)
 89:     return nil if path =~ /^\/dev/
 90: 
 91:     resource = Puppet::Resource.new(:file, path)
 92: 
 93:     if Puppet[:manage_internal_file_permissions]
 94:       resource[:mode] = self.mode if self.mode
 95: 
 96:       if Puppet.features.root?
 97:         resource[:owner] = self.owner if self.owner
 98:         resource[:group] = self.group if self.group
 99:       end
100:     end
101: 
102:     resource[:ensure] = type
103:     resource[:loglevel] = :debug
104:     resource[:backup] = false
105: 
106:     resource.tag(self.section, self.name, "settings")
107: 
108:     resource
109:   end