Vata2::VM Namespace Reference

Classes
class	VMValue
	Data type representing a value, which is composed of a type and a pointer to a general memory. More...
class	VirtualMachine
	The virtual machine executing VATA code. More...
class	VMException
	The exception for virtual machine errors. More...

Typedefs
using	VMFuncName = std::string
	Data type for function names. More...
using	VMFuncArgs = std::vector< VMValue >
	Data type for function arguments. More...
using	VMDispatcherFunc = std::function< VMValue(const VMFuncName &, const VMFuncArgs &)>
	Data type for dispatcher function pointer. More...
using	VMPointer = const void *
	Data type representing a pointer to a memory holding a value. More...
using	VMStorage = std::unordered_map< std::string, VMValue >
	A dictionary mapping names to values. More...

Functions
void	reg_dispatcher (const std::string &type_name, const VMDispatcherFunc &func)
	registers a dispatcher function for a VATA data type More...
const VMDispatcherFunc &	find_dispatcher (const std::string &type_name)
	finds the dispatcher function for a given type More...
VMValue	call_dispatch_with_self (const VMValue &val, const VMFuncName &func_name)
	calls a dispatcher function for the given value with it as the only argument More...
VMValue	default_dispatch (const VMFuncName &func_name, const VMFuncArgs &func_args)
	Default dispatcher function. More...

Typedef Documentation

using VMDispatcherFunc = std::function<VMValue(const VMFuncName&, const VMFuncArgs&)>

Data type for dispatcher function pointer.

Definition at line 40 of file vm-dispatch.hh.

using VMFuncArgs = std::vector<VMValue>

Data type for function arguments.

Definition at line 38 of file vm-dispatch.hh.

using VMFuncName = std::string

Data type for function names.

Definition at line 36 of file vm-dispatch.hh.

using VMPointer = const void*

Data type representing a pointer to a memory holding a value.

Definition at line 32 of file vm.hh.

using VMStorage = std::unordered_map<std::string, VMValue>

A dictionary mapping names to values.

Definition at line 88 of file vm.hh.

Function Documentation

VMValue Vata2::VM::call_dispatch_with_self ( const VMValue &  val, const VMFuncName &  func_name  )

inline

calls a dispatcher function for the given value with it as the only argument

Definition at line 54 of file vm-dispatch.hh.

References find_dispatcher(), and VMValue::type.

VMValue Vata2::VM::default_dispatch	(	const VMFuncName &	func_name,
		const VMFuncArgs &	func_args
	)

Default dispatcher function.

const VMDispatcherFunc& Vata2::VM::find_dispatcher

(

const std::string &

type_name

)

finds the dispatcher function for a given type

Referenced by call_dispatch_with_self().

void Vata2::VM::reg_dispatcher	(	const std::string &	type_name,
		const VMDispatcherFunc &	func
	)

registers a dispatcher function for a VATA data type