1 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/irb/test_cmd.rb b/test/irb/test_cmd.rb
index 719a2bbf8f..a58cb3e8a5 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_cmd.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_cmd.rb
@@ -376,6 +376,57 @@ module TestIRB
       assert_match(/Please specify the file name./, out)
     end
 
+    def test_help
+      IRB.init_config(nil)
+      input = TestInputMethod.new([
+          "help 'String#gsub'\n",
+          "\n",
+        ])
+      IRB.conf[:VERBOSE] = false
+      IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :SIMPLE
+      irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(self), input)
+      IRB.conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT] = irb.context
+      out, err = capture_output do
+        irb.eval_input
+      end
+
+      # the help command lazily loads rdoc by redefining the execute method
+      assert_match(/discarding old execute/, err) unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'truffleruby'
+
+      # the former is what we'd get without document content installed, like on CI
+      # the latter is what we may get locally
+      possible_rdoc_output = [/Nothing known about String#gsub/, /Returns a copy of self with all occurrences of the given pattern/]
+      assert(possible_rdoc_output.any? { |output| output.match?(out) }, "Expect the help command to match one of the possible outputs")
+    ensure
+      # this is the only way to reset the redefined method without coupling the test with its implementation
+      load "irb/cmd/help.rb"
+    end
+
+    def test_help_without_rdoc
+      IRB.init_config(nil)
+      input = TestInputMethod.new([
+          "help 'String#gsub'\n",
+          "\n",
+        ])
+      IRB.conf[:VERBOSE] = false
+      IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :SIMPLE
+      irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(self), input)
+      IRB.conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT] = irb.context
+      out, err = capture_output do
+        without_rdoc do
+          irb.eval_input
+        end
+      end
+
+      # since LoadError will be raised, the execute won't be redefined
+      assert_no_match(/discarding old execute/, err)
+      # if it fails to require rdoc, it only returns the command object
+      assert_match(/=> IRB::ExtendCommand::Help\n/, out)
+    ensure
+      # this is the only way to reset the redefined method without coupling the test with its implementation
+      load "irb/cmd/help.rb"
+    end
+
     def test_irb_load
       File.write("#{@tmpdir}/a.rb", "a = 'hi'\n")
       out, err = execute_lines(