org.panda_lang.framework.design.architecture.module

Interface Imports

All Superinterfaces:

ModuleResource

All Known Implementing Classes:

PandaImports

public interface Imports
extends ModuleResource

Represents references imported in the specific space, e.g. file

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TypeLoader	getTypeLoader() Get associated type loader
void	importModule(Module module) Import module
void	importModule(String name) Import module using the given name
boolean	importType(String name, Type type) Import reference

Methods inherited from interface org.panda_lang.framework.design.architecture.module.ModuleResource

forClass, forName, requireType, requireType

Method Detail

importModule

void importModule(String name)

Import module using the given name

Parameters:

name - the name of module

importModule

void importModule(Module module)

Import module

Parameters:

module - the module to import // @return if type with the given name is already imported, the method will interrupt importing and return the name of that type

importType

boolean importType(String name,
                   Type type)

Import reference

Parameters:

name - the name of type to import as (may be different than type name)

type - the reference to type

Returns:

if type with the given name is already imported, the method will return false, otherwise true

getTypeLoader

TypeLoader getTypeLoader()

Get associated type loader

Returns:

the associated type loader