From 0a39d11addaa95b87899ae7643b64f6b97987202 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Helmut Merz <helmutm@cy55.de>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:21:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] csys: add send-create shortcut

---
 csys/csys.lisp      | 13 ++++++++++++-
 csys/environ.lisp   |  4 ++--
 test/test-csys.lisp | 18 ++++++------------
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/csys/csys.lisp b/csys/csys.lisp
index 339ce00..ba809bb 100644
--- a/csys/csys.lisp
+++ b/csys/csys.lisp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
            #:handle-action #:forward #:notify
            #:basic-actions #:no-op #:value-add #:create #:connect
            #:multiply
-           #:send-connect))
+           #:send-create #:send-connect))
 
 (in-package :scopes/csys)
 
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
   (setf (proc scope) (funcall (program scope) scope))
   scope)
 
+;;;; system initialization
+
 (defgeneric make-program (spec)
   (:method ((proc function)) (lambda (scope) proc))
   (:method ((spec list))
@@ -181,11 +183,20 @@
 
 ;;;; public shortcuts
 
+(defun send-create (rcvr &rest args &key (domain :csys) (cat :c00) name connect op)
+  (let ((args+ (if name 
+                 `(:addr ,(list domain cat name))
+                 `(:categ ,(list domain cat)))))
+    (setf args (alx:remove-from-plist :domain :cat :name))
+    (actor:send rcvr 
+      (message:create (list domain :create) :data (append args+ args)))))
+
 (defun send-connect (rcvr target &key op (domain :csys))
   (actor:send rcvr 
     (message:create (list domain :connect) 
                     :data (list :target target :op op))))
 
+
 ;;;; internal helpers
  
 (defun new-msg-head (msg scope)
diff --git a/csys/environ.lisp b/csys/environ.lisp
index 3640f5b..6fe7230 100644
--- a/csys/environ.lisp
+++ b/csys/environ.lisp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
          (new (getf data :new)))
     (when addr
       (register-cell (cells scope) addr new))
-    ;;;send :next message / create more cells:
+    ;(csys:send-message new (list (message:domain msg) :next) :data data)
     (actor:send new 
-      (message:create (list (message:domain msg) :next) :data (shape:data msg)))
+      (message:create (list (message:domain msg) :next) :data data))
     nil))
 
 (defun forward (msg scope)
diff --git a/test/test-csys.lisp b/test/test-csys.lisp
index 8667717..3e56ee5 100644
--- a/test/test-csys.lisp
+++ b/test/test-csys.lisp
@@ -70,22 +70,15 @@
           ':default (csys:std-proc :actions (csys:basic-actions)))))
 
 (defun actions-zero-initial () 
-  (let ((acts (csys:basic-actions)))
-    (setf (getf acts :next) (next-zero-initial))
-    acts))
+  (util:plist-merge (list :next (next-zero-initial)) 
+                    (csys:basic-actions)))
 
 (defun next-zero-initial ()
   (lambda (msg scope) 
-    (let ((self actor:*self*)
-          (cr '(:csys :create :c00 "0-0"))
-          (conn '(:csys :connect :c00 "0-0")))
-      (actor:send self
-        (message:create cr :data '(:categ (:csys :e01) :connect :succ)))
-      (actor:send self
-        (message:create cr :data '(:addr (:csys :s01 "0-1") :connect :pred)))
+    (let ((self actor:*self*))
+      (csys:send-create self :cat :e01 :connect :succ)
+      (csys:send-create self :cat :s01 :name "0-1" :connect :pred)
       (csys:send-connect self self :op (csys:multiply -1))
-      ;(actor:send self
-      ;  (message:create conn :data (list :target self :op (csys:multiply -1))))
       ;; switch :active
       nil)))
  
@@ -96,6 +89,7 @@
         (rcvr (tc:receiver t:*test-suite*)))
     (sleep 0.1)
     ;(tc:expect rcvr (message:create '(:csys :effect :e01) :data '(:value 1)))
+    ;(environ:send-value 1 :cat :s01 :name "0-1")
     (actor:send env (message:create '(:csys :value :s01 "0-1") :data '(:value 1)))
     (actor:send env (message:create '(:csys :value :s01 "0-1") :data '(:value 2)))
     (sleep 0.1)