add support for tabbing into previous scope

lib/pry/completion.rb

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Pry
     # Return a new completion proc for use by Readline.
     # @param [Binding] target The current binding context.
     # @param [Array<String>] commands The array of Pry commands.
-    def self.build_completion_proc(target, commands=[""])
+    def self.build_completion_proc(target, pry=nil, commands=[""])
       proc do |input|
         begin
           bind = target
@@ -177,6 +177,20 @@ class Pry
             end
             select_message(receiver, message, candidates)
 
+          when /^(\.{2}\/)(.*)$/
+            # previous scope (../) *
+            stack = pry.binding_stack.dup
+            stack.pop
+            if stack.length >= 1
+              receiver = $1
+              message = $2
+              scope = stack[-1]
+
+              ivars = eval("instance_variables", scope)
+              locals = eval("local_variables", scope)
+              select_message(receiver, message, ivars + locals)
+            end
+
           when /^\.([^.]*)$/
             # unknown(maybe String)
 
@@ -207,13 +221,17 @@ class Pry
 
     def self.select_message(receiver, message, candidates)
       candidates.grep(/^#{message}/).collect do |e|
-      	case e
-      	when /^[a-zA-Z_]/
-      	  receiver + "." + e
-      	when /^[0-9]/
-      	when *Operators
-      	  #receiver + " " + e
-      	end
+        if receiver.match(/^\.{2}\//)
+          receiver + e.to_s
+        else
+          case e
+          when /^[a-zA-Z_]/
+            receiver + "." + e
+          when /^[0-9]/
+          when *Operators
+            #receiver + " " + e
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end

lib/pry/default_commands/input_and_output.rb

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Pry
         else
           _pry_.push_prompt Pry::SHELL_PROMPT
           _pry_.custom_completions = Pry::FILE_COMPLETIONS
-          Readline.completion_proc = Pry::InputCompleter.build_completion_proc target,
+          Readline.completion_proc = Pry::InputCompleter.build_completion_proc target, _pry_,
           _pry_.instance_eval(&Pry::FILE_COMPLETIONS)
         end
       end

lib/pry/pry_instance.rb

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class Pry
     @indent.reset if eval_string.empty?
 
     current_prompt = select_prompt(eval_string, target)
-    completion_proc = Pry::InputCompleter.build_completion_proc(target,
+    completion_proc = Pry::InputCompleter.build_completion_proc(target, self,
                                                         instance_eval(&custom_completions))
 
 

test/test_completion.rb

@@ -58,5 +58,27 @@ describe Pry::InputCompleter do
     completer.call('@@nu').include?('@@number').should              == true
     completer.call('@@number.cl').include?('@@number.class').should == true
   end
+
+  it 'should complete previous scope' do
+    module Bar
+      @barvar = :bar
+    end
+
+    module Baz
+      @bar = Bar
+      @bazvar = :baz
+    end
+
+    pry = Pry.new()
+    stack = pry.binding_stack
+    stack.push(Pry.binding_for(Baz))
+    stack.push(Pry.binding_for(Bar))
+
+    completer = Pry::InputCompleter.build_completion_proc(
+      Pry.binding_for(Bar), pry
+    )
+
+    completer.call('../@').include?("../@bazvar").should == true
+  end
 end