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+module Rake
+
+  # The NameSpace class will lookup task names in the the scope
+  # defined by a +namespace+ command.
+  #
+  class NameSpace
+
+    # Create a namespace lookup object using the given task manager
+    # and the list of scopes.
+    def initialize(task_manager, scope_list)
+      @task_manager = task_manager
+      @scope = scope_list.dup
+    end
+
+    # Lookup a task named +name+ in the namespace.
+    def [](name)
+      @task_manager.lookup(name, @scope)
+    end
+
+    # Return the list of tasks defined in this and nested namespaces.
+    def tasks
+      @task_manager.tasks_in_scope(@scope)
+    end
+  end
+end