more machinery to the machine

lib/parfait/object.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class Object
+end

lib/virtual/machine.rb

@@ -42,12 +42,25 @@ module Virtual
     def self.boot
       machine = Machine.new
       machine.boot
+      machine
     end
 
-    def read string
+    def boot
-      syntax  = @parser.parse_with_debug(string)
+      # read all the files needed for a minimal system at compile
-      Parser::Transform.new.apply(syntax)
+      classes = ["object"]
+      classes.each do |clazz|
+        bytes = File.read(File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ) , ".." , "parfait" , "#{clazz}.rb") )
+#        expression = compile_main(bytes)
       end
+    end
+
+    def compile_main bytes
+      syntax  = @parser.parse_with_debug(bytes)
+      parts = Parser::Transform.new.apply(syntax)
+      main = Virtual::MethodDefinition.main
+      expressions = parts.compile( main , self.message )
+    end
+
 
     # run the instruction stream given. Instructions are a graph and executing means traversing it.
     # If there is no next instruction the machine stops

test/virtual/virtual_helper.rb

@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ module VirtualHelper
   end
 
   def check
-    machine = Virtual::Machine.new
+    machine = Virtual::Machine.boot
-    parts = machine.read @string_input
+    expressions = machine.compile_main @string_input
-    main = Virtual::MethodDefinition.main
-    expressions = parts.compile( main, machine.message )
     should = YAML.load(@output.gsub("RETURN_MARKER" , "\n"))
     assert_equal should , expressions , expressions.to_yaml.gsub("\n" , "RETURN_MARKER") +  "\n" + expressions.to_yaml 
   end