# importing selected chucks of a module into an object
Modules are always imported into the root scope of the imported file. But in
some cases it can be desirable to load modules into a namespace-object.
Especially when importing a large number of parts/chunks from a module creating
a separate variable for each become unwieldy.
There's a way to load the module as/into an object using this syntax:
```
import * as myLib from 'myLib';
// usage
myLib.chunkA();
```
However, it’s impossible to load only certain chunks AND bundle the chucks into
an object at the same time.
Currently an editor needs to do this:
```
import { chunkA, chunkB } from 'myLib';
const myLib = { chunkA, chunkB };
// usage
myLib.chunkA();
```
I propose this would be allowed:
```
import { chunkA, chunkB } as myLib from 'myLib';
// usage
myLib.chunkA();
```
This can become a useful tool when using multiple libraries with similar
utility or namingschemes, for example:
```
import { parse } from 'xml-lib';
import { parse } from 'json-lib';
import { parse } from 'html-lib';
// usage
parse(); // :(
```
One of the ways this can currently be solved is like this:
```
import { parse as xmlParse } from 'xml-lib';
import { parse as jsonParse } from 'json-lib';
import { parse as htmlParse } from 'html-lib';
// usage
xmlParse();
jsonParse();
htmlParse();
```
Namespacing variables like this can be a valid strategy, but it can become
cumbersome:
```
import { parse as xmlParse, create as xmlCreate, sandwich as xmlSandwich } from
'xml-lib';
import { parse as jsonParse, create as jsonCreate, bacon as jsonBacon } from
'json-lib';
import { parse as htmlParse, create as htmlCreate, orange as htmlOrange } from
'html-lib';
```
It would be nice to have this option:
```
import { parse } as xmlLib from 'xml-lib';
import { parse } as jsonLib from 'json-lib';
import { parse } as htmlLib from 'html-lib';
// usage
xmlLib.parse();
jsonLib.parse();
htmlLib.parse();
```
It would even be usable like this, though it's not likely to be needed:
```
import { parse as read } as xmlLib from 'xml-lib';
// usage
xmlLib.read();
```
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