first method test

lib/ast/function_expression.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 module Ast
   class FunctionExpression < Expression
 #    attr_reader  :name, :params, :body , :receiver
-    def compile context
+    def compile frame , method
+      method = Virtual::Method.new(name , params )
+    end
+    def scratch
       args = []
       locals = {}
       params.each_with_index do |param , index|

lib/virtual/method.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "object"
 module Virtual
   # static description of a method
   # name
@@ -7,13 +8,16 @@ module Virtual
   # known local variable names
   # temp variables (numbered)
   #
-  class Method
+  class Method < Virtual::Object
     #return the main function (the top level) into which code is compiled
     def Method.main
       Method.new(:main)
     end
+    def attributes
+      [:name , :args]
+    end
     def initialize name , args = [] , receiver = Virtual::Reference  , return_type = Virtual::Reference 
-      @name = name
+      @name = name.to_sym
       @args = args
       @locals = []
       @receiver = receiver
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ module Virtual
       @start = MethodEnter.new
       @current = @start
     end
-    attr_reader :name
+    attr_reader :name , :args
 
     def add instruction
       @current.next = instruction

lib/virtual/object.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-module Boot
-  class BootSoace
-  end
-end
 module Virtual
   # our machine is made up of objects, some of which are code, some data
   #
@@ -26,6 +22,10 @@ module Virtual
       return true
     end
 
+    def inspect
+      self.class.name + ".new(" + attributes.collect{|a| send(a).inspect }.join(",")+ ")"
+    end
+
     def self.space
       if defined? @@space
         @@space