Import of anonymous library marked as error

[DartBot]

This issue was originally filed by [email protected]

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// Foo.dart

import 'Bar.dart'; // error

// Bar.dart

class Bar{}

I don't see any contradiction with specification.

[sethladd]

Thanks Fedor.

From the spec: "It is a compile-time error if the compilation unit found at the specified URI is not a library declaration."

I'll close but let me know if we need to reopen to discuss.

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[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by [email protected]

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From the spec 'A library consists of (a possibly empty) set of imports, and a set of top level declarations.'

I have a little problem with our test runner. Currently it imports a file to run unit tests, set our unit Configuration and call main function. Just want to clear things up. So test runner doesn't work without library statement.

Of course I can check if there is a library statement and create a library with one part.

[sethladd]

Thanks Fedor. There's a teensy tiny chance Gilad could take another look at this restriction. Thanks for your use case.

Hi Gilad, Fedor works on the IntelliJ plugin for Dart. Could you provide context for why an imported library must have a library declaration?

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[gbracha]

We are looking at this issue. Generally, we need a stable way to refer to a library, and the library name solve sthat problem.

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[gbracha]

The restriction has been relaxed in the 0.13 draft. The idea is that the library name is inferred if it is not provided. The exact rule for inferring the name is not yet pinned down nor implemented.

[gbracha]

I've submitted issue #7012 for the name inference issue. This bug is now closed.

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