finally change List to derive from data object

can’t derive from data16 as some lists are longer
have to get the delegation to work first

lib/parfait/data_object.rb

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ module Parfait
     def data_length
       raise "called #{self}"
     end
-    def data_start
+    def self.type_length
-      return get_type.get_length
+      raise "called #{self}"
     end
   end
 
@@ -69,4 +69,9 @@ module Parfait
       16 * 4
     end
   end
+  class Data32 < DataObject
+    def self.memory_size
+      32
+    end
+  end
 end

lib/parfait/list.rb

@@ -12,22 +12,18 @@
 # so all incoming/outgoing indexes have to be shifted one up/down
 
 module Parfait
-  class List < Object
+  class List < Data32
+    attr_reader :indexed_length
+
+    def self.type_length
+      2    # 0 type , 1 length
+    end
     def self.get_length_index
-      return 2
+      type_length - 1
-    end
-    def self.get_indexed(index)
-      return index + 2
-    end
-    def length_index
-      1
-    end
-    def get_offset
-      return 2
     end
 
     def get_length
-      r = get_internal_word( length_index ) #one for type
+      r = @indexed_length
       r.nil? ? 0 : r
     end
 
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ module Parfait
         grow_to(index + 1)
       end
       # start one higher than offset, which is where the length is
-      set_internal_word( index + get_offset, value)
+      set_internal_word( index + self.class.type_length, value)
     end
 
     # set the value at index.
@@ -49,36 +45,30 @@ module Parfait
       ret = nil
       if(index < get_length)
         # start one higher than offset, which is where the length is
-        ret = get_internal_word(index + get_offset )
+        ret = get_internal_word(index + self.class.type_length )
       end
       ret
     end
-
+    alias :[] :get
+    
     def grow_to( len )
       raise "Only positive lenths, #{len}" if len < 0
       old_length = get_length
       return if old_length >= len
-      #          raise "bounds error at #{len}" if( len + offset > 16 )
+      internal_set_length( len)
-      # be nice to use the indexed_length , but that relies on booted space
-      set_internal_word( length_index  , len) #one for type
     end
 
     def shrink_to( len )
       raise "Only positive lenths, #{len}" if len < 0
       old_length = get_length
       return if old_length <= len
-      set_internal_word( length_index  , len)
+      internal_set_length( len)
     end
 
     def indexed_length
       get_length()
     end
 
-    def initialize(  )
-      super()
-      @memory = []
-    end
-
     # include? means non nil index
     def include?( item )
       return index_of(item) != nil
@@ -236,20 +226,6 @@ module Parfait
       ret
     end
 
-    # 0 -based index
-    def get_internal_word(index)
-      @memory[index]
-    end
-
-    # 0 -based index
-    def set_internal_word(index , value)
-      raise "Word[#{index}] = " if((self.class == Parfait::Word) and value.nil? )
-      @memory[index] = value
-      value
-    end
-
-    alias :[] :get
-
     def to_rxf_node(writer , level , ref )
       Sof.array_to_rxf_node(self , writer , level , ref )
     end
@@ -271,6 +247,10 @@ module Parfait
       end
       array
     end
+    private
+    def internal_set_length( i )
+      @indexed_length = i
+    end
   end
 
   # new list from ruby array to be precise
@@ -284,5 +264,4 @@ module Parfait
     end
     list
   end
-
 end

lib/parfait/type.rb

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ module Parfait
     end
 
     def name_at( index )
+      raise "No names #{index}" unless @names
       @names.get(index)
     end
 

lib/parfait/word.rb

@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ module Parfait
   class Word < Data8
     attr_reader :char_length
 
-    #semi "indexed" methods for interpreter
-    def self.get_length_index
-      2 # 2 is the amount of attributes, type and char_length. the offset after which chars start
-    end
     def self.type_length
       2    # 0 type , 1 char_length
     end
-    def self.get_indexed( i )
+    def self.get_length_index
-      i + get_length_index * 4
+      type_length - 1
     end
     # initialize with length. For now we try to keep all non-parfait (including String) out
     # String will contain spaces for non-zero length

lib/risc/boot.rb

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ module Risc
     def  super_class_names
        { Data4: :DataObject , Data8: :DataObject ,Data16: :DataObject ,
          BinaryCode: :Data16 , Integer: :Data4, Word: :Data8 ,
-         Object: :BasicObject}
+         Object: :BasicObject , List: :Data16}
     end
 
     # the function really just returns a constant (just avoiding the constant)

lib/risc/parfait_adapter.rb

@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ module Parfait
 
     # 0 -based index
     def get_internal_word(index)
-      return super if index < data_start
+      return super if index < self.class.type_length
       @memory[index]
     end
 
     # 1 -based index
     def set_internal_word(index , value)
-      return super if index < data_start
+      return super if index < self.class.type_length
-      raise "Word[#{index}] = nil" if( value.nil? )
+      raise "Word[#{index}] = nil" if( value.nil? and self.class != List)
       @memory[index] = value
       value
     end

test/parfait/test_list.rb

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Parfait
       assert_equal 0,  @list.indexed_length
     end
     def test_offset
-      assert_equal 2 , @list.get_offset
+      assert_equal 2 , @list.class.type_length
     end
     def test_indexed_index
       # 0 type , 1 indexed_length