test.sh

locad@ts255 ~ $ sudo puppet resource service org.apache.httpd                                                                                                       [system]
service { 'org.apache.httpd':
  ensure => 'running',
  enable => 'true',
}
locad@ts255 ~ $ sudo ruby test.rb                                                                                                                                   [system]
Puppet::Type::Service::ProviderLaunchd
:absent
locad@ts255 ~ $ cat test.rb                                                                                                                                         [system]
require 'puppet'

provider = Puppet::Type.type(:service).new({:name => "org.apache.httpd"}).provider

p provider.class
p provider.status
locad@ts255 ~ $

test2.sh

locad@ts255 ~ $ sudo ruby test.rb                                                                                                                                   [system]
Password:
Puppet::Type::Service::ProviderLaunchd
service{'org.apache.httpd':
  hasstatus => 'true'
	name => 'org.apache.httpd'
	provider => 'launchd'
	loglevel => 'notice'
	pattern => 'org.apache.httpd'
}