diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2number.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2number.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d27ee6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2number.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#shamesly stolen from: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apache/blob/master/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2httpd.rb
+# with minor changes
+#
+#
+#Copyright (C) 2012 Puppet Labs Inc
+#
+#Puppet Labs can be contacted at: info@puppetlabs.com
+#
+#Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#
+#
+Puppet::Parser::Functions::newfunction(:bool2number, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+Transform a supposed boolean to 1 or 0. Other values through.
+EOS
+) do |args|
+  raise(Puppet::ParseError, "bool2number() wrong number of arguments. Given: #{args.size} for 1)") if args.size != 1
+
+  arg = args[0]
+
+  if arg.nil? or arg == false or arg =~ /false/i or arg =~ /off/i or arg == :undef
+    return '0'
+  elsif arg == true or arg =~ /true/i or arg =~ /on/i
+    return '1'
+  end
+
+  return arg.to_s
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2yn.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2yn.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b44ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2yn.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#shamesly stolen from: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apache/blob/master/lib/puppet/parser/functions/bool2httpd.rb
+# with minor changes
+#
+#
+#Copyright (C) 2012 Puppet Labs Inc
+#
+#Puppet Labs can be contacted at: info@puppetlabs.com
+#
+#Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#
+#
+Puppet::Parser::Functions::newfunction(:bool2yn, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+Transform a supposed boolean to yes or no. Pass all other values through.
+Given a nil value (undef), bool2yesno will return 'N'
+EOS
+) do |args|
+  raise(Puppet::ParseError, "bool2yn() wrong number of arguments. #{args.size} vs 1)") if args.size != 1
+
+  arg = args[0]
+
+  if arg.nil? or arg == false or arg =~ /false/i or arg =~ /no/i or arg == :undef
+    return 'N'
+  elsif arg == true or arg =~ /true/i or arg =~ /yes/i
+    return 'Y'
+  end
+
+  return arg.to_s
+end
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 895290f..f03d009 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eyp-eyplib",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "author": "eyp",
   "summary": "Utility functions for puppet modules",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",