Rename SlotMaker to Variable

Feels like now with better names, i can start to work.

lib/slot_language/assignment.rb

@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ module SlotLanguage
   # A Assignment makes SlotLoad. That means it stores the information
   # to be able to create a SlotLoad
   #
-  # Just like the SlotLoad stores two Slots, here we store two SlotMakers
+  # Just like the SlotLoad stores two Slots, here we store two Variables
   #
   class Assignment
-    # The two SlotMakers that become Slots in to_slot
+    # The two Variables that become Slots in to_slot
     attr_reader :left , :right
 
     def initialize(left , right)
       @left = left
       @right = right
-      raise "No Slot #{left}" unless left.is_a?(SlotMaker)
-      raise "No Slot #{right}" unless right.is_a?(SlotMaker)
+      raise "No Slot #{left}" unless left.is_a?(Variable)
+      raise "No Slot #{right}" unless right.is_a?(Variable)
     end
 
-    # create the SlotLoad, by creating the two Slots from the SlotMakers
+    # create the SlotLoad, by creating the two Slots from the Variables
     def to_slot(compiler)
       left_d = @left.to_slot(compiler)
       right_d = @right.to_slot(compiler)

lib/slot_language/slot_compiler.rb

@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ module SlotLanguage
       return check(name,receiver, kids) if SlotCompiler.checks.include?(name)
       return assign(receiver, name , kids) if(name.to_s.end_with?("="))
       puts "Send #{name} , #{receiver} kids=#{kids}" if DEBUG
-      SlotMaker.new( name )
+      Variable.new( name )
     end
     def on_lvar(lvar)
       puts "lvar #{lvar}" if DEBUG
-      SlotMaker.new(lvar.children.first )
+      Variable.new(lvar.children.first )
     end
     def on_lvasgn( expression)
       puts "lvasgn #{expression}" if DEBUG
       name = expression.children[0]
       value = process(expression.children[1])
-      Assignment.new(SlotMaker.new(name),value)
+      Assignment.new(Variable.new(name),value)
     end
     alias :on_ivasgn :on_lvasgn
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module SlotLanguage
     end
     def on_ivar( expression)
       puts "ivar #{expression}" if DEBUG
-      SlotMaker.new(expression.children.first)
+      Variable.new(expression.children.first)
     end
 
     private
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module SlotLanguage
 end
 require_relative "named_slot"
 require_relative "message_slot"
-require_relative "slot_maker"
+require_relative "variable"
 require_relative "assignment"
 require_relative "macro_maker"
 require_relative "goto"

lib/slot_language/variable.rb

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 module SlotLanguage
-  # A SlotMaker makes Slots. A Slot s the central SlotMachines description of a
-  # variable in an object. This Language level "Maker" holds the information
+  # A Variable makes Slots. A Slot is the central SlotMachines description of a
+  # variable in an object. At the Language level this holds the information
   # (names of instance variables) to be able to create the Slot instance
   #
   # In the SlotLanguage this is used in the Assignment. Just as a Slotload stores
   # two slots to define what is loaded where, the Assignment, that creates a SlotLoad,
-  # uses two SlotMakers.
-  class SlotMaker
+  # uses two Variables.
+  class Variable
     # stores the (instance) names that allow us to create a Slot
     attr_reader :names
 

test/slot_language/test_assignment.rb

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module SlotLanguage
       load = compile("word = name.member")
       assert_equal Assignment , load.class
       assert_equal :word , load.left.names.first
-      assert_equal SlotMaker , load.right.class
+      assert_equal Variable , load.right.class
     end
   end
 end

test/slot_language/test_equal_goto.rb

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ module SlotLanguage
     def do_check(check)
       assert_equal EqualGoto , check.class
       assert_equal Goto , check.goto.class
-      assert_equal SlotMaker , check.left.class
-      assert_equal SlotMaker , check.right.class
+      assert_equal Variable , check.left.class
+      assert_equal Variable , check.right.class
     end
     def test_equal_local
       check = compile("goto(exit_label) if(a == b)")
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ module SlotLanguage
       assert_equal @expr.first.object_id , @expr.last.goto.label.object_id
     end
     def test_expression_left
-      assert_equal SlotMaker , @expr.last.left.class
+      assert_equal Variable , @expr.last.left.class
       assert_equal [:b] , @expr.last.left.names
     end
     def test_expression_right
-      assert_equal SlotMaker , @expr.last.right.class
+      assert_equal Variable , @expr.last.right.class
       assert_equal [:c] , @expr.last.right.names
     end
   end

test/slot_language/test_slot_compiler.rb

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ module SlotLanguage
     def test_labels
       assert SlotCompiler.new.labels.empty?
     end
-    def test_compile
-      assert_equal SlotMaker , compile("a").class
+    def test_basic_compile
+      assert_equal Variable , compile("a").class
     end
   end
 end

test/slot_language/test_slot_maker.rb

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-require_relative "helper"
-
-module SlotLanguage
-  class TestSlotMaker < MiniTest::Test
-    include SlotToHelper
-    def setup
-      super
-      @maker = SlotMaker.new(:hi )
-    end
-    def test_slot
-      @maker.to_slot(@compiler)
-    end
-  end
-end

test/slot_language/test_variable.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require_relative "helper"
+
+module SlotLanguage
+  class TestVariable < MiniTest::Test
+    include SlotHelper
+    def test_basic_compile
+      assert_equal Variable , compile("a").class
+    end
+  end
+end