wit metaclass and class functions

needs to go back to arrays first

lib/parfait/meta_class.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 module Parfait
 
-  # TODO : rethink - possibly needs to be a module to be mixed into Object
-  #
   # class that acts like a class, but is really the object
 
   # described in the ruby language book as the eigenclass, what you get with
@@ -9,19 +7,23 @@ module Parfait
   #     class << self        <--- this is called the eigenclass, or metaclass, and really is just
   #     ....                              the class object but gives us the ability to use the
   #                                       syntax as if it were a class
-  #                     PS: can't say i fancy the << self syntax and am considerernig adding a
-  #                         keyword for it, like meta
-  #                      In effect it is a very similar construct to   def self.function(...)
-  #                      So one could write def meta.function(...) and thus define on the meta-class
+  #
+
   class MetaClass < Object
-    # no name, nor nothing. as this is just the object really
+    attribute :me
 
-    # def initialize(object)
-    #   super()
-    #   self.functions = []
-    #   self.me_self = object
-    # end
+    def initialize(object)
+      super()
+      self.me = object
+    end
 
+    def super_class
+      Space.object_space.get_class_by_name(self.me.super_class_name).meta
+    end
+
+    def name
+      "Meta#{me.name}".to_sym
+    end
     # in a non-booting version this should map to _add_singleton_method
     # def add_function function
     #   raise "not a function #{function}" unless function.is_a? Register::Function

lib/soml/compiler/function_definition.rb

@@ -5,44 +5,41 @@ module Soml
       #puts statement.inspect
       return_type , name , parameters, kids , receiver = *statement
       name =  name.to_a.first
+      raise "Already in method #{@method}" if @method
+
       args = parameters.to_a.collect do |p|
         raise "error, argument must be a identifier, not #{p}" unless p.type == :parameter
         Parfait::Variable.new( *p)
       end
 
-      if receiver
-        # compiler will always return slot. with known value or not
-        r = receiver.first
-        if( r.is_a? Parfait::Class )
-          class_name = r.value.name
+      class_method = nil
+      if(receiver )
+        if( receiver.first == :self)  #class method
+          class_method = @clazz
+          @clazz = @clazz.meta_class
         else
-          if( r != :self)
-            raise "unimplemented case in function #{r}"
-          else
-            r = Register::Self.new()
-            class_name = method.for_class.name
-          end
+          raise "Not covered #{receiver}"
         end
-      else
-        r = @clazz
-        class_name = @clazz.name
       end
-      raise "Already in method #{@method}" if @method
+      r = @clazz
+      class_name = @clazz.name
+
       @method = @clazz.get_instance_method( name )
       if(@method)
         #puts "Warning, redefining method #{name}" unless name == :main
         #TODO check args / type compatibility
         @method.source.init @method
       else
-        @method = Register::MethodSource.create_method(class_name, return_type, name , args )
-        @method.for_class.add_instance_method @method
+        @method = Register::MethodSource.create_method_for(@clazz, return_type, name , args )
+        @clazz.add_instance_method @method
       end
       @method.source.receiver = r
       #puts "compile method #{@method.name}"
 
       kids.to_a.each do |ex|
-        ret = process(ex)
+        process(ex)
       end
+      @clazz = class_method if class_method
       @method = nil
       # function definition is a statement, does not return any value
       return nil

test/compiler/statements/test_class.rb

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class TestBasicClass < MiniTest::Test
   def test_class_def
     @string_input = <<HERE
 class Bar
-  int buh()
+  int self.buh()
     return 1
   end
 end

test/parfait/test_all.rb

@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ require_relative "test_word"
 require_relative "test_dictionary"
 require_relative "test_method"
 require_relative "test_class"
+require_relative "test_meta"
 require_relative "test_attributes"

test/parfait/test_meta.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+require_relative "../helper"
+
+class TestMeta < MiniTest::Test
+
+  def setup
+    @space = Register.machine.boot.space
+    @try = @space.create_class(:Try , :Object).meta
+  end
+
+  def foo_method for_class = :Try
+    args = Register.new_list [ Parfait::Variable.new(:Integer , :bar )]
+    ::Parfait::Method.new @space.get_class_by_name(for_class) , :foo , args
+  end
+
+  def test_meta
+    assert @try
+  end
+  def test_meta_object
+    assert @space.get_class_by_name(:Object).meta
+  end
+
+  def test_new_superclass
+    assert_equal Parfait::MetaClass , @try.super_class.class
+    assert_equal :MetaObject , @try.super_class.name
+  end
+  def pest_new_methods
+    assert_equal @try.method_names.class, @try.instance_methods.class
+    assert_equal @try.method_names.get_length , @try.instance_methods.get_length
+  end
+  def pest_add_method
+    foo = foo_method
+    assert_equal foo , @try.add_instance_method(foo)
+    assert_equal 1 , @try.instance_methods.get_length
+    assert_equal ":foo" , @try.method_names.inspect
+  end
+  def pest_remove_method
+    pest_add_method
+    assert_equal true , @try.remove_instance_method(:foo)
+  end
+  def pest_remove_nothere
+    assert_raises RuntimeError do
+       @try.remove_instance_method(:foo)
+    end
+  end
+  def pest_create_method
+    @try.create_instance_method :bar, Register.new_list( [ Parfait::Variable.new(:Integer , :bar )])
+    assert_equal ":bar" , @try.method_names.inspect
+  end
+  def pest_method_get
+    pest_add_method
+    assert_equal Parfait::Method , @try.get_instance_method(:foo).class
+  end
+  def pest_method_get_nothere
+    assert_equal nil , @try.get_instance_method(:foo)
+    pest_remove_method
+    assert_equal nil , @try.get_instance_method(:foo)
+  end
+  def pest_resolve
+    foo = foo_method :Object
+    @space.get_class_by_name(:Object).add_instance_method(foo)
+    assert_equal :foo , @try.resolve_method(:foo).name
+  end
+  def pest_meta
+    assert @try.meta_class
+  end
+end