Modules
A common use case for Glich is to read in a library of statements ready for for use by the host program. The use of modules is intended to reduce the need to read in all of the statements. A module statement will introduce the object's code name so that the ac it is only read if it is required.
A Glich module is a block of one or more statements. It can be held in the form of a text file or as part of a library internal to the host program. The module name must use lower case characters. (This is to ensure it works across operating systems.)
Statement: module
The module statement is used to introduce objects without the need to read the object's statement. When any object in the module is first referenced all of the module code is read in, allowing the object to be used.
| module Statement | |
|---|---|
| Example | Output |
| // Script file: test_mod.glcs object test_sum { values one two three; function sum { result = one + two + three; } } | |
| // Script file: test_run.glcs module file:test_mod { object test_sum; } let ts = {test_sum 1, 2, 3}; write ts nl ts@sum; | {test_sum 1, 2, 3} 6 |
