expanded the send a bit

lib/parfait/message.rb

@@ -2,18 +2,35 @@
 # instead it is parsed by salama to define part of the program that runs
 
 class Message
+
+  def get_type_for name
+    index = @layout.get_index name
+    get_at index
+  end
+
   def send
+    typ = get_type_for( :receiver )
+    # TODO: this will obviously be recoded as case, once that is done :-)
+    # depending on value type get method
+    if( typ == Integer )
+      method = Integer.get_method @method_name
+    else
+      if( typ != ObjectReference )
+        raise "unimplemented case"
+      else
+        method = @receiver.get_singeton_method @method_name
         # Find the method for the given object (receiver) according to ruby dispatch rules:
           # - see if the receiver object has a (singleton) method by the name
           # - get receivers class and look for instance methods of the name
           # - go up inheritance tree
           # - start over with method_missing instead
           #    -> guaranteed to end at object.method_missing 
-    method = @receiver.get_singeton_method @method_name
         unless method
           cl = @receiver.layout.object_class
           method = cl.get_instance_or_super_method @method_name
         end
+      end
+    end
     unless method
       message = Message.new( @receiver , :method_missing , [@method_name] + @args)
       message.send

lib/parfait/object.rb

@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 
 class Object
 
+  def get_class
+    @layout.get_class
+  end
 end