RFC Implementation: Unify JSFunction and JSObject for consistent type system #420
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This PR implements the RFC to unify JSFunction and JSObject, addressing fundamental design issues in the inheritance hierarchy and aligning the type system with JavaScript's dynamic callability semantics.
Problem
The existing architecture had several critical issues:
JSObject.global.Function.function!.new
returns a JSObject that should be callable but wasn't in our type systemSolution
This implementation unifies the architecture while maintaining complete backward compatibility:
1. Unified Callability
All JSObject instances now support function call operations:
2. Consistent Inheritance
Both closure types now consistently inherit from JSObject:
3. Unified JSValue Representation
Functions are now represented as objects internally:
Implementation Details
callAsFunction
,new
, and all argument overloads.function
property for backward compatibilityBackward Compatibility
All existing code continues to work unchanged:
.function
property now intelligently checks both.function
and.object
casesJSFunction
class remains available with full functionalityBenefits
Fixes #402.
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