Proposal: Granular import with module namespace

imports.md

Proposal: Granular import with module namespace

Barrel import with module namespace:
Problem: loses granular intent as well as potential tree-shaking benefits.

import * as util from './util'

Granular import without module namespace:
Problem: loses scope, conflicts with other local or imported module functions.

import { concurrent, stream, regex } from './util'

Often, these conflicts force verbose remappings, such as:

import { concurrent as concurrentUtils,
         stream as streamUtils,
         regex as regexUtils } from './util'

Proposed syntax: keeps the scope and organization of a module namespace while preserving granular imports.

import { concurrent, stream, regex } as util from './util';
//                                   ^^^^^^^

Called as:

util.concurrent.someFunc(...)

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No good alternative exists, even using dynamic imports:

let util = await import('./util')
util = { concurrent: util.concurrent, stream: util.stream, regex: util.regex }