class IDL::AST::Connector

def set_base(parent)
  unless parent.is_a?(IDL::Type::ScopedName) && parent.is_node?(IDL::AST::TemplateParam)
    unless (parent.is_a?(IDL::Type::NodeType) && parent.is_node?(self.class))
      raise "invalid inheritance identifier for #{typename} #{scoped_lm_name}: #{parent.typename}"
    end
    @resolved_base = parent.resolved_type.node
    if @resolved_base.has_base?(self)
      raise "circular inheritance detected for #{typename} #{scoped_lm_name}: #{parent.node.scoped_lm_name} is descendant"
    end
  end
  @base = parent.node
end