1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 029aef77c..93a31481d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -38,10 +38,25 @@ class Formulary
   # Returns all formula names as strings, with or without aliases
   def self.names with_aliases=false
     everything = (HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY+'Library/Formula').children.map{|f| f.basename('.rb').to_s }
-    everything.push *Formulary.get_aliases.keys if with_aliases
+    if with_aliases
+      everything.push *Formulary.get_aliases.keys
+    end
     everything.sort
   end
   
+  def self.read name
+    Formulary.names.each do |f|
+      next if f != name
+
+      require Formula.path(name)
+      klass_name = Formula.class_s(name)
+      klass = eval(klass_name)
+      return klass        
+    end
+    
+    return nil
+  end
+  
   # Loads all formula classes.
   def self.read_all
     Formulary.names.each do |name|