--- patternfile.pp	2019-01-09 15:23:12.000000000 -0600
+++ /tmp/3	2019-01-09 15:05:52.000000000 -0600
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #     source => 'puppet:///path/to/my/custom/pattern'
 #   }
 #
+#   logstash::patternfile { 'anotherpattern':
+#     content => file('path/to/my/custom/anotherpattern')
+#   }
+#
 # @example Define a pattern file with an explicit destination filename.
 #   logstash::patternfile { 'mypattern':
 #     source   => 'puppet:///path/to/my/custom/pattern',
@@ -20,11 +24,14 @@
 # @author https://github.com/elastic/puppet-logstash/graphs/contributors
 #
 define logstash::patternfile (
+  Optional[String[1]]            $content  = undef,
   Pattern[/^(puppet|file):\/\//] $source   = undef,
   Optional[String[1]]            $filename = undef,
 ) {
   require logstash::config
 
+  if($content) { $source = $content }
+
   $destination = pick($filename, basename($source))
 
   file { "${logstash::config_dir}/patterns/${destination}":