WIP

lib/irb/cmd/help.rb

@@ -10,17 +10,6 @@ module IRB
 
   module ExtendCommand
     class Help < Nop
-      class << self
-        def transform_args(args)
-          # Return a string literal as is for backward compatibility
-          if args.empty? || string_literal?(args)
-            args
-          else # Otherwise, consider the input as a String for convenience
-            args.strip.dump
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
       category "Context"
       description "Enter the mode to look up RI documents."
 

lib/irb/cmd/irb_info.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class IrbInfo < Nop
       description "Show information about IRB."
 
       def execute
-        Class.new {
+        c = Class.new {
           def inspect
             str  = "Ruby version: #{RUBY_VERSION}\n"
             str += "IRB version: #{IRB.version}\n"
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ def inspect
           end
           alias_method :to_s, :inspect
         }.new
+        puts c
+        c
       end
     end
   end

lib/irb/cmd/ls.rb

@@ -21,6 +21,26 @@ def self.transform_args(args)
         end
       end
 
+      def execute_with_raw_args(raw_args)
+        raw_args = raw_args.strip
+
+        if raw_args.empty?
+          execute
+        else
+          if match = raw_args.match(/\A(?<args>.+\s|)(-g|-G)\s+(?<grep>[^\s]+)\s*\z/)
+            args = match[:args]
+
+            if !args.empty?
+              execute(evaluate(args), grep: /#{match[:grep]}/)
+            else
+              execute(grep: /#{match[:grep]}/)
+            end
+          else
+            execute(evaluate(raw_args))
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       def execute(*arg, grep: nil)
         o = Output.new(grep: grep)
 

lib/irb/cmd/nop.rb

@@ -59,6 +59,41 @@ def irb
       def execute(*opts)
         #nop
       end
+
+      def transform_args(raw_args)
+        if string_literal?(raw_args)
+          evaluate(raw_args)
+        else
+          raw_args
+        end
+      end
+
+      def execute_with_raw_args(raw_args)
+        if raw_args.nil? || raw_args.empty?
+          execute
+        else
+          raw_args = raw_args.strip
+
+          args =
+            if respond_to?(:transform_args)
+              transform_args(raw_args)
+            else
+              evaluate(raw_args)
+            end
+          execute(args)
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def string_literal?(args)
+        sexp = Ripper.sexp(args)
+        sexp && sexp.size == 2 && sexp.last&.first&.first == :string_literal
+      end
+
+      def evaluate(str)
+        eval(str, @irb_context.workspace.binding)
+      end
     end
   end
 

lib/irb/cmd/show_source.rb

@@ -13,15 +13,6 @@ class ShowSource < Nop
       description "Show the source code of a given method or constant."
 
       class << self
-        def transform_args(args)
-          # Return a string literal as is for backward compatibility
-          if args.empty? || string_literal?(args)
-            args
-          else # Otherwise, consider the input as a String for convenience
-            args.strip.dump
-          end
-        end
-
         def find_source(str, irb_context)
           case str
           when /\A[A-Z]\w*(::[A-Z]\w*)*\z/ # Const::Name

lib/irb/context.rb

@@ -490,11 +490,12 @@ def evaluate(line, line_no, exception: nil) # :nodoc:
 
       # Hook command-specific transformation
       command_class = ExtendCommandBundle.load_command(command)
-      if command_class&.respond_to?(:transform_args)
-        line = "#{command} #{command_class.transform_args(args)}"
-      end
 
-      set_last_value(@workspace.evaluate(line, irb_path, line_no))
+      if command_class
+        command_class.new(self).execute_with_raw_args(args)
+      else
+        set_last_value(@workspace.evaluate(line, irb_path, line_no))
+      end
     end
 
     def inspect_last_value # :nodoc: