namespace: Module namespace handling

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Module namespace handling

Description

make_namespace creates a new module namespace.

Usage

make_namespace(info)

is_namespace(env)

namespace_info(ns, which, default = NULL)

namespace_info(ns, which) <- value

mod_topenv(env = parent.frame())

is_mod_topenv(env)

Arguments

info	the module info.
env	an environment that may be a module namespace.
ns	the module namespace environment.
which	the key (as a length 1 character string) of the info to get/set.
default	default value to use if the key is not set.
value	the value to assign to the specified key.

Details

The namespace contains a module’s content. This schema is very much like R package organisation. A good resource for this is: <http://obeautifulcode.com/R/How-R-Searches-And-Finds-Stuff/>

Value

make_namespace returns the newly created module namespace for the module described by info.

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