fixed relation of values and types that had got watered in the virtual move

lib/virtual/constants.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ module Virtual
   
   class Constant < ::Virtual::Value
   end
+  class TrueValue < Constant
+  end
+  class FalseValue < Constant
+  end
+  class NilValue < Constant
+  end
 
   # another abstract "marker" class (so we can check for it)
   # derived classes are Boot/Meta Class and StringConstant 

lib/virtual/integer.rb

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-require_relative "value"
-
-module Virtual
-  class Integer < Value
-
-    def initialize
-    end
-
-  end
-end

lib/virtual/machine.rb

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ require_relative "instruction"
 require_relative "method"
 require_relative "frame"
 require_relative "value"
-require_relative "mystery"
+require_relative "type"
 require_relative "object"
 require_relative "constants"
 require "boot/boot_space"

lib/virtual/mystery.rb

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-require_relative "constants"
-
-module Virtual
-  class Mystery < Value
-    def initialize 
-    end
-
-    def as type
-      type.new
-    end
-
-  end
-
-  class TrueValue < Constant
-  end
-  class FalseValue < Constant
-  end
-  class NilValue < Constant
-  end
-end

lib/virtual/object.rb

@@ -51,6 +51,3 @@ module Virtual
     end
   end
 end
-
-require_relative "integer"
-require_relative "reference"

lib/virtual/reference.rb

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-require_relative "value"
-
-module Virtual
-  class Reference < Value
-
-    def initialize clazz = nil
-      @clazz = clazz
-    end
-    attr_accessor :clazz
-
-    def at_index block , left , right
-      block.ldr( self , left , right )
-      self
-    end
-  end
-  
-  class SelfReference < Reference
-  end
-end

lib/virtual/type.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require_relative "value"
+
+module Virtual
+  # Integer and (Object) References are the main derived classes, but float will come and ...
+  # The Mystery Type has unknown type and has only casting methods. So it must be cast to be useful.
+  class Type
+  end
+  
+  class Integer < Type
+
+    def initialize
+    end
+
+  end
+  
+  class Reference < Type
+
+    def initialize clazz = nil
+      @clazz = clazz
+    end
+    attr_accessor :clazz
+
+    def at_index block , left , right
+      block.ldr( self , left , right )
+      self
+    end
+  end
+  
+  class SelfReference < Reference
+  end
+
+  class Mystery < Type
+    def initialize 
+    end
+
+    def as type
+      type.new
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end

lib/virtual/value.rb

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module Virtual
   
-  # the virtual machine is implemented in values. Values have types which are represented as classes, but it is still
-  # important to make the distinction. Values are immutable, passed by value and machine word sized.
-  
-  # Integer and (Object) References are the main derived classes, but float will come and ...
-  # The Mystery Value has unknown type and has only casting methods. So it must be cast to be useful.
+  # the virtual machine is implemented in values (a c++ version of oo). 
+  # Values have types which are represented as classes, instances of Type to be precise
+
+  # Values must really be Constants or Variables, ie have a storage space
+
   class Value
     def == other
       other.class == self.class
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ module Virtual
       self.class.name + ".new()"
     end
     def type
-      self.class
+      raise "abstract called"
     end
     private
     def initialize
     end
   end
+  
 end