PassByConstruction
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- | <pre>#create a new Vector object | + | <pre># create a new Vector object |
? def makeVector := <import:tests.makeVector&lgt; | ? def makeVector := <import:tests.makeVector&lgt; | ||
# value: <makeVector> | # value: <makeVector> | ||
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# value: ["3DES_SDH_M2", "3DES_SDH_M"] | # value: ["3DES_SDH_M2", "3DES_SDH_M"] | ||
- | #function for creating a new local vat | + | # function for creating a new local vat |
? def seedVatAuthor := <elang:interp.seedVatAuthor>(<unsafe>).virtualize((introducer)) | ? def seedVatAuthor := <elang:interp.seedVatAuthor>(<unsafe>).virtualize((introducer)) | ||
# value: <virtualSeedVat> | # value: <virtualSeedVat> | ||
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# value: "def run(thing :near) {println(`Thing: $thing`)}" | # value: "def run(thing :near) {println(`Thing: $thing`)}" | ||
- | #create the new vat. Return a far reference to the object and a reference to the vat object | + | # create the new vat. Return a far reference to the object and a reference to the vat object |
? def [scriptObj, vat] := seedVatAuthor(scriptSource) | ? def [scriptObj, vat] := seedVatAuthor(scriptSource) | ||
# value: [<Promise>, <Vat newVirtualSeedVat in <runs in newVirtualSeedVat>>] | # value: [<Promise>, <Vat newVirtualSeedVat in <runs in newVirtualSeedVat>>] | ||
- | #pass the pbc object into the new vat | + | # pass the pbc object into the new vat |
? scriptObj <- run(vector) | ? scriptObj <- run(vector) | ||
# value: <Remote Promise> | # value: <Remote Promise> | ||
? Thing: <Vector 6.6 7.7></pre> | ? Thing: <Vector 6.6 7.7></pre> |
Revision as of 11:11, 18 April 2007
When objects are transfered to another vat, they arrive as proxies by default. To reconstruct the object as a local object in the receiving vat, Pass By Construction (pbc) can be used. To mark an object as pbc, it has to implement the interface pbc:
def foo implements pbc { to __optUncall() { return [1, "add", [2]] } # ... }
The method __optUncall is a miranda method. When the object is passed to another vat, the method __optUncall is called by the CapTP networking subsystem of E. The result of the method is used to reconstruct the object in the destination vat.
The triple returned by __optUncall has this format:
[constructor, method, args]
where constructor is a reference to the maker that is to be used to reconstruct the object in the receiving vat, method is the method of the maker to run and args is a ConstList of arguments.
Example
The first part of the example is a maker for a 2D Vector. The created vectors are Pass By Construction, they should pass the guard :pbc. This code should be positioned in a file in the java classpath at the location "tests.makeVector.emaker"
def makeVector implements pbc { to run(var x, var y) { def vector implements pbc { to getX() :any { return x } to getY() :any { return y } to __optUncall() :any { return [makeVector, "run", [x,y]] } to __printOn(out) {out.print(`<Vector $x $y>`)} } return vector } to __optUncall() :any { return [<import>, "get", ["tests.makeVector"]] } }
Example of usage:
# create a new Vector object ? def makeVector := <import:tests.makeVector&lgt; # value: <makeVector> ? def vector := makeVector(6.6,7.7) # value: <Vector 6.6 7.7> ? introducer.onTheAir() # value: ["3DES_SDH_M2", "3DES_SDH_M"] # function for creating a new local vat ? def seedVatAuthor := <elang:interp.seedVatAuthor>(<unsafe>).virtualize((introducer)) # value: <virtualSeedVat> # Run this source code in the new vat. The method accepts a pbc object and prints it. ? def scriptSource:="def run(thing :pbc) {println(`Thing: $thing`)}" # value: "def run(thing :near) {println(`Thing: $thing`)}" # create the new vat. Return a far reference to the object and a reference to the vat object ? def [scriptObj, vat] := seedVatAuthor(scriptSource) # value: [<Promise>, <Vat newVirtualSeedVat in <runs in newVirtualSeedVat>>] # pass the pbc object into the new vat ? scriptObj <- run(vector) # value: <Remote Promise> ? Thing: <Vector 6.6 7.7>