rubyx/lib/mom/instruction/slot_load.rb
Torsten Ruger 03a4e04f7e rename self to receiver
just because it is a keyword and can’t be used
2018-03-14 20:26:13 +05:30

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module Mom
# SlotLoad is an abstract base class for moving data into a slot
# A Slot is basically an instance variable, but it must be of known type
#
# The value loaded can be a constant (SlotConstant) or come from another Slot (SlotMove)
#
# The Slot is the left hand side, the right hand side being determined by the subclass.
# The only known object (*) for the left side is the current message, which is a bit like
# the oo version of a PC (program Counter)
# (* off course all class objects are global, and so they are allowed too)
#
# A maybe not immediately obvious corrolar of this design is the total absence of
# general purpose instance variable accessors. Ie only inside an object's functions
# can a method access instance variables, because only inside the method is the type
# guaranteed.
# From the outside a send is neccessary, both for get and set, (which goes through the method
# resolution and guarantees the correct method for a type), in other words perfect data hiding.
#
# @left: is an array of symbols, that specifies the first the object, and then the Slot.
# The first element is either a known type name (Capitalized symbol of the class name) ,
# or the symbol :message
# And subsequent symbols must be instance variables on the previous type.
# Examples: [:message , :receiver] or [:Space : :next_message]
#
# @right: depends on the derived Class
#
class SlotLoad < Instruction
attr_reader :left , :right
def initialize(left , right)
left = SlotDefinition.new(left.shift , left) if left.is_a? Array
@left , @right = left , right
raise "left not SlotDefinition, #{left}" unless left.is_a? SlotDefinition
raise "right not Mom, #{right.to_rxf}" unless right.class.name.include?("Mom")
end
end
class SlotDefinition
attr_reader :known_object , :slots
def initialize( object , slots)
@known_object , @slots = object , slots
slot = [slot] unless slot.is_a?(Array)
end
end
end