some work on natives... still. it got to be easier than this

Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Values/Native/NativeMember.cs

@@ -32,23 +32,66 @@ public static class NativeLinker
 {
    private static readonly Dictionary<Type, Dictionary<string, NativeMember>> _linked = [];
 
-   public static Value GetMember<TObj>(TObj obj, string name)
+   private static Dictionary<string, NativeMember> GetLinkTable<T>() => GetLinkTable(typeof(T));
+
+   private static Dictionary<string, NativeMember> GetLinkTable(Type type)
    {
-      return Value.Void;
+      if (!_linked.TryGetValue(type, out Dictionary<string, NativeMember>? table))
+      {
+         table = Compile(type);
       }
 
-   public static void SetMember<TObj>(TObj obj, string name, Value value)
+      if (table == null)
+      {
+         throw new QampException($"{type.Name} has no native members that could be accessed.");
+      }
+
+      return table;
+   }
+
+   private static M GetNativeMember<T, M>(string name) where M : NativeMember
+      => GetNativeMember<M>(typeof(T), name);
+
+   private static T GetNativeMember<T>(Type type, string name)
+   {
+      if (GetLinkTable(type).TryGetValue(name, out NativeMember? member)) {
+         if (member is T typedMember) {
+            return typedMember;
+         }
+      }
+
+      throw new QampException($"{type.Name} has no member {name} that could be accessed.");
+   }
+
+   public static Value GetProperty<TObj>(TObj obj, string name)
+   {
+      var property = GetNativeMember<TObj, NativeProperty>(name);
+      return Value.Void; //new Value(property.PropertyInfo.GetValue(obj));
+   }
+
+   public static void SetProperty<TObj>(TObj obj, string name, Value value)
    {
       
    }
 
    public static Value CallMember<TObj>(TObj obj, string name, Value[] args)
    {
+      var method = GetNativeMember<TObj, NativeMethod>(name);
 
       return Value.Void;
    }
 
-   private static void Compile(Type type)
+   private static void Compile(Type type, string method, int argCount)
+   {
+
+   }
+
+   private static void Compile(Type type, string member)
+   {
+
+   }
+
+   private static Dictionary<string, NativeMember> Compile(Type type)
    {
       var members = type.GetMembers();
       var table = new Dictionary<string, NativeMember>();
@@ -78,7 +121,7 @@ public static class NativeLinker
          table[native.Name] = native;
       }
 
-      _linked[type] = table;
+      return _linked[type] = table;
    }
 }
 

Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Values/Value.cs

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public readonly record struct Signed(long Value)// : IPrimitive
 
 }
 
-
 public interface IValue<T>
 {
    T Data { get; }

Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Values/ValueExtensions.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,50 @@
 using Qrakhen.Qamp.Core.Execution;
+using Qrakhen.Qamp.Core.Values.Objects;
 
 namespace Qrakhen.Qamp.Core.Values;
 
 internal static class ValueExtensions
+{
+   public static Value ToValue(this object obj)
+   {
+      if (obj is sbyte _byte) 
+         return new Value((long)_byte);
+      if (obj is short _short)
+         return new Value((long)_short);
+      if (obj is int _int)
+         return new Value((long)_int);
+      if (obj is long _long)
+         return new Value(_long);
+
+      if (obj is byte _sbyte)
+         return new Value((ulong)_sbyte);
+      if (obj is ushort _ushort)
+         return new Value((ulong)_ushort);
+      if (obj is uint _uint)
+         return new Value((ulong)_uint);
+      if (obj is ulong _ulong)
+         return new Value((ulong)_ulong);
+
+      if (obj is bool _bool)
+         return new Value(_bool);
+      if (obj is char _char)
+         return new Value(_char);
+      if (obj is string _string)
+         return Objects.String.Make(_string);
+
+      if (obj is float _float)
+         return new Value(_float);
+      if (obj is double _double)
+         return new Value(_double);
+
+      if (obj is Obj _obj)
+         return Obj.Create(_obj);
+
+      throw new QampException($"Could not convert native system value {obj} to qamp value.");
+   }
+
+   public static object ToObject(this Value value)
    {
 
    }
+}

Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Values/ValueType.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 namespace Qrakhen.Qamp.Core.Values;
 
+// better/smaller/faster idea:
+public enum _ValueType : byte
+{
+   F_Primitive = 0x20,
+   F_Object = 0x40,
+   F_Collection = 0x80,
+
+   Void = 0x00,
+
+   Unsigned = 1 | F_Primitive,
+   Signed = 2 | F_Primitive,
+   Decimal = 3 | F_Primitive,
+   Char = 4 | F_Primitive,
+   Bool = 5 | F_Primitive,
+}
+
+[Flags]
+public enum MetaData : ushort
+{
+   None     = 0,
+   ReadOnly = 0x0001, // hmmmm could be put as either a byte flagset or 2 bools too. cant think of many metadata flags.
+   Dynamic  = 0x0002,
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 /// todo: make value type a byte instead to save some memory on values
 /// edit: if that's even possible with c#'s memory padding
@@ -36,7 +60,7 @@ public enum ValueType : ushort
    Method       = Class  | Function,
    Outer        = Object | 0x0200,
 
-   Complex      = Object | 0x0800,
+   Complex      = Object | 0x0800, // unsure if even needed. native does exactly that already.
 
    ItemProvider = Object | 0x4000, // accessible with [n] or :n (getters / setters)
    Array        = ItemProvider | 0x0001,