Let describe know about binary (#662)

2022-01-04 14:05:24 +11:00 · 2022-01-04 14:05:24 +11:00 · 857ecda050
commit 857ecda050
parent 36079f1a3d
1 changed files with 14 additions and 7 deletions
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/describe.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/describe.rs
@ -26,13 +26,20 @@ impl Command for Describe {
        input: PipelineData,
    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
        let head = call.head;
-        input.map(
-            move |x| Value::String {
-                val: x.get_type().to_string(),
-                span: head,
-            },
-            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
-        )
+        if matches!(input, PipelineData::ByteStream(..)) {
+            Ok(PipelineData::Value(
+                Value::string("binary", call.head),
+                None,
+            ))
+        } else {
+            input.map(
+                move |x| Value::String {
+                    val: x.get_type().to_string(),
+                    span: head,
+                },
+                engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+            )
+        }
    }

    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {