function test, slow but steady

lib/ast/basic_expressions.rb

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Ast
       clazz = ::Virtual::Object.space.get_or_create_class name
       raise "uups #{clazz}.#{name}" unless clazz
       #class qualifier, means call from metaclass
-      clazz = clazz.meta_class
+      #clazz = clazz.meta_class
       clazz
     end    
   end

lib/ast/function_expression.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ module Ast
   class FunctionExpression < Expression
 #    attr_reader  :name, :params, :body , :receiver
     def compile frame , method
-      method = Virtual::Method.new(name , params )
+      args = params.collect{ |p| p.compile(frame , method )}
+      r = receiver ? receiver.compile(frame,method) : Virtual::SelfReference.new
+      method = Virtual::Method.new(name , params , r )
     end
     def scratch
       args = []

lib/boot/boot_class.rb

@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ module Boot
   # class is mainly a list of methods with a name (for now)
   # layout of object is seperated into Layout
   class BootClass < Virtual::ObjectConstant
-    def initialize name , scope , super_class = :Object
+    def initialize name , super_class = :Object
       super()
-      @scope = scope
       # class methods
       @methods = []
       @name = name.to_sym
@@ -14,7 +13,9 @@ module Boot
       @meta_class = MetaClass.new(self)
     end
     attr_reader :name , :methods , :meta_class , :context , :super_class
-    
+    def attributes
+      [:name , :super_class]
+    end
     def add_method method
       raise "not a method #{method}" unless method.is_a? Virtual::Method
       raise "syserr " unless method.name.is_a? Symbol
@@ -40,9 +41,6 @@ module Boot
       fun
     end
 
-    def inspect
-      "BootClass #{@name} < #{@super_class}:#{@methods.collect(&:name)}"
-    end
     def to_s
       inspect
     end

lib/boot/boot_space.rb

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Boot
     def initialize machine = nil
       super()
       @classes = {}
-      @main = Virtual::Method.new("main")
+      @main = Virtual::Method.new("main" , [] )
       #global objects (data)
       @objects = []
       boot_classes
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Boot
       raise "uups #{name}.#{name.class}" unless name.is_a? Symbol
       c = @classes[name]
       unless c
-        c = BootClass.new(name,@context)
+        c = BootClass.new(name)
         @classes[name] = c
       end
       c

lib/virtual/method.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative "object"
+
 module Virtual
   # static description of a method
   # name
@@ -11,12 +12,12 @@ module Virtual
   class Method < Virtual::Object
     #return the main function (the top level) into which code is compiled
     def Method.main
-      Method.new(:main)
+      Method.new(:main , [] , Virtual::SelfReference )
     end
     def attributes
-      [:name , :args]
+      [:name , :args , :receiver]
     end
-    def initialize name , args = [] , receiver = Virtual::Reference  , return_type = Virtual::Reference 
+    def initialize name , args , receiver = Virtual::SelfReference.new , return_type = Virtual::Reference 
       @name = name.to_sym
       @args = args
       @locals = []
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ module Virtual
       @start = MethodEnter.new
       @current = @start
     end
-    attr_reader :name , :args
+    attr_reader :name , :args , :receiver
 
     def add instruction
       @current.next = instruction

lib/virtual/reference.rb

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ module Virtual
       block.ldr( self , left , right )
       self
     end
-
+  end
+  
+  class SelfReference < Reference
   end
 end

test/virtual/test_methods.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def foo(x)
   5
 end
 HERE
-    @output = [Virtual::Method.new(:foo,[Ast::NameExpression.new(:x)])]
+    @output = [Virtual::Method.new(:foo,[Ast::NameExpression.new(:x)],Virtual::SelfReference.new())]
     check
   end
 
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ def String.length(x)
   @length
 end
 HERE
-    @parse_output = {:receiver=>{:module_name=>"String"}, :function_name=>{:name=>"length"}, :parameter_list=>[{:parameter=>{:name=>"x"}}], :expressions=>[{:instance_variable=>{:name=>"length"}}], :end=>"end"}
+    @output = [Virtual::Method.new(:length,[Ast::NameExpression.new(:x)],Boot::BootClass.new(:String,:Object))]
-    @transform_output = Ast::FunctionExpression.new(:length, [Ast::NameExpression.new("x")] , [Ast::VariableExpression.new(:length)] ,Ast::ModuleName.new("String") )
+    check
-    @parser = @parser.function_definition
   end
 
   def test_function_ops