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# Imp | ||
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Imp is a GHC plugin that automatically imports modules when they are used, like | ||
GHCi does. This allows writing code using qualified identifiers without | ||
manually importing the modules. | ||
[![Workflow](https://github.com/tfausak/imp/actions/workflows/workflow.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tfausak/imp/actions/workflows/workflow.yaml) | ||
[![Hackage](https://badgen.net/hackage/v/imp)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/imp) | ||
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Imp is a GHC plugin for automatically importing modules. This behavior is | ||
similar to the [`-fimplicit-import-qualified`][1] flag for GHCi. In short, Imp | ||
allows you to use fully-qualified identifiers without explicitly importing any | ||
modules. | ||
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[1]: https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.8.2/docs/users_guide/ghci.html#qualified-names | ||
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## Basic Usage | ||
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To use Imp, add it to your package's `build-depends`, like this: | ||
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``` cabal | ||
library | ||
build-depends: imp | ||
``` | ||
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Then you can enable it with the `-fplugin=Imp` flag for GHC, like this: | ||
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``` hs | ||
{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fplugin=Imp #-} | ||
main = System.IO.print () | ||
``` | ||
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For the above module, Imp will automatically import `System.IO` for you. It's | ||
as though you wrote this instead: | ||
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``` hs | ||
import qualified System.IO | ||
main = System.IO.print () | ||
``` | ||
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## Enabling Everywhere | ||
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More often than not, you'll probably want to enable Imp for an entire component | ||
rather than for a single module. To do that, add it to your package's | ||
`ghc-options`, like this: | ||
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``` cabal | ||
library | ||
ghc-options: -fplugin=Imp | ||
``` | ||
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Then you don't need to use the `OPTIONS_GHC` pragma to enable Imp. | ||
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## Aliasing Modules | ||
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Sometimes you may want to refer to modules by an alias. For example you may | ||
prefer using `System.IO` as simply `IO`. Imp supports this with the | ||
`--alias=SOURCE:TARGET` option. Here's an example: | ||
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``` hs | ||
{-# OPTIONS_GHC | ||
-fplugin=Imp | ||
-fplugin-opt=Imp:--alias=System.IO:IO #-} | ||
main = IO.print () | ||
``` | ||
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That is the same as writing this: | ||
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``` hs | ||
import qualified System.IO as IO | ||
main = IO.print () | ||
``` | ||
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Later aliases will override earlier ones. | ||
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## Notes | ||
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Imp operates purely syntactically. It doesn't know anything about the | ||
identifiers that you use. So if you refer to something that doesn't exist, like | ||
`System.IO.undefined`, you'll get an error from GHC. | ||
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Imp will never insert an import for a module that you've explicitly imported. | ||
It will only insert an import when the module is not in scope already. |
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