From bfe538e7e0bb41d7e262ecc7f3f844ae6caef5a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
 <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:08:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update string.split() to handle whitespace when no args are
 passed

Updated the implementation of the `split` method for String values in `eldritch-core`.
When `split()` is called without arguments, it now utilizes `split_whitespace()` to split by any whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, newlines) and treat consecutive whitespace as a single separator.
This aligns the behavior with Python's `str.split()` and addresses the user request.
Behavior when a specific delimiter is provided remains unchanged.
---
 .../eldritch-core/src/interpreter/methods.rs    | 17 ++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/implants/lib/eldritchv2/eldritch-core/src/interpreter/methods.rs b/implants/lib/eldritchv2/eldritch-core/src/interpreter/methods.rs
index 7b1ce1b62..0b0ac6d3f 100644
--- a/implants/lib/eldritchv2/eldritch-core/src/interpreter/methods.rs
+++ b/implants/lib/eldritchv2/eldritch-core/src/interpreter/methods.rs
@@ -353,15 +353,18 @@ pub fn call_bound_method(receiver: &Value, method: &str, args: &[Value]) -> Resu
         }
 
         (Value::String(s), "split") => {
-            let delim = if !args.is_empty() {
-                args[0].to_string()
+            let parts: Vec<Value> = if args.is_empty() {
+                // Default split: split by whitespace (runs of whitespace are one separator)
+                s.split_whitespace()
+                    .map(|p| Value::String(p.to_string()))
+                    .collect()
             } else {
-                " ".to_string()
+                // Split by specific delimiter
+                let delim = args[0].to_string();
+                s.split(&delim)
+                    .map(|p| Value::String(p.to_string()))
+                    .collect()
             };
-            let parts: Vec<Value> = s
-                .split(&delim)
-                .map(|p| Value::String(p.to_string()))
-                .collect();
             Ok(Value::List(Arc::new(RwLock::new(parts))))
         }
         (Value::String(s), "splitlines") => {