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Loading module from a folder

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Description

With namespaces it is possible to derive the loading order automatically from the use statements. An algorithm could look at all the files in a folder and figure out how the best way to load them. If a file uses a namespace that is used by another file, then the first file gets loaded and before the second.

This should be as simple as loading from a file, e.g. by adding support for loading from a folder in the load and load__source_imports intrinsics.

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Research direction

Start by locating the load and load__source_imports intrinsics and reading how they currently load a file. Determine how folder contents and namespace relationships should be ordered from use statements. Done means loading a folder works through the same mechanism as loading a file and respects those dependencies.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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