2 files changed, 30 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/reline/terminfo.rb b/lib/reline/terminfo.rb
index 8b3105ceea..95ff082172 100644
--- a/lib/reline/terminfo.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/terminfo.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,14 @@ module Reline::Terminfo
     #extern 'int tgetflag(char *str)'
     @tigetflag = Fiddle::Function.new(curses_dl['tgetflag'], [Fiddle::TYPE_VOIDP], Fiddle::TYPE_INT)
   end
-  # TODO: add int tigetnum(char *capname)
+  begin
+    #extern 'int tigetnum(char *str)'
+    @tigetnum = Fiddle::Function.new(curses_dl['tigetnum'], [Fiddle::TYPE_VOIDP], Fiddle::TYPE_INT)
+  rescue Fiddle::DLError
+    # OpenBSD lacks tigetnum
+    #extern 'int tgetnum(char *str)'
+    @tigetnum = Fiddle::Function.new(curses_dl['tgetnum'], [Fiddle::TYPE_VOIDP], Fiddle::TYPE_INT)
+  end
 
   def self.setupterm(term, fildes)
     errret_int = String.new("\x00" * 8, encoding: 'ASCII-8BIT')
@@ -141,6 +148,17 @@ module Reline::Terminfo
     flag
   end
 
+  def self.tigetnum(capname)
+    num = @tigetnum.(capname).to_i
+    case num
+    when -2
+      raise TerminfoError, "not numeric capability: #{capname}"
+    when -1
+      raise TerminfoError, "can't find capability: #{capname}"
+    end
+    num
+  end
+
   def self.enabled?
     true
   end
diff --git a/test/reline/test_terminfo.rb b/test/reline/test_terminfo.rb
index 164ee7123f..8aa1f56c71 100644
--- a/test/reline/test_terminfo.rb
+++ b/test/reline/test_terminfo.rb
@@ -40,4 +40,15 @@ class Reline::Terminfo::Test < Reline::TestCase
     assert_raise(Reline::Terminfo::TerminfoError) { Reline::Terminfo.tigetflag('cuu') }
     assert_raise(Reline::Terminfo::TerminfoError) { Reline::Terminfo.tigetflag('unknown') }
   end
+
+  def test_tigetnum
+    assert_instance_of Integer, Reline::Terminfo.tigetnum('colors')
+  rescue Reline::Terminfo::TerminfoError => e
+    omit e.message
+  end
+
+  def test_tigetnum_with_error
+    assert_raise(Reline::Terminfo::TerminfoError) { Reline::Terminfo.tigetnum('cuu') }
+    assert_raise(Reline::Terminfo::TerminfoError) { Reline::Terminfo.tigetnum('unknown') }
+  end
 end if Reline::Terminfo.enabled?