calcium-lang/dist/runtime/namespace.d.ts

Calcium language interpreter

import { InternalType } from "../type";
/**
 * saves variables, functions, and so on in a specific scope
 */
export default class Namespace {
    readonly parent?: Namespace | undefined;
    readonly isClassScope: boolean;
    /**
     * saves by key value pairs
     */
    private dict;
    /**
     *
     * @param parent nesting scope
     */
    constructor(parent?: Namespace | undefined, isClassScope?: boolean);
    /**
     * searches an attribute in a class scope
     * @param key attribute's name
     * @returns
     */
    get(key: string): InternalType | undefined;
    /**
     * searches identifier and return its value
     * @param key identifier
     */
    lookUp(key: string): InternalType | undefined;
    /**
     *
     * @param key identifier
     * @param value right hand side of assignment
     */
    register(key: string, value: InternalType): void;
    /**
     * the parent scope of a function or a method.
     * When this namespace is not a class scope, then returns this.
     */
    get nestingScope(): Namespace;
}