Index: tests/properties.test
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diff -u -ra866226c4ca39c65f5f98539c140326c617da884 -rdc9120981daa00d27f8639ea98a71efc2078e0e8
--- tests/properties.test	(.../properties.test)	(revision a866226c4ca39c65f5f98539c140326c617da884)
+++ tests/properties.test	(.../properties.test)	(revision dc9120981daa00d27f8639ea98a71efc2078e0e8)
@@ -16,21 +16,22 @@
 #
 # Test class-level properties and variables without -incremental
 #
-nx::Test case class-level {
+nx::test case class-level {
 
   nx::Class create C {
     :property {a a1}
     :property -accessor public {b b1}
     :property -accessor protected {c c1}
     :property -accessor private {d d1}
     :property -accessor none {e e1}
-    
     :variable va va1
     :variable -accessor public vb vb1
     :variable -accessor protected vc vc1
     :variable -accessor private vd vd1
     :variable -accessor none ve ve1
-    :property -accessor none -config false {vf vf1}
+
+    # a non-configurable property is a variable
+    :property -accessor none -configurable false {vf vf1}
     
     :public method call-local {v} {: -local $v}
     
@@ -40,20 +41,34 @@
   #
   # just the public properties are accessible via the configure interface
   #
-  ? {c1 configure} { ?-e value? ?-a value? ?-b value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {c1 info configure} { ?-e /value/? ?-a /value/? ?-b /value/? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
 
-  ? {lsort [C info slot definitions]} {{::C property -accessor none {a a1}} {::C property -accessor none {e e1}} {::C property {b b1}} {::C variable -accessor private d d1} {::C variable -accessor private vd vd1} {::C variable -accessor protected c c1} {::C variable -accessor protected vc vc1} {::C variable -accessor public vb vb1} {::C variable va va1} {::C variable ve ve1} {::C variable vf vf1}}
+  ? {lsort [C info slots]} "::C::slot::____C.d ::C::slot::____C.vd ::C::slot::a ::C::slot::b ::C::slot::c ::C::slot::e ::C::slot::va ::C::slot::vb ::C::slot::vc ::C::slot::ve ::C::slot::vf"
+
+
+  ? {::C::slot::a definition} "::C property -accessor none {a a1}"
+  ? {::C::slot::b definition} "::C property -accessor public {b b1}"
+  ? {::C::slot::c definition} "::C variable -accessor protected c c1"
+  ? {::C::slot::____C.d definition} "::C variable -accessor private d d1"
+  ? {::C::slot::e definition} "::C property -accessor none {e e1}"
+  ? {::C::slot::va definition} "::C variable -accessor none va va1"
+  ? {::C::slot::vb definition} "::C variable -accessor public vb vb1"
+  ? {::C::slot::vc definition} "::C variable -accessor protected vc vc1"
+  ? {::C::slot::____C.vd definition} "::C variable -accessor private vd vd1"
+  ? {::C::slot::ve definition} "::C variable -accessor none ve ve1"
+  ? {::C::slot::vf definition} "::C variable -accessor none vf vf1"
+
   
   ? {c1 cget -a} a1
   ? {c1 cget -b} b1
-  ? {c1 cget -c} {cannot lookup parameter value for -c}
-  ? {c1 cget -d} {cannot lookup parameter value for -d}
-  ? {c1 cget -va} {cannot lookup parameter value for -va}
-  ? {c1 cget -vb} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vb}
-  ? {c1 cget -vc} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vc}
-  ? {c1 cget -vd} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vd}
-  ? {c1 cget -ve} {cannot lookup parameter value for -ve}
-  ? {c1 cget -vf} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vf}
+  ? {c1 cget -c} "cget: unknown configure parameter -c"
+  ? {c1 cget -d} "cget: unknown configure parameter -d"
+  ? {c1 cget -va} "cget: unknown configure parameter -va"
+  ? {c1 cget -vb} "cget: unknown configure parameter -vb"
+  ? {c1 cget -vc} "cget: unknown configure parameter -vc"
+  ? {c1 cget -vd} "cget: unknown configure parameter -vd"
+  ? {c1 cget -ve} "cget: unknown configure parameter -ve"
+  ? {c1 cget -vf} "cget: unknown configure parameter -vf"
 
   #
   # No incremental used, so "a" and "e" have no slots
@@ -191,7 +206,7 @@
 #
 # test class-level properties and variables with -incremental
 #
-nx::Test case class-level-incremental {
+nx::test case class-level-incremental {
 
   nx::Class create CC {
     :property -incremental {a a1}
@@ -215,16 +230,16 @@
   #
   # The use of "-incremental" implies multivalued
   #
-  ? {c1 configure} { ?-e value ...? ?-a value ...? ?-b value ...? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {c1 info configure} { ?-e /value .../? ?-a /value .../? ?-b /value .../? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
   
   ? {c1 cget -a} a1
   ? {c1 cget -b} b1
-  ? {c1 cget -c} {cannot lookup parameter value for -c}
-  ? {c1 cget -d} {cannot lookup parameter value for -d}
-  ? {c1 cget -va} {cannot lookup parameter value for -va}
-  ? {c1 cget -vb} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vb}
-  ? {c1 cget -vc} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vc}
-  ? {c1 cget -vd} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vd}
+  ? {c1 cget -c} "cget: unknown configure parameter -c"
+  ? {c1 cget -d} "cget: unknown configure parameter -d"
+  ? {c1 cget -va} "cget: unknown configure parameter -va"
+  ? {c1 cget -vb} "cget: unknown configure parameter -vb"
+  ? {c1 cget -vc} "cget: unknown configure parameter -vc"
+  ? {c1 cget -vd} "cget: unknown configure parameter -vd"
 
   #
   # The use of "-incremental" implies an accessor
@@ -362,22 +377,22 @@
 #
 # Test object-level properties and variables without -incremental
 #
-nx::Test case object-level {
+nx::test case object-level {
   
   nx::Object create o1 {
-    :property {a a1}
-    :property -accessor public {b b1}
-    :property -accessor protected {c c1}
-    :property -accessor private {d d1}
-    :property -accessor none {e e1}
+    :object property {a a1}
+    :object property -accessor public {b b1}
+    :object property -accessor protected {c c1}
+    :object property -accessor private {d d1}
+    :object property -accessor none {e e1}
     
-    :variable va va1
-    :variable -accessor public vb vb1
-    :variable -accessor protected vc vc1
-    :variable -accessor private vd vd1
-    :variable -accessor none ve ve1
+    :object variable va va1
+    :object variable -accessor public vb vb1
+    :object variable -accessor protected vc vc1
+    :object variable -accessor private vd vd1
+    :object variable -accessor none ve ve1
     
-    :public method call-local {v} {: -local $v}
+    :public object method call-local {v} {: -local $v}
     
   }
   
@@ -390,20 +405,20 @@
   # just the public properties are accessible via the configure interface
   #
   
-  ? {o1 configure} { ?-e value? ?-a value? ?-b value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {o1 info configure} { ?-e /value/? ?-a /value/? ?-b /value/? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
 
   #
   # just the public properties are accessible via the cget interface
   #
   
   ? {o1 cget -a} a1
   ? {o1 cget -b} b1
-  ? {o1 cget -c} {cannot lookup parameter value for -c}
-  ? {o1 cget -d} {cannot lookup parameter value for -d}
-  ? {o1 cget -va} {cannot lookup parameter value for -va}
-  ? {o1 cget -vb} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vb}
-  ? {o1 cget -vc} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vc}
-  ? {o1 cget -vd} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vd}
+  ? {o1 cget -c} {cget: unknown configure parameter -c}
+  ? {o1 cget -d} {cget: unknown configure parameter -d}
+  ? {o1 cget -va} {cget: unknown configure parameter -va}
+  ? {o1 cget -vb} {cget: unknown configure parameter -vb}
+  ? {o1 cget -vc} {cget: unknown configure parameter -vc}
+  ? {o1 cget -vd} {cget: unknown configure parameter -vd}
   
 
   #
@@ -490,44 +505,44 @@
   #
   # check error message
   #
-  ? {o1 property -accessor proceted {b b1}} {accessor value 'proceted' invalid; might be one of public|protected|private or none}
+  ? {o1 object property -accessor proceted {b b1}} {accessor value 'proceted' invalid; might be one of public|protected|private or none}
 }
 
 #
 # test object-level properties and variables with -incremental
 #
-nx::Test case object-level-incremental {
+nx::test case object-level-incremental {
 
   nx::Object create o1 {
-    :property -incremental {a a1}
-    :property -accessor public -incremental {b b1}
-    :property -accessor protected -incremental {c c1}
-    :property -accessor private -incremental {d d1}
-    :property -accessor none -incremental {e e1}
+    :object property -incremental {a a1}
+    :object property -accessor public -incremental {b b1}
+    :object property -accessor protected -incremental {c c1}
+    :object property -accessor private -incremental {d d1}
+    :object property -accessor none -incremental {e e1}
     
-    :variable -incremental va va1
-    :variable -accessor public -incremental vb vb1
-    :variable -accessor protected -incremental vc vc1
-    :variable -accessor private -incremental vd vd1
-    :variable -accessor none -incremental ve ve1
+    :object variable -incremental va va1
+    :object variable -accessor public -incremental vb vb1
+    :object variable -accessor protected -incremental vc vc1
+    :object variable -accessor private -incremental vd vd1
+    :object variable -accessor none -incremental ve ve1
     
-    :public method call-local {v} {: -local $v}
-    :public method add-local {var value} {: -local $var add $value}
+    :public object method call-local {v} {: -local $v}
+    :public object method add-local {var value} {: -local $var add $value}
   }
   
   #
   # The use of "-incremental" implies multivalued
   #
-  ? {o1 configure} { ?-e value ...? ?-a value ...? ?-b value ...? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {o1 info configure} { ?-e /value .../? ?-a /value .../? ?-b /value .../? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
   
   ? {o1 cget -a} a1
   ? {o1 cget -b} b1
-  ? {o1 cget -c} {cannot lookup parameter value for -c}
-  ? {o1 cget -d} {cannot lookup parameter value for -d}
-  ? {o1 cget -va} {cannot lookup parameter value for -va}
-  ? {o1 cget -vb} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vb}
-  ? {o1 cget -vc} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vc}
-  ? {o1 cget -vd} {cannot lookup parameter value for -vd}
+  ? {o1 cget -c} {cget: unknown configure parameter -c}
+  ? {o1 cget -d} {cget: unknown configure parameter -d}
+  ? {o1 cget -va} {cget: unknown configure parameter -va}
+  ? {o1 cget -vb} {cget: unknown configure parameter -vb}
+  ? {o1 cget -vc} {cget: unknown configure parameter -vc}
+  ? {o1 cget -vd} {cget: unknown configure parameter -vd}
 
   #
   # The use of "-incremental" implies an accessor
@@ -644,18 +659,18 @@
   # The accessor should be a forwarder due to incremental
   #
 
-  ? {o1 info method definition b} {::o1 public forward b ::o1::per-object-slot::b {%1 {get assign}} %self b}
+  ? {o1 info object method definition b} {::o1 public object forward b ::o1::per-object-slot::b {%1 {get assign}} %self b}
 
   #
   # check error message
   #
-  ? {o1 property -accessor proceted {b b1}} {accessor value 'proceted' invalid; might be one of public|protected|private or none}
+  ? {o1 object property -accessor proceted {b b1}} {accessor value 'proceted' invalid; might be one of public|protected|private or none}
 
   #
   # The accessor is deleted due to the error
   #
 
-  ? {o1 info method definition b} {}
+  ? {o1 info object method definition b} {}
 
 }
 
@@ -666,14 +681,14 @@
 #
 # check performance of class-level configure and cget
 #
-nx::Test case class-object-properties {
+nx::test case class-object-properties {
 
   nx::Class create C {
     :property {a a1}
     :variable va va1
     
-    :class property {b b1}
-    :class variable vb b1
+    :object property {b b1}
+    :object variable vb b1
     
     :create c1
   }
@@ -682,12 +697,12 @@
   # just the public properties are accessible via the configure interface
   #
   
-  ? {c1 configure} {?-a value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {c1 info configure} {?-a /value/? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
 
   ? {c1 cget -a} a1
   ? {c1 configure -a a2} ""
 
-  ? {C configure} {?-b value? ?-superclass class ...? ?-object-mixin mixinreg? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-object-filter filterreg? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-class class? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {C info configure} {?-b /value/? ?-superclass /class .../? ?-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-filter /filterreg .../? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
 
   ? {C cget -b} b1
   ? {C configure -b b2} ""
@@ -698,11 +713,11 @@
 #####################################################################
 # performance tests
 #####################################################################
-nx::Test parameter count 10000
+nx::test configure -count 10000
 #
 # check performance of class-level configure and cget
 #
-nx::Test case class-level-perf {
+nx::test case class-level-perf {
 
   nx::Class create C {
     :property {a a1}
@@ -719,8 +734,9 @@
     
     :create c1
   }
+
   nx::Class create D {
-    :class property {cp 101}
+    :object property {cp 101}
     :property {a a1}
     :property -accessor public {b b1}
     :property -accessor protected {c c1}
@@ -740,7 +756,7 @@
   # just the public properties are accessible via the configure interface
   #
   
-  ? {c1 configure} { ?-e value? ?-a value? ?-b value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {c1 info configure} { ?-e /value/? ?-a /value/? ?-b /value/? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
 
   set e [C eval :__objectparameter]
   ? {C eval :__objectparameter} $e
@@ -759,7 +775,7 @@
   #
   # check influence of class-level per-object properties
   #
-  ? {d1 configure} { ?-e value? ?-a value? ?-b value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {d1 info configure} { ?-e /value/? ?-a /value/? ?-b /value/? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
 
   set e [D eval :__objectparameter]
   ? {D eval :__objectparameter} $e
@@ -779,27 +795,27 @@
 # check performance of class-level configure and cget
 #
 
-nx::Test case object-level-perf {
+nx::test case object-level-perf {
 
   nx::Object create o1 {
-    :property {a a1}
-    :property -accessor public {b b1}
-    :property -accessor protected {c c1}
-    :property -accessor private {d d1}
-    :property -accessor none {e e1}
+    :object property {a a1}
+    :object property -accessor public {b b1}
+    :object property -accessor protected {c c1}
+    :object property -accessor private {d d1}
+    :object property -accessor none {e e1}
     
-    :variable va va1
-    :variable -accessor public vb vb1
-    :variable -accessor protected vc vc1
-    :variable -accessor private vd vd1
-    :variable -accessor none ve ve1
+    :object variable va va1
+    :object variable -accessor public vb vb1
+    :object variable -accessor protected vc vc1
+    :object variable -accessor private vd vd1
+    :object variable -accessor none ve ve1
   }
 
   #
   # just the public properties are accessible via the configure interface
   #
   
-  ? {o1 configure} { ?-e value? ?-a value? ?-b value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+  ? {o1 info configure} { ?-e /value/? ?-a /value/? ?-b /value/? ?-volatile? ?-object-mixin /mixinreg .../? ?-class /class/? ?-object-filter /filterreg .../? ?/__initblock/?}
 
   set e [o1 eval :__objectparameter]