Read tab elements

3 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/mammoth/documents.py b/mammoth/documents.py
index d054eef..c8082d3 100644
--- a/mammoth/documents.py
+++ b/mammoth/documents.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Document = collections.namedtuple("Document", ["children"])
 Paragraph = collections.namedtuple("Paragraph", ["children", "style_name", "numbering"])
 Run = collections.namedtuple("Run", ["children", "style_name", "is_bold", "is_italic"])
 Text = collections.namedtuple("Text", ["value"])
+class Tab(object):
+    pass
 
 
 document = Document
@@ -15,3 +17,6 @@ def run(children, style_name=None, is_bold=None, is_italic=None):
     return Run(children, style_name, bool(is_bold), bool(is_italic))
 
 text = Text
+_tab = Tab()
+def tab():
+    return _tab
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py
index 4bfb8d1..59f9920 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py
@@ -66,9 +66,13 @@ def _create_reader(numbering):
     @handler("w:document")
     def document(element):
         body_element = _find_child(element, "w:body")
-        return documents.Document(_read_xml_elements(body_element.children))
+        return documents.document(_read_xml_elements(body_element.children))
     
     
+    @handler("w:tab")
+    def tab(element):
+        return documents.tab()
+    
     def read(element):
         handler = _handlers.get(element.name)
         if handler is None:
diff --git a/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py b/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py
index f688e0d..5f64e2b 100644
--- a/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py
+++ b/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ReadXmlElementTests(object):
         
         assert_equal("1", paragraph.numbering.level_index)
         assert_equal(True, paragraph.numbering.is_ordered)
-        
+    
     @istest
     def run_has_no_style_if_it_has_no_properties(self):
         element = xml_element("w:r")
@@ -100,12 +100,18 @@ class ReadXmlElementTests(object):
     def run_is_italic_if_italic_element_is_present(self):
         run = self._read_run_with_properties([xml_element("w:i")])
         assert_equal(True, run.is_italic)
-        
+    
     def _read_run_with_properties(self, properties):
         properties_xml = xml_element("w:rPr", {}, properties)
         run_xml = xml_element("w:r", {}, [properties_xml])
         return read_document_xml_element(run_xml)
-        
+
+
+    @istest
+    def can_read_tab_element(self):
+        element = xml_element("w:tab")
+        tab = read_document_xml_element(element)
+        assert_equal(documents.tab(), tab)
     
     @istest
     def unrecognised_elements_are_ignored(self):