Change dump to use fuzzy matching on argument

src/nimble.nim

@@ -807,8 +807,30 @@ proc join(x: seq[PkgTuple]; y: string): string =
     result.add y
     result.add x[i][0] & " " & $x[i][1]
 
+proc getPackageByPattern(pattern: string, options: Options): PackageInfo =
+  ## Search for a package file using multiple strategies.
+  if pattern == "":
+    # Not specified - using current directory
+    result = getPkgInfo(os.getCurrentDir(), options)
+  elif pattern.splitFile.ext == ".nimble" and pattern.existsFile:
+    # project file specified
+    result = getPkgInfoFromFile(pattern, options)
+  elif pattern.existsDir:
+    # project directory specified
+    result = getPkgInfo(pattern, options)
+  else:
+    # Last resort - attempt to read as package identifier
+    let packages = getInstalledPkgsMin(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
+    let identTuple = parseRequires(pattern)
+    var skeletonInfo: PackageInfo
+    if not findPkg(packages, identTuple, skeletonInfo):
+      raise newException(NimbleError,
+          "Specified package not found"
+      )
+    result = getPkgInfoFromFile(skeletonInfo.myPath, options)
+
 proc dump(options: Options) =
-  let p = getPkgInfo(os.getCurrentDir(), options)
+  let p = getPackageByPattern(options.action.projName, options)
   echo "name: ", p.name.escape
   echo "version: ", p.version.escape
   echo "author: ", p.author.escape

tests/testdump/testdump.nimble

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+description = "Test package for dump command"
+version = "0.1.0"
+author = "nigredo-tori"
+license = "BSD"

tests/tester.nim

@@ -299,3 +299,31 @@ test "can uninstall":
   check(not dirExists(installDir / "pkgs" / "PackageA-0.2.0"))
 
   check execNimble("uninstall", "-y", "nimscript").exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
+test "can dump for current project":
+  cd "testdump":
+    let (outp, exitCode) = execNimble("dump")
+    check: exitCode == 0
+    check: outp.processOutput.inLines("desc: \"Test package for dump command\"")
+
+test "can dump for project directory":
+  let (outp, exitCode) = execNimble("dump", "testdump")
+  check: exitCode == 0
+  check: outp.processOutput.inLines("desc: \"Test package for dump command\"")
+
+test "can dump for project file":
+  let (outp, exitCode) = execNimble("dump", "testdump" / "testdump.nimble")
+  check: exitCode == 0
+  check: outp.processOutput.inLines("desc: \"Test package for dump command\"")
+
+test "can dump for installed package":
+  cd "testdump":
+    check: execNimble("install", "-y").exitCode == 0
+  defer:
+    discard execNimble("remove", "-y", "testdump")
+
+  # Otherwise we might find subdirectory instead
+  cd "..":
+    let (outp, exitCode) = execNimble("dump", "testdump")
+    check: exitCode == 0
+    check: outp.processOutput.inLines("desc: \"Test package for dump command\"")