racket / racket/rhombus

Allow definition macro protocol to communicate the defined names

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Description

It would be useful if definition macros could communicate the defined names in some way. For example, consider a definition macro pub that chains to another definition(s) and makes all defined names exported by default. Currently, I see no way to parse definitions within a definition context, so I hope this can be incorporated once the protocol is thought out.

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No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by locating the definition-macro protocol and the handling of definitions within a definition context. Done means there is an agreed protocol that lets a macro communicate its defined names, supporting the described pub use case.

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Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
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