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+#!bash
+## object identity
+
+# objects are values, so they're stored in variables!
+#
+# the shape of that value is… a call to bos_invoke curry-ed on class and
+# id, so that `$my_obj the-method 1 2` is equivalent to `bos_invoke
+# TheClass $the_obj_id the-method 1 2`
+function bos-object-id/pack-self-into() {
+    local class="$1"
+    local self_id="$2"
+    local -n result="$3"
+    result="bos-dispatch/invoke $class $self_id"
+}
+
+# get class and object id from a $self string
+function bos-object/unpack-self-into() {
+    local self="$1"
+    local -n class="$2"
+    local -n id="$2"
+    local _
+    read -r _ class id <<<"$self"
+}