[Caml-list] Abbreviating module paths - something like "open X as Y"

[Caml-list] Abbreviating module paths - something like "open X as Y"

[Soegtrop, Michael]

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Dear OCaml Users,

I wonder if there is a way to abbreviate module paths. Something like

open <module-path> as <acronym>

I usually find it more readable to have a 2 or 3 letter acronym for a module name than having the complete module name or no module name at all. Is there a way to do this in OCaml?

Best regards,

Michael
Intel Deutschland GmbH
Registered Address: Am Campeon 10-12, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
Tel: +49 89 99 8853-0, www.intel.de
Managing Directors: Christin Eisenschmid, Christian Lamprechter
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Nicole Lau
Registered Office: Munich
Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 186928

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Re: [Caml-list] Abbreviating module paths - something like "open X as Y"

[David House]

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The usual way is "module X = Y".

On 19 November 2015 at 18:34, Soegtrop, Michael <michael.soegtrop@intel.com>
wrote:

> Dear OCaml Users,
>
>
>
> I wonder if there is a way to abbreviate module paths. Something like
>
>
>
> open <module-path> as <acronym>
>
>
>
> I usually find it more readable to have a 2 or 3 letter acronym for a
> module name than having the complete module name or no module name at all.
> Is there a way to do this in OCaml?
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Michael
>
> Intel Deutschland GmbH
> Registered Address: Am Campeon 10-12, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
> Tel: +49 89 99 8853-0, www.intel.de
> Managing Directors: Christin Eisenschmid, Christian Lamprechter
> Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Nicole Lau
> Registered Office: Munich
> Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 186928
>

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Re: [Caml-list] Abbreviating module paths - something like "open X as Y"

[Gabriel Scherer]

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Indeed, you can use

  module Foo = Bar.Baz

(There is special support for this path-naming-only special case of module
declaration in the type-checker, that makes it work better in some cases.)

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Soegtrop, Michael <
michael.soegtrop@intel.com> wrote:

> Dear OCaml Users,
>
>
>
> I wonder if there is a way to abbreviate module paths. Something like
>
>
>
> open <module-path> as <acronym>
>
>
>
> I usually find it more readable to have a 2 or 3 letter acronym for a
> module name than having the complete module name or no module name at all.
> Is there a way to do this in OCaml?
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Michael
>
> Intel Deutschland GmbH
> Registered Address: Am Campeon 10-12, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
> Tel: +49 89 99 8853-0, www.intel.de
> Managing Directors: Christin Eisenschmid, Christian Lamprechter
> Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Nicole Lau
> Registered Office: Munich
> Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 186928
>

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Re: [Caml-list] Abbreviating module paths - something like "open X as Y"

[Francois Berenger]

On 11/19/2015 11:34 AM, Soegtrop, Michael wrote:
> Dear OCaml Users,
>
> I wonder if there is a way to abbreviate module paths. Something like
>
> open <module-path> as <acronym>

module L = List
[...]
L.length [1;2;3]

It was advised to me on this same list, several years ago.

> I usually find it more readable to have a 2 or 3 letter acronym for a
> module name than having the complete module name or no module name at
> all. Is there a way to do this in OCaml?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael
>
> Intel Deutschland GmbH
> Registered Address: Am Campeon 10-12, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
> Tel: +49 89 99 8853-0, www.intel.de
> Managing Directors: Christin Eisenschmid, Christian Lamprechter
> Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Nicole Lau
> Registered Office: Munich
> Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 186928
>

-- 
Regards,
Francois.
"When in doubt, use more types"

RE: [Caml-list] Abbreviating module paths - something like "open X as Y"

[Soegtrop, Michael]

Dear David, Gabriel, Francois,

thanks a lot for the quick answer!

> module L = List
> [...]
> L.length [1;2;3]

Quite obvious if you know it ;-) Maybe a hint in the reference manual section "Opening a module path" would help others.

Best regards,

Michael

Intel Deutschland GmbH
Registered Address: Am Campeon 10-12, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
Tel: +49 89 99 8853-0, www.intel.de
Managing Directors: Christin Eisenschmid, Christian Lamprechter
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Nicole Lau
Registered Office: Munich
Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 186928