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+
+USING: accessors effects.parser kernel lexer multi-methods
+ parser sequences words ;
+
+IN: multi-method-syntax
+
+! A nicer specializer syntax to hold us over till multi-methods go in
+! officially.
+!
+! Use both 'multi-methods' and 'multi-method-syntax' in that order.
+
+: scan-specializer ( -- specializer )
+
+ scan drop ! eat opening parenthesis
+
+ ")" parse-effect in>> [ search ] map ;
+
+: CREATE-METHOD ( -- method )
+ scan-word scan-specializer swap create-method-in ;
+
+: (METHOD:) ( -- method def ) CREATE-METHOD parse-definition ;
+
+: METHOD: (METHOD:) define ; parsing