Custom Time Fact

gistfile1.rb

# Put this in a module in your modulepath
# Drop this file inside a module's 'lib/facter' directory
# Run Puppet to sync down the custom fact
# The fact is accessible in your code as $time_now or absolutely as $::time_now

Facter.add('time_now') do
  setcode do
    t = Time.now
    t.strftime("%H:%M.%S")
  end
end