13 files changed, 132 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/habit-starts/common.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/habit-starts/common.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..963bbea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/habit-starts/common.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../level-1/level-1.hpp"
+#include "../level-2/level-2.hpp"
+
+namespace habitstarts {
+
+decl(habit);
+
+}
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/habit-starts/rhythm.cpp b/starts/meaning-vm/habit-starts/rhythm.cpp
index d5b2161..33e102a 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/habit-starts/rhythm.cpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/habit-starts/rhythm.cpp
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-using namespace intellect::level1;
+using namespace intellect::level2;
 
 int main()
 {
 
-	srand(time(0));
-	int micros = 400000 + double(rand()) / RAND_MAX * 400000;
 	// do something, wait a constant (secret) time, and do it again.
+	int micros = 400000 + double(rand()) / RAND_MAX * 400000;
 
 	// the time things take is usually not known in advance, especially
 	// for events one is still learning about.
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/baseref.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/baseref.hpp
index 068ccfa..fbb7a28 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/baseref.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/baseref.hpp
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ public:
 	operator level3::ref &() { return *reinterpret_cast<level3::ref*>(this); }
 	operator level4::ref &() { return *reinterpret_cast<level4::ref*>(this); }
 	operator level5::ref &() { return *reinterpret_cast<level5::ref*>(this); }
+	operator level6::ref &() { return *reinterpret_cast<level6::ref*>(this); }
+	operator level7::ref &() { return *reinterpret_cast<level7::ref*>(this); }
+	operator level8::ref &() { return *reinterpret_cast<level8::ref*>(this); }
+	operator level9::ref &() { return *reinterpret_cast<level9::ref*>(this); }
 
 	bool operator==(ref const & other) const { return self.p == other.p; }
 	bool operator!=(ref const & other) const { return self.p == other.p; }
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/common.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/common.hpp
index 613028d..e06e478 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/common.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-0/common.hpp
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ struct concept;
 struct ref;
 
 }
-namespace level1 { struct ref; template <typename> struct vref; }
-namespace level2 { struct ref; template <typename> struct vref; }
-namespace level3 { struct ref; template <typename> struct vref; }
-namespace level4 { struct ref; template <typename> struct vref; }
-namespace level5 { struct ref; template <typename> struct vref; }
+namespace level1 { struct ref; }
+namespace level2 { struct ref; }
+namespace level3 { struct ref; }
+namespace level4 { struct ref; }
+namespace level5 { struct ref; }
+namespace level6 { struct ref; }
+namespace level7 { struct ref; }
+namespace level8 { struct ref; }
+namespace level9 { struct ref; }
+
 }
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/sugar.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/sugar.hpp
index 240f768..dd62476 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/sugar.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/sugar.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace internal {
 	void init_ref_names(std::string names, T &... refrefs)
 	{
 		std::stringstream ss(names);
-		ref* refptrs[] = {&refrefs...};
+		ref* refptrs[] = {&static_cast<ref&>(refrefs)...};
 		for (std::size_t i = 0; i < sizeof...(refrefs); ++ i) {
 			std::string name;
 			ss >> name;
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/baseref.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/baseref.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bc0d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/baseref.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+#include "funcs.hpp"
+
+#include "../level-1/common.hpp"
+
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace intellect {
+namespace level2 {
+
+template <typename ref>
+struct baseref : public level1::baseref<ref>
+{
+	using level1::template baseref<ref>::baseref;
+
+	// thread-local context
+	static ref context() { return level2::context(); }
+
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/common.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/common.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f70f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/common.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#pragma once
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/concepts.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/concepts.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8cfb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/concepts.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "ref.hpp"
+
+namespace intellect {
+namespace level2 {
+
+namespace concepts {
+
+static ref context("context");
+
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/funcs.cpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/funcs.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ee02a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/funcs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "funcs.hp"
+
+#include "../level-1/sugar.hpp"
+
+namespace intellect {
+namespace level2 {
+
+level2::ref context()
+{
+	static thread_local level1::ref ctx = level1::a("context");
+	return ctx;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/funcs.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/funcs.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52c041d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/funcs.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+namespace intellect {
+namespace level2 {
+
+ref context();
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/level-2.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/level-2.hpp
index 29ab89e..7c7dd9a 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/level-2.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/level-2.hpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "common.hpp"
+#include "concepts.hpp"
 #include "sugar.hpp"
+#include "ref.hpp"
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/ref.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/ref.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2d58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/ref.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+#include "baseref.hpp"
+
+namespace intellect {
+namespace level2 {
+
+struct ref : public baseref<ref>
+{
+	using baseref<ref>::baseref;
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/sugar.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/sugar.hpp
index 2fa9414..3e94c97 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/sugar.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-2/sugar.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define ahabit(name, ...) \
 	a(habit, name); \
 	(name).fun((std::function<ref(ref)>) \
-	[=](ref ctx) \
+	[=](ref ctx) -> ref\
 	{ \
 		habitdelay; \
 		ref self = name; \
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@
 		return intellect::level1::concepts::nothing; \
 	});
 
+// thinking on handling arguments with less boilerplate, more positional sugar
+// transfer argslist to a context for calling?
+// possibly transfer argslist to a function signature for the call
+// transfer context to the argslist for handling call
+// for each item of argslist, make a local variable, and set it to its value
+/*
+#define _positionalhabitarg(local, arg) \
+	ref local = ctx.get(arg);
+#define _ph
+
+#define apositionalhabit(name, argslist, ...) \
+	a(habit, name); \
+	(name).fun((std::function<ref(ref)>) \
+	[=](ref ctx) \
+	{ \
+		\
+	});
+*/
+
 // seed random number generator statically, for habitdelay
 namespace __internal {
 static struct timespec __tp;