New method Scanner#lang.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Changes.textile b/Changes.textile
index 92efb28..19b91dd 100644
--- a/Changes.textile
+++ b/Changes.textile
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ h3. @Scanners::Scanner@
   
   A list of all token classes not considered in LOC count.
   Added appropriate values for scanners.
+* *NEW* method @#lang@ returns the scanner's lang, which is its @plugin_id@.
 * *FIXED* automatic, safe UTF-8 detection _[Ruby 1.9]_
 * *FIXED* column takes care of multibyte encodings _[Ruby 1.9]_
 * *FIXED* is dumpable (@Tokens@ store their scanner in an @@scanner@ variable)
diff --git a/lib/coderay/scanner.rb b/lib/coderay/scanner.rb
index 8233b2c..d6dd19f 100644
--- a/lib/coderay/scanner.rb
+++ b/lib/coderay/scanner.rb
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ module CodeRay
       alias code string
       alias code= string=
 
+      # Returns the Plugin ID for this scanner.
+      def lang
+        self.class.plugin_id
+      end
+
       # Scans the code and returns all tokens in a Tokens object.
       def tokenize new_string=nil, options = {}
         options = @options.merge(options)