Module

Module basics

A module is a naming scope for Slice types and interfaces. It allows you to define and reference different Slice types and interfaces with the same name, provided they are in different scopes (modules).

Slice uses :: as its scope resolution operator.

For example:

module AnimalKingdom

compact struct Lion { ... } // in module AnimalKingdom

module Game

interface Lion {
    getModel() -> AnimalKingdom::Lion
}

You can split the definitions within the same module into multiple Slice files.

Sub-module

A module can have sub-modules, sub-sub-modules etc. at any depth. Each level is separated by ::. For example:

module Res::Vacation

// definitions in the Vacation sub-module...

C# mapping

A Slice module is mapped to a C# namespace with the same name converted to Pascal case.

You can customize this mapping with the cs::identifier attribute and remap the module to the specified namespace. This attribute accepts a single string argument: the name of the C# namespace.

For example:

[cs::identifier("Reservation.Bundles")]
module Res::Vacation
...

namespace Reservation.Bundles;
...