Namespaced imports proposal for TC39

named-imports-proposal.js

// Premise: I have names which conflict with names I want to use in another module (rxjs).

// currently possible (annoying to rename everything)
import { race as observableRace, timer as observableTimer, fromEvent as observableFromEvent } from "rxjs";

// currently possible (prevents tree shaking when you only need a few operators.)
import * as RxJsOps from "rxjs";

// currently possible (ugly)
import { race, timer, fromEvent } from "rxjs";
const RxJsOps = { race, timer, fromEvent };

// desired syntax
import { race, timer, fromEvent } as RxjsOps from "rxjs";

/**
 * In the first case, the imports are tree-shakeable because you only 
 * import what you need and you can statically analyze what is used.
 * 
 * In the second case, you lose tree shaking. 
 * 
 * The third case is ugly and you have to add your desired names in two places.
 * 
 * I think it would be useful to be able to do the last case.
 */