diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/repository/git.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/repository/git.rb
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+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/repository/git.rb
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+require 'fileutils'
+
+Puppet::Type.type(:repository).provide(:git) do
+  desc "Git repository clones"
+
+  # FIX: needs to infer path
+  CRED_HELPER_PATH = "#{Facter[:boxen_home].value}/bin/boxen-git-credential"
+  CRED_HELPER = "-c credential.helper=#{CRED_HELPER_PATH}"
+  GIT_BIN = "#{Facter[:boxen_home].value}/homebrew/bin/git"
+  commands :git => GIT_BIN
+
+  def self.default_protocol
+    'https'
+  end
+
+  def exists?
+    File.directory?(@resource[:path]) &&
+      File.directory?("#{@resource[:path]}/.git")
+  end
+
+  def create
+    source = expand_source(@resource[:source])
+    path = @resource[:path]
+
+    if File.exist? CRED_HELPER_PATH
+      args = [
+        GIT_BIN,
+        "clone",
+        CRED_HELPER,
+        @resource[:extra].to_a.flatten.join(' ').strip,
+        source,
+        path
+      ]
+    else
+      args = [
+        GIT_BIN,
+        "clone",
+        @resource[:extra].to_a.flatten.join(' ').strip,
+        source,
+        path
+      ]
+    end
+
+    execute args.flatten.join(' '), :uid => Facter[:luser].value
+  end
+
+  def destroy
+    path = @resource[:path]
+
+    FileUtils.rm_rf path
+  end
+
+  def expand_source(source)
+    if source =~ /\A\S+\/\S+\z/
+      "#{@resource[:protocol]}://github.com/#{source}"
+    else
+      source
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/repository.rb b/lib/puppet/type/repository.rb
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+++ b/lib/puppet/type/repository.rb
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+require 'pathname'
+
+Puppet.newtype(:repository) do
+  @doc = "Clones or checks out a repository on a system"
+
+  ensurable do
+    newvalue(:present) do
+      provider.create
+    end
+
+    newvalue(:absent) do
+      provider.destroy
+    end
+
+    defaultto :present
+  end
+
+  newparam(:path, :namevar => true) do
+    desc "The path of the repository."
+
+    validate do |value|
+      unless Pathname.new(value).absolute?
+        raise ArgumentError, "Path is not an absolute path: #{value}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  newparam(:source) do
+    desc "The remote source for the repository."
+  end
+
+  newparam(:protocol) do
+    desc "The protocol used to fetch the repository."
+
+    defaultto do
+      if provider.class.respond_to?(:default_protocol)
+        provider.class.default_protocol
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  newparam(:extra, :array_matching => :all) do
+    desc "Extra actions or information for a provider"
+  end
+
+  validate do
+    if self[:source].nil?
+      # ensure => absent does not need a source
+      unless self[:ensure] == :absent || self[:ensure] == 'absent'
+        self.fail "Repository[#{self[:name]}]: You must specify a source"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/type/repository_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/type/repository_spec.rb
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+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/type/repository_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+# Stub out some boxen specific Facter facts
+Facter.add('boxen_home') { setcode { '/opt/boxen' } }
+Facter.add('luser') { setcode { 'skalnik' } }
+
+require 'puppet/type/repository'
+
+describe Puppet::Type.type(:repository) do
+  let(:resource) {
+    described_class.new(:source => 'boxen/boxen', :path => '/tmp/boxen')
+  }
+
+  it "should accept an ensure property" do
+    resource[:ensure] = :present
+    resource[:ensure].should == :present
+  end
+
+  it "should accept an absolute path" do
+    expect { resource[:path] = '/tmp/foo' }.to_not raise_error
+  end
+
+  it "should not accept a relative path" do
+    expect {
+      resource[:path] = 'foo'
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Path is not an absolute path: foo/)
+  end
+
+  it "should accept a source parameter" do
+    resource[:source] = 'boxen/test'
+    resource[:source].should == 'boxen/test'
+  end
+
+  it "should accept a protocol parameter" do
+    resource[:protocol] = 'git'
+    resource[:protocol].should == 'git'
+  end
+
+  it "should accept an array of extra options" do
+    resource[:extra] = ['foo', 'bar']
+    resource[:extra].should == ['foo', 'bar']
+  end
+
+  it "should fail when not provided with a source" do
+    expect {
+      described_class.new(:path => '/tmp/foo')
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /You must specify a source/)
+  end
+
+  it "should fail when not provided with a path" do
+    expect {
+      described_class.new(:source => 'boxen/boxen')
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Title or name must be provided/)
+  end
+end