first step of assignment magic

lib/vm/block.rb

@@ -63,8 +63,15 @@ module Vm
       end
     end
     
-    def at where 
-      @current = where
+    # to use the assignment syntax (see method_missing) the scope must be set, so variables can be resolved
+    # The scope you set should be a binding (literally, the kernel.binding)
+    # The function return the block, so it can be chained into an assignment
+    #  Example (coding a function )  and having variable int defined
+    #  b = function.body.scope(binding)
+    #  b.int = 5                      will create a mov instruction to set the register that int points to 
+    def scope where
+      @scope = where
+      self
     end
     # set the next executed block after self.
     # why is this useful? if it's unconditional, why not merge them:
@@ -74,12 +81,27 @@ module Vm
       @next = block
     end
 
-    # sugar to create instructions easily. Any method with one arg is sent to the machine and the result
-    # (hopefully an instruction) added as code
+    # sugar to create instructions easily. Actually just got double sweet with two versions:
+    # 1 for any method that ends in = we evaluate the method name in the current scope (see scope())
+    #     for the result we call assign with the right value. The resulting instruction is added to 
+    #     the block.
+    #     Thus we emulate assignment, 
+    #     Example: block b
+    #                      b.variable = value          looks like what it does, but actually generates
+    #                                                   an instruction for the block (mov or add)
+    #                   
+    # 2- any other method will be passed on to the CMachine and the result added to the block
+    #  With this trick we can write what looks like assembler, 
+    #  Example   b.instance_eval
+    #                mov( r1 , r2 )
+    #                add( r1 , r2 , 4)
+    # end
+    #           mov and add will be called on Machine and generate Inststuction that are then added 
+    #             to the block
     def method_missing(meth, *args, &block)
-      if( meth.to_s[-1] == "=")
-        val = @current.eval  meth.to_s[0 ... -1]
-        raise "hallo #{val}" 
+      if( meth.to_s[-1] == "=" && args.length == 1)
+        l_val = @scope.eval  meth.to_s[0 ... -1]
+        add_code l_val.asign(args[0])
       end
       add_code CMachine.instance.send(meth , *args)
     end

lib/vm/values.rb

@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ module Vm
     attr_accessor :register
 
     def inspect
-      self.class.name + ":reg:#{register}:"
+      self.class.name + "(r#{register})"
+    end
+    def to_s
+      inspect
     end
     def initialize reg
       @register = reg

test/arm/test_small_program.rb

@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ class TestSmallProg < MiniTest::Test
   end
 
   def test_loop
-    @program.main.instance_eval do
-      mov  :r0,  5                #1
     start = Vm::Block.new("start")
-      add_code start
+    m = @program.main.scope binding
+    r0 = Vm::Integer.new(0)
+    m.r0 = 5                #1
+    m.add_code start
     start.instance_eval do
       sub  :r0, :r0, 1 , :update_status => 1      #2
-        bne  start  ,{}         #3
-      end
+      bne  start          #3
     end
     @should = [0,176,160,227,5,0,160,227,1,0,80,226,253,255,255,26,1,112,160,227,0,0,0,239]
-    write( 6 , "loop" )
+    write "loop"
   end
 
   def test_hello
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestSmallProg < MiniTest::Test
   def write name
     writer = Elf::ObjectWriter.new(@program , Elf::Constants::TARGET_ARM)
     assembly = writer.text
-    puts assembly
+    # use this for getting the bytes to compare to :  puts assembly
     assembly.text.bytes.each_with_index do |byte , index|
       assert_equal  byte , @should[index] , "byte #{index}"
     end