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+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe 'Range#minmax' do
+  before(:each) do
+    @x = mock('x')
+    @y = mock('y')
+
+    @x.should_receive(:<=>).with(@y).any_number_of_times.and_return(-1) # x < y
+    @x.should_receive(:<=>).with(@x).any_number_of_times.and_return(0) # x == x
+    @y.should_receive(:<=>).with(@x).any_number_of_times.and_return(1) # y > x
+    @y.should_receive(:<=>).with(@y).any_number_of_times.and_return(0) # y == y
+  end
+
+  describe 'on an inclusive range' do
+    ruby_version_is '2.6'...'2.7' do
+      # Endless ranges introduced in 2.6
+      it 'should try to iterate endlessly on an endless range' do
+        @x.should_receive(:succ).once.and_return(@y)
+
+        # Endless range literal would cause SyntaxError prior to 2.6
+        range = Range.new(@x, nil)
+
+        -> { range.minmax }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /^undefined method `succ' for/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is '2.7' do
+      it 'should raise RangeError on an endless range without iterating the range' do
+        @x.should_not_receive(:succ)
+
+        # Endless range literal would cause SyntaxError prior to 2.6
+        range = Range.new(@x, nil)
+
+        -> { range.minmax }.should raise_error(RangeError, 'cannot get the maximum of endless range')
+      end
+
+      # Beginless ranges introduced in 2.7
+      it 'should raise RangeError on a beginless range' do
+        # Beginless range literal would cause SyntaxError prior to 2.7
+        range = Range.new(nil, @x)
+
+        -> { range.minmax }.should raise_error(RangeError, 'cannot get the minimum of beginless range')
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should return begining of range if beginning and end are equal without iterating the range' do
+      @x.should_not_receive(:succ)
+
+      (@x..@x).minmax.should == [@x, @x]
+    end
+
+    it 'should return nil pair if beginning is greater than end without iterating the range' do
+      @y.should_not_receive(:succ)
+
+      (@y..@x).minmax.should == [nil, nil]
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
+      it 'should return the minimum and maximum values for a non-numeric range by iterating the range' do
+        @x.should_receive(:succ).once.and_return(@y)
+
+        (@x..@y).minmax.should == [@x, @y]
+      end
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is '2.7' do
+      it 'should return the minimum and maximum values for a non-numeric range without iterating the range' do
+        @x.should_not_receive(:succ)
+
+        (@x..@y).minmax.should == [@x, @y]
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should return the minimum and maximum values for a numeric range' do
+      (1..3).minmax.should == [1, 3]
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is '2.7' do
+      it 'should return the minimum and maximum values for a numeric range without iterating the range' do
+        # We cannot set expectations on integers,
+        # so we "prevent" iteration by picking a value that would iterate until the spec times out.
+        range_end = Float::INFINITY
+
+        (1..range_end).minmax.should == [1, range_end]
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should return the minimum and maximum values according to the provided block by iterating the range' do
+      @x.should_receive(:succ).once.and_return(@y)
+
+      (@x..@y).minmax { |x, y| - (x <=> y) }.should == [@y, @x]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'on an exclusive range' do
+    ruby_version_is '2.6'...'2.7' do
+      # Endless ranges introduced in 2.6
+      it 'should try to iterate endlessly on an endless range' do
+        @x.should_receive(:succ).once.and_return(@y)
+
+        # Endless range literal would cause SyntaxError prior to 2.6
+        range = Range.new(@x, nil, true)
+
+        -> { range.minmax }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /^undefined method `succ' for/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is '2.7' do
+      it 'should raise RangeError on an endless range' do
+        @x.should_not_receive(:succ)
+
+        # Endless range literal would cause SyntaxError prior to 2.6
+        range = Range.new(@x, nil, true)
+
+        -> { range.minmax }.should raise_error(RangeError, 'cannot get the maximum of endless range')
+      end
+
+      # Beginless ranges introduced in 2.7
+      it 'should raise RangeError on a beginless range' do
+        # Beginless range literal would cause SyntaxError prior to 2.7
+        range = Range.new(nil, @x, true)
+
+        -> { range.minmax }.should raise_error(RangeError, 'cannot get the minimum of beginless range')
+      end
+    end
+
+    ruby_bug "#17014", "2.7.0"..."2.8" do
+      it 'should return nil pair if beginning and end are equal without iterating the range' do
+        @x.should_not_receive(:succ)
+
+        (@x...@x).minmax.should == [nil, nil]
+      end
+
+      it 'should return nil pair if beginning is greater than end without iterating the range' do
+        @y.should_not_receive(:succ)
+
+        (@y...@x).minmax.should == [nil, nil]
+      end
+
+      it 'should return the minimum and maximum values for a non-numeric range by iterating the range' do
+        @x.should_receive(:succ).once.and_return(@y)
+
+        (@x...@y).minmax.should == [@x, @x]
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should return the minimum and maximum values for a numeric range' do
+      (1...3).minmax.should == [1, 2]
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is '2.7' do
+      it 'should return the minimum and maximum values for a numeric range without iterating the range' do
+        # We cannot set expectations on integers,
+        # so we "prevent" iteration by picking a value that would iterate until the spec times out.
+        # Since we cannot exclude a non Integer end value, we use a HUGE Integer.
+        range_end = 123_456_789_012_345_678_901_234_567_890
+
+        (1...range_end).minmax.should == [1, range_end - 1]
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should return the minimum and maximum values according to the provided block by iterating the range' do
+      @x.should_receive(:succ).once.and_return(@y)
+
+      (@x...@y).minmax { |x, y| - (x <=> y) }.should == [@x, @x]
+    end
+  end
+end