further simplify reference construction.

References no longer require an explicit call to
::convert(). They can be created in a call to the
constructor.

ext/v8/accessor.cc

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace rr {
   }
 
   Accessor::Accessor(const v8::AccessorInfo& info) {
-    this->thisObject = Object::create(info.This());
-    this->holder = Object::create(info.Holder());
+    this->thisObject = Object(info.This());
+    this->holder = Object(info.Holder());
     this->value = Data_Wrap_Struct(Class, &mark, &sweep, this);
     this->info = new Info(info.Data());
   }

ext/v8/context.cc

@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ VALUE Context::ReattachGlobal(VALUE self, VALUE global) {
 }
 
 VALUE Context::GetEntered(VALUE self) {
-  return Context::create(v8::Context::GetEntered());
+  return Context(v8::Context::GetEntered());
 }
 
 VALUE Context::GetCurrent(VALUE self) {
-  return Context::create(v8::Context::GetCurrent());
+  return Context(v8::Context::GetCurrent());
 }
 
 VALUE Context::GetCalling(VALUE self) {
-  return Context::create(v8::Context::GetCalling());
+  return Context(v8::Context::GetCalling());
 }
 
 VALUE Context::SetSecurityToken(VALUE self, VALUE token) {
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ VALUE Context::IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed(VALUE self) {
 
 VALUE Context::New(VALUE ContextClass) {
   v8::Persistent<v8::Context> context = v8::Context::New();
-  Ref<v8::Context> ref = Context::create(context);
+  Context reference(context);
   context.Dispose();
-  return ref;
+  return reference;
 }
 
 VALUE Context::Enter(VALUE self) {

ext/v8/convert.cc

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ VALUE Convert(v8::Handle<v8::Value> value) {
     return rb_float_new(value->NumberValue());
   }
   if (value->IsString()) {
-    return String::create(value->ToString());
+    return String(value->ToString());
   }
   if (value->IsFunction()) {
     // return Function(value);
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ VALUE Convert(v8::Handle<v8::Value> value) {
     // return rr_reflect_v8_date(value);
   }
   if (value->IsObject()) {
-    return Object::create(value->ToObject());
+    return Object(value->ToObject());
   }
   return Qnil;
 }

ext/v8/external.cc

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void External::Init() {
     store(&Class);
 }
 VALUE External::New(VALUE self, VALUE data) {
-  return External::create(wrap(data));
+  return External(wrap(data));
 }
 
 v8::Handle<v8::External> External::wrap(VALUE data) {

ext/v8/object.cc

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void Object::Init() {
 
 
 VALUE Object::New(VALUE self) {
-  return Object::create(v8::Object::New());
+  return Object(v8::Object::New());
 }
 
 //TODO: Allow setting of property attributes

ext/v8/rr.h

@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ public:
     Data_Get_Struct(wrapper, class Holder, holder) ;
     this->holder = holder;
   }
+  Ref<T>(v8::Handle<T> handle) {
+    this->holder = new Holder(handle, Class);
+  }
   virtual operator VALUE() {
     return holder->value;
   }
   virtual operator v8::Handle<T>() {
     return holder->handle;
   }
-  static Ref<T> create(v8::Handle<T> handle) {
-    return Ref<T>(new Holder(handle, Class));
-  }
   inline v8::Handle<T> operator->() const { return holder->handle; }
   v8::Handle<T> GetHandle() {return holder->handle;}
 
@@ -139,15 +139,17 @@ public:
   static VALUE IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed(VALUE self);
 
   inline Context(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::Context>(value) {}
+  inline Context(v8::Handle<v8::Context> cxt) : Ref<v8::Context>(cxt) {}
 };
 
 class External: public Ref<v8::External> {
 public:
-  inline External(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::External>(value) {}
   static void Init();
   static VALUE New(VALUE self, VALUE data);
   static VALUE Value(VALUE self);
 
+  inline External(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::External>(value) {}
+  inline External(v8::Handle<v8::External> ext) : Ref<v8::External>(ext) {}
   static v8::Handle<v8::External> wrap(VALUE data);
   static VALUE unwrap(v8::Handle<v8::External> external);
 private:
@@ -165,8 +167,8 @@ public:
   static VALUE New(VALUE klass, VALUE source, VALUE filename);
   static VALUE Run(VALUE self);
 
-private:
   inline Script(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::Script>(value) {}
+  inline Script(v8::Handle<v8::Script> script) : Ref<v8::Script>(script) {}
 };
 
 class Value : public Ref<v8::Value> {
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ public:
   static VALUE Concat(VALUE self, VALUE left, VALUE right);
 
   inline String(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::String>(value) {}
+  inline String(v8::Handle<v8::String> string) : Ref<v8::String>(string) {}
 };
 
 class PropertyAttribute: public Enum<v8::PropertyAttribute> {
@@ -250,6 +253,7 @@ public:
   static VALUE SetAccessor(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self);
 
   inline Object(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::Object>(value) {}
+  inline Object(v8::Handle<v8::Object> object) : Ref<v8::Object>(object) {}
 };
 
 class V8 {

ext/v8/script.cc

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void Script::Init() {
 }
 
 VALUE Script::New(VALUE klass, VALUE source, VALUE filename) {
-  return Script::create(v8::Script::New(String(source), Value(filename)));
+  return Script(v8::Script::New(String(source), Value(filename)));
 }
 
 VALUE Script::Run(VALUE self) {

ext/v8/string.cc

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void String::Init() {
 }
 
 VALUE String::New(VALUE StringClass, VALUE string) {
-  return String::create(v8::String::New(RSTRING_PTR(string), (int)RSTRING_LEN(string)));
+  return String(v8::String::New(RSTRING_PTR(string), (int)RSTRING_LEN(string)));
 }
 
 VALUE String::Utf8Value(VALUE self) {