org.jruby.runtime

Class Frame

java.lang.Object

org.jruby.runtime.Frame

public final class Frame
extends Object

A Frame holds per-call information that needs to persist outside the execution of a given method. Currently a frame holds the following:

• The class against which this method is being invoked. This is usually (always?) the class of "self" within this call.
• The current "self" for the call.
• The name of the method being invoked during this frame, used for backtraces and "super" invocations.
• The block passed to this invocation. If the given code body can't accept a block, it will be Block.NULL_BLOCK.
• Whether this is the frame used for a binding-related call like eval. This is used to determine where to terminate evaled code's backtrace.
• The current visibility for methods defined during this call. Starts out as PUBLIC by default (in most cases) and can be modified by appropriate Kernel.public/private/protected calls.
• The jump target marker for non-local returns.

Frames are allocated for all Ruby methods (in compatibility mode, default) and for some core methods. In general, a frame is required for a method to show up in a backtrace, and so some methods only use frame for backtrace information (so-called "backtrace frames").

See Also:

ThreadContext

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Frame() Empty constructor, since Frame objects are pre-allocated and updated when needed.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Frame	capture()
Frame	clear() Clear the frame, as when the call completes.
Frame	duplicate() Clone this frame.
Frame	duplicateForBacktrace() Clone this frame for use in backtraces only (avoiding long-lived references to other elements.
IRubyObject	getBackRef(IRubyObject nil)
Block	getBlock() Retrieve the block associated with this frame.
RubyModule	getKlazz() Return class that we are calling against
IRubyObject	getLastLine(IRubyObject nil)
String	getName() Get the method name associated with this frame
IRubyObject	getSelf() Get the self associated with this frame
Visibility	getVisibility() Get the visibility at the time of this frame
boolean	isCaptured()
IRubyObject	setBackRef(IRubyObject backRef)
void	setCaptured(boolean captured)
void	setKlazz(RubyModule klazz) Set the class we are calling against.
IRubyObject	setLastLine(IRubyObject lastLine)
void	setName(String name) Set the method name associated with this frame
void	setSelf(IRubyObject self) Set the self associated with this frame
void	setVisibility(Visibility visibility) Change the visibility associated with this frame
String	toString()
void	updateFrame() Update the frame with just filename and line, used for top-level frames and method.
void	updateFrame(Frame frame) Update the frame based on information from another frame.
void	updateFrame(RubyModule klazz, IRubyObject self, String name, Block block, int jumpTarget) Update the frame based on the given values.
void	updateFrame(String name) Update the frame with caller information and method name, so it will show up correctly in call stacks.
void	updateFrameForEval(IRubyObject self, int jumpTarget) Update the frame based on the given values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Frame

public Frame()

Empty constructor, since Frame objects are pre-allocated and updated when needed.

Method Detail

updateFrame

public void updateFrame()

Update the frame with just filename and line, used for top-level frames and method.

updateFrame

public void updateFrame(String name)

Update the frame with caller information and method name, so it will show up correctly in call stacks.

Parameters:

name - The name of the method being called

updateFrame

public void updateFrame(Frame frame)

Update the frame based on information from another frame. Used for cloning frames (for blocks, usually) and when entering class bodies.

Parameters:

frame - The frame whose data to duplicate in this frame

updateFrame

public void updateFrame(RubyModule klazz,
               IRubyObject self,
               String name,
               Block block,
               int jumpTarget)

Update the frame based on the given values.

Parameters:

klazz - The class against which the method is being called

self - The 'self' for the method

name - The name under which the method is being invoked

block - The block passed to the method

jumpTarget - The target for non-local jumps (return in block)

updateFrameForEval

public void updateFrameForEval(IRubyObject self,
                      int jumpTarget)

Update the frame based on the given values.

Parameters:

self - The 'self' for the method

jumpTarget - The target for non-local jumps (return in block)

clear

public Frame clear()

Clear the frame, as when the call completes. Clearing prevents cached frames from holding references after the call is done.

duplicate

public Frame duplicate()

Clone this frame.

Returns:

A new frame with duplicate information to the target frame

duplicateForBacktrace

public Frame duplicateForBacktrace()

Clone this frame for use in backtraces only (avoiding long-lived references to other elements.

Returns:

A new frame with identical backtrace information to this frame

getKlazz

public RubyModule getKlazz()

Return class that we are calling against

Returns:

The class we are calling against

setKlazz

public void setKlazz(RubyModule klazz)

Set the class we are calling against.

Parameters:

klazz - the new class

setName

public void setName(String name)

Set the method name associated with this frame

Parameters:

name - the new name

getName

public String getName()

Get the method name associated with this frame

Returns:

the method name

getSelf

public IRubyObject getSelf()

Get the self associated with this frame

Returns:

The self for the frame

setSelf

public void setSelf(IRubyObject self)

Set the self associated with this frame

Parameters:

self - The new value of self

getVisibility

public Visibility getVisibility()

Get the visibility at the time of this frame

Returns:

The visibility

setVisibility

public void setVisibility(Visibility visibility)

Change the visibility associated with this frame

Parameters:

visibility - The new visibility

getBlock

public Block getBlock()

Retrieve the block associated with this frame.

Returns:

The block of this frame or NULL_BLOCK if no block given

getBackRef

public IRubyObject getBackRef(IRubyObject nil)

setBackRef

public IRubyObject setBackRef(IRubyObject backRef)

getLastLine

public IRubyObject getLastLine(IRubyObject nil)

setLastLine

public IRubyObject setLastLine(IRubyObject lastLine)

setCaptured

public void setCaptured(boolean captured)

capture

public Frame capture()

isCaptured

public boolean isCaptured()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object