2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/datafmt/datafmt_test.go b/src/lib/datafmt/datafmt_test.go
index 74c87aee8..788c013c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/datafmt/datafmt_test.go
+++ b/src/lib/datafmt/datafmt_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ func formatter(s *State, value interface{}, rule_name string) bool {
 		return true;
 	case "nil":
 		return false;
+	case "testing.T":
+		s.Write(io.StringBytes("testing.T"));
+		return true;
 	}
 	panic("unreachable");
 	return false;
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ func formatter(s *State, value interface{}, rule_name string) bool {
 func TestCustomFormatters(t *testing.T) {
 	fmap0 := FormatterMap{ "/": formatter };
 	fmap1 := FormatterMap{ "int": formatter, "blank": formatter, "nil": formatter };
+	fmap2 := FormatterMap{ "testing.T": formatter };
 
 	f := parse(t, `int=`, fmap0);
 	verify(t, f, ``, 1, 2, 3);
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ func TestCustomFormatters(t *testing.T) {
 	f = parse(t, `float=@:nil`, fmap1);
 	verify(t, f, ``, 0.0, 1.0, 2.0);
 
+	f = parse(t, `testing "testing"; ptr=*`, fmap2);
+	verify(t, f, `testing.T`, t);
+
 	// TODO needs more tests
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/datafmt/parser.go b/src/lib/datafmt/parser.go
index 3fe89f915..0d597dcb5 100644
--- a/src/lib/datafmt/parser.go
+++ b/src/lib/datafmt/parser.go
@@ -399,11 +399,10 @@ func (p *parser) parseFormat() {
 func remap(p *parser, name string) string {
 	i := strings.Index(name, ".");
 	if i >= 0 {
-		packageName := name[0 : i];
-		typeName := name[i : len(name)];
+		packageName, suffix := name[0 : i], name[i : len(name)];
 		// lookup package
 		if importPath, found := p.packs[packageName]; found {
-			name = importPath + "." + typeName;
+			name = importPath + suffix;
 		} else {
 			var invalidPos token.Position;
 			p.Error(invalidPos, "package not declared: " + packageName);