http://dev.clojure.org/jira This file is an XML representation of an issue en-us 4.4 649 25-07-2011 http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1035 Clojure <p>Right now if I need to use a record defined in another name space, I need to do this:</p> <p>(ns myproj.test.xyz<br/> (:use <span class="error">&#91;myproj.xyz&#93;</span>)<br/> (:import <span class="error">&#91;myproj.xyz MyRecord&#93;</span>)</p> <p>Hope we can remove the need of ":import" clause.</p> CLJ-1035

Remove the need to use ":import" of a record

Enhancement Major Closed Declined Unassigned Warren Lynn Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:46:18 -0500 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:19:55 -0500 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:44:03 -0500 Release 1.4 0 1 <p>Hi Warren,</p> <p>Importing a Java class and using a record are two logically distinct ideas, hence two separate steps in your code. Note that using a namespace makes the defrecord constructor fns (e.g. <del>&gt;MyRecord and map</del>&gt;MyRecord) available without a second step.</p> <p>Please discuss ideas on the mailing list before using JIRA to make suggestions.</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Thanks for giving it a thought.</p> <p>I think it is conceptually simple/consistent to say "if you use a namespace, then all the public symbols in that namespace is available without namespace qualification". It is unnecessary to remind people "Hey, record is an <b>actually</b> a Java class so the rules do not apply". I think it is the right choice for Clojure to integrate closely with the host language, but it is not the objective to expose the host details when not needed. If you say "this is a compromise due to some implementation consideration", then I can understand. But I disagree with the rationale you mentioned. </p> Global Rank