module Gitlab::Help

def actions_table(topic = nil)

Returns:
  • (Terminal::Table) -
def actions_table(topic = nil)
  rows = topic ? help_map[topic] : help_map.keys
  table do |t|
    t.title = topic || 'Help Topics'
    # add_row expects an array and we have strings hence the map.
    rows.sort.map { |r| [r] }.each_with_index do |row, index|
      t.add_row row
      t.add_separator unless rows.size - 1 == index
    end
  end
end

def change_help_output!(cmd, output_str)

Massage output from 'ri'.
def change_help_output!(cmd, output_str)
  output_str.gsub!(/#{cmd}\((.*?)\)/m, cmd + ' \1')
  output_str.gsub!(/\,[\s]*/, ' ')
  # Ensure @option descriptions are on a single line
  output_str.gsub!(/\n\[/, " \[")
  output_str.gsub!(/\s(@)/, "\n@")
  output_str.gsub!(/(\])\n(\:)/, '\1 \2')
  output_str.gsub!(/(\:.*)(\n)(.*\.)/, '\1 \3')
  output_str.gsub!(/\{(.+)\}/, '"{\1}"')
end

def get_help(cmd)

Returns:
  • (String) -
def get_help(cmd)
  cmd_namespace = namespace cmd
  if cmd_namespace
    ri_output = `#{ri_cmd} -T #{cmd_namespace} 2>&1`.chomp
    if $CHILD_STATUS == 0
      change_help_output! cmd, ri_output
      yield ri_output if block_given?
      ri_output
    else
      "Ri docs not found for #{cmd}, please install the docs to use 'help'."
    end
  else
    "Unknown command: #{cmd}."
  end
end

def help_map

Returns:
  • (Hash) -
def help_map
  @help_map ||= begin
    actions.each_with_object({}) do |action, hsh|
      key = client.method(action)
                  .owner.to_s.gsub(/Gitlab::(?:Client::)?/, '')
      hsh[key] ||= []
      hsh[key] << action.to_s
    end
  end
end

def namespace(cmd)

Returns full namespace of a command (e.g. Gitlab::Client::Branches.cmd)
def namespace(cmd)
  method_owners.select { |method| method[:name] == cmd }
               .map { |method| method[:owner] + '.' + method[:name] }
               .shift
end

def ri_cmd

Returns:
  • (String) -
def ri_cmd
  which_ri = `which ri`.chomp
  raise "'ri' tool not found in $PATH. Please install it to use the help." if which_ri.empty?
  which_ri
end