docs for roles

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Joe Groff 2009-04-25 21:20:19 -05:00
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! (c)2009 Joe Groff bsd license
USING: classes.mixin help.markup help.syntax kernel multiline roles ;
IN: roles
HELP: ROLE:
{ $syntax <" ROLE: name slots... ;
ROLE: name < role slots... ;
ROLE: name <{ roles... } slots... ; "> }
{ $description "Defines a new " { $link role } ". " { $link tuple } " classes which inherit this role will contain the specified " { $snippet "slots" } " as well as the slots associated with the optional inherited " { $snippet "roles" } "."
$nl
"Slot specifiers take one of the following three forms:"
{ $list
{ { $snippet "name" } " - a slot which can hold any object, with no attributes" }
{ { $snippet "{ name attributes... }" } " - a slot which can hold any object, with optional attributes" }
{ { $snippet "{ name class attributes... }" } " - a slot specialized to a specific class, with optional attributes" }
}
"Slot attributes are lists of slot attribute specifiers followed by values; a slot attribute specifier is one of " { $link initial: } " or " { $link read-only } ". See " { $link "tuple-declarations" } " for details." } ;
HELP: TUPLE:
{ $syntax <" TUPLE: name slots ;
TUPLE: name < estate slots ;
TUPLE: name <{ estates... } slots... ; "> }
{ $description "Defines a new " { $link tuple } " class."
$nl
"The list of inherited " { $snippet "estates" } " is optional; a single tuple superclass and/or a set of " { $link role } "s can be specified. If no superclass is provided, it defaults to " { $link tuple } "."
$nl
"Slot specifiers take one of the following three forms:"
{ $list
{ { $snippet "name" } " - a slot which can hold any object, with no attributes" }
{ { $snippet "{ name attributes... }" } " - a slot which can hold any object, with optional attributes" }
{ { $snippet "{ name class attributes... }" } " - a slot specialized to a specific class, with optional attributes" }
}
"Slot attributes are lists of slot attribute specifiers followed by values; a slot attribute specifier is one of " { $link initial: } " or " { $link read-only } ". See " { $link "tuple-declarations" } " for details." } ;
{
POSTPONE: ROLE:
POSTPONE: TUPLE:
} related-words
HELP: role
{ $class-description "The superclass of all role classes. A " { $snippet "role" } " is a " { $link mixin-class } " that includes a set of slot definitions that can be added to " { $link tuple } " classes alongside other " { $snippet "role" } "s." } ;
HELP: multiple-inheritance-attempted
{ $class-description "This error is thrown if a " { $link POSTPONE: TUPLE: } " definition attempts to inherit more than one " { $link tuple } " class." } ;
HELP: role-slot-overlap
{ $class-description "This error is thrown if a " { $link POSTPONE: TUPLE: } " or " { $link POSTPONE: ROLE: } " definition attempts to inherit a set of " { $link role } "s in which more than one attempts to define the same slot." } ;

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Mixins for tuples