imports.md

Imports in TechScript

Imports bring external modules, built-ins, and local package files into the current scope.

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🏗️ The use Keyword

Use the use keyword to import modules:

use math
use json

Imported modules are scoped as namespaces:

result = math.sqrt(16)
say result # 4.0

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🧬 Local vs Standard Library Imports

• Standard Library: Looked up automatically by the compiler. Standard modules include math, json, crypto, fs, os, random, and date.
• Local Files: Imported relative to the current file.

  use helper # Looks for helper.txs in the current directory
  

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🎨 Alias Imports

You can rename imports to avoid name collisions:

use math as m
say m.abs(-5) # 5

For packaging structure details, see Packages.