Puppet users - Sep 2014 - Manage a single file (directory) from multiple modules

I have a single class for every application to be installed on our 
Macintosh clients.  The problem I am having is in the section of the class 
below.  This copies files to the User Template folder so when users login 
they get predefined preferences.  

file { "System/Library/User
Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/":
    source  => "puppet:///modules/office_2011/Preferences",
    owner   => "root",
    group   => "wheel",
    mode    => 600,
    recurse => true,
    require => Package["$main_package"],
    }

This would work perfect if I had only one application in which I wanted 
managed preferences.  I am getting an error that the User Template folder 
is being managed by another class.  I understand why.  I also understand 
the purpose.  This code however only copies files into the Template Folder, 
it doesn't overwrite, or purge the folder.  So, in theory, what I want to 
do should be a valid approach to managing preferences.  

I have an idea, but don't know how to execute it.  So I hope someone can 
help.

In the Puppetlabs/Firewall module, you can access it from another module. 
 So if I have an apache module, I can tell the Firewall module I want to 
open port 80.

I would like to make a Macintosh Managed Preferences module that will 
manage the User Template folder, and in each application module, I can 
provide that module with files.  

How can I accomplish this?

Thanks in advance.  


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