lib/happymapper.rb in happymapper-0.1.4 vs lib/happymapper.rb in happymapper-0.1.6

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 require 'date'
 require 'time'
 require 'rubygems'
 
-gem 'libxml-ruby', '>= 0.8.3'
+gem 'libxml-ruby', '>= 0.9.7'
 require 'xml'
 require 'libxml_ext/libxml_helper'
 
 
 class Boolean; end
@@ -73,11 +73,21 @@
         node.register_default_namespace(namespace.chop)
         node.find("#{namespace}#{get_tag_name}")
       else
         doc.find("//#{get_tag_name}")
       end
-      
+
+      nodes = if namespace
+        node = doc.respond_to?(:root) ? doc.root : doc
+        node.register_default_namespace(namespace.chop)
+        node.find("#{namespace}#{get_tag_name}")
+      else
+        nested = '.' unless doc.respond_to?(:root)
+        path = "#{nested}//#{get_tag_name}"
+        doc.find(path)
+      end
+
       collection = create_collection(nodes, namespace)
       
       # per http://libxml.rubyforge.org/rdoc/classes/LibXML/XML/Document.html#M000354
       nodes = nil
       GC.start
@@ -118,6 +128,6 @@
   end
 end
 
 require 'happymapper/item'
 require 'happymapper/attribute'
-require 'happymapper/element'
\ No newline at end of file
+require 'happymapper/element'