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+class Pry
+  module Helpers
+
+    # This class contains methods useful for extracting
+    # documentation from methods and classes.
+    module DocumentationHelpers
+      def process_rdoc(comment, code_type)
+        comment = comment.dup
+        comment.gsub(/<code>(?:\s*\n)?(.*?)\s*<\/code>/m) { Pry.color ? CodeRay.scan($1, code_type).term : $1 }.
+          gsub(/<em>(?:\s*\n)?(.*?)\s*<\/em>/m) { Pry.color ? "\e[1m#{$1}\e[0m": $1 }.
+          gsub(/<i>(?:\s*\n)?(.*?)\s*<\/i>/m) { Pry.color ? "\e[1m#{$1}\e[0m" : $1 }.
+          gsub(/\B\+(\w*?)\+\B/)  { Pry.color ? "\e[32m#{$1}\e[0m": $1 }.
+          gsub(/((?:^[ \t]+.+(?:\n+|\Z))+)/)  { Pry.color ? CodeRay.scan($1, code_type).term : $1 }.
+          gsub(/`(?:\s*\n)?(.*?)\s*`/) { Pry.color ? CodeRay.scan($1, code_type).term : $1 }
+      end
+
+      def process_yardoc_tag(comment, tag)
+        in_tag_block = nil
+        comment.lines.map do |v|
+          if in_tag_block && v !~ /^\S/
+            Pry::Helpers::Text.strip_color Pry::Helpers::Text.strip_color(v)
+          elsif in_tag_block
+            in_tag_block = false
+            v
+          else
+            in_tag_block = true if v =~ /^@#{tag}/
+            v
+          end
+        end.join
+      end
+
+      def process_yardoc(comment)
+        yard_tags = ["param", "return", "option", "yield", "attr", "attr_reader", "attr_writer",
+                     "deprecate", "example"]
+        (yard_tags - ["example"]).inject(comment) { |a, v| process_yardoc_tag(a, v) }.
+          gsub(/^@(#{yard_tags.join("|")})/) { Pry.color ? "\e[33m#{$1}\e[0m": $1 }
+      end
+
+      def process_comment_markup(comment, code_type)
+        process_yardoc process_rdoc(comment, code_type)
+      end
+
+      # @param [String] code
+      # @return [String]
+      def strip_comments_from_c_code(code)
+        code.sub(/\A\s*\/\*.*?\*\/\s*/m, '')
+      end
+
+      # @param [String] comment
+      # @return [String]
+      def strip_leading_hash_and_whitespace_from_ruby_comments(comment)
+        comment = comment.dup
+        comment.gsub!(/\A\#+?$/, '')
+        comment.gsub!(/^\s*#/, '')
+        strip_leading_whitespace(comment)
+      end
+
+      # @param [String] text
+      # @return [String]
+      def strip_leading_whitespace(text)
+        Pry::Helpers::CommandHelpers.unindent(text)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end