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#lang scribble/manual
@(require
scribble/example
@(for-label roos/class))
@(define myeval
(make-base-eval '(require roos/class)))
@title[#:tag "top"]{Interoperability Macros for roos and racket/class}
@author[@author+email["Hans Dijkema" "hans@dijkewijk.nl"]]
@defmodule[roos/class]
This module provides a compatibility layer between the @seclink["roos" #:doc '(lib "roos/scribblings/roos.scrbl") ]{@racketmodname[roos]} object system and the standard @racketmodname[racket/class] system. It exports the macros @racket[send], @racket[%->], and @racket[new], which automatically dispatch to the appropriate implementation based on the type of the given object or class.
@section{Macros}
@defidform[send]{(send obj method arg ...)
A generic message-send macro that works for both Roos objects and standard Racket class objects.
If @racket[obj] is a Roos object (@racket[roos-object?]), it uses the Roos dispatch (@racket[%->]).
Otherwise, it falls back to the original @racket[send] from @racket[racket/class].}
@examples[
#:eval (make-base-eval '(require roos/class))
(def-roos (t x) this (supers)
(y x)
((f a) (* a x)))
(define o (new t 5))
(send o f 2) ; → 10
]
@defidform[%->]{(%-> obj method arg ...)
An alternative method dispatch macro. The syntax omits the explicit @racket[send] and may feel more
familiar to users of other programming languages that use concise or operator-based method invocation.
This macro checks whether @racket[obj] is a Roos object or a standard Racket object and dispatches accordingly.}
@examples[
#:eval (make-base-eval '(require roos/class))
(def-roos (t x) this (supers)
(y x)
((f a) (* a x)))
(define o (new t 5))
(%-> o f 3) ; → 15
]
@subsection{Comparison with other languages}
In other languages, method invocation often uses compact notation:
@itemlist[
@item{Perl: @tt{$obj->method(args)}}
@item{Python / Ruby / Java / JavaScript: @tt{obj.method(args)}}
@item{C++: @tt{obj->method(args)} or @tt{obj.method(args)}}
]
The @racket[%->] macro serves a similar role within the s-expression syntax of Racket.
@defidform[new]{(new class arg ...)
Creates a new object. If @racket[class] is a Roos class (@racket[roos-class?]), then @racket[roos-new] is used.
Otherwise, the standard @racket[new] from @racket[racket/class] is used, supporting initialization arguments such as @racket[(init-field val)].}
@#reader scribble/comment-reader
[racketblock
(require roos/class) ; instead of racket/class
(define (t% x)
(class object%
(init-field (y* x))
(define/public (y) y*)
(define/public (y! x) (set! y* x))
(define/public (f a) (* (send this y) a))
(super-new)
))
(def-roos (t x) this (supers)
(y x)
((f a) (* (%-> this y) a))
)
(displayln
(let ((cl (t% 5)))
(let ((o (new cl)))
(= (send o f 2) 10))))
(displayln
(let ((cl (t% 6)))
(let ((o (new cl)))
(= (%-> o f 3) 18))))
(displayln
(let ((o (new t 8)))
(= (%-> o f 4) 32)))
(displayln
(= (send (new t 4) f 2) 8))
]
@section{Implementation Notes}
@itemlist[
@item{The original Racket @racket[send] and @racket[%->] are renamed to @racket[old-send] and @racket[old->] internally.}
@item{The Roos-aware macros detect the object or class type and route to the correct implementation.}
@item{@racket[new*] is a helper macro that transforms arguments into @racket[(v x)] form when needed.}
]
@section{Testing}
The module includes an internal test suite using RackUnit.
It validates consistent behavior of @racket[send], @racket[%->], and @racket[new] across both Racket classes and Roos classes.
@; End of documentation