[ruby-core:106190] [Ruby master Misc#18352] What is the Hash#grep expected?

Issue #18352 has been updated by zverok (Victor Shepelev).


> This result almost make Include Enumerable#grep into Hash is totally meaningless, right?

Not completely, but close to it :) As `grep` accepts anything with `#===`, we might imagine some custom useful objects passed, like, IDK....
```ruby
class HashMatcher < Struct.new(:key, :value, keyword_init: true)
  def ===((k, v))
    (key.nil? || key === k) && (value.nil? || value === v)
  end
end

{foo1: '100', foo2: '200', bar: '200'}.grep(HashMatcher[key: /foo/])
# => [[:foo1, "100"], [:foo2, "200"]]
```
...but that would be quite an esoteric technique (which I personally never used)

But, considering more useful `Hash#grep`, I am not sure I agree with this:
> Following is what is expected. (=== is matching on hash key, as Hash#slice)

Why not match only hash **value**, like, say, `Hash#compact`?

```ruby
{foo1: '100', foo2: '200', bar: '200'}.grep /^1/
# => {foo1: '100'}

{foo1: 100, foo2: 200, bar: 200}.grep(100...150)
# => {foo1: '100'}
```

I can imagine arguments towards both behaviors saying that they are "natural/useful/expected", and I don't think there is one right answer here actually.

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Misc #18352: What is the  Hash#grep expected?
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18352#change-94797

* Author: zw963 (Wei Zheng)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
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Current ruby implement,  When use Array#grep, the method name means is expected.

```
[19] pry(#<App>)> [:foo1, :foo2, :bar].grep /foo/                                                                                                                                             
[
    :foo1,
    :foo2
]

```

But when use with hash, the result is really confusing ...

```rb
[12] pry(#<App>)> {foo: '100', bar: '200'}.grep /foo/                                                                                                                                         
[]
```

This result almost make Include Enumerable#grep into Hash is totally meaningless, right?

so, i consider if we should introduce a `Hash#grep` method instead.

Following is what is expected. (=== is matching on hash key, as Hash#slice)

```rb
[20] pry(#<App>)> {foo1: '100', foo2: '200', bar: '200'}.grep /foo/                                                                                                                
{
    :foo1 => "100",
    :foo2 => "200"
}
```



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