diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/to_toml.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/to_toml.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative '../../puppet_x/stdlib/toml_dumper.rb'
+
+# @summary Convert a data structure and output to TOML.
+Puppet::Functions.create_function(:to_toml) do
+  # @param data Data structure which needs to be converted into TOML
+  # @return [String] Converted data as TOML string
+  # @example How to output TOML to a file
+  #     file { '/tmp/config.toml':
+  #       ensure  => file,
+  #       content => to_toml($myhash),
+  #     }
+  dispatch :to_toml do
+    required_param 'Hash', :data
+    return_type 'String'
+  end
+
+  def to_toml(data)
+    PuppetX::Stdlib::TomlDumper.new(data).toml_str
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet_x/stdlib.rb b/lib/puppet_x/stdlib.rb
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+require 'puppet_x'
+
+# common PuppetX::Stdlib module definition
+module PuppetX::Stdlib; end
diff --git a/lib/puppet_x/stdlib/toml_dumper.rb b/lib/puppet_x/stdlib/toml_dumper.rb
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+++ b/lib/puppet_x/stdlib/toml_dumper.rb
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+# The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+
+require 'puppet_x/stdlib'
+require 'date'
+
+module PuppetX::Stdlib
+  # The Dumper class was blindly copied from https://github.com/emancu/toml-rb/blob/v2.0.1/lib/toml-rb/dumper.rb
+  # This allows us to use the `to_toml` function as a `Deferred` function because the `toml-rb` gem is usually
+  # installed on the agent and the `Deferred` function gets evaluated before the catalog gets applied. This
+  # makes it in most scenarios impossible to install the gem before it is used.
+  class TomlDumper
+    attr_reader :toml_str
+
+    def initialize(hash)
+      @toml_str = ''
+
+      visit(hash, [])
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def visit(hash, prefix, extra_brackets = false)
+      simple_pairs, nested_pairs, table_array_pairs = sort_pairs hash
+
+      if prefix.any? && (simple_pairs.any? || hash.empty?)
+        print_prefix prefix, extra_brackets
+      end
+
+      dump_pairs simple_pairs, nested_pairs, table_array_pairs, prefix
+    end
+
+    def sort_pairs(hash)
+      nested_pairs = []
+      simple_pairs = []
+      table_array_pairs = []
+
+      hash.keys.sort.each do |key|
+        val = hash[key]
+        element = [key, val]
+
+        if val.is_a? Hash
+          nested_pairs << element
+        elsif val.is_a?(Array) && val.first.is_a?(Hash)
+          table_array_pairs << element
+        else
+          simple_pairs << element
+        end
+      end
+
+      [simple_pairs, nested_pairs, table_array_pairs]
+    end
+
+    def dump_pairs(simple, nested, table_array, prefix = [])
+      # First add simple pairs, under the prefix
+      dump_simple_pairs simple
+      dump_nested_pairs nested, prefix
+      dump_table_array_pairs table_array, prefix
+    end
+
+    def dump_simple_pairs(simple_pairs)
+      simple_pairs.each do |key, val|
+        key = quote_key(key) unless bare_key? key
+        @toml_str << "#{key} = #{to_toml(val)}\n"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def dump_nested_pairs(nested_pairs, prefix)
+      nested_pairs.each do |key, val|
+        key = quote_key(key) unless bare_key? key
+
+        visit val, prefix + [key], false
+      end
+    end
+
+    def dump_table_array_pairs(table_array_pairs, prefix)
+      table_array_pairs.each do |key, val|
+        key = quote_key(key) unless bare_key? key
+        aux_prefix = prefix + [key]
+
+        val.each do |child|
+          print_prefix aux_prefix, true
+          args = sort_pairs(child) << aux_prefix
+
+          dump_pairs(*args)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def print_prefix(prefix, extra_brackets = false)
+      new_prefix = prefix.join('.')
+      new_prefix = '[' + new_prefix + ']' if extra_brackets
+
+      @toml_str += "[" + new_prefix + "]\n" # rubocop:disable Style/StringLiterals
+    end
+
+    def to_toml(obj)
+      if obj.is_a?(Time) || obj.is_a?(DateTime)
+        obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
+      elsif obj.is_a?(Date)
+        obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+      elsif obj.is_a? Regexp
+        obj.inspect.inspect
+      elsif obj.is_a? String
+        obj.inspect.gsub(/\\(#[$@{])/, '\1') # rubocop:disable Style/RegexpLiteral
+      else
+        obj.inspect
+      end
+    end
+
+    def bare_key?(key)
+      # rubocop:disable Style/RegexpLiteral
+      !!key.to_s.match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$/)
+      # rubocop:enable Style/RegexpLiteral
+    end
+
+    def quote_key(key)
+      '"' + key.gsub('"', '\\"') + '"'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/functions/to_toml_spec.rb b/spec/functions/to_toml_spec.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'to_toml' do
+  context 'fails on invalid params' do
+    it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
+    [
+      nil,
+      '',
+      'foobar',
+      1,
+      true,
+      false,
+      [],
+    ].each do |value|
+      it { is_expected.to run.with_params(value).and_raise_error(ArgumentError) }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'returns TOML string on valid params' do
+    it { is_expected.to run.with_params({}).and_return('') }
+    it { is_expected.to run.with_params(foo: 'bar').and_return("foo = \"bar\"\n") }
+    it { is_expected.to run.with_params(foo: { bar: 'baz' }).and_return("[foo]\nbar = \"baz\"\n") }
+    it { is_expected.to run.with_params(foo: ['bar', 'baz']).and_return("foo = [\"bar\", \"baz\"]\n") }
+    it { is_expected.to run.with_params(foo: [{ bar: {}, baz: {} }]).and_return("[[foo]]\n[foo.bar]\n[foo.baz]\n") }
+  end
+end