Module compilation unit grammar

[Alex Buckley]

On 3/18/2011 9:23 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:
>> ModuleRequire:
>>   'require' [ModuleRequireModifier] ModuleName ['@' VersionQuery] ';'
> Just going through your mail of 3/11. Should this be "requires" as I 
> think that is what javac looks for today? Same this with ModuleProvide 
> where I think it may be "provides".

As the scope of the module system expands to include features like 
explicit exports of packages/classes, it becomes clear that the 
"directives" in the module compilation unit are really _statements_ of a 
Java-like language to configure observability (JLS 7.4.3).

Syntax is as usual a matter of taste but we can look to statements in 
the Java language for guidance. We find 'import' not 'imports', and 
'assert' not 'asserts'. So I now propose 'export' not 'exports', and 
'require' not 'requires', etc.

Alex