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Rakefile

@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ ZIP_FILE = "#{DIST_DIR}/rubykoans-#{today}.zip"
 CLOBBER.include(DIST_DIR)
 
 module Koans
+  # Remove solution info from source
+  #   __(a,b)     => __
+  #   _n_(number) => __
+  #   # __        =>
   def Koans.remove_solution(line)
     line = line.gsub(/\b____\([^\)]+\)/, "____")
     line = line.gsub(/\b___\([^\)]+\)/, "___")
     line = line.gsub(/\b__\([^\)]+\)/, "__")
     line = line.gsub(/\b_n_\([^\)]+\)/, "_n_")
     line = line.gsub(%r(/\#\{__\}/), "/__/")
+    line = line.gsub(/\s*#\s*__\s*$/, '')
     line
   end
 
@@ -84,14 +89,6 @@ task :upload => [TAR_FILE, ZIP_FILE] do
   sh "scp #{ZIP_FILE} linode:sites/onestepback.org/download"
 end
 
-desc "Check that the require files match the about_* files"
-task :check do
-  about_files = Dir['src/about_*.rb'].size
-  about_requires = `grep require src/path_to_enlightenment.rb | wc -l`.to_i
-  puts "# of about files:    #{about_files}"
-  puts "# of about requires: #{about_requires}"
-end
-
 desc "Generate the Koans from the source files from scratch."
 task :regen => [:clobber_koans, :gen]
 

koans/about_arrays.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/edgecase')
 class AboutArrays < EdgeCase::Koan
   def test_creating_arrays
     empty_array = Array.new
-    assert_equal Array, empty_array.class
+    assert_equal __, empty_array.class
     assert_equal __, empty_array.size
   end
 

src/about_arrays.rb

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/edgecase')
 class AboutArrays < EdgeCase::Koan
   def test_creating_arrays
     empty_array = Array.new
-    assert_equal Array, empty_array.class
+    assert_equal __(Array), empty_array.class
     assert_equal __(0), empty_array.size
   end
 
   def test_array_literals
     array = Array.new
-    assert_equal [], array
+    assert_equal [], array # __
 
     array[0] = 1
-    assert_equal [1], array
+    assert_equal [1], array     # __
 
     array[1] = 2
     assert_equal [1, __(2)], array
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ class AboutArrays < EdgeCase::Koan
   end
 
   def test_arrays_and_ranges
-    assert_equal Range, (1..5).class
+    assert_equal __(Range), (1..5).class
-    assert_not_equal [1,2,3,4,5], (1..5)
+    assert_not_equal [1,2,3,4,5], (1..5) # __
-    assert_equal [1,2,3,4,5], (1..5).to_a
+    assert_equal __([1,2,3,4,5]), (1..5).to_a
     assert_equal __([1,2,3,4]), (1...5).to_a
   end
 

src/about_classes.rb

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class AboutClasses < EdgeCase::Koan
     fido = Dog6.new("Fido")
     rover = Dog6.new("Rover")
 
-    assert_not_equal rover.name, fido.name
+    assert_equal __(true), rover.name != fido.name
   end
 
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ class AboutClasses < EdgeCase::Koan
 
   def test_to_s_provides_a_string_version_of_the_object
     fido = Dog7.new("Fido")
-    assert_equal "Fido", fido.to_s
+    assert_equal __("Fido"), fido.to_s
   end
 
   def test_to_s_is_used_in_string_interpolation
     fido = Dog7.new("Fido")
-    assert_equal "My dog is Fido", "My dog is #{fido}"
+    assert_equal __("My dog is Fido"), "My dog is #{fido}"
   end
 
   def test_inspect_provides_a_more_complete_string_version

src/about_exceptions.rb

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class AboutExceptions < EdgeCase::Koan
 
     assert_equal __(:exception_handled), result
 
-    assert ex.is_a?(StandardError), "Failure message."
+    assert ex.is_a?(___(StandardError)), "Failure message."
-    assert ex.is_a?(RuntimeError), "Failure message."
+    assert ex.is_a?(___(RuntimeError)), "Failure message."
 
-    assert RuntimeError.ancestors.include?(StandardError),
+    assert RuntimeError.ancestors.include?(StandardError), # __
       "RuntimeError is a subclass of StandardError"
 
     assert_equal __("Oops"), ex.message
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class AboutExceptions < EdgeCase::Koan
   end
 
   # Sometimes, we must know about the unknown
-  def test_asserting_an_error_is_raised
+  def test_asserting_an_error_is_raised # __
     # A do-end is a block, a topic to explore more later
     assert_raise(___(MySpecialError)) do
       raise MySpecialError.new("New instances can be raised directly.")

src/about_hashes.rb

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/edgecase')
 class AboutHashes < EdgeCase::Koan
   def test_creating_hashes
     empty_hash = Hash.new
-    assert_equal Hash, empty_hash.class
+    assert_equal __(Hash), empty_hash.class
-    assert_equal({}, empty_hash)
+    assert_equal({}, empty_hash) # __
     assert_equal __(0), empty_hash.size
   end
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class AboutHashes < EdgeCase::Koan
     hash[:one] = "eins"
 
     expected = { :one => __("eins"), :two => "dos" }
-    assert_equal expected, hash
+    assert_equal __(true), expected == hash
 
     # Bonus Question: Why was "expected" broken out into a variable
     # rather than used as a literal?
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class AboutHashes < EdgeCase::Koan
     hash1 = { :one => "uno", :two => "dos" }
     hash2 = { :two => "dos", :one => "uno" }
 
-    assert_equal hash1, hash2
+    assert_equal __(true), hash1 == hash2
   end
 
   def test_hash_keys
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class AboutHashes < EdgeCase::Koan
     assert_equal __(2), hash.keys.size
     assert_equal __(true), hash.keys.include?(:one)
     assert_equal __(true), hash.keys.include?(:two)
-    assert_equal Array, hash.keys.class
+    assert_equal __(Array), hash.keys.class
   end
 
   def test_hash_values
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@ class AboutHashes < EdgeCase::Koan
     assert_equal __(2), hash.values.size
     assert_equal __(true), hash.values.include?("uno")
     assert_equal __(true), hash.values.include?("dos")
-    assert_equal Array, hash.values.class
+    assert_equal __(Array), hash.values.class
   end
 
   def test_combining_hashes
     hash = { "jim" => 53, "amy" => 20, "dan" => 23 }
     new_hash = hash.merge({ "jim" => 54, "jenny" => 26 })
 
-    assert_not_equal hash, new_hash
+    assert_equal __(true), hash != new_hash
 
     expected = { "jim" => __(54), "amy" => 20, "dan" => 23, "jenny" => __(26) }
-    assert_equal expected, new_hash
+    assert_equal __(true), expected == new_hash
   end
 end

src/about_iteration.rb

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class AboutIteration < EdgeCase::Koan
     array.each do |item|
       sum += item
     end
-    assert_equal 6, sum
+    assert_equal __(6), sum
   end
 
   def test_each_can_use_curly_brace_blocks_too

src/about_message_passing.rb

@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ class AboutMessagePassing < EdgeCase::Koan
   def test_methods_can_be_called_directly
     mc = MessageCatcher.new
 
-    assert mc.caught?
+    assert mc.caught?           # __
   end
 
   def test_methods_can_be_invoked_by_sending_the_message
     mc = MessageCatcher.new
 
-    assert mc.send(:caught?)
+    assert mc.send(:caught?)    # __
   end
 
   def test_methods_can_be_invoked_more_dynamically
     mc = MessageCatcher.new
 
-    assert mc.send("caught?")
+    assert mc.send("caught?")   # __
     assert mc.send("caught" + __("?") )    # What do you need to add to the first string?
     assert mc.send("CAUGHT?".____(:downcase) )      # What would you need to do to the string?
   end
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class AboutMessagePassing < EdgeCase::Koan
     exception = assert_raise(___(NoMethodError)) do
       typical.foobar
     end
-    assert_match(/foobar/, exception.message)
+    assert_match(/foobar/, exception.message) # __
   end
 
   def test_calling_method_missing_causes_the_no_method_error
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class AboutMessagePassing < EdgeCase::Koan
     exception = assert_raise(___(NoMethodError)) do
       typical.method_missing(:foobar)
     end
-    assert_match(/foobar/, exception.message)
+    assert_match(/foobar/, exception.message) # __
 
     # THINK ABOUT IT:
     #
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class AboutMessagePassing < EdgeCase::Koan
   def test_catching_messages_makes_respond_to_lie
     catcher = AllMessageCatcher.new
 
-    assert_nothing_raised(NoMethodError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised(NoMethodError) do # __
       catcher.any_method
     end
     assert_equal __(false), catcher.respond_to?(:any_method)

src/about_methods.rb

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ class AboutMethods < EdgeCase::Koan
   # considered to be syntactically invalid).
   def test_sometimes_missing_parentheses_are_ambiguous
     #--
-    eval "assert_equal 5, my_global_method(2, 3)" # REMOVE CHECK
+    eval "assert_equal 5, my_global_method(2, 3)" # REMOVE CHECK # __
     if false
       #++
-    eval "assert_equal 5, my_global_method 2, 3" # ENABLE CHECK
+    eval "assert_equal 5, my_global_method 2, 3" # ENABLE CHECK # __
       #--
     end
     #++

src/about_modules.rb

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AboutModules < EdgeCase::Koan
 
   def test_module_methods_are_also_availble_in_the_object
     fido = Dog.new
-    assert_nothing_raised(Exception) do
+    assert_nothing_raised(Exception) do # __
       fido.set_name("Rover")
     end
   end

src/about_regular_expressions.rb

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/edgecase')
 
 class AboutRegularExpressions < EdgeCase::Koan
   def test_a_pattern_is_a_regular_expression
-    assert_equal Regexp, /pattern/.class
+    assert_equal __(Regexp), /pattern/.class
   end
 
   def test_a_regexp_can_search_a_string_for_matching_content
-    assert_equal "match", "some matching content"[/match/]
+    assert_equal __("match"), "some matching content"[/match/]
   end
 
   def test_a_failed_match_returns_nil

src/about_scope.rb

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class AboutScope < EdgeCase::Koan
     assert_equal __(:jims_dog), fido.identify
     assert_equal __(:joes_dog), rover.identify
 
-    assert_not_equal fido.class, rover.class
+    assert_equal __(true), fido.class != rover.class
-    assert_not_equal Jims::Dog, Joes::Dog
+    assert_equal __(true), Jims::Dog != Joes::Dog
   end
 
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------

src/edgecase.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 require 'test/unit/assertions'
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Support code for the Ruby Koans.
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 class FillMeInError < StandardError
 end
 
@@ -16,6 +20,8 @@ def in_ruby_version(*versions)
   yield if versions.any? { |v| ruby_version?(v) }
 end
 
+# Standard, generic replacement value.
+# If value19 is given, it is used inplace of value for Ruby 1.9.
 def __(value="FILL ME IN", value19=:mu)
   if RUBY_VERSION < "1.9"
     value
@@ -24,6 +30,7 @@ def __(value="FILL ME IN", value19=:mu)
   end
 end
 
+# Numeric replacement value.
 def _n_(value=999999, value19=:mu)
   if RUBY_VERSION < "1.9"
     value
@@ -32,10 +39,12 @@ def _n_(value=999999, value19=:mu)
   end
 end
 
+# Error object replacement value.
 def ___(value=FillMeInError)
   value
 end
 
+# Method name replacement.
 class Object
   def ____(method=nil)
     if method