class YARP::Pattern

def compile_node(node)

methods based on the type of node.
Compile any kind of node. Dispatch out to the individual compilation 
def compile_node(node)
  case node
  when AlternationPatternNode
    compile_alternation_pattern_node(node)
  when ArrayPatternNode
    compile_array_pattern_node(node)
  when ConstantPathNode
    compile_constant_path_node(node)
  when ConstantReadNode
    compile_constant_read_node(node)
  when HashPatternNode
    compile_hash_pattern_node(node)
  when NilNode
    compile_nil_node(node)
  when RegularExpressionNode
    compile_regular_expression_node(node)
  when StringNode
    compile_string_node(node)
  when SymbolNode
    compile_symbol_node(node)
  else
    compile_error(node)
  end
end