Is there any discussion around import on demand from objects kotlinlang #language-evolution

Is there any discussion around "import on demand" ...

Daniel Pitts

04/27/2025, 6:50 PM

Is there any discussion around "import on demand" from objects? Constants.kt:

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package foo.bar

data object Constants {
    val first = 1
    val second = 2
}

Main.kt

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import foo.bar.Constants.*

fun main() {
   println("$first is first. $second is second.")
}

Youssef Shoaib [MOD]

04/27/2025, 7:08 PM

Seems likely related to namespaces.

Daniel Pitts

04/27/2025, 7:09 PM

It works when "Constants" is a Java class with static members. I would just like the same (or similar) kind of behavior for objects.