* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio*.el: Remove "name" field of objects

* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el (clone) <eieio-instance-inheritor>:
Use call-next-method.
(eieio-constructor): Rename from `constructor'.
(eieio-persistent-convert-list-to-object): Drop objname.
(eieio-persistent-validate/fix-slot-value): Don't hardcode
eieio--object-num-slots.
(eieio-named): Use a normal slot.
(slot-missing) <eieio-named>: Remove.
(eieio-object-name-string, eieio-object-set-name-string, clone)
<eieio-named>: New methods.

* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el (eieio--defalias): Follow aliases.
(eieio--object): Remove `name' field.
(eieio-defclass): Adjust to new convention where constructors don't
take an "object name" any more.
(eieio--defgeneric-init-form, eieio--defmethod): Follow aliases.
(eieio-validate-slot-value, eieio-oset-default)
(eieio-slot-name-index): Don't hardcode eieio--object-num-slots.
(eieio-generic-call-primary-only): Simplify.

* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-custom.el (eieio-widget-test): Remove dummy arg.
(eieio-object-value-get): Use eieio-object-set-name-string.

* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el (make-instance): Simplify by not adding an object
name argument.
(eieio-object-name): Use eieio-object-name-string.
(eieio--object-names): New const.
(eieio-object-name-string, eieio-object-set-name-string): Re-implement
using a hashtable rather than a built-in slot.
(eieio-constructor): Rename from `constructor'.  Remove `newname' arg.
(clone): Don't mess with the object's "name".

* test/automated/eieio-test-persist.el (persistent-with-objs-slot-subs):
The type FOO-child is the same as FOO.

* test/automated/eieio-tests.el: Remove dummy object names.

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+2014-12-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* emacs-lisp/eieio.el (make-instance): Simplify by not adding an object
+	name argument.
+	(eieio-object-name): Use eieio-object-name-string.
+	(eieio--object-names): New const.
+	(eieio-object-name-string, eieio-object-set-name-string): Re-implement
+	using a hashtable rather than a built-in slot.
+	(eieio-constructor): Rename from `constructor'.  Remove `newname' arg.
+	(clone): Don't mess with the object's "name".
+
+	* emacs-lisp/eieio-custom.el (eieio-widget-test): Remove dummy arg.
+	(eieio-object-value-get): Use eieio-object-set-name-string.
+
+	* emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el (eieio--defalias): Follow aliases.
+	(eieio--object): Remove `name' field.
+	(eieio-defclass): Adjust to new convention where constructors don't
+	take an "object name" any more.
+	(eieio--defgeneric-init-form, eieio--defmethod): Follow aliases.
+	(eieio-validate-slot-value, eieio-oset-default)
+	(eieio-slot-name-index): Don't hardcode eieio--object-num-slots.
+	(eieio-generic-call-primary-only): Simplify.
+
+	* emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el (clone) <eieio-instance-inheritor>:
+	Use call-next-method.
+	(eieio-constructor): Rename from `constructor'.
+	(eieio-persistent-convert-list-to-object): Drop objname.
+	(eieio-persistent-validate/fix-slot-value): Don't hardcode
+	eieio--object-num-slots.
+	(eieio-named): Use a normal slot.
+	(slot-missing) <eieio-named>: Remove.
+	(eieio-object-name-string, eieio-object-set-name-string, clone)
+	<eieio-named>: New methods.
+
 2014-12-22  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el (eieio--class-v): Rename from class-v.

lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el

@@ -63,25 +63,10 @@ SLOT-NAME is the offending slot.  FN is the function signaling the error."
     ;; Throw the regular signal.
     (call-next-method)))
 
-(defmethod clone ((obj eieio-instance-inheritor) &rest params)
+(defmethod clone ((obj eieio-instance-inheritor) &rest _params)
   "Clone OBJ, initializing `:parent' to OBJ.
 All slots are unbound, except those initialized with PARAMS."
-  (let ((nobj (make-vector (length obj) eieio-unbound))
+  (let ((nobj (call-next-method)))
-	(nm (eieio--object-name obj))
-	(passname (and params (stringp (car params))))
-	(num 1))
-    (aset nobj 0 'object)
-    (setf (eieio--object-class nobj) (eieio--object-class obj))
-    ;; The following was copied from the default clone.
-    (if (not passname)
-	(save-match-data
-	  (if (string-match "-\\([0-9]+\\)" nm)
-	      (setq num (1+ (string-to-number (match-string 1 nm)))
-		    nm (substring nm 0 (match-beginning 0))))
-	  (setf (eieio--object-name nobj) (concat nm "-" (int-to-string num))))
-      (setf (eieio--object-name nobj) (car params)))
-    ;; Now initialize from params.
-    (if params (shared-initialize nobj (if passname (cdr params) params)))
     (oset nobj parent-instance obj)
     nobj))
 
@@ -155,7 +140,7 @@ Multiple calls to `make-instance' will return this object."))
 A singleton is a class which will only ever have one instance."
   :abstract t)
 
-(defmethod constructor :STATIC ((class eieio-singleton) _name &rest _slots)
+(defmethod eieio-constructor :STATIC ((class eieio-singleton) &rest _slots)
   "Constructor for singleton CLASS.
 NAME and SLOTS initialize the new object.
 This constructor guarantees that no matter how many you request,
@@ -270,7 +255,7 @@ malicious code.
 Note: This function recurses when a slot of :type of some object is
 identified, and needing more object creation."
   (let ((objclass (nth 0 inputlist))
-	(objname (nth 1 inputlist))
+	;; (objname (nth 1 inputlist))
 	(slots (nthcdr 2 inputlist))
 	(createslots nil))
 
@@ -293,7 +278,7 @@ identified, and needing more object creation."
 
       (setq slots (cdr (cdr slots))))
 
-    (apply 'make-instance objclass objname (nreverse createslots))
+    (apply #'make-instance objclass (nreverse createslots))
 
     ;;(eval inputlist)
     ))
@@ -308,7 +293,8 @@ Second, any text properties will be stripped from strings."
 	 (let ((slot-idx (eieio-slot-name-index class nil slot))
 	       (type nil)
 	       (classtype nil))
-	   (setq slot-idx (- slot-idx 3))
+	   (setq slot-idx (- slot-idx
+                             (eval-when-compile eieio--object-num-slots)))
 	   (setq type (aref (eieio--class-public-type (eieio--class-v class))
 			    slot-idx))
 
@@ -463,34 +449,38 @@ instance."
 
 
 ;;; Named object
-;;
-;; Named objects use the objects `name' as a slot, and that slot
-;; is accessed with the `object-name' symbol.
 
 (defclass eieio-named ()
-  ()
+  ((object-name :initarg :object-name :initform nil))
-  "Object with a name.
+  "Object with a name."
-Name storage already occurs in an object.  This object provides get/set
-access to it."
   :abstract t)
 
-(defmethod slot-missing ((obj eieio-named)
+(defmethod eieio-object-name-string ((obj eieio-named))
-			 slot-name operation &optional new-value)
+  "Return a string which is OBJ's name."
-  "Called when a non-existent slot is accessed.
+  (or (slot-value obj 'object-name)
-For variable `eieio-named', provide an imaginary `object-name' slot.
+      (symbol-name (eieio-object-class obj))))
-Argument OBJ is the named object.
+
-Argument SLOT-NAME is the slot that was attempted to be accessed.
+(defmethod eieio-object-set-name-string ((obj eieio-named) name)
-OPERATION is the type of access, such as `oref' or `oset'.
+  "Set the string which is OBJ's NAME."
-NEW-VALUE is the value that was being set into SLOT if OPERATION were
+  (eieio--check-type stringp name)
-a set type."
+  (eieio-oset obj 'object-name name))
-  (if (memq slot-name '(object-name :object-name))
+
-      (cond ((eq operation 'oset)
+(defmethod clone ((obj eieio-named) &rest params)
-	     (if (not (stringp new-value))
+  "Clone OBJ, initializing `:parent' to OBJ.
-		 (signal 'invalid-slot-type
+All slots are unbound, except those initialized with PARAMS."
-			 (list obj slot-name 'string new-value)))
+  (let* ((newname (and (stringp (car params)) (pop params)))
-	     (eieio-object-set-name-string obj new-value))
+         (nobj (apply #'call-next-method obj params))
-	    (t (eieio-object-name-string obj)))
+         (nm (slot-value obj 'object-name)))
-    (call-next-method)))
+    (eieio-oset obj 'object-name
+                (or newname
+                    (save-match-data
+                      (if (and nm (string-match "-\\([0-9]+\\)" nm))
+                          (let ((num (1+ (string-to-number
+                                          (match-string 1 nm)))))
+                            (concat (substring nm 0 (match-beginning 0))
+                                    "-" (int-to-string num)))
+                        (concat nm "-1")))))
+    nobj))
 
 (provide 'eieio-base)
 

lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
   "Like `defalias', but with less side-effects.
 More specifically, it has no side-effects at all when the new function
 definition is the same (`eq') as the old one."
+  (while (and (fboundp name) (symbolp (symbol-function name)))
+    ;; Follow aliases, so methods applied to obsolete aliases still work.
+    (setq name (symbol-function name)))
   (unless (and (fboundp name)
                (eq (symbol-function name) body))
     (defalias name body)))
@@ -167,8 +170,7 @@ Stored outright without modifications or stripping.")))
 
 (eieio--define-field-accessors object
   (-unused-0 ;;Constant slot, set to `object'.
-   (class "class struct defining OBJ")
+   (class "class struct defining OBJ")))
-   name))                               ;FIXME: Get rid of this field!
 
 ;; FIXME: The constants below should have an `eieio-' prefix added!!
 (defconst eieio--method-static 0 "Index into :static tag on a method.")
@@ -480,10 +482,10 @@ See `defclass' for more information."
     ;; Create the test function
     (let ((csym (intern (concat (symbol-name cname) "-p"))))
       (fset csym
-	    (list 'lambda (list 'obj)
+	    `(lambda (obj)
-		  (format "Test OBJ to see if it an object of type %s" cname)
+               ,(format "Test OBJ to see if it an object of type %s" cname)
-		  (list 'and '(eieio-object-p obj)
+               (and (eieio-object-p obj)
-			(list 'same-class-p 'obj cname)))))
+                    (same-class-p obj ',cname)))))
 
     ;; Make sure the method invocation order  is a valid value.
     (let ((io (class-option-assoc options :method-invocation-order)))
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ See `defclass' for more information."
                  "Test OBJ to see if it an object is a child of type %s"
                  cname)
 	       (and (eieio-object-p obj)
-		    (object-of-class-p obj ,cname))))
+		    (object-of-class-p obj ',cname))))
 
       ;; When using typep, (typep OBJ 'myclass) returns t for objects which
       ;; are subclasses of myclass.  For our predicates, however, it is
@@ -722,9 +724,14 @@ See `defclass' for more information."
 
       ;; Non-abstract classes need a constructor.
       (fset cname
-	    `(lambda (newname &rest slots)
+	    `(lambda (&rest slots)
 	       ,(format "Create a new object with name NAME of class type %s" cname)
-	       (apply #'constructor ,cname newname slots)))
+               (if (and slots
+                        (let ((x (car slots)))
+                          (or (stringp x) (null x))))
+                   (message "Obsolete name %S passed to %S constructor"
+                            (pop slots) ',cname))
+	       (apply #'eieio-constructor ',cname slots)))
       )
 
     ;; Set up a specialized doc string.
@@ -761,7 +768,6 @@ See `defclass' for more information."
                               nil)))
       (aset cache 0 'object)
       (setf (eieio--object-class cache) cname)
-      (setf (eieio--object-name cache) 'default-cache-object)
       (let ((eieio-skip-typecheck t))
 	;; All type-checking has been done to our satisfaction
 	;; before this call.  Don't waste our time in this call..
@@ -1087,6 +1093,10 @@ the new child class."
 
 (defun eieio--defgeneric-init-form (method doc-string)
   "Form to use for the initial definition of a generic."
+  (while (and (fboundp method) (symbolp (symbol-function method)))
+    ;; Follow aliases, so methods applied to obsolete aliases still work.
+    (setq method (symbol-function method)))
+
   (cond
    ((or (not (fboundp method))
         (eq 'autoload (car-safe (symbol-function method))))
@@ -1198,6 +1208,11 @@ but remove reference to all implementations of METHOD."
                ;; Primary key.
                ;; (t eieio--method-primary)
                (t (error "Unknown method kind %S" kind)))))
+
+    (while (and (fboundp method) (symbolp (symbol-function method)))
+      ;; Follow aliases, so methods applied to obsolete aliases still work.
+      (setq method (symbol-function method)))
+
     ;; Make sure there is a generic (when called from defclass).
     (eieio--defalias
      method (eieio--defgeneric-init-form
@@ -1253,7 +1268,7 @@ an error."
   (if eieio-skip-typecheck
       nil
     ;; Trim off object IDX junk added in for the object index.
-    (setq slot-idx (- slot-idx 3))
+    (setq slot-idx (- slot-idx (eval-when-compile eieio--object-num-slots)))
     (let ((st (aref (eieio--class-public-type (eieio--class-v class)) slot-idx)))
       (if (not (eieio-perform-slot-validation st value))
 	  (signal 'invalid-slot-type (list class slot st value))))))
@@ -1324,7 +1339,8 @@ Fills in OBJ's SLOT with its default value."
 	  ;;(signal 'invalid-slot-name (list (class-name cl) slot))
 	  )
       (eieio-barf-if-slot-unbound
-       (let ((val (nth (- c 3) (eieio--class-public-d (eieio--class-v cl)))))
+       (let ((val (nth (- c (eval-when-compile eieio--object-num-slots))
+                       (eieio--class-public-d (eieio--class-v cl)))))
 	 (eieio-default-eval-maybe val))
        obj cl 'oref-default))))
 
@@ -1382,7 +1398,8 @@ Fills in the default value in CLASS' in SLOT with VALUE."
 	    (signal 'invalid-slot-name (list (eieio-class-name class) slot)))
 	(eieio-validate-slot-value class c value slot)
 	;; Set this into the storage for defaults.
-	(setcar (nthcdr (- c 3) (eieio--class-public-d (eieio--class-v class)))
+	(setcar (nthcdr (- c (eval-when-compile eieio--object-num-slots))
+                        (eieio--class-public-d (eieio--class-v class)))
 		value)
 	;; Take the value, and put it into our cache object.
 	(eieio-oset (eieio--class-default-object-cache (eieio--class-v class))
@@ -1420,18 +1437,18 @@ reverse-lookup that name, and recurse with the associated slot value."
     (if (integerp fsi)
 	(cond
 	 ((not (cdr fsym))
-	  (+ 3 fsi))
+	  (+ (eval-when-compile eieio--object-num-slots) fsi))
 	 ((and (eq (cdr fsym) 'protected)
 	       (eieio--scoped-class)
 	       (or (child-of-class-p class (eieio--scoped-class))
 		   (and (eieio-object-p obj)
 			(child-of-class-p class (eieio--object-class obj)))))
-	  (+ 3 fsi))
+	  (+ (eval-when-compile eieio--object-num-slots) fsi))
 	 ((and (eq (cdr fsym) 'private)
 	       (or (and (eieio--scoped-class)
 			(eieio-slot-originating-class-p (eieio--scoped-class) slot))
 		   eieio-initializing-object))
-	  (+ 3 fsi))
+	  (+ (eval-when-compile eieio--object-num-slots) fsi))
 	 (t nil))
       (let ((fn (eieio-initarg-to-attribute class slot)))
 	(if fn (eieio-slot-name-index class obj fn) nil)))))
@@ -1778,12 +1795,8 @@ for this common case to improve performance."
 	   (setq mclass (eieio--object-class firstarg)))
 	  ((not firstarg)
 	   (error "Method %s called on nil" method))
-	  ((not (eieio-object-p firstarg))
-	   (error "Primary-only method %s called on something not an object" method))
 	  (t
-	   (error "EIEIO Error: Improperly classified method %s as primary only"
+	   (error "Primary-only method %s called on something not an object" method)))
-		  method)
-	  ))
     ;; Make sure the class is a valid class
     ;; mclass can be nil (meaning a generic for should be used.
     ;; mclass cannot have a value that is not a class, however.

lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-custom.el

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ of these.")
 	     :documentation "A number of thingies."))
   "A class for testing the widget on.")
 
-(defcustom eieio-widget-test (eieio-widget-test-class "Foo")
+(defcustom eieio-widget-test (eieio-widget-test-class)
   "Test variable for editing an object."
   :type 'object
   :group 'eieio)
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ Optional argument IGNORE is an extraneous parameter."
 	    fgroup (cdr fgroup)
 	    fcust (cdr fcust)))
     ;; Set any name updates on it.
-    (if name (setf (eieio--object-name obj) name))
+    (if name (eieio-object-set-name-string obj name))
     ;; This is the same object we had before.
     obj))
 

lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el

@@ -144,12 +144,7 @@ In EIEIO, the class' constructor requires a name for use when printing.
 `make-instance' in CLOS doesn't use names the way Emacs does, so the
 class is used as the name slot instead when INITARGS doesn't start with
 a string."
-  (if (and (car initargs) (stringp (car initargs)))
+  (apply (class-constructor class) initargs))
-      (apply (class-constructor class) initargs)
-    (apply  (class-constructor class)
-	    (cond ((symbolp class) (symbol-name class))
-		  (t (format "%S" class)))
-	    initargs)))
 
 
 ;;; CLOS methods and generics
@@ -279,20 +274,28 @@ variable name of the same name as the slot."
 If EXTRA, include that in the string returned to represent the symbol."
   (eieio--check-type eieio-object-p obj)
   (format "#<%s %s%s>" (symbol-name (eieio--object-class obj))
-	  (eieio--object-name obj) (or extra "")))
+	  (eieio-object-name-string obj) (or extra "")))
 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'object-name #'eieio-object-name "24.4")
 
-(defun eieio-object-name-string (obj) "Return a string which is OBJ's name."
+(defconst eieio--object-names (make-hash-table :test #'eq :weakness 'key))
-  (eieio--check-type eieio-object-p obj)
+
-  (eieio--object-name obj))
+;; In the past, every EIEIO object had a `name' field, so we had the two method
+;; below "for free".  Since this field is very rarely used, we got rid of it
+;; and instead we keep it in a weak hash-tables, for those very rare objects
+;; that use it.
+(defmethod eieio-object-name-string (obj)
+  "Return a string which is OBJ's name."
+  (declare (obsolete eieio-named "25.1"))
+  (or (gethash obj eieio--object-names)
+      (symbol-name (eieio-object-class obj))))
 (define-obsolete-function-alias
   'object-name-string #'eieio-object-name-string "24.4")
 
-(defun eieio-object-set-name-string (obj name)
+(defmethod eieio-object-set-name-string (obj name)
   "Set the string which is OBJ's NAME."
-  (eieio--check-type eieio-object-p obj)
+  (declare (obsolete eieio-named "25.1"))
   (eieio--check-type stringp name)
-  (setf (eieio--object-name obj) name))
+  (setf (gethash obj eieio--object-names) name))
 (define-obsolete-function-alias
   'object-set-name-string 'eieio-object-set-name-string "24.4")
 
@@ -574,20 +577,19 @@ This class is not stored in the `parent' slot of a class vector."
 
 (defalias 'standard-class 'eieio-default-superclass)
 
-(defgeneric constructor (class newname &rest slots)
+(defgeneric eieio-constructor (class &rest slots)
   "Default constructor for CLASS `eieio-default-superclass'.")
 
-(defmethod constructor :static
+(define-obsolete-function-alias 'constructor #'eieio-constructor "25.1")
-  ((class eieio-default-superclass) newname &rest slots)
+
+(defmethod eieio-constructor :static
+  ((class eieio-default-superclass) &rest slots)
   "Default constructor for CLASS `eieio-default-superclass'.
-NEWNAME is the name to be given to the constructed object.
 SLOTS are the initialization slots used by `shared-initialize'.
 This static method is called when an object is constructed.
 It allocates the vector used to represent an EIEIO object, and then
 calls `shared-initialize' on that object."
   (let* ((new-object (copy-sequence (eieio--class-default-object-cache (eieio--class-v class)))))
-    ;; Update the name for the newly created object.
-    (setf (eieio--object-name new-object) newname)
     ;; Call the initialize method on the new object with the slots
     ;; that were passed down to us.
     (initialize-instance new-object slots)
@@ -715,18 +717,10 @@ first and modify the returned object.")
 
 (defmethod clone ((obj eieio-default-superclass) &rest params)
   "Make a copy of OBJ, and then apply PARAMS."
-  (let ((nobj (copy-sequence obj))
+  (let ((nobj (copy-sequence obj)))
-	(nm (eieio--object-name obj))
+    (if (stringp (car params))
-	(passname (and params (stringp (car params))))
+        (message "Obsolete name %S passed to clone" (pop params)))
-	(num 1))
+    (if params (shared-initialize nobj params))
-    (if params (shared-initialize nobj (if passname (cdr params) params)))
-    (if (not passname)
-	(save-match-data
-	  (if (string-match "-\\([0-9]+\\)" nm)
-	      (setq num (1+ (string-to-number (match-string 1 nm)))
-		    nm (substring nm 0 (match-beginning 0))))
-	  (setf (eieio--object-name nobj) (concat nm "-" (int-to-string num))))
-      (setf (eieio--object-name nobj) (car params)))
     nobj))
 
 (defgeneric destructor (this &rest params)
@@ -889,7 +883,7 @@ variable PRINT-FUNCTION.  Optional argument NOESCAPE is passed to
 
 ;;; Start of automatically extracted autoloads.
 
-;;;### (autoloads nil "eieio-custom" "eieio-custom.el" "6413249ec10091eb7094238637b40e2c")
+;;;### (autoloads nil "eieio-custom" "eieio-custom.el" "3a6fffe3af331fe960f967d0da99e8e9")
 ;;; Generated autoloads from eieio-custom.el
 
 (autoload 'customize-object "eieio-custom" "\
@@ -900,7 +894,7 @@ Optional argument GROUP is the sub-group of slots to display.
 
 ;;;***
 
-;;;### (autoloads nil "eieio-opt" "eieio-opt.el" "6f114a48de40212413d2776eedc3ec14")
+;;;### (autoloads nil "eieio-opt" "eieio-opt.el" "2ff7d98da3f84c6af5c873ffb781930e")
 ;;; Generated autoloads from eieio-opt.el
 
 (autoload 'eieio-browse "eieio-opt" "\

test/automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el

@@ -174,17 +174,18 @@
 (defclass C-base2 () ())
 (defclass C (C-base1 C-base2) ())
 
+;; Just use the obsolete name once, to make sure it also works.
 (defmethod constructor :STATIC ((p C-base1) &rest args)
   (eieio-test-method-store)
   (if (next-method-p) (call-next-method))
   )
 
-(defmethod constructor :STATIC ((p C-base2) &rest args)
+(defmethod eieio-constructor :STATIC ((p C-base2) &rest args)
   (eieio-test-method-store)
   (if (next-method-p) (call-next-method))
   )
 
-(defmethod constructor :STATIC ((p C) &rest args)
+(defmethod eieio-constructor :STATIC ((p C) &rest args)
   (eieio-test-method-store)
   (call-next-method)
   )

test/automated/eieio-test-persist.el

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ persistent class.")
 
 (defclass persistent-with-objs-slot-subs (eieio-persistent)
   ((pnp :initarg :pnp
-	:type (or null persist-not-persistent-child)
+	:type (or null persist-not-persistent)
 	:initform nil))
   "Class for testing the saving of slots with objects in them.")
 

test/automated/eieio-tests.el

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-02-abstract-class ()
   ;; Abstract classes cannot be instantiated, so this should throw an
   ;; error
-  (should-error (abstract-class "Test")))
+  (should-error (abstract-class)))
 
 (defgeneric generic1 () "First generic function")
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     "Method generic1 that can take a non-object."
     not-an-object)
 
-  (let ((ans-obj (generic1 (class-a "test")))
+  (let ((ans-obj (generic1 (class-a)))
 	(ans-num (generic1 666)))
     (should (eq ans-obj 'monkey))
     (should (eq ans-num 666))))
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Argument C is the class bound to this static method."
   ;; Call static method on a class and see if it worked
   (static-method-class-method static-method-class 'class)
   (should (eq (oref static-method-class some-slot) 'class))
-  (static-method-class-method (static-method-class "test") 'object)
+  (static-method-class-method (static-method-class) 'object)
   (should (eq (oref static-method-class some-slot) 'object)))
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-05-static-method-2 ()
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Argument C is the class bound to this static method."
 
   (static-method-class-method static-method-class-2 'class)
   (should (eq (oref static-method-class-2 some-slot) 'moose-class))
-  (static-method-class-method (static-method-class-2 "test") 'object)
+  (static-method-class-method (static-method-class-2) 'object)
   (should (eq (oref static-method-class-2 some-slot) 'moose-object)))
 
 
@@ -230,14 +230,14 @@ Argument C is the class bound to this static method."
 (defvar eitest-b nil)
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-06-allocate-objects ()
    ;; allocate an object to use
-   (should (setq eitest-ab (class-ab "abby")))
+   (should (setq eitest-ab (class-ab)))
-   (should (setq eitest-a (class-a "aye")))
+   (should (setq eitest-a (class-a)))
-   (should (setq eitest-b (class-b "fooby"))))
+   (should (setq eitest-b (class-b))))
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-07-make-instance ()
   (should (make-instance 'class-ab))
   (should (make-instance 'class-a :water 'cho))
-  (should (make-instance 'class-b "a name")))
+  (should (make-instance 'class-b)))
 
 (defmethod class-cn ((a class-a))
   "Try calling `call-next-method' when there isn't one.
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
     (call-next-method)
     (oset a test-tag 1))
 
-  (let ((ca (class-a "class act")))
+  (let ((ca (class-a)))
     (should-not (/=  (oref ca test-tag) 2))))
 
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
    (t (call-next-method))))
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-17-virtual-slot ()
-  (setq eitest-vsca (virtual-slot-class "eitest-vsca" :base-value 1))
+  (setq eitest-vsca (virtual-slot-class :base-value 1))
   ;; Check slot values
   (should (= (oref eitest-vsca :base-value) 1))
   (should (= (oref eitest-vsca :derived-value) 2))
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
 
   ;; should also be possible to initialize instance using virtual slot
 
-  (setq eitest-vscb (virtual-slot-class "eitest-vscb" :derived-value 5))
+  (setq eitest-vscb (virtual-slot-class :derived-value 5))
   (should (= (oref eitest-vscb :base-value) 4))
   (should (= (oref eitest-vscb :derived-value) 5)))
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
   ;; After setting 'water to 'moose, make sure a new object has
   ;; the right stuff.
   (oset-default (eieio-object-class eitest-a) water 'penguin)
-  (should (eq (oref (class-a "foo") water) 'penguin))
+  (should (eq (oref (class-a) water) 'penguin))
 
   ;; Revert the above
   (defmethod slot-unbound ((a class-a) &rest foo)
@@ -458,12 +458,12 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
   ;; We should not be able to set a string here
   (should-error (oset eitest-ab water "a string, not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type)
   (should-error (oset eitest-ab classslot "a string, not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type)
-  (should-error (class-a "broken-type-a" :water "a string not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type))
+  (should-error (class-a :water "a string not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type))
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-20-class-allocated-slots ()
   ;; Test out class allocated slots
   (defvar eitest-aa nil)
-  (setq eitest-aa (class-a "another"))
+  (setq eitest-aa (class-a))
 
   ;; Make sure class slots do not track between objects
   (let ((newval 'moose))
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-21-eval-at-construction-time ()
   ;; initforms that need to be evalled at construction time.
   (setq eieio-test-permuting-value 2)
-  (setq eitest-pvinit (inittest "permuteme"))
+  (setq eitest-pvinit (inittest))
 
   (should (eq (oref eitest-pvinit staticval) 1))
   (should (eq (oref eitest-pvinit symval) 'eieio-test-permuting-value))
@@ -514,11 +514,11 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
     "Test class that will be a calculated value.")
 
   (defclass eitest-superior nil
-    ((sub :initform (eitest-subordinate "test")
+    ((sub :initform (eitest-subordinate)
 	  :type eitest-subordinate))
     "A class with an initform that creates a class.")
 
-  (should (setq eitest-tests (eitest-superior "test")))
+  (should (setq eitest-tests (eitest-superior)))
 
   (should-error
    (eval
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
   (should (not (class-a-child-p "foo"))))
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-24-object-predicates ()
-  (let ((listooa (list (class-ab "ab") (class-a "a")))
+  (let ((listooa (list (class-ab) (class-a)))
-	(listoob (list (class-ab "ab") (class-b "b"))))
+	(listoob (list (class-ab) (class-b))))
     (should (class-a-list-p listooa))
     (should (class-b-list-p listoob))
     (should-not (class-b-list-p listooa))
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
 
 (defvar eitest-t1 nil)
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-25-slot-tests ()
-  (setq eitest-t1 (class-c "C1"))
+  (setq eitest-t1 (class-c))
   ;; Slot initialization
   (should (eq (oref eitest-t1 slot-1) 'moose))
   (should (eq (oref eitest-t1 :moose) 'moose))
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
   ;; Check private slot accessor
   (should (string= (get-slot-2 eitest-t1) "penguin"))
   ;; Pass string instead of symbol
-  (should-error (class-c "C2" :moose "not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type)
+  (should-error (class-c :moose "not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type)
   (should (eq (get-slot-3 eitest-t1) 'emu))
   (should (eq (get-slot-3 class-c) 'emu))
   ;; Check setf
@@ -576,13 +576,13 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
 (defvar eitest-t2 nil)
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-26-default-inheritance ()
   ;; See previous test, nor for subclass
-  (setq eitest-t2 (class-subc "subc"))
+  (setq eitest-t2 (class-subc))
   (should (eq (oref eitest-t2 slot-1) 'moose))
   (should (eq (oref eitest-t2 :moose) 'moose))
   (should (string= (get-slot-2 eitest-t2) "linux"))
   (should-error (oref eitest-t2 slot-2) :type 'invalid-slot-name)
   (should (string= (get-slot-2 eitest-t2) "linux"))
-  (should-error (class-subc "C2" :moose "not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type))
+  (should-error (class-subc :moose "not a symbol") :type 'invalid-slot-type))
 
 ;;(ert-deftest eieio-test-27-inherited-new-value ()
   ;;; HACK ALERT: The new value of a class slot is inherited by the
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ Do not override for `prot-2'."
 (defvar eitest-p1 nil)
 (defvar eitest-p2 nil)
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-28-slot-protection ()
-  (setq eitest-p1 (prot-1 ""))
+  (setq eitest-p1 (prot-1))
-  (setq eitest-p2 (prot-2 ""))
+  (setq eitest-p2 (prot-2))
   ;; Access public slots
   (oref eitest-p1 slot-1)
   (oref eitest-p2 slot-1)
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ Subclasses to override slot attributes.")
 	  "This class should throw an error.")))
 
   ;; Initform should override instance allocation
-  (let ((obj (slotattr-ok "moose")))
+  (let ((obj (slotattr-ok)))
     (should (eq (oref obj initform) 'no-init))))
 
 (defclass slotattr-class-base ()
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ Subclasses to override slot attributes.")
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-32-test-clone-boring-objects ()
   ;; A simple make instance with EIEIO extension
-  (should (setq eitest-CLONETEST1 (make-instance 'class-a "a")))
+  (should (setq eitest-CLONETEST1 (make-instance 'class-a)))
   (should (setq eitest-CLONETEST2 (clone eitest-CLONETEST1)))
 
   ;; CLOS form of make-instance
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ Subclasses to override slot attributes.")
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-33-instance-tracker ()
   (let (IT-list IT1)
-    (should (setq IT1 (IT "trackme")))
+    (should (setq IT1 (IT)))
     ;; The instance tracker must find this
     (should (eieio-instance-tracker-find 'die 'slot1 'IT-list))
     ;; Test deletion
@@ -851,8 +851,8 @@ Subclasses to override slot attributes.")
   "A Singleton test object.")
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-34-singletons ()
-  (let ((obj1 (SINGLE "Moose"))
+  (let ((obj1 (SINGLE))
-	(obj2 (SINGLE "Cow")))
+	(obj2 (SINGLE)))
     (should (eieio-object-p obj1))
     (should (eieio-object-p obj2))
     (should (eq obj1 obj2))
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ Subclasses to override slot attributes.")
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-35-named-object ()
   (let (N)
-    (should (setq N (NAMED "Foo")))
+    (should (setq N (NAMED :object-name "Foo")))
     (should (string= "Foo" (oref N object-name)))
     (should-error (oref N missing-slot) :type 'invalid-slot-name)
     (oset N object-name "NewName")