mkdir.pp

$x = "/tmp/kad/is/playing/nice"
$full = ""

define mkdir_p($owner, $group, $mode) {
   if $name {
       $full += "/${name}"
       notice("The value is: '${full}'")
       file {
           "$full":
                ensure => directory,
                owner => $owner,
                group => $group,
                mode => $mode;
       }
   }
}
 
$y = split($x, '/')
mkdir_p {
    $y:
        owner => "kad",
        group => "staff",
        mode => 0600;
}