gistfile1.txt

    if !defined (my.field.type)
        echo "field
    endif
    if type = "number"
    elsif type = "string"
    elsif type = "longstr"
    elsif type = "chunk" | type = "frame" | type = "msg" | type = "list" | type = "hash"
    elsif type = "msg"

            if type = "number"
                field.size ?= 1
                if size = 1
                    field.ctype = "byte"
                elsif size = 2
                    field.ctype = "uint16_t"
                elsif size = 4
                    field.ctype = "uint32_t"
                elsif size = 8
                    field.ctype = "uint64_t"
                else
                    echo "E: bad size $(size) for $(name)"
                endif
            endif

            property.name = "$(my.name:c)"
            property.type = my.type
            property.alloc = my.alloc
            if type = "string"
                property.ctype = "const char *"
            elsif type = "number"
                property.ctype = "int "
            elsif type = "msg"
                property.ctype = "zmsg_t *"
            endif
        endnew

        if field.type = "string"
            reply.pattern += "s"
        elsif field.type = "number"
            reply.pattern += "i"
        else

           method.args += ", const char *$(name)"
             if type = "number"
                method.args += ", int $(name)"
                field.ctype = "int "
                pattern += size
            elsif type = "string"
                method.args += ", const char *$(name)"
                field.ctype = "const char *"
                pattern += "s"
            elsif type = "longstr"
                method.args += ", const char *$(name)"
                field.ctype = "const char *"
                pattern += "S"
            elsif type = "chunk" | type = "frame" | type = "msg" | type = "list" | type = "hash"
                method.args += ", z$(type)_t **$(name)_p"
                field.ctype = "z$(type)_t *"
                pattern += "p"
            endif