'use strict'; function factory (type, config, load, typed, math) { var docs = load(require('../docs')); /** * Retrieve help on a function or data type. * Help files are retrieved from the documentation in math.expression.docs. * * Syntax: * * math.help(search) * * Examples: * * console.log(math.help('sin').toString()); * console.log(math.help(math.add).toString()); * console.log(math.help(math.add).toJSON()); * * @param {Function | string | Object} search A function or function name * for which to get help * @return {Help} A help object */ return typed('help', { 'any': function (search) { var prop; var name = search; if (typeof search !== 'string') { for (prop in math) { // search in functions and constants if (math.hasOwnProperty(prop) && (search === math[prop])) { name = prop; break; } } /* TODO: implement help for data types if (!text) { // search data type for (prop in math.type) { if (math.type.hasOwnProperty(prop)) { if (search === math.type[prop]) { text = prop; break; } } } } */ } var doc = docs[name]; if (!doc) { throw new Error('No documentation found on "' + name + '"'); } return new type.Help(doc); } }); } exports.math = true; // request access to the math namespace as 5th argument of the factory function exports.name = 'help'; exports.factory = factory;