remove redundant num_to_return from Cursor class. credits. clean up last commit

README.rdoc

@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ Cyril Mougel, cyril.mougel@gmail.com
 Jack Chen, chendo on github
 * Test case + fix for deserializing pre-epoch Time instances
 
+Kyle Banker, banker on github
+* #limit and #skip methods for Cursor instances
+
 = License
 
  Copyright 2008-2009 10gen Inc.

lib/mongo/cursor.rb

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module Mongo
     # Should not be called directly by application developers.
     def initialize(db, collection, query, admin=false)
       @db, @collection, @query, @admin = db, collection, query, admin
-      @num_to_return = @query.number_to_return || 0
       @cache = []
       @closed = false
       @query_run = false
@@ -74,25 +73,23 @@ module Mongo
       raise OperationFailure, "Count failed: #{response['errmsg']}"
     end
 
-    # Sets a limit on the number of results returned by the query.
-    # Returns a cursor object.
+    # Limits the number of results to be returned by this cursor.
     #
     # Note: this method overrides any limit specified in the #find method.
     def limit(number_to_return)
       check_modifiable
       raise ArgumentError, "limit requires an integer" unless number_to_return.is_a? Integer
 
-      @number_to_return       = number_to_return
       @query.number_to_return = number_to_return
       return self
     end
 
-    # Sets an offset on the query results. Returns a cursor object.
+    # Skips the first +number_to_skip+ results of this cursor.
     #
     # Note: this method overrides any offset specified in the #find method.
-    def offset(number_to_skip)
+    def skip(number_to_skip)
       check_modifiable
-      raise ArgumentError, "limit requires an integer" unless number_to_skip.is_a? Integer
+      raise ArgumentError, "skip requires an integer" unless number_to_skip.is_a? Integer
 
       @query.number_to_skip = number_to_skip
       return self
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ module Mongo
     # Iterating over an entire cursor will close it.
     def each
       num_returned = 0
-      while more? && (@num_to_return <= 0 || num_returned < @num_to_return)
+      while more? && (@query.number_to_return <= 0 || num_returned < @query.number_to_return)
         yield next_object()
         num_returned += 1
       end
@@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ module Mongo
       raise InvalidOperation, "can't call Cursor#to_a on a used cursor" if @query_run
       rows = []
       num_returned = 0
-      while more? && (@num_to_return <= 0 || num_returned < @num_to_return)
+      while more? && (@query.number_to_return <= 0 || num_returned < @query.number_to_return)
         rows << next_object()
         num_returned += 1
       end
@@ -198,8 +195,8 @@ module Mongo
     end
 
     # Internal method, not for general use. Return +true+ if there are
-    # more records to retrieve. We do not check @num_to_return; #each is
-    # responsible for doing that.
+    # more records to retrieve. We do not check @query.number_to_return;
+    # #each is responsible for doing that.
     def more?
       num_remaining > 0
     end

test/test_cursor.rb

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class CursorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
   end
 
-  def test_offset
+  def test_skip
     @@coll.clear
 
     10.times do |i|
@@ -97,41 +97,41 @@ class CursorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 10, @@coll.find().count()
 
     all_results    = @@coll.find().to_a
-    offset_results = @@coll.find().offset(2).to_a
+    skip_results = @@coll.find().skip(2).to_a
     assert_equal 10, all_results.length
-    assert_equal 8,  offset_results.length
+    assert_equal 8,  skip_results.length
 
-    assert_equal all_results.slice(2...10), offset_results
+    assert_equal all_results.slice(2...10), skip_results
   end
 
-  def test_offset_exceptions
+  def test_skip_exceptions
     assert_raise ArgumentError do
-      cursor = @@coll.find().offset('not-an-integer')
+      cursor = @@coll.find().skip('not-an-integer')
     end
 
     cursor      = @@coll.find()
     firstResult = cursor.next_object()
     assert_raise InvalidOperation, "Cannot modify the query once it has been run or closed." do
-      cursor.offset(1)
+      cursor.skip(1)
     end
 
     cursor = @@coll.find()
     cursor.close
     assert_raise InvalidOperation, "Cannot modify the query once it has been run or closed." do
-      cursor.offset(1)
+      cursor.skip(1)
     end
   end
 
-  def test_limit_offset_chaining
+  def test_limit_skip_chaining
     @@coll.clear
     10.times do |i|
       @@coll.save("x" => i)
     end
 
     all_results = @@coll.find().to_a
-    limited_offset_results = @@coll.find().limit(5).offset(3).to_a
+    limited_skip_results = @@coll.find().limit(5).skip(3).to_a
 
-    assert_equal all_results.slice(3...8), limited_offset_results
+    assert_equal all_results.slice(3...8), limited_skip_results
   end
 
   def test_close_no_query_sent