'use strict'; module.exports = function (math) { var Help = require('../../type/Help'); /** * 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 */ math.help = function help(search) { if (arguments.length != 1) { throw new SyntaxError('Wrong number of arguments in function help ' + '(' + arguments.length + ' provided, 1 expected)'); } var text = null; if ((search instanceof String) || (typeof(search) === 'string')) { text = search; } else { var prop; for (prop in math) { // search in functions and constants if (math.hasOwnProperty(prop) && (search === math[prop])) { text = 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 = math.expression.docs[text]; if (!text) { throw new Error('Cannot find "' + search + '" in math.js'); } else if (!doc) { throw new Error('No documentation found on "' + text + '"'); } return new Help(doc); }; };