Add a StringSlice class to use in the nodelist.

test/liquid/block_test.rb

@@ -12,34 +12,34 @@ class BlockTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     template = Liquid::Template.parse("{{funk}}  ")
     assert_equal 2, template.root.nodelist.size
     assert_equal Variable, template.root.nodelist[0].class
-    assert_equal String, template.root.nodelist[1].class
+    assert_equal StringSlice, template.root.nodelist[1].class
   end
 
   def test_variable_end
     template = Liquid::Template.parse("  {{funk}}")
     assert_equal 2, template.root.nodelist.size
-    assert_equal String, template.root.nodelist[0].class
+    assert_equal StringSlice, template.root.nodelist[0].class
     assert_equal Variable, template.root.nodelist[1].class
   end
 
   def test_variable_middle
     template = Liquid::Template.parse("  {{funk}}  ")
     assert_equal 3, template.root.nodelist.size
-    assert_equal String, template.root.nodelist[0].class
+    assert_equal StringSlice, template.root.nodelist[0].class
     assert_equal Variable, template.root.nodelist[1].class
-    assert_equal String, template.root.nodelist[2].class
+    assert_equal StringSlice, template.root.nodelist[2].class
   end
 
   def test_variable_many_embedded_fragments
     template = Liquid::Template.parse("  {{funk}} {{so}} {{brother}} ")
     assert_equal 7, template.root.nodelist.size
-    assert_equal [String, Variable, String, Variable, String, Variable, String],
+    assert_equal [StringSlice, Variable, StringSlice, Variable, StringSlice, Variable, StringSlice],
                  block_types(template.root.nodelist)
   end
 
   def test_with_block
     template = Liquid::Template.parse("  {% comment %} {% endcomment %} ")
-    assert_equal [String, Comment, String], block_types(template.root.nodelist)
+    assert_equal [StringSlice, Comment, StringSlice], block_types(template.root.nodelist)
     assert_equal 3, template.root.nodelist.size
   end
 

test/liquid/parsing_quirks_test.rb

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ParsingQuirksTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     template = Template.parse(text)
 
     assert_equal text, template.render
-    assert_equal [String], template.root.nodelist.collect {|i| i.class}
+    assert_equal [StringSlice], template.root.nodelist.collect {|i| i.class}
   end
 
   def test_raise_on_single_close_bracet

test/liquid/string_slice_test.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class StringSliceTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_new_from_string
+    assert_equal 'slice', Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 0, 5).to_str
+    assert_equal 'and', Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 6, 3).to_str
+    assert_equal 'dice', Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 10, 4).to_str
+    assert_equal 'slice and dice', Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 0, 14).to_str
+  end
+
+  def test_new_from_slice
+    slice1 = Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 0, 14)
+    slice2 = Liquid::StringSlice.new(slice1, 6, 8)
+    slice3 = Liquid::StringSlice.new(slice2, 0, 3)
+    assert_equal "slice and dice", slice1.to_str
+    assert_equal "and dice", slice2.to_str
+    assert_equal "and", slice3.to_str
+  end
+
+  def test_slice
+    slice = Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 2, 10)
+    assert_equal "and", slice.slice(4, 3).to_str
+  end
+
+  def test_length
+    slice = Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 6, 3)
+    assert_equal 3, slice.length
+    assert_equal 3, slice.size
+  end
+
+  def test_equal
+    assert_equal 'and', Liquid::StringSlice.new("slice and dice", 6, 3)
+  end
+end