yep thats right superclass of Object in GemStone/S is nil, so yeh that makes sense to make MAProxyObject to inherit from nil.
i will implement these objects and include it in Magritte GemStone/S version, since Pier is using it i dont want to leave it.
 
thanks
Isaiah
> From: renggli@iam.unibe.ch
> Subject: Re: Magritte- MAProxyObject, MADynamic
> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:34:41 +0200
> To: smallwiki@iam.unibe.ch
>
> > yeh i had a quick look and i saw pier using these proxy classes.
> > yep GemStone/S Object supports #doesNotUnderstand:. so it shouldnt
> > be too difficult to either refactor or add MADynamicObject later.
> > however GemStone/S doesnt support protoObject. so i guess the
> > MADynamicproxyObject will have to inherit from Object
>
> What is the superclass of Object in GemStone/S?
>
> I guess MADynamicObject should have the same (probably this is nil).
>
> Lukas
>
>
> >
> >
> > > From: renggli@iam.unibe.ch
> > > Subject: Re: Magritte- MAProxyObject, MADynamic object
> > > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:14:42 +0200
> > > To: smallwiki@iam.unibe.ch
> > >
> > > > thanks lukas, make sense. For the port to GemStone/S i might leave
> > > > MAProxyObject and MADynamicObject out. it can always be added
> > later
> > > > if people really want it.
> > > > what do you think ?
> > >
> > > Yes, I would do so.
> > >
> > > Pier has some users, but we could either refactor those or port
> > > MADynamicObject later on. I guess GemStone/S also supports
> > > #doesNotUnderstand:?
> > >
> > > Lukas
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: renggli@iam.unibe.ch
> > > > > Subject: Re: Magritte- MAProxyObject, MADynamic object
> > > > > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:14:43 +0200
> > > > > To: smallwiki@iam.unibe.ch
> > > > >
> > > > > > what and how are MAProxyObject and MADynamicObject used in
> > > > magritte ?
> > > > > > i know it acts as a proxy for a 'real Object'. where are these
> > > > > > proxies used
> > > > > > ?
> > > > >
> > > > > It is rarely used, I try to avoid its use as much as possible.
> > > > > MAProxyObject is an abstract class. MADynamicObject is
> > created when
> > > > > sending the message #asDynamicObject to a block.
> > > > >
> > > > > The idea is to have dynamic properties in descriptions (or other
> > > > > objects). For example in Pier the owner of a structure is
> > described
> > > > > on the class side with something like:
> > > > >
> > > > > MASingleOptionDescription new
> > > > > beSorted;
> > > > > label: 'Owner';
> > > > > selectorAccessor: #owner;
> > > > > reference: PUUser description;
> > > > > options: [ self allUsers ] asDynamicObject;
> > > > > yourself
> > > > >
> > > > > This means every time the options are queried the sender gets a
> > > > proxy
> > > > > object that (most of the time) resolves to the list of all
> > available
> > > > > users.
> > > > >
> > > > > Again, this is cool magic that works most of the time, but I
> > > > strongly
> > > > > discourage to use it. In all cases it is possible to avoid
> > its use
> > > > > all-together, for example by overriding #description on the
> > instance
> > > > > side and adding the description manually instead of defining
> > it on
> > > > > the class side. I am just too lazy to do that sometimes ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Lukas
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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