slot docs and rename

lib/virtual/slots/message_slot.rb

@@ -21,20 +21,24 @@ module Virtual
     end
   end
 
+  # named classes exist for slots that often accessed
+
+  # Return is the MessageSlot(MESSAGE_RETURN_VALUE)
   class Return < MessageSlot
     def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
       super( MESSAGE_RETURN_VALUE , type , value  )
     end
   end
 
+  # Self is the MessageSlot(MESSAGE_SELF)
   class Self < MessageSlot
     def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
       super( MESSAGE_SELF , type , value  )
     end
   end
 
-  # Name of the current message
-  class Name < MessageSlot
+  # MessageName of the current message
+  class MessageName < MessageSlot
     def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
       super( MESSAGE_NAME , type , value  )
     end

lib/virtual/slots/new_message_slot.rb

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-module Virtual
-  class NewMessageSlot < Slot
-    def initialize index , type = Unknown, value = nil
-      super(index , type , value )
-    end
-  end
-
-  class NewReturn < NewMessageSlot
-    def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
-      super( MESSAGE_RETURN_VALUE, type , value  )
-    end
-  end
-
-  class NewSelf < NewMessageSlot
-    def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
-      super( MESSAGE_SELF , type , value  )
-    end
-  end
-
-  class NewName < NewMessageSlot
-    def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
-      super( MESSAGE_NAME, type , value )
-    end
-  end
-end

lib/virtual/slots/next_message_slot.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+module Virtual
+
+  # The next Message is one of four objects the virtual machine knows
+  #
+  # Slots represent instance variables of objects, so NextMessageSlots
+  # represent instance variables of NextMessage objects.
+  # The Message has a layout as per the constant above
+
+  class NextMessageSlot < Slot
+    def initialize index , type = Unknown, value = nil
+      super(index , type , value )
+    end
+  end
+
+  # named classes exist for slots that often accessed
+
+  # NextReturn is the NextMessageSlot(MESSAGE_RETURN_VALUE)
+  class NextReturn < NextMessageSlot
+    def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
+      super( MESSAGE_RETURN_VALUE, type , value  )
+    end
+  end
+
+  # NextSelf is the NextMessageSlot(MESSAGE_SELF)
+  class NextSelf < NextMessageSlot
+    def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
+      super( MESSAGE_SELF , type , value  )
+    end
+  end
+
+  # NextMessageName of the next message
+  class NextMessageName < NextMessageSlot
+    def initialize type = Unknown, value = nil
+      super( MESSAGE_NAME, type , value )
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/virtual/slots/self_slot.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Virtual
   # want to send a message it puts the new self into the next_message.
   #
   # The slot in the Message is represented by instances of class Self
-  # (and slots in the next_message by instances of NewSelf)
+  # (and slots in the next_message by instances of NextSelf)
   #
   #  Additionally the current Self is represented as it's own top-level object.
   # If self is an Object one can refer to it's instance variables as Slots in SelfSlot

lib/virtual/slots/slot.rb

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Virtual
   # - the message that has been received: MessageSlot
   # - the frame of the method that is executing (local variables): FrameSlot
   # - self as an object: SelfSlot
-  # - a message that will be sent, NewMessageSlot
+  # - a message that will be sent, NextMessageSlot
 
   # additionally frame, self and return are slots in Message and NewMessage