Pass deps collection to be expanded as a parameter

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
index fda491b99..f492b9a6e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ class Dependency
     # the list.
     # The default filter, which is applied when a block is not given, omits
     # optionals and recommendeds based on what the dependent has asked for.
-    def expand(dependent, &block)
-      deps = dependent.deps.map do |dep|
+    def expand(dependent, deps=dependent.deps, &block)
+      expanded_deps = deps.map do |dep|
         case action(dependent, dep, &block)
         when :prune
           next []
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Dependency
         end
       end.flatten
 
-      merge_repeats(deps)
+      merge_repeats(expanded_deps)
     end
 
     def action(dependent, dep, &block)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_expansion.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_expansion.rb
index cf22b6170..b34cd35f4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_expansion.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_expansion.rb
@@ -108,4 +108,9 @@ class DependencyExpansionTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     assert_equal [@foo, @baz], deps
   end
+
+  def test_deps_with_collection_argument
+    assert_equal [@foo, @bar, @baz, @qux], @f.deps
+    assert_equal [@bar, @baz], Dependency.expand(@f, [@bar, @baz])
+  end
 end