shift code from class to module

as class derives from module, module carries
much of the code that one thinks of as class
class only handles allocation really

lib/parfait/class.rb

@@ -16,49 +16,13 @@ module Parfait
   class Class < Module
 
     def initialize name , super_class = nil
-      super()
+      super( name , super_class)
       # class methods
-      @instance_methods = []
-      @name = name.to_sym
-      @super_class = super_class
-      @meta_class = Virtual::MetaClass.new(self)
-      @object_layout = []
-    end
-    attr_reader :name , :instance_methods , :meta_class , :context , :super_class_name
-    def add_instance_method method
-      raise "not a method #{method.class} #{method.inspect}" unless method.is_a? Virtual::CompiledMethod
-      raise "syserr " unless method.name.is_a? Symbol
-      @instance_methods << method
-    end
-
-    # this needs to be done during booting as we can't have all the classes and superclassses
-    # instantiated. By that logic it should maybe be part of vm rather.
-    # On the other hand vague plans to load the hierachy from sof exist, so for now...
-    def set_super_class sup
-      @super_class = sup
-    end
-
-    def set_instance_names list
       @object_layout = Layout.new_object
-      @object_layout.set_names list
     end
 
-    def get_instance_method fname
-      fname = fname.to_sym
-      @instance_methods.detect{ |fun| fun.name == fname }
-    end
-
-    # get the method and if not found, try superclasses. raise error if not found
-    def resolve_method m_name
-      method = get_instance_method(m_name)
-      unless method
-        unless( @name == "Object" )
-          supr = Space.space.get_class_by_name(@super_class_name)
-          method = supr.resolve_method(m_name)
-        end
-      end
-      raise "Method not found #{m_name}, for #{@name}" unless method
-      method
+    def add_instance_name name
+      @object_layout.push name
     end
 
     @@CLAZZ = { :names => [:name , :super_class_name , :instance_methods] , :types => [Virtual::Reference,Virtual::Reference,Virtual::Reference]}

lib/parfait/module.rb

@@ -13,6 +13,45 @@
 
 module Parfait
   class Module < Object
+    def initialize name , superclass
+      @instance_methods = []
+      @name = name.to_sym
+      @super_class = superclass
+      @meta_class = Virtual::MetaClass.new(self)
+    end
+
+    def add_instance_method method
+      raise "not a method #{method.class} #{method.inspect}" unless method.is_a? Virtual::CompiledMethod
+      raise "syserr " unless method.name.is_a? Symbol
+      @instance_methods << method
+    end
+
+    # this needs to be done during booting as we can't have all the classes and superclassses
+    # instantiated. By that logic it should maybe be part of vm rather.
+    # On the other hand vague plans to load the hierachy from sof exist, so for now...
+    def set_super_class sup
+      @super_class = sup
+    end
+
+    def get_instance_method fname
+      fname = fname.to_sym
+      @instance_methods.detect{ |fun| fun.name == fname }
+    end
+
+    # get the method and if not found, try superclasses. raise error if not found
+    def resolve_method m_name
+      method = get_instance_method(m_name)
+      unless method
+        unless( @name == "Object" )
+          supr = Space.space.get_class_by_name(@super_class_name)
+          method = supr.resolve_method(m_name)
+        end
+      end
+      raise "Method not found #{m_name}, for #{@name}" unless method
+      method
+    end
+
+
     # :<, :<=, :>, :>=, :included_modules, :include?, :name, :ancestors, :instance_methods, :public_instance_methods,
     # :protected_instance_methods, :private_instance_methods, :constants, :const_get, :const_set, :const_defined?,
     # :const_missing, :class_variables, :remove_class_variable, :class_variable_get, :class_variable_set,

lib/parfait/object.rb

@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@ module Parfait
     LAYOUT_INDEX  = 1
     CLASS_INDEX   = 2  #only used in class, but keep constants together
 
+    def self.new_object *args
+      object = self.new(*args)
+      object
+    end
+
     def get_type_of( index )
       type_word = internal_object_get( TYPE_WORD )
       res = type_word >> (index*4)
-      # least significant nibble, this is still adhoc, not test. but the idea is there
+      # least significant nibble, this is still adhoc, not tested. but the idea is there
       res & 0xF
     end
 
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ module Parfait
     # data that every object carries.
     def get_class()
       l = get_layout()
-      puts "Layout #{l}"
+      puts "Layout #{l.class} in #{self.class}"
       l.get_object_class()
     end
 

lib/parfait/space.rb

@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ module Parfait
       c
     end
 
-    def create_class name , variable_names
+    def create_class name
       c = Class.new_object(name)
-      c.set_instance_names Virtual.new_list(variable_names)
       @classes[name] = c
     end
 

lib/virtual/compile_parfait.rb

@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ module Parfait
   # These are the same functions that Builtin implements at run-time
   class Object
     include FakeMem
-    def self.new_object *args
-#      Space.space.get_class_by_name(:Word)
-      #puts "I am #{self}"
-      object = self.new(*args)
-      object
-    end
     # these internal functions are _really_ internal
     # they respresent the smallest code needed to build larger functionality
     # but should _never_ be used outside parfait. in fact that should be impossible

lib/virtual/machine.rb

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module Virtual
     def boot_classes!
       values = [ "Integer" , "Object" , "Value" , "Kernel"]
       rest = ["Word" , "Class" , "Dictionary" , "Space" , "List", "Layout"]
-      (values + rest).each { |cl| @space.create_class(cl , []) }
+      (values + rest).each { |cl| @space.create_class(cl) }
       value_class = @space.get_class_by_name "Value"
       @space.get_class_by_name("Integer").set_super_class( value_class )
       object_class = @space.get_class_by_name("Object")