provide empty defaults for the state and declaration methods

lib/bud.rb

@@ -48,12 +48,20 @@ def initialize(ip, port)
       #safe_rewrite
     end
   end
+
+  ########### give empty defaults for these
+  def state
+  end  
+  def declaration
+  end
 
-  # helper to define instance methods
   def singleton_class
     class << self; self; end
   end
 
+  ########### metaprogramming support for ruby and for rule rewriting
+  # helper to define instance methods
+
   def safe_rewrite
     begin
       defn = meta_rewrite 

test/tc_inheritance.rb

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ def state
     table :tbl, ['k'], ['v']
   end
 
-  def declaration
-  end
-
   declare
   def bundle
     tbl << [2, 'a']