erg/doc/EN/syntax/25_module.md
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# Module
Erg allows you to think of the file itself as a single record. This is called a module.
```python: foo.er
# foo.er
.i = 1
```
```python
# Defining the foo module is almost the same as defining this record
foo = {.i = 1}
```
```python,checker_ignore
# bar.er
foo = import "foo"
print! foo # <module 'foo'>
assert foo.i == 1
```
Since module types are also record types, deconstruction assignment is possible.
For modules, you can omit the trailing `...`.
```python
# same as {sin; cos; ...} = import "math"
{sin; cos} = import "math"
```
## Module Visibility
Directories as well as files can be modules.
However, by default Erg does not recognize directories as Erg modules. To have it recognized, create a file named `__init__.er`.
`__init__.er` is similar to `__init__.py` in Python.
```console
└─┬ bar
└─ __init__.er
```
Now the `bar` directory is recognized as a module. If the only file in `bar` is `__init__.er`, there is not much point in having a directory structure, but it is useful if you want to bundle several modules into a single module. For example:
```console
└─┬ bar
├─ __init__.er
├─ baz.er
└─ qux.er
```
From outside the `bar` directory, you can use like the following.
```erg
bar = import "bar"
bar.baz.p!()
bar.qux.p!()
```
`__init__.er` is not just a marker that makes a directory as a module, it also controls the visibility of the module.
```erg
# __init__.er
# `. /` points to the current directory. It can be omitted
.baz = import ". /baz"
qux = import ". /qux"
.f x =
.baz.f ...
.g x =
qux.f ...
```
When you import a `bar` module from outside, the `baz` module will be accessible, but the `qux` module will not.
## circular dependencies
Erg allows you to define circular dependencies between modules.
```python
# foo.er
bar = import "bar"
print! bar.g 1
.f x = x
```
```python
# bar.er
foo = import "foo"
print! foo.f 1
.g x = x
```
However, variables created by procedure calls cannot be defined in circular reference modules.
This is because Erg rearranges the order of definitions according to dependencies.
```python,compile_fail
# foo.er
bar = import "bar"
print! bar.x
.x = g!(1) # ModuleError: variables created by procedure calls cannot be defined in circular reference modules
```
```python
# bar.er
foo = import "foo"
print! foo.x
.x = 0
```
In addition, An Erg module that is an entry point (i.e., a module that `__name__ == "__main__"`) cannot be the subject of circular references.
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