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remove next_list from NamedList

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Was legacy from the days of (linked) Frames
Now only messages are linked
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Torsten Ruger
2016-12-28 18:08:07 +02:00
parent 8867b13240
commit 25ae6e3d26
3 changed files with 5 additions and 10 deletions
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lib/typed/parfait/named_list.rb
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# A NamedList is for local variables arguments when calling methods.
# A NamedList is used to store local variables and arguments when calling methods.
# Also temporary variables, which are local variables named by the system
# The items are named (and typed) by the objects type instance. In effect the
@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
# A Message (see details there) is created by the caller and control is transferred
# A NamedList is created by the receiver
# PS: it turns out that both messages and named_lists are created at compile, not run-time, and
# just constantly reused. Each message has a named_list object ready and is also linked
# just constantly reused. Each message has two named_list object ready and is also linked
# to the next message.
# The better way to say above is that a message is *used* by the caller, and a named_list by the callee.
# The better way to say above is that a message is *used* by the caller, and a named_list
# by the callee.
# Also at runtime Messages and NamedLists remain completely "normal" objects.
# Ie they have have type and instances and so on.*
@ -21,7 +22,6 @@
#
module Parfait
class NamedList < Object
attribute :next_list
end
end