rubyx/lib/slot_language/slot_maker.rb

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module SlotLanguage
# A SlotMaker makes Slots. A Slot s the central SlotMachines description of a
# variable in an object. This Language level "Maker" holds the information
# (names of instance variables) to be able to create the Slot instance
#
# In the SlotLanguage this is used in the Assignment. Just as a Slotload stores
# two slots to define what is loaded where, the Assignment, that creates a SlotLoad,
# uses two SlotMakers.
class SlotMaker
# stores the (instance) names that allow us to create a Slot
attr_reader :names
def initialize(names)
case names
when Array
@names = names
when nil
raise "No names given"
else
@names = [names]
end
end
def add_slot_name(name)
@names << name
end
def to_slot(compiler)
SlotMachine::Slot.for(:message , names)
end
def to_s
"message." + names.join(",")
end
end
end