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thoughts on compiling bs, that interops with _compiled_ bs

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Description

given TodoVM.bs

class TodoVM extends BaseViewModel

where BaseViewModel is a library that I import in my project with compiled sources (i.e. BaseViewModel.brs), how does the compiler know the extend is valid?

I have this currently in my project, so I'm distributing both compiled and uncompiled sources.
I'm also thinking of adding options to turn the class BaseViewModel not found error into a warning; but it got me thinking...

is there some lightweight metadata we can bundle in comments at the bottom of a file, or something similar to d.ts file, which the compiler can read, to not lose important information when encountering compiled sources.

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Start with the compiler behavior around TodoVM.bs extending BaseViewModel from the compiled BaseViewModel.brs example. Trace how class resolution handles compiled sources, then define the metadata or warning behavior needed so the compiler preserves enough information to validate the relationship.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
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Needs clarification
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