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# Glob import syntax for require-by-string
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## Motivation
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- Cross-runtime automated testing
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- Auto-requiring ecs systems
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- Commands for things like discord bots
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- Module loaders in general
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- Type safety (even if it's typed to be unknown, it's better than typecasting to any.)
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- Cyclical dependency reporting
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- This would be required for static cross-compilation or whatever the term is
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## Design
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- directory/\*\* for descendants
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- directory/\* for children
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- Alphanumeric ordering
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```lua
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local children = require("directory/*)") -- array
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local descendants = require("directory/**") -- array
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```
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## Alternatives
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- Provide a dictionary where { [name]: return value }?
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- In descendants, this might cause duplicates.
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- Include file extension? Can have duplicates if no file extension.
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## Drawbacks
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- Cross-runtime ordering?
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- OS causes implementation concerns?
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- Type concerns?
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- Might promote bad patterns?
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