Handle [] and other specials. Issue #41

Author: drbrain

History.txt

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 * Bug fixes
   * Updating Object in an ri data store with new data now removes methods,
     includes, constants and aliases.
+  * `ri []` and other special methods now work properly.  Issue #52 by
+    ddebernardy.
 
 === 3.7 / 2011-06-27
 

lib/rdoc/ri/driver.rb

@@ -1090,11 +1090,11 @@ def paging?
   # NOTE: Given Foo::Bar, Bar is considered a class even though it may be a
   #       method
 
-  def parse_name(name)
+  def parse_name name
     parts = name.split(/(::|#|\.)/)
 
     if parts.length == 1 then
-      if parts.first =~ /^[a-z]/ then
+      if parts.first =~ /^[a-z]|^([%&*+\/<>^`|~-]|\+@|-@|<<|<=>?|===?|=>|=~|>>|\[\]=?|~@)$/ then
         type = '.'
         meth = parts.pop
       else

test/test_rdoc_ri_driver.rb

@@ -805,6 +805,42 @@ def test_parse_name_namespace
     assert_equal 'baz',      meth,  'Foo::Bar#baz method'
   end
 
+  def test_parse_name_special
+    specials = %w[
+      %
+      &
+      *
+      +
+      +@
+      -
+      -@
+      /
+      <
+      <<
+      <=
+      <=>
+      ==
+      ===
+      =>
+      =~
+      >
+      >>
+      []
+      []=
+      ^
+      `
+      |
+      ~
+      ~@
+    ]
+
+    specials.each do |special|
+      parsed = @driver.parse_name special
+
+      assert_equal ['', '.', special], parsed
+    end
+  end
+
   def _test_setup_pager # this test doesn't do anything anymore :(
     @driver.use_stdout = false