move soml tests out, small cleanup

Gemfile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 gem "salama" , :path => "."
-gem "ast" #, :github => "whitequark/ast"
+gem "ast" , :github => "whitequark/ast" , branch: :master
 
 gem "rake"
 gem "rye"

Gemfile.lock

@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ GIT
       ast (~> 2.1.0)
       parslet (~> 1.7.1)
 
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/whitequark/ast.git
+  revision: 3814fb102af82a30bf334005ebe17332744f9dad
+  branch: master
+  specs:
+    ast (2.1.0)
+
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
@@ -31,7 +38,6 @@ GEM
   specs:
     annoy (0.5.6)
       highline (>= 1.5.0)
-    ast (2.1.0)
     blankslate (3.1.3)
     codeclimate-test-reporter (1.0.3)
       simplecov
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   x64-mingw32
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  ast
+  ast!
   codeclimate-test-reporter
   guard
   guard-minitest

lib/register/boot.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Register
 
-  # Booting is a complicated, so it is extracted into this file, even it has only one entry point
+  # Booting is complicated, so it is extracted into this file, even it has only one entry point
 
   class Machine
 
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ module Register
 
     # helper to create a Type, name is the parfait name, ie :Type
     def type_for( name , ivars )
-      l = Parfait::Type.allocate.fake_init
-      l.add_instance_variable :type , :Type
+      l = Parfait::Type.allocate.compile_time_init
+      l.add_instance_variable :type , name
       ivars.each {|n,t| l.add_instance_variable( n , t) }
       l
     end
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module Register
     # meaning the lauouts have to be booted, @types filled
     # here we pass the actual (ruby) class
     def object_with_type(cl)
-      o = cl.allocate.fake_init
+      o = cl.allocate.compile_time_init
       name = cl.name.split("::").last.to_sym
       o.set_type @types[name]
       o

lib/register/parfait/class.rb

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 # may be added to any object at run-time.
 
 # An Object carries the data for the instance variables it has.
-# The type lists the names of the instance variables
-# The class keeps a list of instance methods, these have a name and code
+# The Type lists the names of the instance variables
+# The Class keeps a list of instance methods, these have a name and code
 
 module Parfait
   class Class < Object

lib/register/parfait/object.rb

@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ module Parfait
     # At compile time we fake memory by using a global array for pages
     def self.new *args
       object = self.allocate
-      #HACK, but used to do the adapter in the init, bu that is too late now
-      object.fake_init if object.respond_to?(:fake_init) # at compile, not run-time
+      object.compile_time_init if object.respond_to?(:compile_time_init)
+
       # have to grab the class, because we are in the ruby class not the parfait one
       cl = Space.object_space.get_class_by_name( self.name.split("::").last.to_sym)
+
       # and have to set the type before we let the object do anything. otherwise boom
       object.set_type cl.instance_type
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ module Parfait
     include Padding
     include Positioned
 
-    def fake_init
+    def compile_time_init
       @memory = Array.new(16)
       @position = nil
       self # for chaining

lib/register/parfait/type.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # The Type allows the mapping of names to index.
 
 # The Type of an object describes the memory layout of the object. In a c analogy, it is the
-#  information defined in a struct.
+# information defined in a struct.
 # The Type is a list of the names of instance variables, and their value types (int etc).
 #
 # Every object has a Type to describe it, so it's *first* instance variable is **always**
@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@
 # But Objects must also be able to carry methods themselves (ruby calls singleton_methods)
 # and those too are stored in the Type (both type and class include behaviour)
 
-# In other words, the Type is a list of names and value types that describe
-# the values stored in an actual object.
-# The object is an List of values of length n and
-# the Type is an List of names and value tpyes of length n ,
-#  plus class reference and methods reference
+# The object is an List of values of length n
+
+# The Type is a list of n names and n types that describe the values stored in an actual object.
+
 # Together they turn the object into a hash like structure
 
+# For types to be a useful concept, they have to be unique and immutable. Any "change", like adding
+# a name/type pair, will result in a new instance.
+
+# The Type class carries a hash of types of the systems, which is used to ensure that
+# there is only one instance of every type. Hash and equality are defined on type
+# for this to work.
+
 module Parfait
   class Type < Object
     attribute :object_class

test/register/parfait/test_space.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative "../helper"
 class TestSpace < MiniTest::Test
 
   def setup
-    @machine = Register.machine
+    @machine = Register.machine.boot
   end
   def classes
     [:Kernel,:Word,:List,:Message,:Frame,:Type,:Object,:Class,:Dictionary,:Method , :Integer]

test/test_all.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require_relative "soml/test_all"
-
 require_relative "elf/test_all"
 
 require_relative "register/test_all"