# File lib/puppet/provider/service/base.rb, line 20
20:   def getpid
21:     @resource.fail "Either stop/status commands or a pattern must be specified" unless @resource[:pattern]
22:     ps = Facter["ps"].value
23:     @resource.fail "You must upgrade Facter to a version that includes 'ps'" unless ps and ps != ""
24:     regex = Regexp.new(@resource[:pattern])
25:     self.debug "Executing '#{ps}'"
26:     IO.popen(ps) { |table|
27:       table.each { |line|
28:         if regex.match(line)
29:           ary = line.sub(/^\s+/, '').split(/\s+/)
30:           return ary[1]
31:         end
32:       }
33:     }
34: 
35:     nil
36:   end