1 files changed, 61 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level2.cpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level2.cpp
index ebdf121..bfda42f 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level2.cpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level2.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,56 @@
 using namespace intellect::level2;
 using namespace intellect::level2::concepts;
 
+// makes a list in one call =)
+void filllist(ref list, std::initializer_list<ref> items)
+{
+	for (auto & i : items) {
+		(make-next-list-entry)(list, i);
+	}
+}
+ref makelist(std::initializer_list<ref> items)
+{
+	ref list = (make-concept)();
+	(know-is-list)(list);
+	filllist(list, items);
+	return list;
+}
+
+// join refs with commas
+#define symbolstorefs(...) _macro_for_each(symboltoref, commasymboltoref, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define symboltoref(sym) ref(#sym) 
+#define commasymboltoref(sym) , ref(#sym) 
+
+// karl is implementing much of the macro work for level3
+// to meet a request to have the implementation of this test function be less verbose
+// 	karl's choices when developing have been altered to change the result.
+//		has own behavior for optimizing choices for result
+//		but behavior was used for money, maybe political change
+//			now parts of it are malfunctioning badly
+//		karl likes to code assuming there is no need to finish
+//		order here matters not.  continue.
+
+// helper function for making a codeline
+ref makestep(ref habit, ref result, std::initializer_list<ref> ins)
+{
+	// build needed-information-map, made-information-map, action
+	// then pass to make-context-action.
+	ref nim = (make-concept)(), mim = (make-concept)();
+	(know-is-list)(nim); (know-is-list)(mim);
+	if (result != nothing) {
+		(make-next-list-entry)(mim, (make-map-item)("result", result));
+	}
+	ref infn = habit.get(information-needed);
+	for (ref in : ins) {
+		infn = infn.get(next-information);
+		(make-next-list-entry)(nim, (make-map-item)(in, infn[information]));
+	}
+	return (make-context-action)(nim, mim, habit);
+}
+#define step(action, ...) makestep(action, ref("nothing"), { symbolstorefs(__VA_ARGS__) })
+#define fromstep(result, action, ...) makestep(action, ref(#result), { symbolstorefs(__VA_ARGS__) })
+
+
 int main()
 {
 	decls(dump, name, of, is, nothing);
@@ -31,9 +81,19 @@ int main()
 		}
 	});
 	// I guess I'd better code dump as a behavior.
+	decls(dump, type, target);
+	ref dump = ref("dump");
+	(know-is-list)(dump);
+	filllist(dump,
+	{
+	// make steps for all parts of dump
+		step(),
+		fromstep(),
+	});
+	link(dump, habit, action-list);
+	// for dump, we make a list of contextual actions
 	ahabit(dump, ((concept, c)),
 	{
-		decls(type, target);
 		static std::set<ref> dumped;
 		if (dumped.count(c) == 0) {
 			std::cout << (name-of)(c).val<std::string>() << ":" << std::endl;