diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/default_service_provider_merge.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/default_service_provider_merge.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4b0721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/default_service_provider_merge.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# This is an autogenerated function, ported from the original legacy version.
+# It /should work/ as is, but will not have all the benefits of the modern
+# function API. You should see the function docs to learn how to add function
+# signatures for type safety and to document this function using puppet-strings.
+#
+# https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/custom_functions_ruby.html
+#
+# ---- original file header ----
+#
+# default_service_provider_merge.rb
+#
+
+# ---- original file header ----
+#
+# @summary
+#   Returns the default service provider for the system overridden by any parent class
+#that has Service { provider => $my_service_provider } specified to cause an override.
+#This is useful when we actually need to know the clients service provider and allow them
+#to also override it in case they decide they need a different one due to puppet not picking
+#the right one for their new or old Operating System.
+#
+#Also useful if we need to be able to send a service stop in order to do something
+#life replacing a config or binary that cannot be replace while the service is running
+#This can be done via another function, inline_template or exec, prior to letting puppet DSL
+#complete it's usual state management of
+#
+#service { 'service' ensure => running }
+#
+#Usage possibilities below:
+#
+# $default_provider = default_service_provider_merge
+# inline_template("<% Puppet::Type.type(:service).newservice(:name => 'service', :provider => #{default_provider}).provider.send('stop') %>")
+#
+# or:
+#
+# $default_provider = default_service_provider_merge
+# exec { 'stop_this_service':
+#   command => "puppet resource service ${service_name} provider=${default_provider} ensure=stopped",
+#   path    => $::path
+# }
+#
+# or:
+#
+# # This method is 0.4 seconds faster than the Puppet Face (puppet resource service) method above but may be less supported?
+# $default_provider = default_service_provider_merge
+# exec { 'stop_this_service':
+#   command => "ruby -r 'puppet' -e "Puppet::Type.type(:service).newservice(:name => 'service', :provider => ${default_provider}).provider.send('stop')"",
+#   path    => $::path
+# }
+#
+#
+#
+Puppet::Functions.create_function(:'sfu_stdlib::default_service_provider_merge') do
+  # @param args
+  #   The original array of arguments. Port this to individually managed params
+  #   to get the full benefit of the modern function API.
+  #
+  # @return [Data type]
+  #   Describe what the function returns here
+  #
+  dispatch :default_impl do
+    # Call the method named 'default_impl' when this is matched
+    # Port this to match individual params for better type safety
+    repeated_param 'Any', :args
+  end
+
+
+  def default_impl(*args)
+    
+    #override = scope.lookupdefaults('Service')[:provider].instance_variable_get(:@value)
+    override = self.lookupdefaults('Service')[:provider].instance_variable_get(:@value)
+    override = lookupvar('service_provider') if override.nil? || override.empty?
+
+    return override
+  
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/hash_deep_sort.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/hash_deep_sort.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff83097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/hash_deep_sort.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# This is an autogenerated function, ported from the original legacy version.
+# It /should work/ as is, but will not have all the benefits of the modern
+# function API. You should see the function docs to learn how to add function
+# signatures for type safety and to document this function using puppet-strings.
+#
+# https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/custom_functions_ruby.html
+#
+# ---- original file header ----
+#
+# hash_deep_sort.rb
+#
+class Hash
+  def deep_sort
+    Hash[sort.map {|k, v| [k, v.is_a?(Hash) ? v.deep_sort : v]}]
+  end
+end
+
+# ---- original file header ----
+#
+# @summary
+#   This will sort your supplied hash all levels deep based on key name
+#
+#
+Puppet::Functions.create_function(:'sfu_stdlib::hash_deep_sort') do
+  # @param arguments
+  #   The original array of arguments. Port this to individually managed params
+  #   to get the full benefit of the modern function API.
+  #
+  # @return [Data type]
+  #   Describe what the function returns here
+  #
+  dispatch :default_impl do
+    # Call the method named 'default_impl' when this is matched
+    # Port this to match individual params for better type safety
+    repeated_param 'Any', :arguments
+  end
+
+
+  def default_impl(*arguments)
+    
+
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "hash_deep_sort(): Wrong number of arguments " +
+      "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size != 1
+
+    hash = arguments[0]
+
+    unless hash.is_a?(Hash)
+      raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'hash_deep_sort(): Requires a ' +
+        'hash to work with')
+    end
+
+    hash.deep_sort
+  
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/merge_array_of_hash.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/merge_array_of_hash.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88730ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/merge_array_of_hash.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# This is an autogenerated function, ported from the original legacy version.
+# It /should work/ as is, but will not have all the benefits of the modern
+# function API. You should see the function docs to learn how to add function
+# signatures for type safety and to document this function using puppet-strings.
+#
+# https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/custom_functions_ruby.html
+#
+# ---- original file header ----
+
+# ---- original file header ----
+#
+# @summary
+#       Merges two or more hashes together into an array of hashes and returns the resulting hash merges inside an array.
+#
+#    For example:
+#
+#        $hash1 = [{'name' => 'testrule', 'value', => 'testvalue'}, {'name' => 'secondtestrule', 'value' => 'secondtestvalue', 'three' => 'losingthree'}]
+#        $hash2 = {'two' => 'dos', 'three', => 'tres'}
+#        $merged_hash = merge($hash1, $hash2)
+#        # The resulting hash is equivalent to:
+#        # $merged_hash =  [{'name' => 'testrule', 'value' => 'testvalue', 'two' => 'dos', 'three' => 'tres'}, {'name' => 'secondtestrule', 'value' => 'secondtestvalue', 'two' => 'dos', 'three' => 'tres'}]
+#
+#    When there is a duplicate key, the key in the rightmost hash will "win."
+#
+#
+#
+Puppet::Functions.create_function(:'sfu_stdlib::merge_array_of_hash') do
+  # @param args
+  #   The original array of arguments. Port this to individually managed params
+  #   to get the full benefit of the modern function API.
+  #
+  # @return [Data type]
+  #   Describe what the function returns here
+  #
+  dispatch :default_impl do
+    # Call the method named 'default_impl' when this is matched
+    # Port this to match individual params for better type safety
+    repeated_param 'Any', :args
+  end
+
+
+  def default_impl(*args)
+    
+
+    if args.length < 2
+      raise Puppet::ParseError, ("merge(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be at least 2)")
+    end
+
+    hash_array = args[0]
+
+    # This is just incase they happen to pass us a hash that's not in an array as their source hash
+    hash_array = [hash_array] unless hash_array.is_a?(Array)
+
+    result = Array.new
+
+    hash_array.each do |arr|
+      next if arr.is_a? String and arr.empty? # empty string is synonym for puppet's undef
+      unless arr.is_a?(Hash)
+        raise Puppet::ParseError, "merge: unexpected argument type #{arr.class}, only expects hash arguments"
+      end
+      # Swap args[0] so that we place each hash, one at a time, into the merge loop
+      args[0] = arr
+      # The hash we accumulate into
+      accumulator = Hash.new
+      # Merge into the accumulator hash
+      args.each do |arg|
+        next if arg.is_a? String and arg.empty? # empty string is synonym for puppet's undef
+        unless arg.is_a?(Hash)
+          raise Puppet::ParseError, "merge: unexpected argument type #{arg.class}, only expects hash arguments"
+        end
+        accumulator.merge!(arg)
+      end
+      # Place the fully merged hash into the array
+      result << accumulator
+    end
+    return result
+  
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/str2hash.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/str2hash.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17a3477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/sfu_stdlib/str2hash.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# This is an autogenerated function, ported from the original legacy version.
+# It /should work/ as is, but will not have all the benefits of the modern
+# function API. You should see the function docs to learn how to add function
+# signatures for type safety and to document this function using puppet-strings.
+#
+# https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/custom_functions_ruby.html
+#
+# ---- original file header ----
+#
+# str2hash.rb
+#
+require 'json'
+
+# ---- original file header ----
+#
+# @summary
+#   This converts a string to a hash. This attempt to convert strings that
+#represent hashes, in any form, back to hash.
+#
+#
+Puppet::Functions.create_function(:'sfu_stdlib::str2hash') do
+  # @param arguments
+  #   The original array of arguments. Port this to individually managed params
+  #   to get the full benefit of the modern function API.
+  #
+  # @return [Data type]
+  #   Describe what the function returns here
+  #
+  dispatch :default_impl do
+    # Call the method named 'default_impl' when this is matched
+    # Port this to match individual params for better type safety
+    repeated_param 'Any', :arguments
+  end
+
+
+  def default_impl(*arguments)
+    
+
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "str2hash(): Wrong number of arguments " +
+      "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size < 1
+
+    string = arguments[0]
+
+    # If string is already Hash, return it
+    if string.is_a?(Hash)
+      return string
+    end
+
+    unless string.is_a?(String)
+      raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'str2hash(): Requires either ' +
+        'string to work with')
+    end
+
+    # If the string is a hash inside an array representation, we clear the array part
+    string.sub!(/^\[(\{.*\})\]$/,'\1')
+
+    # Transform object string symbols to quoted strings
+    string.gsub!(/([{,]\s*):([^>\s]+)\s*=>/, '\1"\2"=>')
+    
+    # Transform object string numbers to quoted strings
+    string.gsub!(/([{,]\s*)([0-9]+\.?[0-9]*)\s*=>/, '\1"\2"=>')
+    
+    # Transform object value symbols to quotes strings
+    string.gsub!(/([{,]\s*)(".+?"|[0-9]+\.?[0-9]*)\s*=>\s*:([^,}\s]+\s*)/, '\1\2=>"\3"')
+    
+    # Transform array value symbols to quotes strings
+    string.gsub!(/([\[,]\s*):([^,\]\s]+)/, '\1"\2"')
+    
+    # Transform object string object value delimiter to colon delimiter
+    string.gsub!(/([{,]\s*)(".+?"|[0-9]+\.?[0-9]*)\s*=>/, '\1\2:')
+    
+    begin
+      result = JSON.parse(string)
+    rescue
+      raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'str2hash(): Unknown type of hash given')
+    end
+
+    return result
+  
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_default_service_provider_merge_spec.rb b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_default_service_provider_merge_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c2015e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_default_service_provider_merge_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'sfu_stdlib::default_service_provider_merge' do
+  # without knowing details about the implementation, this is the only test
+  # case that we can autogenerate. You should add more examples below!
+  it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
+
+#################################
+# Below are some example test cases. You may uncomment and modify them to match
+# your needs. Notice that they all expect the base error class of `StandardError`.
+# This is because the autogenerated function uses an untyped array for parameters
+# and relies on your implementation to do the validation. As you convert your
+# function to proper dispatches and typed signatures, you should change the
+# expected error of the argument validation examples to `ArgumentError`.
+#
+# Other error types you might encounter include
+#
+# * StandardError
+# * ArgumentError
+# * Puppet::ParseError
+#
+# Read more about writing function unit tests at https://rspec-puppet.com/documentation/functions/
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if called with no argument' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if there is more than 1 arguments' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params({ 'foo' => 1 }, 'bar' => 2).and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if argument is not the proper type' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params('foo').and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'returns the proper output' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params(123).and_return('the expected output')
+#   end
+#################################
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_hash_deep_sort_spec.rb b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_hash_deep_sort_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2d4cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_hash_deep_sort_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'sfu_stdlib::hash_deep_sort' do
+  # without knowing details about the implementation, this is the only test
+  # case that we can autogenerate. You should add more examples below!
+  it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
+
+#################################
+# Below are some example test cases. You may uncomment and modify them to match
+# your needs. Notice that they all expect the base error class of `StandardError`.
+# This is because the autogenerated function uses an untyped array for parameters
+# and relies on your implementation to do the validation. As you convert your
+# function to proper dispatches and typed signatures, you should change the
+# expected error of the argument validation examples to `ArgumentError`.
+#
+# Other error types you might encounter include
+#
+# * StandardError
+# * ArgumentError
+# * Puppet::ParseError
+#
+# Read more about writing function unit tests at https://rspec-puppet.com/documentation/functions/
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if called with no argument' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if there is more than 1 arguments' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params({ 'foo' => 1 }, 'bar' => 2).and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if argument is not the proper type' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params('foo').and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'returns the proper output' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params(123).and_return('the expected output')
+#   end
+#################################
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_merge_array_of_hash_spec.rb b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_merge_array_of_hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c2817c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_merge_array_of_hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'sfu_stdlib::merge_array_of_hash' do
+  # without knowing details about the implementation, this is the only test
+  # case that we can autogenerate. You should add more examples below!
+  it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
+
+#################################
+# Below are some example test cases. You may uncomment and modify them to match
+# your needs. Notice that they all expect the base error class of `StandardError`.
+# This is because the autogenerated function uses an untyped array for parameters
+# and relies on your implementation to do the validation. As you convert your
+# function to proper dispatches and typed signatures, you should change the
+# expected error of the argument validation examples to `ArgumentError`.
+#
+# Other error types you might encounter include
+#
+# * StandardError
+# * ArgumentError
+# * Puppet::ParseError
+#
+# Read more about writing function unit tests at https://rspec-puppet.com/documentation/functions/
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if called with no argument' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if there is more than 1 arguments' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params({ 'foo' => 1 }, 'bar' => 2).and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if argument is not the proper type' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params('foo').and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'returns the proper output' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params(123).and_return('the expected output')
+#   end
+#################################
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_str2hash_spec.rb b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_str2hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f090be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functions/sfu_stdlib_str2hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'sfu_stdlib::str2hash' do
+  # without knowing details about the implementation, this is the only test
+  # case that we can autogenerate. You should add more examples below!
+  it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
+
+#################################
+# Below are some example test cases. You may uncomment and modify them to match
+# your needs. Notice that they all expect the base error class of `StandardError`.
+# This is because the autogenerated function uses an untyped array for parameters
+# and relies on your implementation to do the validation. As you convert your
+# function to proper dispatches and typed signatures, you should change the
+# expected error of the argument validation examples to `ArgumentError`.
+#
+# Other error types you might encounter include
+#
+# * StandardError
+# * ArgumentError
+# * Puppet::ParseError
+#
+# Read more about writing function unit tests at https://rspec-puppet.com/documentation/functions/
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if called with no argument' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if there is more than 1 arguments' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params({ 'foo' => 1 }, 'bar' => 2).and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'raises an error if argument is not the proper type' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params('foo').and_raise_error(StandardError)
+#   end
+#
+#   it 'returns the proper output' do
+#     is_expected.to run.with_params(123).and_return('the expected output')
+#   end
+#################################
+
+end