#ifndef _object_
#define _object_
#include <hn.h>

struct object : root {
	/* classes */
	shared_class	class();
	root		*classes();
	boolean		understands(name message);
	boolean		descendantof(name classnm);

	/* naming */
	name		nm;
	char		*namestr();
	boolean		rename(name newname);
	void		newname();

	object		find_name(name address);
	object		find_path(name *path);
	object		find_object(any address);

	/* hierarchy */
	object		@parent;
	object		*members;
	object		*parents();
	boolean		rooted();
	void 		reparent(object *newparents);
	void		initmember(object m);
	void		addmember(object m);
	object		newmember(name classnm);
	void		removemember(object m);
	void		delmember(object m);
	boolean		setscript(char *pdb, char *ps);

	/* initialization */
	void		OnInit();
	void		oninit();

	/* variables */
	name		*persistent;
	void		promote(name var, any val);
	void		softpromote(name var, any value);
	void		unpromote(name var);
	boolean		promoted(name var);
	boolean		scoped(name var);

	/* housekeeping */
	void		destroy();

	/* messages */
	boolean		logging;	/* scoped */
	void		deliver_self(name message);
	void		deliver_parent(name message);
	void		deliver(name message);

	void		doit(any thing);
};

#endif