Detect the variable class to show doc

lib/irb/completion.rb

@@ -315,12 +315,19 @@ def self.retrieve_completion_data(input, bind: IRB.conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT].workspace
         end
 
       else
-        candidates = eval("methods | private_methods | local_variables | instance_variables | self.class.constants", bind).collect{|m| m.to_s}
-        candidates |= ReservedWords
-
         if doc_namespace
-          candidates.find{ |i| i == input }
+          vars = eval("local_variables | instance_variables", bind).collect{|m| m.to_s}
+          perfect_match_var = vars.find{|m| m.to_s == input}
+          if perfect_match_var
+            eval("#{perfect_match_var}.class.name", bind)
+          else
+            candidates = eval("methods | private_methods | local_variables | instance_variables | self.class.constants", bind).collect{|m| m.to_s}
+            candidates |= ReservedWords
+            candidates.find{ |i| i == input }
+          end
         else
+          candidates = eval("methods | private_methods | local_variables | instance_variables | self.class.constants", bind).collect{|m| m.to_s}
+          candidates |= ReservedWords
           candidates.grep(/^#{Regexp.quote(input)}/)
         end
       end

test/irb/test_completion.rb

@@ -83,5 +83,11 @@ def test_complete_require_relative
         assert_include candidates, word
       end
     end
+
+    def test_complete_variable
+      str_example = ''
+      assert_include(IRB::InputCompletor.retrieve_completion_data("str_examp", bind: binding), "str_example")
+      assert_equal(IRB::InputCompletor.retrieve_completion_data("str_example", bind: binding, doc_namespace: true), "String")
+    end
   end
 end