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Heya peeps! :wave: _(newcomer, so please let me know anything I've done "wrong" - like "questions should go to #blabla")_

I'm developing a lib with KMP and I'd like to have a better UX for users using it.

For now, I'm trying to get it nicer to use in JavaScript. In JS (Browser), we apparently need to do something like `window['the.complete.artifactId:project-name']` to get to the root of the actual packages, and then call methods and all that (for example `let lib = window['all that stuff']; let example = new <http://lib.my|lib.my>.package.Something()` )

Is there a way to make that base name shorter? So that users can simply `let example = <http://myLib.my|myLib.my>.package.Something()` (thereof `window['myLib']`)

I'm currently using Kotlin/KMP 1.9.20 but no objections on moving back to 1.8.x ^^

Sorry if my question isn't clear :sweat_smile: (also, not linking the project yet since I'm trying to promote it or anything)

Hey! A bit off-topic, but I'm using your qrcode library. :wink: I'll come back to you later regarding the iOS side, I have questions. :smile:

Regarding your point above, I'm guessing the full name is to avoid conflicts (e.g. if someone else defines myLib).

I don't know how that works or what you're doing, but it feels like javascript's `import` directive is supposed to solve similar situations.

Makes sense, I'm a bit of an old timer when it comes do JS. Not sure how imports are handled browser-side nowadays ^^

I just wanted to give the devs an easier time using the library

Nowadays there are modules which you can use on the client side as well. Give this a look for an intro: <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Modules>

In principle, if you have a module exporting a bunch of stuff, you can import it later, even with a different name (`import { symbol_exported_with_long_name as myLib } from 'path/to/module.mjs'`).

I'm not sure if or how much this relates to your problem though.

If you need more help, we can discuss this in detail later on in DM.

It's all right! Thanks for letting me know JS `import` is available browser-side :smile: never saw it being used before to be honest, so I kinda assumed it just wasn't feasible.

Also, I was really taken by surprise by kind of randomly finding an user of my library! I have no words to describe how happy and humbled I am to know you use it! I'm really hoping you like it, and if not let me know how can I make it better!

Thank you, really :heart: (I felt like the nintendo 64 kid hahaha)