rubyx/lib/ast/call_site_expression.rb

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module Ast
# operators are really function calls
class CallSiteExpression < Expression
# attr_reader :name, :args , :receiver
def compile method , message
me = receiver.compile( method, message )
method.add_code Virtual::NewMessage.new
method.add_code Virtual::Set.new(Virtual::NewSelf.new(me.type), me)
method.add_code Virtual::Set.new(Virtual::NewName.new(), Virtual::StringConstant.new(name))
compiled_args = []
args.each_with_index do |arg , i|
#compile in the running method, ie before passing control
val = arg.compile( method, message)
# move the compiled value to it's slot in the new message
to = Virtual::NewMessageSlot.new(i ,val.type , val)
# (doing this immediately, not after the loop, so if it's a return it won't get overwritten)
method.add_code Virtual::Set.new(to , val )
compiled_args << to
end
method.add_code Virtual::MessageSend.new(name , me , compiled_args) #and pass control
# the effect of the method is that the NewMessage Return slot will be filled, return it
# (this is what is moved _inside_ above loop for such expressions that are calls (or constants))
Virtual::NewReturn.new( method.return_type )
end
end
end