diff --git a/spec/type_aliases/createresources_spec.rb b/spec/type_aliases/createresources_spec.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'Stdlib::CreateResources' do
+  it { is_expected.to allow_value({ 'name' => { 'ensure' => 'present', 'key' => 1 } }) }
+end
diff --git a/types/createresources.pp b/types/createresources.pp
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+# @summary A type description used for the create_resources function
+#
+# @example As a class parameter
+#   class myclass (
+#     Stdlib::CreateResources $myresources = {},
+#   ) {
+#     # Using create_resources
+#     create_resources('myresource', $myresources)
+#
+#     # Using iteration
+#     $myresources.each |$myresource_name, $myresource_attrs| {
+#       myresource { $myresource_name:
+#         * => $myresource_attrs,
+#       }
+#     }
+#   }
+type Stdlib::CreateResources = Hash[String[1], Hash[String[1], Any]]