From aa18a8c8d2aaeea87e9427f28d51a0df44aeb3fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Alanbrook <john@pockle.world>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:20:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] remove json as a global

---
 benchmarks/nbody.ce             |  2 +-
 benchmarks/nota.ce              |  1 +
 benchmarks/wota_nota_json.ce    |  2 +-
 examples/http_download_actor.ce |  2 +-
 examples/nat.ce                 |  6 ++--
 examples/nat_client.ce          |  4 +--
 internal/engine.cm              | 53 +++++++++++++--------------------
 shop.cm                         |  3 +-
 tests/contact.cm                |  6 ++--
 tests/httpget.cm                |  2 +-
 tests/parseq.cm                 |  2 +-
 tests/portal_actor.ce           |  2 +-
 tests/pronto.cm                 |  2 +-
 tests/reply_actor.ce            |  2 +-
 tests/send.cm                   |  2 +-
 tests/toml.cm                   |  4 +--
 16 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)

diff --git a/benchmarks/nbody.ce b/benchmarks/nbody.ce
index 6a341a0e..310d0b6d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/nbody.ce
+++ b/benchmarks/nbody.ce
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ if (fn_info.locals && fn_info.locals.length > 0) {
 log.console(`  stack_size: ${fn_info.stack_size}`)
 
 // Display disassembly
-log.console(json.encode(js.disassemble(advance)))
+log.console(js.disassemble(advance))
 log.console(js.disassemble(advance).length)
 
 $_.stop()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmarks/nota.ce b/benchmarks/nota.ce
index 569832db..aba95555 100644
--- a/benchmarks/nota.ce
+++ b/benchmarks/nota.ce
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var nota = use('nota')
 var os = use('os')
 var io = use('fd')
+var json = use('json')
 
 var ll = io.slurp('benchmarks/nota.json')
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/wota_nota_json.ce b/benchmarks/wota_nota_json.ce
index 97954fc7..f445cedf 100644
--- a/benchmarks/wota_nota_json.ce
+++ b/benchmarks/wota_nota_json.ce
@@ -199,6 +199,6 @@ var result = {
   decodeNsPerOp: (decodeTime / totalOps) * 1e9
 };
 
-log.console(json.encode(result));
+log.console(result);
 
 $_.stop()
diff --git a/examples/http_download_actor.ce b/examples/http_download_actor.ce
index 0788851c..bd4f5123 100644
--- a/examples/http_download_actor.ce
+++ b/examples/http_download_actor.ce
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $_.receiver(function(msg) {
             break;
             
         case 'status':
-            log.console(`got status request. current is ${json.encode(get_status())}`)
+            log.console(`got status request. current is ${get_status()}`)
             send(msg, {
                 type: 'status_response',
                 ...get_status()
diff --git a/examples/nat.ce b/examples/nat.ce
index a082fc32..cdf5f1da 100644
--- a/examples/nat.ce
+++ b/examples/nat.ce
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ var match_id = 0;
 $_.portal(e => {
   log.console("NAT server: received connection request");
   
-  if (!is_actor(e.actor))
+  if (!isa(e.actor, actor))
     send(e, {reason: "Must provide the actor you want to connect."});
 
   if (waiting_client) {
-    log.console(`sending out messages! to ${json.encode(e.actor)} and ${json.encode(waiting_client.actor)}`)
+    log.console(`sending out messages! to ${e.actor} and ${waiting_client.actor}`)
     send(waiting_client, e.actor)
     send(e, waiting_client.actor)
     
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ $_.portal(e => {
   
   waiting_client = e
   
-  log.console(`actor ${json.encode(e.actor)} is waiting ...`)
+  log.console(`actor ${e.actor} is waiting ...`)
 }, 4000);
diff --git a/examples/nat_client.ce b/examples/nat_client.ce
index 6cf2b9b2..f5a61e03 100644
--- a/examples/nat_client.ce
+++ b/examples/nat_client.ce
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ log.console(`nat client starting`)
 
 $_.contact((actor, reason) => {
   if (actor) {
-    log.console(`trying to message ${json.encode(actor)}`)
+    log.console(`trying to message ${actor}`)
     send(actor, {type:"greet"})
   } else {
-    log.console(json.encode(reason))
+    log.console(reason)
   }
 }, {
   address: "108.210.60.32",  // NAT server's public IP
diff --git a/internal/engine.cm b/internal/engine.cm
index 84e52f27..5312d4b9 100644
--- a/internal/engine.cm
+++ b/internal/engine.cm
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ var _ObjectGetPrototypeOf = Object.getPrototypeOf
 var _ObjectCreate = meme
 var _ArrayIsArray = Array.isArray
 
+Object.prototype.toString = function()
+{
+  return json.encode(this)
+}
 
 function deepFreeze(object) {
   if (object instanceof blob)
@@ -123,6 +127,11 @@ function deepFreeze(object) {
   return _ObjectFreeze(object);
 }
 
+globalThis.actor = function()
+{
+
+}
+
 globalThis.stone = deepFreeze
 stone.p = function(object)
 {
@@ -194,11 +203,6 @@ globalThis.reverse = function(value) {
   return null
 }
 
-var keyCounter = 0
-globalThis.key = function() {
-  return _Symbol('key_' + (keyCounter++))
-}
-
 globalThis.isa = function(value, master) {
   if (master == null) return false
   
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ globalThis.isa = function(value, master) {
     if (master == array) return _isArray(value)
     if (master == object) return typeof value == 'object' && value != null && !_isArray(value)
     if (master == fn) return typeof value == 'function'
+    if (master == actor) return isa(value, object) && value[ACTORDATA]
     
     // Check prototype chain
     if (master.prototype) {
@@ -388,7 +393,7 @@ os.$_ = $_
 var shop = use('shop')
 
 globalThis.use = shop.use
-globalThis.json = use('json')
+var json = use('json')
 var time = use('time')
 
 var pronto = use('pronto')
@@ -396,9 +401,6 @@ globalThis.fallback = pronto.fallback
 globalThis.parallel = pronto.parallel
 globalThis.race = pronto.race
 globalThis.sequence = pronto.sequence
-globalThis.time_limit = pronto.time_limit
-globalThis.requestorize = pronto.requestorize
-globalThis.objectify = pronto.objectify
 
 var config = {
   ar_timer: 60,
@@ -443,14 +445,9 @@ function guid(bits = 256)
   return text(guid,'h')
 }
 
-var HEADER = key()
+var _Symbol = Symbol
 
-// returns a number between 0 and 1. There is a 50% chance that the result is less than 0.5.
-$_.random = function() {
-  return (os.random() / 9007199254740992)
-}
-
-$_.random_fit = os.random
+var HEADER = _Symbol()
 
 // takes a function input value that will eventually be called with the current time in number form.
 $_.clock = function(fn) {
@@ -467,10 +464,6 @@ var root = null
 var receive_fn = null
 var greeters = {} // Router functions for when messages are received for a specific actor
 
-globalThis.is_actor = function is_actor(actor) {
-  return actor[ACTORDATA]
-}
-
 function peer_connection(peer) {
   return {
     latency: peer.rtt,
@@ -532,7 +525,7 @@ function handle_host(e) {
       var queue = peer_queue.get(e.peer)
       if (queue) {
         for (var msg of queue) e.peer.send(nota.encode(msg))
-        log.system(`sent ${json.encode(msg)} out of queue`)
+        log.system(`sent ${msg} out of queue`)
         peer_queue.delete(e.peer)
       }
       break
@@ -597,7 +590,7 @@ $_.stop = function stop(actor) {
     need_stop = true
     return
   }
-  if (!is_actor(actor))
+  if (!isa(actor, actor))
     throw new Error('Can only call stop on an actor.')
   if (!underlings.has(actor[ACTORDATA].id))
     throw new Error('Can only call stop on an underling or self.')
@@ -653,7 +646,7 @@ function actor_send(actor, message) {
   if (actor[HEADER] && !actor[HEADER].replycc) // attempting to respond to a message but sender is not expecting; silently drop
     return
 
-  if (!is_actor(actor) && !is_actor(actor.replycc)) throw new Error(`Must send to an actor object. Attempted send to ${json.encode(actor)}`)
+  if (!isa(actor, actor) && !isa(actor.replycc, actor)) throw new Error(`Must send to an actor object. Attempted send to ${actor}`)
   
   if (typeof message != 'object') throw new Error('Must send an object record.')
 
@@ -692,7 +685,7 @@ function actor_send(actor, message) {
     }
     return
   }
-  log.system(`Unable to send message to actor ${json.encode(actor[ACTORDATA])}`)
+  log.system(`Unable to send message to actor ${actor[ACTORDATA]}`)
 }
 
 // Holds all messages queued during the current turn.
@@ -724,7 +717,7 @@ var replies = {}
 
 globalThis.send = function send(actor, message, reply) {
   if (typeof actor != 'object')
-    throw new Error(`Must send to an actor object. Provided: ${json.encode(actor)}`);
+    throw new Error(`Must send to an actor object. Provided: ${actor}`);
     
   if (typeof message != 'object')
     throw new Error('Message must be an object')
@@ -732,8 +725,8 @@ globalThis.send = function send(actor, message, reply) {
 
   if (actor[HEADER] && actor[HEADER].replycc) {
     var header = actor[HEADER]
-    if (!header.replycc || !is_actor(header.replycc))
-      throw new Error(`Supplied actor had a return, but it's not a valid actor! ${json.encode(actor[HEADER])}`)
+    if (!header.replycc || !isa(header.replycc, actor))
+      throw new Error(`Supplied actor had a return, but it's not a valid actor! ${actor[HEADER]}`)
 
     actor = header.replycc
     send.return = header.reply
@@ -978,11 +971,7 @@ delete globalThis.unescape
 delete globalThis.Intl
 delete globalThis.RegExp
 
-// TODO: delete globalThis
-
-var mem = js.calc_mem()
-log.console(json.encode(mem))
-log.console("total memory usage: " + text(mem.memory_used_size/1024) + " KB");
+_ObjectFreeze(globalThis)
 
 $_.clock(_ => {
   var val = locator.symbol.call(null, $_, cell.args.arg);
diff --git a/shop.cm b/shop.cm
index 767fe3be..792014b1 100644
--- a/shop.cm
+++ b/shop.cm
@@ -647,8 +647,9 @@ function execute_module(info)
   } else {
       throw new Error(`Module ${info.path} could not be found`)
   } if (!used)
-    throw new Error(`Module ${json.encode(info)} returned null`)
+    throw new Error(`Module ${info} returned null`)
 
+  stone(used)
   return used
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/contact.cm b/tests/contact.cm
index 72fc7eb6..a29c00b7 100644
--- a/tests/contact.cm
+++ b/tests/contact.cm
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ return {
     test_contact: function() {
         function contact_fn(actor,reason) {
           if (actor) {
-            log.console(`Got an actor: ${json.encode(actor)}`)
+            log.console(`Got an actor: ${actor}`)
         
             send(actor, {greet: "Hello!"}, e => {
-              log.console(`Got the response ${json.encode(e)}. Goodbye!`);
+              log.console(`Got the response ${e}. Goodbye!`);
             })
           }
           else
-            log.console(`Did not get an actor: ${json.encode(reason)}`)
+            log.console(`Did not get an actor: ${reason}`)
         }
         
         $_.contact(contact_fn,
diff --git a/tests/httpget.cm b/tests/httpget.cm
index 1ba6850b..4c1eb82b 100644
--- a/tests/httpget.cm
+++ b/tests/httpget.cm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ return {
         
         $_.start(e => {
           send(e.actor, { op: 'get', domain: host, port: 80}, addrs => {
-            log.console(json.encode(addrs[0]))
+            log.console(addrs[0])
           })
         }, 'dig')
     }
diff --git a/tests/parseq.cm b/tests/parseq.cm
index 0d6e1fb8..27bd1bce 100644
--- a/tests/parseq.cm
+++ b/tests/parseq.cm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ return {
             if (reason)
               log.console(reason)
             else
-              log.console(json.encode(result))
+              log.console(result)
               
             log.console(`took ${time.number()-st} secs`)
           });
diff --git a/tests/portal_actor.ce b/tests/portal_actor.ce
index db4c2b2e..3b3e0900 100644
--- a/tests/portal_actor.ce
+++ b/tests/portal_actor.ce
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $_.portal(e => {
 }, 5678);
 
 $_.receiver(e => {
-  log.console(`Got message: ${json.encode(e)}`)
+  log.console(`Got message: ${e}`)
   send(e, {greet: "Hello back!"})
   $_.delay(_ => $_.stop(), 0.2)
 })
diff --git a/tests/pronto.cm b/tests/pronto.cm
index 4dc9fac6..c161bbc9 100644
--- a/tests/pronto.cm
+++ b/tests/pronto.cm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ return {
 
     req(function(result, reason) {
       if (result != null) {
-        log.console(`Objectify result: ${json.encode(result)}`)
+        log.console(`Objectify result: ${result}`)
       } else {
         log.console(`Objectify failed: ${reason}`)
       }
diff --git a/tests/reply_actor.ce b/tests/reply_actor.ce
index 6c771962..27b4a48d 100644
--- a/tests/reply_actor.ce
+++ b/tests/reply_actor.ce
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $_.receiver(e => {
-  log.console(`Got a message: ${json.encode(e)}`)
+  log.console(`Got a message: ${e}`)
 
   send(e, {
     message: "Good to go."
diff --git a/tests/send.cm b/tests/send.cm
index 908da48a..9d7ac9c0 100644
--- a/tests/send.cm
+++ b/tests/send.cm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ return {
     test_send: function() {
         $_.start(e => {
           send(e.actor, { message: "Hello! Good to go?" }, msg => {
-            log.console(`Original sender got message back: ${json.encode(msg)}. Stopping!`)
+            log.console(`Original sender got message back: ${msg}. Stopping!`)
             // $_.stop() // Removed
           })
         }, "tests/reply_actor")
diff --git a/tests/toml.cm b/tests/toml.cm
index 002ae077..00ccd22f 100644
--- a/tests/toml.cm
+++ b/tests/toml.cm
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ function test_roundtrip(obj, name) {
   var encoded = toml.encode(obj)
   var decoded = toml.decode(encoded)
   if (!deep_equal(obj, decoded)) {
-    log.console(name + " - Original:", json.encode(obj))
-    log.console(name + " - Round-trip:", json.encode(decoded))
+    log.console(name + " - Original:", obj)
+    log.console(name + " - Round-trip:", decoded)
     throw name + " round-trip failed"
   }
 }