Runtime binding options

[andrewfstratton]

Parameters can be bound at 3 different points:

1. Generation - e.g. the module and api names
2. Early runtime - this is run once only when setting up the api call. e.g. a constant text to be shown or filename
3. Late runtime - this may be updated every invocation, e.g. val/txt parameters

Note: Generation could even be done at Early runtime to simplify things.

Simple option:

• separate the late runtime parameters into an overriding list of parameter=source mappings
  • i.e. mappings are split into early and late binding, e.g. media.say({early},{late})
    • e.g. media.say({speed=100, voice="female", interrupt=false}, {text=txt, pitch=val})

Note that containment of callbacks is likely by:

• following with {(\naction)*\n}, e.g.

media.whenHear(word="hello"){
  media.say(text="Hi")
}

A more complex example, picking at random a response, would include:

pick.random(type="Reorder"){
  media.say(text="Hi")
  media.say(text="Hello")
  media.say(text="G'day")
}

Note how pick random now has an early runtime implied storing of the callback actions and a late runtime choosing of which action to execute