Add :case-insensitive flag to allow case-insensitive matching for :limited_to options.

Author: Devan Hurst

lib/thor/shell/basic.rb

@@ -451,16 +451,22 @@ def ask_simply(statement, color, options)
 
       def ask_filtered(statement, color, options)
         answer_set = options[:limited_to]
+        case_insensitive = options.fetch(:case_insensitive, false)
         correct_answer = nil
         until correct_answer
           answers = answer_set.join(", ")
           answer = ask_simply("#{statement} [#{answers}]", color, options)
-          correct_answer = answer_set.include?(answer) ? answer : nil
+          correct_answer = answer_match(answer_set, answer, case_insensitive)
           say("Your response must be one of: [#{answers}]. Please try again.") unless correct_answer
         end
         correct_answer
       end
 
+      def answer_match(possibilities, answer, case_insensitive)
+        return possibilities.detect{ |possibility| possibility == answer } unless case_insensitive
+        possibilities.detect{ |possibility| possibility.downcase == answer.downcase }
+      end
+
       def merge(destination, content) #:nodoc:
         require "tempfile"
         Tempfile.open([File.basename(destination), File.extname(destination)], File.dirname(destination)) do |temp|

spec/shell/basic_spec.rb

@@ -68,19 +68,40 @@ def shell
       expect(shell.ask("What's your password?", :echo => false)).to eq("mysecretpass")
     end
 
-    it "prints a message to the user with the available options and determines the correctness of the answer" do
+    it "prints a message to the user with the available options, expects case-sensitive matching, and determines the correctness of the answer" do
       flavors = %w(strawberry chocolate vanilla)
       expect(Thor::LineEditor).to receive(:readline).with('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor? [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla] ', :limited_to => flavors).and_return("chocolate")
       expect(shell.ask('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor?', :limited_to => flavors)).to eq("chocolate")
     end
 
-    it "prints a message to the user with the available options and reasks the question after an incorrect response" do
+    it "prints a message to the user with the available options, expects case-sensitive matching, and reasks the question after an incorrect response" do
       flavors = %w(strawberry chocolate vanilla)
       expect($stdout).to receive(:print).with("Your response must be one of: [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla]. Please try again.\n")
       expect(Thor::LineEditor).to receive(:readline).with('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor? [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla] ', :limited_to => flavors).and_return("moose tracks", "chocolate")
       expect(shell.ask('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor?', :limited_to => flavors)).to eq("chocolate")
     end
 
+    #this one
+    it "prints a message to the user with the available options, expects case-sensitive matching, and reasks the question after a case-insensitive match" do
+      flavors = %w(strawberry chocolate vanilla)
+      expect($stdout).to receive(:print).with("Your response must be one of: [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla]. Please try again.\n")
+      expect(Thor::LineEditor).to receive(:readline).with('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor? [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla] ', :limited_to => flavors).and_return("cHoCoLaTe", "chocolate")
+      expect(shell.ask('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor?', :limited_to => flavors)).to eq("chocolate")
+    end
+
+    it "prints a message to the user with the available options, expects case-insensitive matching, and determines the correctness of the answer" do
+      flavors = %w(strawberry chocolate vanilla)
+      expect(Thor::LineEditor).to receive(:readline).with('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor? [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla] ', :limited_to => flavors, :case_insensitive => true).and_return("CHOCOLATE")
+      expect(shell.ask('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor?', :limited_to => flavors, :case_insensitive => true)).to eq("chocolate")
+    end
+
+    it "prints a message to the user with the available options, expects case-insensitive matching, and reasks the question after an incorrect response" do
+      flavors = %w(strawberry chocolate vanilla)
+      expect($stdout).to receive(:print).with("Your response must be one of: [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla]. Please try again.\n")
+      expect(Thor::LineEditor).to receive(:readline).with('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor? [strawberry, chocolate, vanilla] ', :limited_to => flavors, :case_insensitive => true).and_return("moose tracks", "chocolate")
+      expect(shell.ask('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor?', :limited_to => flavors, :case_insensitive => true)).to eq("chocolate")
+    end
+
     it "prints a message to the user containing a default and sets the default if only enter is pressed" do
       expect(Thor::LineEditor).to receive(:readline).with('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor? (vanilla) ', :default => "vanilla").and_return("")
       expect(shell.ask('What\'s your favorite Neopolitan flavor?', :default => "vanilla")).to eq("vanilla")