Sending class instances over a socket

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NayaSapphireSuggestions

When you send an instance of a class over a socket, it sends the object with one of its attributes telling you what class it's an instance of. This attribute has a constructor which has a object of the global scope

for example:

Point = class
  constructor=function(x,y)
    this.x=x
    this.y=y
  end
end

p = new Point(0,0)
/*
object
  class=Point
  x=0
  y=0
*/

connection.send(p) //doesn't send because...
p.class.constructor.object==global //which obviously contains Point

I can think of three solutions:

  • a: remove the class attribute before sending if sending a class instance
  • b: find a way to specify the class (which sounds the hardest)
  • c: remove the "object" attribute from the constructor when sending a class instance