2 files changed, 46 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index fb274533e..8f0e0e141 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -1052,6 +1052,29 @@ class Formula
     @alias_full_names ||= core_aliases + tap_aliases
   end
 
+  # a table mapping core alias to formula name
+  # @private
+  def self.core_alias_table
+    return @core_alias_table if @core_alias_table
+    @core_alias_table = Hash.new
+    core_alias_files.each do |alias_file|
+      @core_alias_table[alias_file.basename.to_s] = alias_file.resolved_path.basename(".rb").to_s
+    end
+    @core_alias_table
+  end
+
+  # a table mapping core formula name to aliases
+  # @private
+  def self.core_alias_reverse_table
+    return @core_alias_reverse_table if @core_alias_reverse_table
+    @core_alias_reverse_table = Hash.new
+    core_alias_table.each do |alias_name, formula_name|
+      @core_alias_reverse_table[formula_name] ||= []
+      @core_alias_reverse_table[formula_name] << alias_name
+    end
+    @core_alias_reverse_table
+  end
+
   def self.[](name)
     Formulary.factory(name)
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index 0313de8e8..f97383634 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -121,6 +121,29 @@ class Tap
     @aliases ||= alias_files.map { |f| "#{name}/#{f.basename}" }
   end
 
+  # a table mapping alias to formula name
+  # @private
+  def alias_table
+    return @alias_table if @alias_table
+    @alias_table = Hash.new
+    alias_files.each do |alias_file|
+      @alias_table["#{name}/#{alias_file.basename}"] = "#{name}/#{alias_file.resolved_path.basename(".rb")}"
+    end
+    @alias_table
+  end
+
+  # a table mapping formula name to aliases
+  # @private
+  def alias_reverse_table
+    return @alias_reverse_table if @alias_reverse_table
+    @alias_reverse_table = Hash.new
+    alias_table.each do |alias_name, formula_name|
+      @alias_reverse_table[formula_name] ||= []
+      @alias_reverse_table[formula_name] << alias_name
+    end
+    @alias_reverse_table
+  end
+
   # an array of all commands files of this {Tap}.
   def command_files
     @command_files ||= Pathname.glob("#{path}/cmd/brew-*").select(&:executable?)